nba roundup

nba roundup

Monday’s games

Spurs 103, Pacers 77

INDIANAPOLIS

Tony Parker scored 22 points in the San Antonio Spurs’ franchise-record 18th straight victory, a rout of the slumping Indiana Pacers. Boris Diaw added 14 points for the Spurs (58-16), who bettered their previous longest winning streak that was set from Feb. 19 through March 31, 1996. Paul George scored 16 points for the Pacers (52-23), who have lost six of seven and their once seemingly safe three-game lead over Miami for the Eastern Conference’s top seed.

Heat 93, Raptors 83

MIAMI

LeBron James scored 32 points, Chris Bosh added 18 and Miami moved into the top spot in the Eastern Conference with a victory over Toronto. Chris Andersen scored 13 points on 5-for-5 shooting and Mario Chalmers added 12 for Miami, which was again without Dwyane Wade, Greg Oden and Ray Allen. Miami (51-22) moved percentage points ahead of Indiana (52-23), which is alone atop the East for the first time all season.

Bobcats 100, Wizards 94

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Kemba Walker and Al Jefferson each had a double-double and Charlotte rallied from an 11-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat Washington, preventing the Wizards from clinching their first playoff berth since 2008. Walker finished with 21 points and 10 assists, and Jefferson had 19 points and 11 rebounds despite needing seven stitches in the first half to close a gash above his right eye.

Hawks 103, 76ers 95

ATLANTA

Paul Millsap scored 28 points and Lou Williams added 22 off the bench, rallying Atlanta to a victory that denied Philadelphia its first winning streak in nearly three months. The Hawks, clinging to the final playoff spot in the East, snapped a six-game losing streak and won for only the seventh time in 27 games.

Clippers 114, Timberwolves 104

MINNEAPOLIS

Darren Collison had 28 points and seven assists, and Los Angeles didn’t miss a beat with Blake Griffin out with a back injury against Minnesota. Chris Paul had 22 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Matt Barnes scored 19 points for the Clippers (53-22).

Bulls 94, Celtics 80

CHICAGO

Mike Dunleavy had 22 points to lead five Bulls in double figures and Chicago broke open a close game with 13 straight points at the start of the fourth quarter to beat Boston. Joakim Noah had 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, Jimmy Butler had 18 points, Carlos Boozer 16 and Taj Gibson 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Pistons 116, Bucks 111

AUBURN HILLS, MICH.

Greg Monroe had 28 points and 14 rebounds and Detroit ended a three-game skid with a victory over Milwaukee. Josh Smith scored eight of his 26 points during a 12-0 fourth-quarter run that wiped out a 98-92 Bucks lead and gave the Pistons the lead for good. His 3-pointer with 1:11 to go and a subsequent dunk put the game away.

Kings 102, Pelicans 97

NEW ORLEANS

DeMarcus Cousins had 35 points and 14 rebounds, and Sacramento snapped a three-game skid by beating New Orleans. Ray McCallum, starting because of Isaiah Thomas’ right thigh injury, scored 22 points. Rudy Gay also scored 22, including a momentum-swinging 3-pointer after the Pelicans had pulled within a point in the fourth quarter.

Knicks 92, Jazz 83

SALT LAKE CITY

Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points on 11-of-19 shooting, and the New York Knicks pulled away for a victory over the Utah Jazz that kept them one game back of the final Eastern Conference playoff berth. Tyson Chandler added 15 points and nine rebounds, while J.R. Smith scored 13 points and Raymond Felton chipped in 12 points and six assists to help New York (32-43).

Grizzlies 94, Nuggets 92

DENVER

Zach Randolph had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Mike Conley added 19 points and the Memphis Grizzlies kept pace in the playoff race with a win over the Denver Nuggets. The Grizzlies moved into a three-way tie with Dallas and Phoenix for seventh in the Western Conference. Courtney Lee also scored 19 points for Memphis, which stopped a two-game skid.

Associated Press