Recaps of yesterday's NBA games

WIZARDS 113, CAVALIERS 99

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking advantage of a rare day off for LeBron James, the Washington Wizards got a much-needed victory in their bid to move into playoff position, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-99 on Sunday behind John Wall's 21 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds.

Attacking from the start, Wall made 8 of 11 shots and came out on top in his matchup against opposing point guard Kyrie Irving, who wound up with 28 points and six assists on 9-of-20 shooting.

At one point late in the third quarter, Wall had the same number of assists as the entire Cavs team, 12, and he sat out the fourth quarter.

It was the second consecutive loss for Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland, which is in the middle of a stretch of three games in four days.

MIAMI 98, KNICKS 81

NEW YORK (AP) — Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, Joe Johnson made a 3-pointer on his first shot in a Heat uniform during a big game-opening run, and Miami beat New York.

Johnson was in the starting lineup a day after signing with the Heat and contributed to their 13-2 burst to start the game, a lead they never relinquished.

Hassan Whiteside added 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, who matched a franchise record with their fifth straight victory in New York. Luol Deng scored 15 points and Johnson finished with 12.

Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points for the Knicks, who have lost 14 of 17. Robin Lopez had 14 points and 14 rebounds.

Miami had dropped two in a row but made a nice pickup during that stretch Saturday with the signing of Johnson, a seven-time All-Star who had been waived by Brooklyn.

HAWKS 87, HORNETS 76

ATLANTA (AP) — Kent Bazemore scored 14 points and Al Horford had 13 points and tied a season high with 16 rebounds to help Atlanta beat Charlotte.

Marvin Williams finished with 16 points and Jeremy Lin scored 15 for Charlotte, which trailed the entire game. The Hornets were trying to be the first Charlotte team since 1996-97 to win eight games in February.

They pulled within two with 7 minutes left but couldn't rally after scoring a season-worst nine points in the first quarter.

The Hawks ended a disappointing five-game home stand with two straight wins to pull two games ahead of third-place Charlotte in the Southeast Division.

MAVERICKS 128, TIMBERWOLVES 101

DALLAS (AP) — Chandler Parsons scored 29 points and Dallas started fast in its first game since getting booed by the home crowd during a bad opening half, beating Minnesota.

Parsons scored 13 straight Dallas points in a stretch covering the second and third quarters to help the Mavericks restore a 20-point lead they built in the first 11 minutes of their sixth straight victory against Minnesota.


Two nights after scoring 27 points to help Dallas rally from 23 down in the second quarter of an overtime victory against Denver, Parsons was 10 of 15 from the field, made four of seven from 3-point range and hit all five of his free throws.

Shabazz Muhammad scored 24 points to lead the Timberwolves.

TRAIL BLAZERS 111, PACERS 102

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Damian Lillard had 33 points and five rebounds to lead Portland to a victory over Indiana.

CJ McCollumn and Gerald Henderson each scored 19 points for the Trail Blazers, who have won eight of nine games.

Monta Ellis had 18 points and Jordan Hill added 15 off the bench for the Pacers, who have lost three of four games.

Meyers Leonard made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Trail Blazers an 87-77 at the end of the third quarter. Then Leonard opened the fourth with a basket and two 3-pointers, including one to give Portland a 95-79 lead with 10:16 remaining.

PISTONS 114, RAPTORS 101

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Andre Drummond had 15 points and 18 rebounds, and Detroit Pistons took advantage of Kyle Lowry's absence to beat Toronto.

Lowry sat out for the first time all season because the Raptors wanted to rest him after a 43-point performance against Cleveland on Friday. Detroit (31-29) won its fourth straight game and moved into a virtual tie with Charlotte (30-28) and Chicago (30-28) for seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

The Raptors had their four-game winning streak snapped.

Terrence Ross scored 27 points for the Raptors.

MAGIC 130, 76ERS 116

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Rookie Mario Hezonja dunked four seconds into his first NBA start, finishing with 13 points, and Orlando led all the way in a victory over Philadelphia.

Nik Vucevic and Victor Oladipo scored 28 points each and Aaron Gordon added a career-high 22 for the Magic.

Jahlil Okafor scored 26 points for the 76ers, who lost their eighth straight.

