THURSDAY’S NBA GAMES

THURSSAY’S NBA GAMES

Pistons 104, Grizzlies 102

DETROIT

Blake Griffin had 24 points and 10 rebounds in his debut for Detroit, and the Pistons edged the Memphis Grizzlies. Anthony Tolliver’s 3-pointer with under two minutes remaining gave Detroit a 101-100 lead, and the score stayed that way until the final seconds. Marc Gasol attempted to drive on Griffin but missed his shot, and a wild scramble led to a jump ball between Tolliver and Dillon Brooks with 10.4 seconds left.

Wizards 122, Raptors 119

WASHINGTON

Bradley Beal scored 27 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter, and the Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors. The Wizards had eight players score in double figures in their third straight win without All-Star John Wall, who had surgery on his left knee on Wednesday. Otto Porter Jr. had 16 points and 11 rebounds in his first double-double since early December, and Markieff Morris scored 15 points — including five straight in a stretch that gave Washington the lead for good. Kyle Lowry scored 17 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter for Toronto, but missed two late free throws. DeMar DeRozan added 23 points for the Raptors, who lost for the first time in eight regular-season trips to Washington.

Timberwolves 108, Bucks 89

MINNEAPOLIS

Jimmy Butler scored 28 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds for his NBA-best 46th double-double, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks. Jeff Teague added nine points and eight assists for Minnesota, which was coming off consecutive losses at Atlanta and Toronto. Khris Middleton scored 21 points for Milwaukee, which had won four in a row. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 17 points and 15 rebounds, but the Bucks shot 37.6 percent from the field and committed 15 turnovers.

Rockets 102, Spurs 91

SAN ANTONIO

James Harden had 28 points and 11 assists, and the Houston Rockets dominated the San Antonio Spurs for the second time this season. Clint Capela added 14 points and 13 rebounds in Houston’s third straight win. Danny Green had 22 points to lead San Antonio in scoring for the first time this season. LaMarcus Aldridge was held to 16 points on 8-for-15 shooting. The Spurs’ only lead came in the opening minutes. They trailed by double digits for much of the night. San Antonio scored the first points of the fourth quarter to close to 82-76 with 10 minutes remaining. Chris Paul hit three jumpers to rebuild Houston’s lead to 88-76.

Associated Press