SAN ANTONIO (AP) Kawhi Leonard matched his career high with 32 points before leaving with a bruised quadriceps and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 112-88 on Wednesday night to remain perfect at home.
San Antonio has won its first 36 home games, leaving the Spurs a game shy of matching the record set by Chicago in 1995-96. The Spurs have won 45 consecutive regular-season games at home over two seasons.
Leonard's injury could have put a damper on the team's 60th overall victory, but it did not appear serious. He left with 6:01 remaining in the third quarter completing a three-point play after being fouled on a driving layup by Justise Winslow.
Josh Richardson led Miami with 17 points and Dwyane Wade added 16.
CAVALIERS 113, BUCKS 104
CLEVELAND (AP) - LeBron James scored 26 points, and Kevin Love added 24 in Cleveland's victory over Milwaukee.
Kyrie Irving flirted with a triple-double on his 24th birthday, finishing with 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists. Tristan Thompson added 13 points and 10 rebounds to help Cleveland maintain its grip on the top seed in the Eastern Conference.
However, the Cavs didn't put the Bucks away until the final minute, when J.R. Smith's 3-pointer with 20 seconds left put Cleveland ahead 111-102. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points for the Bucks.
SUNS 119, LAKERS 107
PHOENIX (AP) - Kobe Bryant said farewell to Phoenix, scoring 17 points cheered on by a loud, pro-Lakers crowd in a loss to the Suns.
Bryant played for the 47th and final time in Phoenix, capping his career finale in the desert with a pair of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. The 37-year-old five-time NBA champion left the game with 1:05 to play, hugging the Suns' P.J. Tucker and waving to the cheering crowd as he headed to the bench.
Devin Booker, the Suns' 19-year-old rookie, scored 28 points in his one and only game against Bryant, who sat out the previous three meetings against Phoenix this season. Brandon Knight added 25 points, and Jon Leuer had 23 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
PISTONS 118, MAGIC 102
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Andre Drummond had 30 points and 14 rebounds, and Detroit never trailed in its victory over Orlando.
Chasing their first postseason appearance since 2009, the Pistons have won four straight, and they still have four games to go on their nine-game homestand.
Detroit shot 54 percent from the field and 11 of 24 from 3-point range.
Tobias Harris scored 18 points for the Pistons against his former team, and Reggie Jackson added 16 points and nine assists. Elfrid Payton had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for Orlando.
TRAIL BLAZERS 109, MAVERICKS 103
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Damian Lillard had 27 points and six assists, Ed Davis scored all of his 16 points in the first half and Portland beat Dallas.
Maurice Harkless, starting for just the fourth time all season, and C.J. McCollum each added 14 points for the Blazers.
Former Blazers guard Wesley Matthews led the Mavericks with 22 points. Salah Mejri, making his fourth start of the season, added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points. Dallas fell into a tie with Utah for seventh in the West.
JAZZ 89, ROCKETS 87
HOUSTON (AP) - Derrick Favors' dunk with 1.6 seconds left lifted Utah past Houston.
Gordon Hayward had 22 points, and Favors added 17 for Utah.
The Jazz trailed by as many as 18 in the second half before rallying for their first lead of the game with about 4 minutes left.
After Favors' dunk, James Harden's 3-point attempt bounced off the rim. Harden finished with 26 points, 10 assists, seven rebounds and a career-high eight steals.
CELTICS 91, RAPTORS 79
BOSTON (AP) - Isaiah Thomas scored 23 points, Evan Turner added 17 and Boston beat Toronto.
Avery Bradley had 16 points and eight rebounds to help the Celtics win their third consecutive game.
DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 21 points. Point guard Kyle Lowry sat out, resting a sore right elbow. Toronto had a four-game winning streak snapped and fell 2 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the best record in the Eastern Conference.
KNICKS 115, BULLS 107
CHICAGO (AP) - Rookie Kristaps Porzingis matched his season high with 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Carmelo Anthony added 24 points and New York beat Chicago.
In the front end of back-to-back with the Knicks, the Bulls dropped behind Detroit in the Eastern Conference standings for the eighth and final playoff spot.
Nikola Mirotic scored a career-high 35 points for the Bulls.
NUGGETS 104, 76ERS 103
DENVER (AP) - Emmanuel Mudiay made a 35-footer at the buzzer to finish with 27 points and give the Denver a victory over Philadelphia.
Mudiay, who also had 11 rebounds, was sandwiched between two defenders and nearly lost the ball before regaining control and launching the winning shot. Nikola Jokic and Gary Harris added 18 points apiece.
T.J. McConnell had 17 points for the 76ers.
The game was played before a sparse crowd that braved daylong blizzard conditions.
HAWKS 122, WIZARDS 101
WASHINGTON (AP) - Reserve Dennis Schroder scored 23 points, Kyle Korver connected on five 3-pointers, and Atlanta beat Washington to split the home-and-home series.
Atlanta made a season-high 17 3s to keep pace in a competitive Eastern Conference playoff picture. Paul Millsap scored 17, Korber had 15, and Al Horford 13.
Marcus Thornton led Washington with 23 points. The Wizards beat the Hawks 117-102 in Atlanta on Monday night.
TIMBERWOLVES 113, KINGS 104.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks to lead Minnesota past Sacramento.
Zach LaVine scored all 23 of his points in the second half, Andrew Wiggins also had 23 and the Timberwolves overcame a sluggish start to get just their second home victory of the month. They shot 56 percent and had 29 assists to overcome 18-for-32 shooting at the free throw line.
Rajon Rondo had 25 points, 12 assists and eight rebounds, but the Kings sorely missed star center DeMarcus Cousins, who missed the game with a bruised right knee.
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