|
 Guard Bradley Beal added 22 points for the Wizards (19-19), who
matched their season scoring high in their fourth consecutive
victory.
Indiana (22-18) lost its second in a row and fell to 3-15 in games
in which the opponent scores at least 100 points.
Forward Paul George scored 21 points and guard George Hill added 19
for the Pacers.
Guard Ramon Sessions scored a layup off a steal with 7:31 remaining,
pushing Washington into a commanding 100-81 advantage. The Wizards
led 109-91 with 3:13 to play.
Thunder 113, Timberwolves 93
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant scored 21 points to lead Oklahoma City
to a victory over Minnesota at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Durant shot 7 of 14 from the field to go along with seven assists
and six rebounds. Dion Waiters came off the bench to post 17 points.
Russell tallied 12 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds to reach his
fourth triple double of the season. That is the second most in the
NBA behind Golden State forward Draymond Green, who has eight.
Andrew Wiggins scored 23 points to lead the Timberwolves. Shabazz
Muhammad scored 15 points while Zach LaVine added 13.
Trail Blazers 116, Nets 104
BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Led by Damian Lillard outside and Ed Davis inside,
Portland defeated Brooklyn at Barclays Center.
Lillard had 33 points and 10 assists, Davis had 14 points and 10
rebounds, Allan Crabbe came off the bench to score 19 points, C.J.
McCollum had 13 points, seven assists and four rebounds and Al-Farouq
Aminu added 10 points for the Blazers, who stretched their winning
streak to three games.
Brook Lopez had 25 points and seven rebounds and Joe Johnson and
Donald Sloan scored 15 points apiece for the Nets, who lost for the
sixth time in seven games.
Celtics 117, Suns 103
BOSTON -- Boston reached a small milestone in the professional
coaching career of Brad Stevens on Friday night.
Boston's win over Phoenix gave the Celtics a 21-19 record and
ensured the team will be above .500 at the midpoint of the season
for the first time since Stevens left Butler three years ago for the
pros.
The Celtics were 14-27 in the first half of Stevens' first year and
15-26 the first half of last season. They hit the official midpoint
of this season when they open a three-game road trip on Saturday
night at Washington.
Kelly Olynyk, who came in averaging 9.4 points per game, scored 13
straight points in a 22-4 run that ended the first half and sent the
Suns (13-28) to their 13th loss in their last 14 games.
Pelicans 109, Hornets 107
NEW ORLEANS -- Ryan Anderson scored 21 of his season-high 32 points
in the first half and Anthony Davis iced the game with an alley-oop
dunk off a feed from Jrue Holiday with two seconds left to lift New
Orleans to a victory over Charlotte at the Smoothie King Center.
Davis' game-winning bucket came after Holiday penetrated against
Kemba Walker. Holiday saw Davis roll to the basket and threw a soft
lob that Davis finished with a two-hand finish to break a 107-107
tie.
The Pelicans snapped a three-game home losing streak, and the
Hornets lost their ninth consecutive road game. The Hornets were led
by Walker and forward Nicolas Batum with 25 points each.
Mavericks 83, Bulls 77
CHICAGO -- Dirk Nowitzki scored a game-high 21 points to lead Dallas
to a win over Chicago at the United Center.
Trailing 61-59 entering the fourth quarter, the Mavericks outscored
the Bulls 24-16 the rest of the way. The lead was exchanged for the
13th and final time when Deron Williams connected on a 3-pointer to
put the Mavs ahead 71-69. The basket began a 11-3 run for Dallas.
[to top of second column] |
Williams and Nowitzki keyed the Mavs' fourth quarter. Williams
scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter and Nowitzki had
five of Dallas' final seven points.
The Mavericks snapped a two-game losing streak. The Bulls lost for
the fourth time in the last five games.
Bucks 108, Hawks 101
MILWAUKEE -- Michael Carter-Williams and Giannis Antetokounmpo each
hit 3-pointers in overtime as Milwaukee rallied late for a victory
over Atlanta at the Bradley Center.
Antetokounmpo had six of his game-high 28 in the extra session while
Carter-Williams finished with 15 and added nine rebounds and seven
assists.
The Bucks' young point guard was a key force on the defensive end,
too. He blocked a pair of shots, including a potential game-winner
at the end of regulation then intercepted an Atlanta pass that set
the stage for Antetokounmpo's 3-pointer with 1:06 left, giving
Milwaukee a 106-99 lead.
Heat 98, Nuggets 95
DENVER -- Hassan Whiteside had his third career-triple double, Chris
Bosh scored 24 points, and shorthanded Miami rallied to beat Denver.
Whiteside had 19 points, 17 rebounds and 11 blocks to pace the Heat.
The 11 blocks were a season high and one shy of his career best and
helped Miami end a three-game losing streak.
Darrell Arthur led Denver (15-25) with 18 points and Emmanuel Mudiay
scored 16 off the bench.
The Heat were without guard Dwyane Wade, who sat out with two sore
shoulders. Coach Erik Spoelstra said before the game that Wade had a
slight sprain of one shoulder and "a little bit of an impingement
issue that he's had" in the other.
Cavaliers 91, Rockets 77
HOUSTON -- Kyrie Irving and LeBron James combined for 42 points and
Cleveland rebounded from their first loss this month by stifling
Houston at Toyota Center.
Cleveland limited the Rockets to a season-low point total while
Houston shot just 35.1 percent (26 for 74) from the floor, including
6-for-25 shooting from behind the 3-point arc. James (19 points,
seven rebounds, seven assists) and Irving (23 points) excelled while
Kevin Love chipped in a double-double (11 points, 13 rebounds) as
Cleveland closed a season-long, six-game road trip 5-1.
Houston guard James Harden scored just 11 points on 2-of-10
shooting. He missed all five of his 3-point attempts and committed
eight of the Rockets' 19 turnovers. Reserve Terrence Jones and
Marcus Thornton combined to shoot 2-for-16 as the Rockets'
season-best five-game winning streak came to an end.
[© 2016 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
Copyright 2016 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
 |
