NBA roundup

NBA roundup

Saturday’s games

Clippers 97, Hornets 83

LOS ANGELES

Chris Paul had 25 points and seven assists and the Clippers extended their winning streak to eight games with a victory over the Hornets. Center DeAndre Jordan, making a push for his first career All-Star selection, had 19 rebounds. It was the 11th straight game in double digits for the franchise’s career rebounding leader.

Hawks 120, Bulls 105

ATLANTA

Al Horford scored a season-high 33 points and had 10 rebounds, Paul Millsap added 18 points and the Hawks beat the Bulls. Jimmy Butler scored 14 of his 27 points in the third quarter and Nikola Mirotic had 24 points for Chicago, but the Bulls ended a six-game win streak.

Wizards 105, Magic 99

ORLANDO, FLA.

John Wall had 24 points and 10 assists to help the Wizards defeat the Magic for the 12th straight time. The victory ended a three-game losing streak for the Wizards, who got double-figure scoring from all five starters and reserve Gary Neal.

Pistons 103, Nets 89

AUBURN HILLS, MICH.

Andre Drummond had 23 points and 11 rebounds, and the Pistons pulled away at the beginning of the fourth quarter for their third straight victory. Reggie Jackson had 23 points and eight assists for Detroit, and Ersan Ilyasova added 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Raptors 108, 76ers 95

PHILADELPHIA

Kyle Lowry scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and DeMar DeRozan added 19 to lead the Toronto Raptors to a victory. Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points for the Atlantic Division leaders, who will go for their fourth straight win when they wrap up a six-game road trip against Orlando on Thursday in London. Ish Smith scored a career-high 28 points and rookie Jahlil Okafor had 19 for Philadelphia, which dropped to 4-35. The 76ers have lost 11 straight games to Toronto. Toronto led by as many as 15 in the third quarter before the 76ers used a 9-0 run over the final 4:17 of the period to close to 75-69 entering the fourth.

Jazz 98, Heat 83

SALT LAKE CITY

Gordon Hayward scored 34 points and the Jazz beat the Heat to break a three-game losing streak. Hayward came out of the locker room after a passive first half and scored 18 points in the third quarter, including nine in a row to give the Jazz a 68-60 lead. Utah outscored the Heat 27-19 in the period. The Heat got as close as four in the fourth, but a late 6-0 run pushed the lead back to 88-78.

Associated Press