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Knicks 104, Bulls 89

NEW YORK

Carmelo Anthony had 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah had big games against their former team, and New York beat short-handed Chicago. Rose scored 17 points in his return to Madison Square Garden after skipping the last game here, and Noah finished with 12 points and 15 rebounds as the Knicks snapped a three-game losing streak. Rookie forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas had a season-high 19 points. The Knicks bounced back from a loss at the buzzer in Philadelphia on Wednesday to win for the first time this season on the second night of back-to-back games. Dwyane Wade scored 22 for the Bulls, who were missing star swingman Jimmy Butler, Nikola Mirotic and Denzel Valentine, all because of illness. They dropped their third straight.

Pelicans 104, Nets 95

NEW YORK

Tyreke Evans scored a season-high 29 points and New Orleans, playing without All-Star big man Anthony Davis, defeated reeling Brooklyn. Terrance Jones added 24 points and 12 rebounds for New Orleans (16-24), which improved to 6-13 on the road by winning both games during its stay in New York City. Jrue Holiday scored 21 and Solomon Hill had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Davis missed the game with a bruised left hip sustained during Monday night’s 110-96 win over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. He participated in pregame warmups in Brooklyn, but didn’t shoot.

Nuggets 140, Pacers 112

LONDON

Nikola Jokic had 22 points and 10 rebounds and Denver emphatically ended a five-game losing streak with a victory over Indiana in the NBA’s Global Games series at O2 Arena. Wilson Chandler added 21 points, and Danilo Gallinari had 18 for the Nuggets. They outscored the Pacers 39-20 in the third quarter, shooting 73.7 percent in the period to put it away. Denver trailed only once, when Kevin Seraphin gave the Pacers a 31-30 lead early in the second quarter, and finished with a season high in scoring. C.J. Miles had 20 points, and Jeff Teague added 14 points and nine assists for Indiana.

Spurs 134, Lakers 94

SAN ANTONIO

Kawhi Leonard had 31 points despite sitting out the fourth quarter, and San Antonio set several season highs in rolling past Los Angeles. San Antonio rebounded from a last-minute loss to Milwaukee on Tuesday with its highest point total and largest margin of victory this season. The Spurs also set a season high with their best field goal shooting (61 percent). Pau Gasol had 22 points, nine rebounds and six assists in 26 minutes. Tony Parker and LaMarcus Aldridge added 13 points apiece.

LATE WEDNESDAY

Trail Blazers 102, Cavaliers 86

PORTLAND, ORE.

CJ McCollum had 27 points and the Trail Blazers shook of fatigue caused by weather-related travel delays to beat the Cavaliers. Allen Crabbe added 24 points off the bench for the Blazers, who have won four straight regular-season games against the Cavs at the Moda Center. Portland led by as many as 24 points. LeBron James had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Cleveland, which has lost just 10 games this season. A snowstorm that dumped as much as 14 inches on parts of Portland caused travel problems for both teams late Tuesday.

Associated Press