Starting in place of injured forward Evan Fournier, Hezonja's game-opening baskets got the Magic off to an 11-0 start and they shot 65 percent (30-for-46) in dominating the first half.

Oladipo, Vucevic and Gordon all reached double figures in a 40-point first quarter, Orlando's highest-scoring quarter of the season.

Heat sign Joe Johnson

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Joe Johnson

MIAMI — The Miami HEAT announced Saturday that they have signed seven-time NBA All-Star Joe Johnson.

Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Johnson is one of only five players in NBA history to record at least 18,000 points, 4,500 assists, 4,000 rebounds and 1,500 made three-point field goals. With his addition to the HEAT roster, Miami now features 38 total All-Star appearances, the most in the NBA.

Johnson has appeared in 1,119 career games (1,049 starts) and averaged 17.0 points, 4.2 assists and 4.1 rebounds while shooting 44.1 percent from the field, 37.1 percent from three-point range and 80.1 percent from the foul line. Earlier this season, he hit the game-winning three-point shot in a 105-104 win vs. Denver on February 8, and has now hit the game-tying or game-winning shot nine different times in his career (with one second or less remaining), the third-most by any player since he entered the league, fourth on that list is Dwyane Wade with seven. Additionally, Johnson and Wade now become the only active players in the league to each score at least 18,500 career points on the same roster.

Johnson appeared in 57 games (all starts) with the Brooklyn Nets this season averaging 11.8 points, 4.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds and 33.9 minutes while shooting 40.6 percent from the field, 37.1 percent from three-point range and 85.2 percent from the foul line. He led the team in three-point field goals made (85) and finished second in three-point field goal percentage. The 15-year veteran has appeared in the playoffs 10 times over his career, totaling 87 postseason games (81 starts) averaging 17.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists while shooting 42.6 percent from the field, 34.9 percent from three-point range and 77.3 percent from the foul line.

Recaps of yesterday's NBA games

SPURS 104, ROCKETS 94

HOUSTON (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 26 to lead the San Antonio Spurs to 104-94 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, tying the mark as the seventh-fastest team in NBA history to reach 50 wins.

It was the fifth straight win for the Spurs (50-9), who have a double-digit lead in the Southwest Division and the second-best record in the NBA behind Golden State.

The Spurs wrapped up a 7-1 road trip, their longest of the season, and showed no signs of fatigue. They never trailed and held a double-digit lead for most of the night.

San Antonio led by as many as 31 in the second half and extended its NBA record of consecutive 50-win seasons to 17.

James Harden led the Rockets with 27 points on 10-for-25 shooting.

TRAIL BLAZERS 103, BULLS 95

CHICAGO (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 31 points and Portland won for the 16th time in 20 games, beating the short-handed Chicago Bulls.

Lillard hit the 30-point mark for the sixth time in seven games, and Mason Plumlee added 16 points and nine rebounds. Gerald Henderson scored 13 and the Trail Blazers got back to winning after blowing a 21-point lead in a loss to Houston two nights earlier.

The Bulls got a triple-double from Pau Gasol, but came up short with Derrick Rose (sore right hamstring) missing his third straight game. Gasol had 22 points, 16 rebounds and a career-high 14 assists.

CELTICS 101, HEAT 89

BOSTON (AP) — Marcus Smart had 15 points and six rebounds as Boston held off Miami for its 10th consecutive victory at home.

Jae Crowder and Evan Turner each added 14 points. Jared Sullinger had 12 points and 12 rebounds.

Boston took a two-point lead into the final period and seized control at 93-84 with 2:45 to play after three free throws by Smart.

Goran Dragic led the Heat with 21 points but was scoreless in the fourth quarter. Dwyane Wade finished with 19. Hassan Whiteside had 13 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks.

PISTONS 102, BUCKS 91

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Andre Drummond posted his NBA-leading 50th double-double with 15 points and 17 rebounds, and Detroit built on a strong start from 3-point range to beat Milwaukee.

Reggie Jackson had 22 points and eight assists for Detroit, which won its third straight game.

The Pistons opened 6 of 7 from behind the arc in the first quarter and 11 of 19 in the half. They capitalized on Milwaukee mistakes, outscoring the Bucks 23-6 in points off turnovers.

Khris Middleton led the Bucks with 26 points.

