Highlights of Monday's NBA games

[March 03, 2015]  Nets 110, Warriors 108
 
 Jarrett Jack drained a foul-line jumper with one second remaining and Brook Lopez scored a game-high 26 points off the bench to lead the Brooklyn Nets to their second straight win, a 110-108 upset victory over the Golden State Warriors.

The Nets (25-33) also received 22 points from Deron Williams and 16 points from Alan Anderson to draw even with Miami for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Andrew Bogut had a season-high 16 points to pace the Warriors (46-12), who had to endure below-par efforts from Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson. The two sharpshooters combined for just 11-of-33 from the floor.

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Raptors 114, 76ers 103

Toronto's DeMar DeRozan broke out of a slump by scoring a season-high 35 points as the Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 114-103.

Toronto snapped a season-worst five-game losing streak as former Sixer Lou Williams added 21 points off the bench for the Atlantic Division-leading Raptors (38-22).

Reserve point guard Ish Smith scored a career-high 19 to lead the Sixers (13-47), who lost for the seventh time in eight games.

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Heat 115, Suns 98

Three starters were ejected in the third quarter as the Miami Heat defeated the Phoenix Suns 115-98.

Heat backup guard Tyler Johnson, an undrafted rookie, scored a game- and season-high 26 points in 25 minutes.

Markieff Morris (13 points) and Alex Len (10 points, 11 rebounds) of the Suns, as well as Heat center Hassan Whiteside (17 points, 10 rebounds), were all ejected, Morris for a hard foul and Len and Whiteside for a later scuffle.

The Suns (31-30) lost for the seventh time in nine games, a slide that has dropped them out of the top eight in the Western Conference playoff race.

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Clippers 110, Timberwolves 105

Chris Paul scored 26 points and had 14 assists, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 110-105 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Paul's effort overshadowed Wolves guard Ricky Rubio's fourth career triple-double as he finished with 18 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds.

Gary Neal had a chance to tie the game with nine seconds remaining but his three-point attempt missed off the rim.

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Mavericks 102, Pelicans 93

The Dallas Mavericks posted a 102-93 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans thanks to a dominating third quarter.

The Mavericks (40-22) snapped a two-game skid and remained a half-game behind the Los Angeles Clippers for fifth place in the West.

The Pelicans (32-28) missed out on the chance to join Oklahoma City Thunder for eighth in the conference.

Dallas relied on a balanced offensive effort, with six players scoring in double figures. Monta Ellis topped all scorers with 20 points and Rajon Rondo added 19.

The Mavericks scored 16 straight points early in the second half to take control.

(Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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