(The Sports Xchange) – Bradley Beal scored 13 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter and the Washington Wizards won their hyped matchup with the Boston Celtics 123-108 on Tuesday night.
John Wall had 27 points for the Wizards, who extended their home win streak to 14 games — the longest active stretch in the NBA. Washington never trailed and shot 57.8 percent from the field. The Wizards won nine of 11, including two straight on a back-to-back.
Isaiah Thomas had 25 points and 13 assists for the Celtics. Boston lost its third straight. Al Horford scored 22 points and Jae Crowder had 17.
76ers 121, Clippers 110
Nerlens Noel, subbing for an injured Joel Embiid, scored a season-high 19 points as Philadelphia defeated Los Angeles.
Backup forward Richaun Holmes matched his career high of 18 points for Philadelphia, which rallied from a 19-point third-quarter deficit to extend its home winning streak to six games. Dario Saric added 16 and Robert Covington had 14.
The Sixers also won for the fourth time in five games, the seventh time in nine and the ninth time in 12.
Bulls 100, Magic 92
Dwyane Wade scored 21 points and Jimmy Butler had 20, leading Chicago to a victory over Orlando at the Amway Center.
Wade missed his first six shots, then hit eight of his next nine to give the Bulls a lead in the third period they never lost.
Reserve Cristiano Felicio had 12 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Doug McDermott scored 12 points, all in the first half.
Spurs 108, Raptors 106
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 21 points and added seven rebounds as San Antonio defeated Toronto.
It was the fifth win in a row for the Spurs and the fourth straight loss for the Raptors.
DeMar DeRozan did not play for Toronto and Kawhi Leonard sat out for San Antonio.
Nuggets 103, Jazz 93
Nikola Jokic had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Jameer Nelson scored seven of his 17 points in the final 3:55 and Denver held off Utah.
Darrell Arthur scored a season-high 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds off the bench for the Nuggets.
Derrick Favors scored 18 points and George Hill had 17 for the Jazz. Utah lost on consecutive nights after winning six straight.
Timberwolves 112, Suns 111
Andrew Wiggins had 14 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter and hit the winning 18-foot jumper at the buzzer to give Minnesota a victory over Phoenix.
Karl-Anthony Towns added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who have won three straight and six of their last eight games. Minnesota completed a three-game sweep of the season series with Phoenix, its first since the 2003-04 season.
Devin Booker had 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter for the Suns, who trailed by as many as 14 in the third quarter but scored 32 points in the fourth.