TIMBERWOLVES 112, PELICANS 110

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Andrew Wiggins hit two free throws with 3.6 seconds left and Minnesota rallied to beat depleted New Orleans.

Zach LaVine added 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting, including a 3-pointer with 2:43 left that gave the Timberwolves their first lead since the first quarter.

The Pelicans tied the score at 110 on two free throws by Eric Gordon with 12.2 seconds remaining. Wiggins, who was 5 for 15 from the floor, then drove to the basket and drew a foul from Gordon.

Gordon and Ryan Anderson scored 31 points each for New Orleans, which played without All-Star big man Anthony Davis after he sprained his right big toe in pregame warmups. The Pelicans dropped to 1-6 in games Davis has missed.

Report: Joe Johnson may ink deal with Heat

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Joe Johnson was waived by the Brooklyn Nets earlier this week. He clears waivers on Saturdat, and he may just find a new home, with the Miami Heat.

Rumors of Johnson signing with the Heat were discussed with the Associated Press by an anonymous source. The person chose to be anonymous because the deal has not yet been signed.

Recaps of last night's NBA games

RAPTORS 99, CAVALIERS 97

TORONTO (AP) Kyle Lowry scored a career-high 43 points to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers 99-97 Friday night.

Terrence Ross added 15 points for Toronto, which won its 10th straight at home to tie a franchise record previously set between March 24 and Nov. 4, 2002. Raptors leading scorer DeMar DeRozan had a season-low six points while battling flu-like symptoms.

LeBron James had 25 points and Kevin Love added 20 for the Cavaliers, who had their lead over Atlantic Division-leading Toronto in the East cut to two games.

Lowry tied the score at 97 with a hook shot with 51.9 seconds remaining. After J.R. Smith's miss gave the Raptors the ball with 28.9 seconds left, Lowry made a pull-up jumper with 3.8 seconds left to put Toronto back in front.

Following a Cleveland timeout, James unleashed what would have been a game-winning 3-pointer, but it missed the rim completely as time expired.

With the win, the Raptors clinched the season series 2-1.

HAWKS 103, BULLS 88

ATLANTA (AP) - Jeff Teague scored 19 points, Al Horford added 18 and Atlanta snapped a three-game losing streak with a victory over short-handed Chicago.

Paul Millsap had 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks, who ended a four-game home skid - their longest since April 2007. Atlanta moved into fifth place in the East.

Chicago, which had won three straight, played without its top three scorers because Jimmy Butler, Derrick Rose and Nikola Mirotic were nursing injuries. A sore right hamstring sidelined Rose for the second straight game.

Doug McDermott finished with 20 points and Paul Gasol had 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Bulls.

HORNETS 96, PACERS 95

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Kemba Walker scored 22 points and hit the game-winning shot with 2.4 seconds left to lift Charlotte over Indiana.

Monta Ellis gave Indiana the lead with a layup over Walker with 16.2 seconds to go. Walker then split two defenders above the 3-point line to get to the rim and sank a left-handed scoop shot over Paul George.

The Pacers had a chance at the buzzer, but George's shot from the top of the key missed. George finished with 32 points.

Marvin Williams had 26 points and 13 rebounds for the Hornets, tied with Chicago for seventh place in the Eastern Conference, 1 1/2 games ahead of Detroit. Charlotte won for the second time this month at Indiana after dropping 12 straight on the Pacers' home court.

Walker, who also had 10 assists, scored nine points in the final 5:08 to help fend off a late Pacers charge.

WIZARDS 103, 76ERS 94

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - John Wall had 23 points and 11 assists to lead Washington past Philadelphia.

Jared Dudley scored 14 points and Ramon Sessions added 12 for the Wizards. Wall finished two rebounds short of a triple-double.

Washington snapped a three-game road losing streak while winning for the eighth time in nine games against Philadelphia. The Wizards began play three games behind Charlotte for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Jahlil Okafor scored 21 points for the 76ers (8-50), who lost their seventh straight and 11th in 12 games.

KNICKS 108, MAGIC 95

NEW YORK (AP) - Carmelo Anthony had 19 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, and New York quickly jumped on an Orlando team that appeared to still be staggered by Stephen Curry.

