nba roundup Monday’s games

Spurs 110, Pacers 106

INDIANAPOLIS

Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points and the San Antonio Spurs clinched their NBA-record 20th consecutive winning season with a victory over the Pacers. Paul George scored 27 points and Myles Turner had 22 for the Pacers, who have lost four straight — three on their home court. George’s 3-pointer with 21 seconds left cut it to 107-104, but the Spurs closed it out at the free-throw line.

Magic 116, Heat 107

MIAMI

Evan Fournier scored 24 points, Elfrid Payton added 20 off the bench and Orlando beat Miami to snap a four-game losing streak. Serge Ibaka scored 17 points and Nik Vucevic finished with 13 points and 17 rebounds for Orlando. Dion Waiters returned from a sprained ankle and scored 23 points for Miami. Goran Dragic scored 22 points for the Heat, who have lost two straight following a 13-game winning streak.

76ers 105, Hornets 99

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Dario Saric had 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and Philadelphia recorded its third straight win. Nic Batum had 16 points on 5-of-12 shooting, but the Hornets lost for the 10th time in 11 games. Robert Covington had 17 points for the 76ers. T.J. McConnell added 14 points and seven assists. Kemba Walker scored 29 points for the Hornets.

Grizzlies 112, Nets 103

NEW YORK

Mike Conley scored 32 points, Marc Gasol had 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and Memphis beat hapless Brooklyn. Brandan Wright added 17 points and Vince Carter had 14 as the Grizzlies won for the fourth time in their last five games. Brook Lopez and Spencer Dinwiddie each had 17 points as the Nets lost their 13th straight overall and 15th straight at home to set a new franchise record for futility.

Celtics 111, Mavericks 98.

DALLAS

Isaiah Thomas had 29 points and eight assists, Marcus Smart added 19 points against his hometown team. The Atlantic Division leaders won for the 10th time in 11 games and Boston pulled within two games of Cleveland atop the Eastern Conference. Rookie Yogi Ferrell had 20 points for the Mavericks.

Clippers 88, Jazz 72

SALT LAKE CITY

Blake Griffin had 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists and the Los Angeles Clippers rolled over the Utah Jazz. DeAndre Jordan brought the energy early, then Austin Rivers got hot in the second quarter before Griffin had a dominant 12-point third quarter. Jordan finished with 10 points and 13 rebounds, and Rivers had 15 points. Rudy Gobert had 10 points and 14 rebounds for Utah.

Nuggets 132, Warriors 110

DENVER

Nikola Jokic got his second career triple-double and the Denver Nuggets tied an NBA record with 24 3-pointers. The Nuggets tied the 3-point mark set by the Rockets in December against New Orleans. They missed two 3-pointers in the final minute, and Jamal Murray passed up an uncontested 3 to dribble out the clock. They finished 24 of 40 from beyond the arc. The Warriors were just 8 of 32 from long range, including 1 of 11 by Stephen Curry.

Pelicans 110, Suns 108

PHOENIX

Anthony Davis scored six consecutive New Orleans points, the last two the go-ahead rebound basket with 40.3 seconds to play, and the Pelicans escaped with a victory over the Suns. Davis scored 24 points, four below his season average. Jrue Holiday added 18, and Tyreke Evans and E’Twaun Moore had 15 apiece for the Pelicans. Bledsoe scored 37, the last on a 3-pointer that put the Suns ahead 108-107 with 1:12 to go. New Orleans won the exceedingly close season series 3-1.

Wizards 120, Thunder 98

WASHINGTON

Russell Westbrook entered the game leading the NBA in scoring average at 31.2 and third in assists at 10.2 per game, along with a total of 26 triple-doubles, but he finished with only 17 points — equaling his second-lowest total of the season — on 5-for-19 shooting. He had four assists and four rebounds. Beal scored 22 points, making 6 of 7 3-point tries. Wall, who sat out practice Sunday with a sprained left ankle, had 15 points and 14 assists.

Bucks 102, Pistons 89

MILWAUKEE

Greg Monroe had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Michael Beasley added 23 points and Milwaukee won its first home game since star forward Jabari Parker got hurt. Beasley’s energy gave the Bucks a boost. Starting now with Parker out, the veteran sliced through traffic for layups and hit mid-range jumpers. Marcus Morris led Detroit with 26 points, while Andre Drummond added 21 points and 12 rebounds.

Associated Press