CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — Jeremy Lin scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter as Charlotte overcame a 23-point deficit to snap San Antonio's six-game winning streak, winning 91-88.
Lin was 11 of 18 from the field and hit all four 3-point attempts, including three in the fourth quarter.
Courtney Lee had 17 points, Nicolas Batum added 15, and Cody Zeller grabbed 14 rebounds for the Hornets, who bounced back from a disappointing loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
Tony Parker had 19 points for the Spurs, while LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points and 12 rebounds. Tim Duncan had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
The Spurs had two chances to tie it at the end of regulation, but Patty Mills and Danny Green both missed 3-point attempts.
The Hornets trailed 28-7 after the first quarter.
CAVALIERS 124, NUGGETS 91
CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 33 points and had his 41st career triple-double as Cleveland clinched its second straight Central Division title with a comfortable victory over Denver.
James added 11 rebounds and 11 assists before checking out with 6:02 left to a thunderous ovation. He scored 17 in the first quarter, helping the Cavs build a 19-point lead and erase the memory of an embarrassing loss on Saturday in Miami.
The Nuggets fought back and briefly led before the Cavs regrouped, scored 68 after halftime to notch their 50th win.
J.R. Smith added 15 points and Channing Frye 14 for Cleveland, which played without starter Kevin Love (illness).
Will Barton scored 27 for the Nuggets, who concluded a 1-4 road trip. Denver's Kenneth Faried missed his third straight game with a sore lower back.
PISTONS 92, BUCKS 91
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (AP) — Andre Drummond's tip-in with 2 seconds remaining lifted Detroit over Milwaukee.
The Pistons, who are in a tight race for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, came out inexplicably flat and trailed by 17 points in the first half. They were down 13 in the third quarter before chipping away at Milwaukee's lead in the fourth.
Drummond was outplayed badly early on by Greg Monroe, but when Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed from the perimeter in the final seconds, Drummond was able to tip the ball in. The Bucks weren't able to get a clean shot off after that.
Drummond finished with 14 points and 16 rebounds.
Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 27 points, and Giannis Antetokounmpo added 21.
WARRIORS 109, TIMBERWOLVES 104
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Draymond Green had 24 points, nine rebounds and six assists to help Golden State narrowly avoid its first two-game skid in nearly a year with a victory over Minnesota.
Klay Thompson scored 17 points and hit all five of his 3-pointers, and the Warriors (63-7) overcame a second straight poor shooting night from Stephen Curry. The reigning MVP missed 11 of his 17 shots, including seven of his nine 3-pointers, but still had 19 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and 11 rebounds, while Ricky Rubio added 20 points, 11 assists and four rebounds for the Timberwolves (22-48), who gave the defending champs all they could handle.
BULLS 109, KINGS 102
CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose and Taj Gibson had 18 points each, Doug McDermott added 16 and Pau Gasol had 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 109-102 comeback victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
Rose was 9 for 15 from the field and hit a couple of 15-foot jumpers during Chicago's decisive 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to rally from a five-point deficit.
Gasol recorded his 39th double-double of the season in his first game back after missing four games with a swollen right knee.
DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and 18 rebounds, Darren Collison had 19 points and Rudy Gay had 18 for Sacramento.
WIZARDS 112, HAWKS 102
ATLANTA (AP) — John Wall scored 27 points and dished out 14 assists and Bradley Beal chipped in with 25 points to help Washington extended its winning streak to a season-high five games.
The Hawks came into the game having won five straight and eight of their past nine, pushing to a season-high 12 games above .500. But the Wizards bolstered their playoff hopes with a dazzling offensive display, shooting 51 percent from the field and knocking down 13-of-25 from 3-point range.
Every starter scored in double figures. Otto Porter had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Jeff Teague led the Hawks with 23 points. Atlanta kept up with the Wizards over the first three quarters, but struggled offensively in the final period.
PACERS 91, 76ERS 75
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George scored 15 points and Monta Ellis added 13 to help Indiana pull away from Philadelphia.
Indiana snapped a two-game losing streak and won for just the second time in five games as it tries to take advantage of a favorable schedule to make a late-season playoff push.
Hollis Thompson and Isaiah Canaan each scored 15 for the 76ers, who have lost six straight and 19 of their last 20.
This one was never really close.
Indiana used a 9-0 run midway through the first quarter to take a 21-10 lead and never trailed. The 76ers only got within one score once the rest of the night, after Canaan's 3-pointer with 7:06 left in the third made it 55-53.
The Pacers scored eight straight and extended the lead throughout the fourth.
GRIZZLIES 103, SUNS 97
PHOENIX (AP) — Lance Stephenson scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter as Memphis pulled out a victory over Phoenix.
The Grizzlies scored the last eight points of the game, holding the Suns scoreless the final 2:12.
Stephenson's rebound basket after Jordan Farmar's airball layup attempt gave Memphis a 99-97 lead with 31 seconds to play.
Zach Randolph added 14 points for the Grizzlies and blocked Jon Leuer's shot with Memphis nursing that two-point lead.
Devin Booker scored 18 points and P.J. Tucker added 15 for Phoenix. Leuer had 13 points and 13 rebounds.
CELTICS 107, MAGIC 96
BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Thomas had 28 points and seven assists and Boston held on to beat Orlando.
Avery Bradley had 22 points and nine rebounds and Kelly Olynyk had 22 points in his fourth game back from a right shoulder sprain to help the Celtics even the season series with the Magic at two games each.
Boston led by 14 early in the fourth quarter and ended the game on a 9-2 run after having its lead cut to four. It was the Celtics' first home victory since their 14-game home winning streak was snapped on March 11.
Victor Oladipo led Orlando with 25 points and eight rebounds.
The Magic have lost four straight and eight of their last 10.
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