(The Sports Xchange) – John Wall scored 16 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and recorded 11 assists as the Washington Wizards ran their home winning streak to 16 games with a 116-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
Bradley Beal had 23 points and five 3-pointers for the Wizards (29-20), whose last home loss was Dec. 6 to Orlando.
Washington is an Eastern Conference-best 23-9 since Dec. 1, including 13 wins in its last 15 games and six straight.
Jordan Clarkson scored 20 points and Luol Deng had 17 for the Lakers, who lost four of five and 11 of 16.
Warriors 133, Clippers 120
Stephen Curry scored 29 points and handed out 11 assists, and Kevin Durant almost recorded a triple-double as Golden State defeated the Los Angeles Clippers for the ninth straight time.
Durant collected 26 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Warriors, who won their fifth in a row and 12th in the past 13 games. Klay Thompson had 21 points as one of seven players to reach double figures for Golden State.
Blake Griffin had 31 points and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who dropped five of their last seven contests. Jamal Crawford added 21 points for Los Angeles.
Hawks 113, Rockets 108
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, including 15 in a row to carry Atlanta to a comeback victory over Houston.
Hardaway shot 12 for 18 as the Hawks overcame a 97-77 deficit in the final 8:28. Dwight Howard added 24 points and 23 rebounds in his return to Houston.
James Harden scored 18 of his game-high 41 points in the third quarter for Houston.
Spurs 102, 76ers 86
Kawhi Leonard led seven players in double figures with 19 points to lead San Antonio past Philadelphia.
Leonard led the Spurs in scoring for the 35th time this season as coach Gregg Popovich recorded his 1,127th win with the team. He tied former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan for the most wins with a single team in NBA history.
Ersan Ilyasova led the 76ers with 25 points. Philadelphia played without rookie Joel Embiid (knee).