A night after yielding 51 points and 10 3-pointers to Curry in a 130-114 loss to Golden State, the Magic were barely in the game after the first 10 minutes.

Kristaps Porzingis added 18 points for the Knicks, who won for only the third time in 16 games.

Nikola Vucevic scored 18 for the Magic, and Aaron Gordon had 17 points and eight rebounds.

MAVERICKS 122, NUGGETS 116, OT

DALLAS (AP) - Raymond Felton hit a tying jumper with 10.2 seconds left in regulation and then scored eight of his 16 points in overtime as Dallas rallied from 23 down to beat Denver.

Chandler Parsons led the Mavericks with 27 points, including 15 in the third quarter when Dallas took a 67-66 lead with 5:15 to play after coming all the way back from a 55-32 deficit late in the second quarter.

Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, who closed the fourth period on an 8-0 run over the final 1:50. David Lee, playing his second game with Dallas, had 14 points and 14 rebounds in 26 minutes.

Will Barton led the Nuggets with 22 points. Kenneth Faried had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari injured his right ankle in the closing minutes of the third quarter and didn't return.

On Denver's final possession of regulation, Barton's jumper at the buzzer bounced off the front rim.

Wes Matthews' 3-pointer gave Dallas the lead for good at 115-114 with 3:03 left in overtime.

Recaps of last night's NBA games

Stephen Curry scored 51 points and set an NBA record with a 3-pointer in his 128th consecutive game as the Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic 130-114 on Thursday night.

A night after scoring 42 in a six-point victory at Miami, Curry made 20 of 27 shots from the field, going 10 of 15 on 3-pointers. The Warriors pulled away in the closing minutes of the third quarter, with Curry banking in a 44-foot shot at the buzzer for a 99-91 lead.

The reigning MVP topped 50 points for the third time this season, the first player to do it that many times since LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in 2008-09.

Curry surpassed Kyle Korver's mark of 127 straight games with a 3, which he tied while making six 3s at Miami on Wednesday night.

The Warriors improved to 52-5, the best 57-game start in league history. The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls won 51 of their first 57 on the way to finishing 72-10.

Evan Fournier led Orlando with 20 points. Nikola Vucevic had 17 points and nine rebounds.

ROCKETS 119, TRAIL BLAZERS 105

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — James Harden scored 46 points and Houston overcame a 21-point, third-quarter deficit to snap Portland's six-game winning streak.

Dwight Howard added 19 points and 13 rebounds for Houston, which had lost four of five. But the Rockets proved resilient against the Blazers, rallying to tie it at 95 on Harden's layup with 7:40 left, then taking the lead on Howard's dunk.

The Rockets pushed with lead to 106-98 with 2:59 left and Portland couldn't catch up. Harden's layup and a pair of free throws stretched the lead to 112-102 and out of reach.

Damian Lillard had 23 points for the Blazers, who had won 15 of their last 18 to move into playoff position in the Western Conference. CJ McCollum added 20 points.

PELICANS 123, THUNDER 119

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Anthony Davis scored 30 points and blocked four shots, three Pelicans reserves combined for 60 points, and New Orleans beat Oklahoma City.

Ryan Anderson scored 26 points in a little less than 26 minutes off the bench, while Jrue Holiday added 22 points, also in fewer than 26 minutes. Backup point guard Toney Douglas scored 12 points in 14 minutes, with 10 points coming in the fourth quarter.

Russell Westbrook scored 44 points and Kevin Durant 32 for Oklahoma City, which trailed by 12 with a little more than 3 minutes left but got as close as two on Durant's 3 with 13 seconds left.

Holiday, who also had nine assists, made a pair of clutch free throws shortly after for the final margin.

SPURS 96, JAZZ 78

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points and San Antonio shut down Utah for its fourth straight road victory.

The Jazz played well early and led by seven in the first quarter, but the No. 1-ranked scoring defense in the NBA cranked it up in the second quarter and held Utah to its lowest point total of the season.

Two baskets by Leonard highlighted a 9-0 run that put the Spurs up 35-31. San Antonio never trailed again and held the Jazz to just 12 second-quarter points.

Tim Duncan had 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Tony Parker finished with 16 points.

Derrick Favors led the Jazz with 25 and Rodney Hood added 12.

