nba roundup | Monday night’s games

Nets 90, Spurs 84

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.

The New Jersey Nets notched their 10th victory, avoiding any chance of tying for the worst record in NBA history by beating the short-handed San Antonio Spurs. Brook Lopez had 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Nets, who grabbed control with a 15-4 run late in the fourth quarter to improve to 10-64. The 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who went 9-73, will remain in the record books as the league’s worst team. George Hill scored 19 points and former Net Richard Jefferson added 16 for the Spurs.

Raptors 103, Bobcats 101

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Chris Bosh had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Hedo Turkoglu hit the go-ahead 3-pointer a day after getting benched as Toronto got a key win the playoff chase. The Raptors (36-37) entered having lost three straight and 13 of 17, but snapped Charlotte’s three-game winning streak to stay in eighth place in the East, a game ahead of Chicago. Raymond Felton and Stephen Jackson each scored 18 points, and Gerald Wallace added 17 for the Bobcats.

Hornets 108, Lakers 100

NEW ORLEANS

Chris Paul had 15 points and 13 assists, his first double-double since returning from an ankle injury, and David West scored 20 points for New Orleans. Marcus Thornton added 18 points, including three 3-pointers, and fellow rookie Darren Collison had 17 points for the Hornets. Kobe Bryant had 31 points and Pau Gasol added 26 points and 22 rebounds for the Lakers, who fell behind by as much as 17 points in the fourth.

Associated Press