nba roundup | Tuesday’s other games
Bulls 99, Hornets 95
CHICAGO
Derrick Rose scored 32 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 19.4 seconds left, and the Bulls closed with an 8-0 run. Joakim Noah had 15 points and 16 rebounds for the Bulls and Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng added 14 points apiece. Rose scored six points in Chicago’s final run. Chris Kaman had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets and Trevor Ariza scored 16 points.
Indiana 102, Golden State 78
INDIANAPOLIS
Danny Granger scored 25 points to help Indiana win its fifth straight. Tyler Hansbrough scored 15 points and Roy Hibbert added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, who remained in third place in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers topped 100 points for the fourth straight game after doing so just six times before the current stretch.
76ers 97, Pistons 68
AUBURN HILLS, MICH.
Thaddeus Young scored 12 of his 20 points in a pivotal second quarter and All-Star Andre Iguodala had 12 points, six assists and four steals to help Philadelphia snap a five-game losing streak. Sixers coach Doug Collins left the bench between the third and fourth quarters, walking to the team’s locker room, and didn’t return to the court because of flulike symptoms.
Bucks 119, Wizards 118
MILWAUKEE
Ersan Ilyasova scored on a tip-in with 2.2 seconds left and the Bucks handed the Wizards their fifth consecutive defeat. Mike Dunleavy scored a season-high 28 points for the Bucks, who snapped a six-game losing streak at home.
Nets 93, Mavericks 92
DALLAS
Brook Lopez scored 38 points in only his third game back from a broken right foot, and made the go-ahead free throws with 42 seconds left for the Nets in a win over the Mavericks. The two free throws by Lopez came right after the Mavericks had taken the lead with a 13-2 run after missing 14 consecutive field goals.
Rockets 88, Raptors 85
HOUSTON
Kyle Lowry scored 26 points, Luis Scola had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Rockets beat the Raptors. Kevin Martin scored 14 points, though he missed a key free throw with 11.7 seconds left that gave the Raptors a chance to tie it. But Linas Kleiza missed a long 3-point try, Martin corralled the rebound and the Rockets won for the 18th time in the last 25 games.
Associated Press