Pacers 99, Bobcats 94
Lance Stephenson scored 20 points to help the Indiana Pacers defeat the Charlotte Bobcats 99-94 on Friday.
Stephenson made nine of 14 field goals and had 11 rebounds and seven assists.
Roy Hibbert added 18 points and 11 rebounds and David West added 14 points and eight rebounds as the Pacers (20-3) remained undefeated in 11 home games.
Charlotte center Al Jefferson had 21 points and nine rebounds for the Bobcats (10-13).
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Cavaliers 109, Magic 100
Kyrie Irving scored 31 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to just their second road win of the season, beating the Orlando Magic 109-100.
Irving, who had 37 points in Tuesday’s win over the New York Knicks, hit 12 of 24 shots as the Cavs (9-13) won for the fifth time in their last six games.
Dion Waters had 21 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter when he sparked the Cavs to the game-winning run.
Rookie guard Victor Oladipo led the Magic with a season-high 26 points.
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Raptors 108, 76ers 100
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and the Toronto Raptors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 108-100.
Terrence Ross added 24 points for the Raptors (8-13), who have won two of their past eight games while the Sixers (7-16) lost their fifth in a row.
Tony Wroten led the 76ers with 23 points.
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Celtics 90, Knicks 86
The Boston Celtics blew a 17-point second-quarter lead and then rallied from 11 points down in the fourth to beat the New York Knicks 90-86.
It was Boston’s second win over New York in six days, but this one was entirely different than the 114-73 blowout last Sunday.
The Celtics, down 79-68 with 10:32 left, held the Knicks (6-16) to just two field goals in the final 7:16 and took the lead for good on Avery Bradley’s three-pointer from the right corner with 2:38 left.
Jared Sullinger led the first-place Celtics with 19 points.
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Hawks 101, Wizards 99 (overtime)
Atlanta Hawks forward Al Horford had his best game of the season.
Horford hit two tying free throws with five seconds to play to force overtime and then hit a fade-away jumper as time expired to lift the Hawks over the Wizards 101-99.
Horford finished with a season-high 34 points and 15 rebounds to lead Atlanta (12-11) to their 11th straight home win over Washington (9-12).
Washington forward Trevor Booker had a season-high 22 points, including a reverse layup that tied the game 99-99 with one second left in overtime.
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Pistons 103, Nets 99
Andre Drummond scored 22 points and 13 rebounds and Greg Monroe contributed 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons ended a three-game losing streak with a 103-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
Detroit (11-13) led by 21 early in the fourth and survived the Nets’ (8-15) late surge.
Nets power forward Kevin Garnett grabbed his 14,000th rebound during the third quarter, becoming the 10th player in league history to reach that mark.
He is only the third player to have 25,000 points, 14,000 rebounds and 5,000 assists, joining Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Karl Malone.
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Pelicans 104, Grizzlies 98
Eric Gordon scored 17 of his game-high 25 points in the second half and Jrue Holiday added 20 points and 12 assists to lift the New Orleans Pelicans to a 104-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Gordon and Holiday combined for eight of the Pelicans’ final 10 points as New Orleans (11-10) won their second consecutive home game.
The Grizzlies (10-12) were led by Jon Leuer with 19 points and Mike Conley with 18.
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Thunder 122, Lakers 97
Forward Kevin Durant scored 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an easy 122-97 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Durant added eight rebounds, five assists and four steal in 31 minutes of action. Guard Russell Westbrook flirted with a near triple double as he collected 19 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds.
The Lakers (10-12) got 14 points and seven rebounds from center Pau Gasol while guard Kobe Bryant handed out 13 points but scored only four.
Oklahoma City (18-4) moved to 11-0 at home.
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Spurs 117, Timberwolves 110
Point guard Tony Parker had 29 points and six assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 117-110 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Parker was 13 of 24 from the field in 36 minutes as the Spurs returned from a two game road trip.
San Antonio had five other players in double figures with forward Kawhi Leonard getting 19, while guards Manu Ginobili had 20 and Marco Belinelli 12.
Forwards Boris Diaw had 12 and Tim Duncan chipped in 12 with 14 rebounds for San Antonio (18-4).
Minnesota (11-12) had their all-time record fall to 9-41 in San Antonio.
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Bulls 91, Bucks 90
Forward Mike Dunleavy’s three-pointer with 5.8 seconds left capped off a fourth quarter comeback for the Chicago Bulls, who snapped a three-game losing streak with a 91-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Chicago (9-12) trailed by as many as 10 points in the second half, but chipped away at Milwaukee’s lead in the final quarter.
Bulls center Joakim Noah blocked guard O.J. Mayo’s attempt at a buzzer-beater, sealing the victory for Chicago.
Milwaukee (5-18) was looking to beat the Bulls for the second time in a week.
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Jazz 103, Nuggets 93
Guard Gordon Hayward scored a season-high 30 points and grabbed a career-high 13 rebounds, center Derrick Favors had 19 points and the Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 103-93.
Forward Richard Jefferson scored 14 points for the Jazz, who led most of the way.
Forwards Wilson Chandler and Jordan Hamilton had 17 points apiece for the Nuggets, who had their six-game home winning streak snapped.
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Suns 116, Kings 107
Guards Goran Dragic and Eric Bledsoe combined for 57 points on 21-for-30 shooting from the field and the Phoenix Suns beat the new-look Kings 116-107.
Dragic had a game-high 29 points including four of Phoenix’s 12 three-pointers while Bledsoe added 28 points and eight assists for the Suns, who have won a season-high four straight and moved to 13-9 on the season.
Guard Isaiah Thomas had 27 points and his new teammate forward Rudy Gay added 24 for the Kings.
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Rockets 116, Warriors 112
Center Dwight Howard slammed home forward Terrence Jones’ miss to start a three-point play with 2:15 to go, highlighting a late run that allowed the Houston Rockets to record a 116-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
The win allowed the Rockets (16-8) to continue their recent mastery of the Warriors (13-11), beating them for the second time this season and 19th time in the last 22 meetings.
Shooting guard James Harden had 26 points to lead the way for the Rockets.
