CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Miles Bridges had 26 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and the Charlotte Hornets defeated the Utah Jazz 110-106 on Monday night to snap a five-game losing streak.
Mark Williams added 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Hornets, who held the Jazz to 41% shooting.
Keyonte George had 20 points and Brice Sensabaugh added 19 points on five 3-pointers for the Jazz.
The Hornets (19-56) led by 14 points in the first half after hitting 11 of 22 3-pointers, but the Jazz battled back to tie the game late in the third quarter on a 3-pointer by George. Utah pulled even multiple times, but could never get over the top and take the lead.
The Jazz (16-60) have lost six straight and have the league’s worst record.
PACERS 111, KINGS 109
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Aaron Nesmith scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half, Obi Toppin added 19 and Indiana rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to beat Sacramento.
Tyrese Haliburton had 18 points and 11 assists against his former team for the Pacers. Jarace Walker scored 15 points.
DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 31 points and eight assists. Former Pacers center Domantas Sabonis had 25 points and 16 rebounds.
Zach LaVine finished with 20 points for Sacramento, which led 76-60 midway through the third quarter.
CLIPPERS 96, MAGIC 87
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell each scored 21 points, Ivica Zubac added 18 points and 20 rebounds and Los Angeles beat Orlando.
James Harden added 20 points and six steals for the Clippers, who won for the 11th time in 14 games.
Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 26 points. Franz Wagner added 21 points for the Magic, who shot 39% and lost for the eighth time in 10 home games.(backslash)
HEAT 120, WIZARDS 94
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bam Adebayo had 28 points and 12 rebounds, Tyler Herro added 27 points and Miami rolled past Washington for their fifth consecutive victory.
The Heat (34-41) became the third team in NBA history to immediately follow a losing streak of at least 10 games with a winning streak of at least five games. The 2021-22 Houston Rockets lost 15 straight and then won seven in a row, and the 2017-18 Chicago Bulls lost 10 straight before winning seven in a row.
Pelle Larsson and Terry Rozier each scored 15 for Miami, which has gotten each of its last five wins by at least 10 points.
Jordan Poole had 35 points in 29 minutes for the Wizards. Poole hit seven 3-pointers, raising his season total to 228 and eclipsing the franchise record of 223 by Bradley Beal in 2016-17. Tristan Vukcevic added 14 off the Washington bench.
CELTICS 117, GRIZZLIES 103
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 14 rebounds, Al Horford scored 26 points and Boston swept a six-game road trip for the first time in franchise history with a win over Memphis.
Victories at Utah, Portland, Sacramento, Phoenix, San Antonio and Memphis eclipsed the previous road win streak of five in February 1973. The run also helped Boston tie a franchise record with 32 road wins, accomplished in 1972-73 and 1974-75) and trailing Chicago (33, 1995-96) and Golden State (34, 2015-16).
Kristaps Porzingis added 19 points as Boston won its ninth straight and closed out a 13-1 March.
Ja Morant scored 26 points, Santi Aldama 21 and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 20 points and 15 rebounds as the Grizzlies closed within seven points with three minutes left, but couldn’t complete the comeback in losing for the sixth time in seven games.
THUNDER 145, BULLS 117
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 27 points and 12 assists in just 27 minutes, and Oklahoma City rolled to a victory over Chicago for their 10th straight victory.
Isaiah Joe came off the bench to make eight 3-pointers and lead Oklahoma City with 31 points. Jalen Williams scored 23 points for the Thunder, who led by 43 points and shot 53% from the field and 53.5% from 3-point range.
Oklahoma City, which improved to 63-12, won 15 straight earlier this season.
Josh Giddey had 15 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in his return to Oklahoma City. Jevon Carter came off the bench to make five 3-pointers and lead the Bulls with 17 points.
NETS 113,M MAVERICKS 109
DALLAS (AP) — Keon Johnson scored 24 points and Brooklyn beat Dallas to win consecutive games for the first time since the All-Star break.
D’Angelo Russell added 18 points and 11 assists for the Nets (25-51), who last won two in a row during a three-game winning streak from Feb. 7-12. Plaving without leading scorer Cam Johnson, who has a back injury, Brooklyn rallied from a 10-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter with a 12-0 run.
Daniel Gafford scored 17 points in his first game since Feb. 10 for the Mavericks (37-39), who were trying to reach .500 for the first time since March 10.
Anthony Davis had 12 points and seven rebounds in 28 minutes in his first home game since being injured Feb. 8 in his initial Mavericks appearance following the trade that sent superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Davis returned last week and played three road games.
The Mavericks are ninth in the West, a half-game ahead of 10th-place Sacramento.
LAKERS 104, ROCKETS 98
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic had 20 points and nine assists, and Gabe Vincent added 20 points on six 3-pointers in Los Angeles’ victory over Houston.
LeBron James finished with 16 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers, who solidified their hold on fourth place in the Western Conference.
Dorian Finney-Smith also scored a season-high 20 points and hit six 3-pointers while Los Angeles sent second-place Houston to only its second loss in 14 games.
After James hit two free throws with 11.1 seconds left to put the Lakers up 102-98, he soared across the key to block Alperen Sengun’s layup attempt. Dillon Brooks then missed a 3-point attempt to seal the Lakers’ 29th home victory.
Amen Thompson scored 20 points and Brooks had 16 for the Rockets, who had won three straight.
The Associated Press