CELTICS 112, BUCKS 107

BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Thomas scored 27 points, including eight in the fourth quarter, and Boston beat Milwaukee for its ninth straight home victory.

Jae Crowder added 20 points and eight rebounds. Avery Bradley finished with 18 points. All five Boston starters were in double figures.

The Celtics led by as many as 18 before Milwaukee trimmed it to single digits.

But Boston was able to beat back the threat thanks to some baskets late in the shot clock, and stops on the defensive end.

Jabari Parker led Milwaukee with 22 points and added five assists. Khris Middleton had 21 points and six assists, and Greg Monroe scored 20 points off the bench.

NETS 116, SUNS 106

PHOENIX (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 24 points to lead Brooklyn over Phoenix in a game between two of the NBA's worst teams.

Mirza Teletovic led the Suns with a season-high 30 points, but Phoenix lost its 13th consecutive game, tying a single-season franchise record. The Suns' eighth straight loss at home is a franchise worst.

Thaddeus Young added 18 points, eight rebounds and seven steals, and Donald Sloan had 13 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Nets, who waived veteran Joe Johnson earlier Thursday after agreeing to a buyout.

Teletovic, a former Nets player, added 11 rebounds and Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 11 boards. The Suns cut the lead to 105-95 with 2:08 left but got no closer.

Recaps of last night's NBA games

WARRIORS 118, HEAT 112

Stephen Curry scored 42 points and made the go-ahead 3-pointer with 38 seconds left, Klay Thompson scored 17 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors beat the Miami Heat 118-112 on Wednesday night.

Harrison Barnes scored 11 and Draymond Green had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Warriors, who trailed by 12 in the early going and improved to 51-5 on the season.

Dwyane Wade scored a season-high 32 points for Miami, which got 21 points and 13 rebounds from Hassan Whiteside and 16 points and 11 rebounds from Luol Deng. Rookie Josh Richardson added 15 points for Miami.

CAVALIERS 114, HORNETS 103

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each scored 23 points and Cleveland beat Charlotte.

The Cavaliers bounced back from a home loss Monday to Detroit in which James tied a season low with 12 points.

Kemba Walker had 20 points for Charlotte, which had won four straight on the road and five straight overall.

Cleveland used a 40-point second quarter to build a 63-52 halftime lead and dominated the second half, pushing the lead to 24 points in the fourth quarter.

BULLS 109, WIZARDS 104

CHICAGO (AP) — Taj Gibson and E'Twaun Moore each scored 17 points, Tony Snell added 16 and a thrown-together roster of Chicago backups beat Washington.

Three of the Bulls' top four scorers missed the game and the fourth was sick. Derrick Rose was a last-minute scratch with right hamstring tendinitis.

Pau Gasol, who missed practice on Tuesday and was playing with the flu, narrowly missed a triple-double, finishing with 15 rebounds, 10 points and nine assists in the Bulls' third straight victory.

Bradley Beal led the Wizards with 19 points. Garrett Temple scored 18 and Ramon Sessions and John Wall added 16. Markieff Morris had 10 rebounds for the Wizards.

SPURS 108, KINGS 92

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tony Parker scored 23 points and San Antonio beat Sacramento for its third straight victory.

The Spurs took the lead for good with just over 4 minutes left in the third quarter, then pulled away in the fourth in winning for the ninth time in 10 games. San Antonio continued its dominance against the Kings, beating Sacramento for the 35th time in 39 games.

Kawhi Leonard had 18 points and Danny Green 16 for the Spurs. Kyle Anderson scored 14, while LaMarcus Aldridge struggled offensively but played solid defense on DeMarcus Cousins, and finished with nine rebounds and five blocks.

Cousins had 21 of his 22 points in the second half and added 10 rebounds for the Kings, who had their three-game win streak snapped.

THUNDER 116, MAVERICKS 103

DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook scored 24 points apiece and Oklahoma City completed a season sweep of Dallas.

Westbrook also had 13 assists and seven rebounds as the Thunder scored the first 15 points of the fourth quarter and weathered a 14-0 Dallas run to avoid matching a season high with a third straight loss in their first game since a blowout defeat at home against Cleveland.

