Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Nets 131, 76ers 114
NEW YORK
Bojan Bogdanovic scored a career-high 44 points and the Brooklyn Nets had a season-high scoring total in a victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Sean Kilpatrick had 19 points, Brook Lopez added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Thaddeus Young finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds for the Nets. Isaiah Canaan led the 76ers with 20 points, while Nerlens Noel, Ish Smith and Nik Stauskas each had 18. Bogdanovic’s previous career high was 28 points against Orlando last April 15. His total was the most for a Nets player since Deron Williams scored 57 on March 4, 2012, and the most by any Nets player since the team moved to Brooklyn prior to the 2012-13 season.
Magic 116, Nuggets 110
ORLANDO, FLA.
Evan Fournier scored 30 points and Jason Smith had 25 points and 13 rebounds off the bench to help the Orlando Magic beat the Denver Nuggets. Victor Oladipo scored 23 points for the Magic, who led by 18 in the third quarter but had to hold off a second-half rally by Denver. Brandon Jennings added 12 points and 11 assists. The Nuggets had six players score in double figures, led by Gary Harris with 18 points, but didn’t have enough energy or firepower to complete the comeback. Will Barton had 15 points, and Nikola Jokic and Emmanuel Mudiay scored 14 apiece for Denver.
Pacers 103, Celtics 98
INDIANAPOLIS
Paul George scored 25 points and the Indiana Pacers finished with a strong fourth quarter to beat the Boston Celtics. Monta Ellis added 16 points with six assists and Jordan Hill scored 15 points for Indiana. Isaiah Thomas had 21 points, eight assists and six rebounds for Boston. The score was tied at 77 with about 7 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter before the Pacers put together a 15-4 run that gave them enough breathing room to withstand a late Celtics surge.
Raptors 107, Bucks 89
MILWAUKEE
Kyle Lowry scored 25 points and the Toronto Raptors, despite resting leading scorer DeMar DeRozan, had no trouble with the Milwaukee Bucks. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 18 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists in 35 minutes for Milwaukee, just missing a triple-double.
Associated Press