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 J.J. Redick supplied 24 points and Chris Paul chipped in 13 points
and 12 assists for Los Angeles, which a 4-1 game road trip. Crawford
had 14 points off the bench.
Reggie Jackson led the Pistons with 34 points, 11 rebounds and seven
assists. Andre Drummond added his league-high 22nd double-double
with 20 points and 15 rebounds.
Pacers 106, Raptors 90
INDIANAPOLIS -- After falling into a 21-point, first-quarter hole,
Indiana countered with a 39-4 run on its way to a
roller-coaster-like victory over Toronto.
The Pacers' huge run that spanned the end of the first quarter and
start of the second quarter gave Indiana a 44-30 lead. The home team
never trailed again, beating the Raptors for the first time in the
past six meetings between the Eastern Conference rivals.
Jordan Hill led the Pacers with 20 points and 13 rebounds, each a
season high. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan each had 20 for Toronto.
Grizzlies 112, Wizards 95
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Marc Gasol and Mike Conley posted double-doubles
as Memphis defeated Washington.
Gasol finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds, plus six assists, and
Conley scored 18 points with 11 assists. Gary Neal paced the Wizards
with 24 points.
Just 24th in the NBA in field-goal percentage and 29th in 3-point
percentage before Monday, Memphis shot a season-best 56.4 percent
from the floor and hit 10 of 15 from long range.
Heat 100, Hawks 88
ATLANTA -- Miami ended a seven-game losing streak to Atlanta with a
dominating performance on the backboards and a big effort from the
bench.
Chris Bosh had 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds during the Heat's
first win in Atlanta since Feb. 20, 2013. Kent Bazemore led the
Hawks with 28 points.
Gerald Green came off the bench to score 20 points for Miami. Led by
Green, Miami's reserves outscored Atlanta's bench, 31-17. The Heat
outrebounded the struggling Hawks, 54-37.
Bulls 115, 76ers 96
CHICAGO -- Overcoming a five-point halftime deficit, Chicago rolled
to a victory over Philadelphia.
The 76ers led 56-51 at halftime before the Bulls took control by
outscoring Philadelphia 34-12 in the third quarter. Tony Snell
outscored the 76ers 13-12 in the period and recorded 15 of his 16
points in the second half. He also had 11 rebounds.
Chicago's Jimmy Butler scored 19 of his game-high 23 points in the
first half. He shot 8-for-9 from the field prior to the break.
Magic 105, Nets 82
NEW YORK -- Nikola Vucevic scored 12 of his game-high 18 points in a
critical third quarter, and Elfrid Payton added 17, leading Orlando
past Brooklyn.
The Magic broke open a close game with a 31-24 third quarter, keyed
by the perimeter prowess of Vucevic, who made six of eight shots in
the period.
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Orlando received 15 points from Tobias Harris, who was questionable
to play right up until game time due to a lower leg contusion, and
from Andrew Nicholson added 15 points. Jarrett Jack topped the Nets
with 15 points.
Spurs 118, Jazz 81
SAN ANTONIO -- Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points, and San Antonio
smashed Utah.
LaMarcus Aldridge and Tony Parker added 18 points apiece for the
Spurs. No San Antonio starter played more than 24 minutes as the
Spurs won their third game in a row in blowout fashion.
Derrick Favors led the Jazz with 16 points.
Nuggets 114, Rockets 108
DENVER -- Will Barton scored 23 points and added nine rebounds, Gary
Harris scored a career-high 21 points, and Denver held on to beat
Houston.
Joffrey Lauvergne got his second double-double of the season with 14
points and a career-high 11 rebounds for Denver, which swept the
three-game season series from Houston.
James Harden led the Rockets with 24 points, and Donatas Motiejunas
scored 19 off the bench.
Mavericks 104, Suns 94
DALLAS -- Deron Williams scored 18 in his return, and Dallas snapped
a three-game home losing streak by holding off Phoenix.
Dirk Nowitzki snapped out of mini-shooting slump with 14 points on
5-of-10 shooting, and he added seven rebounds for the Mavericks.
Devin Harris scored 12 and tied his career high with six steals.
Phoenix, which had won three of its previous four games, got 23
points and seven assists from Eric Bledsoe.
Trail Blazers 105, Pelicans 101
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Damian Lillard scored 21 of his 30 points in the
second half as Portland hung on to bead New Orleans.
Gerald Henderson came off the bench for 19 points, C.J. McCollum
chipped in 16 points and Mason Plumlee collected 15 points, 13
rebounds and six assists for Portland, which had lost three of its
previous four games.
Anthony Davis poured in 28 points with nine rebounds for New
Orleans, which has lost eight of its last 10 contests.
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