The addition of David Lee didn't help the Mavericks inside. Steven Adams scored 11 of his 15 points in the third quarter and Enes Kanter scored eight in the first 5 minutes of the fourth, the last on a dunk to finish Oklahoma City's 15-0 run for a 102-81 lead.

Dirk Nowitzki had a season-high 33 points to lead the Mavericks, who went 0-4 against a possible first-round playoff opponent.

PACERS 108, KNICKS 105

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George scored 25 of his 27 points in the second half to lead Indiana over New York.

Kristaps Porzingis missed a 3-point shot that would've given the Knicks the lead with 1.9 seconds remaining. Myles Turner then made one free throw at the other end.

Carmelo Anthony missed a 3-point attempt for the tie at the buzzer from the right wing.

George, who shot 1 of 9 in the first half, had 10 points in the third quarter and 15 in the fourth. He finished hitting 10-of-23 shots.

Porzingis led New York with 22 points and Jose Calderon had 20. Calderon made all four of his 3-point attempts.

RAPTORS 114, TIMBERWOLVES 105

TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points and Kyle Lowry added 21 as Toronto beat Minnesota for a franchise record-tying ninth straight home victory.

DeRozan had eight points in the final quarter while Lowry scored 12 as the Raptors (38-18) pulled away over the closing minutes to match a home winning streak set back in 1999.

The Raptors will have a chance to better the mark on Friday against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Andrew Wiggins had 26 points, four rebounds and three assists for the Timberwolves (18-40), while Gorgui Dieng added 21 points and eight rebounds.

GRIZZLIES 128, LAKERS 119

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Matt Barnes scored a season-high 25 points as the Grizzlies led from start to finish, beating Los Angeles in Kobe Bryant's final game in Memphis.

Six Grizzlies finished in double figures as Memphis finished with season highs in scoring and 3-pointers, going 13 of 27 from beyond the arc. Barnes was 5 of 9 on 3s and P.J. Hairston, who had 17 points, was 4 of 7.

Mike Conley scored 24 points and added eight assists as Memphis won its second straight and third in the last four.

Jordan Clarkson scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half to lead the Lakers, who lost their seventh straight. D'Angelo Russell and Lou Williams added 22 points each, and Bryant finished with 13 points, but was 5 of 14 from the field — including 2 for 7 on 3s.

NUGGETS 87, CLIPPERS 81

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kenneth Faried had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Denver beat the Clippers for its first victory since the All-Star break.

Gary Harris added 17 points and Danilo Gallinari 16 for the Nuggets, who snapped a three-game skid while improving to 7-13 on the road against Western Conference opponents. Nikola Jokic matched Faried with 11 rebounds.

The Clippers were led by J.J. Redick and Jamal Crawford with 20 points apiece, and Chris Paul had 17 points and 10 assists. They had won five of seven, but were outclassed in nearly every category by the struggling Nuggets.

Denver outscored them 44-22 in the paint and 19-9 in fast-break points.

PISTONS 111, 76ERS 91

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Tobias Harris led a balanced offense with 22 points and Andre Drummond had 18 rebounds as Detroit beat Philadelphia.

Playing in front of a tiny crowd because of a snowstorm in metro Detroit, the Pistons led by 16 points in the first quarter and were never threatened while winning their second straight after a five-game losing streak.

Hollis Thompson scored 19 points to lead the 76ers, who lost their sixth straight. Jahlil Okafor had 13 points, but just two rebounds. No other Philadelphia starter had more than eight points.

Bulls' Rose out with right hamstring tenenditis

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Derrick Rose will not okay for the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night against the Washington Wizards due to tenenditis in his right hamstring.

Rose missed three games earlier in the season due to the same injury.

Rose said it was his decision not to play, and that he was being precautionary.

Udrih to have foot surgery, expected to miss 3 months

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Beno Udrih

MIAMI — The Miami Heat announced today that guard Beno Udrih will undergo surgery for a torn plantar plate in his right foot and is expected to miss three months.

Udrih has appeared in 36 games (five starts) with the Heat this season averaging 4.4 points, 2.5 assists, 1.8 rebounds and 16.3 minutes while shooting 43.4 percent from the field. He was originally acquired by the Heat, along with Jarnell Stokes, via trade with the Memphis Grizzlies in exchange for Mario Chalmers and James Ennis earlier this season on November 10.