AROUND THE NBA

AROUND THE NBA

Sunday’s games

Knicks 94, Spurs 90

NEW YORK

Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and New York salvaged the finale of a tumultuous five-game homestand by beating San Antonio. With Latrell Sprewell and a number of other former Knicks in attendance two days after Charles Oakley was banned, the current team pulled out a defensive performance from its past, limiting the Spurs to 36 percent shooting. Kawhi Leonard had 36 points for the Spurs (41-13), who had their two-game win streak snapped and failed in their first attempt to secure what would have been an NBA-record 20th consecutive winning season. Anthony’s relationship with Phil Jackson and resulting trade rumors were a constant throughout the homestand, though the fallout from Oakley’s arrest after an altercation with security guards last Wednesday became the bigger story.

Pistons 102, Raptors 101

TORONTO

Tobias Harris had 24 points off the bench, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 21, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 13.2 seconds left, and Detroit overcame a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Toronto. Andre Drummond had 10 points and 18 rebounds for his 36th double-double of the season. DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points for Toronto and Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and nine rebounds.

Timberwolves 117, Bulls 89

MINNEAPOLIS

Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points and Karl-Anthony Towns added 22 to help Minnesota beat severely short-handed Chicago. Ricky Rubio had 17 points, 11 assists and six rebounds. Gorgui Dieng added 10 points and 13 rebounds. Doug McDermott scored 16 points and made four 3-pointers for the Bulls.

Kings 105, Pelicans 99

SACRAMENTO, CALIF.

DeMarcus Cousins had 28 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for Sacramento in its third straight victory. Darren Collison had 20 points and eight assists for the Kings. Anthony Davis had 32 points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans.

Associated Press