NBA results | Thursday
Knicks 118, Pistons 112
NEW YORK — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, Julius Randle had 29 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks sent the Detroit Pistons to their franchise-record 16th consecutive loss with a 118-112 victory Thursday night.
The Pistons (2-17) completed a winless November, having not won a game since a victory over Chicago on Oct. 28 left them 2-1.
Cade Cunningham scored 31 points and Killian Hayes chipped 23 in for the Pistons. They have also lost 13 in a row against the Knicks.
Hawks 137, Spurs 135
SAN ANTONIO — Trae Young scored a season-high 45 points and drew a charge from Jeremy Sochan with 2.7 seconds left as Atlanta handed San Antonio its 13th straight loss.
Sochan matched his career high with 33 points and Victor Wembanyama had 21 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks for San Antonio, but the Spurs remained without a win since Nov. 2.
Devin Vassell added 25 points and Keldon Johnson had 22.
Heat 142, Pacers 132
MIAMI — Jimmy Butler scored 24 of his 36 points in the second half, and Miami overcame a career-high 44 points from Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton.
Rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 24 for the Heat, who trailed by 13 early and didn’t take the lead for the first time until early in the fourth. Butler added 10 rebounds, Josh Richardson scored 19 points and Duncan Robinson added 16 for Miami, which snapped a three-game slide.
Haliburton scored 28 points in the first half for the Pacers, who had 73 points at intermission — then gave up 78 in the second half. Haliburton also had 10 assists, the NBA’s first game of at least 44 points and that many assists since Donovan Mitchell’s 71-point, 11-assist night for Cleveland on Jan. 2.
Bulls 120, Bucks 113, OT
CHICAGO — Nikola Vucevic scored 29 points, Coby White added 23 and shorthanded Chicago beat Milwaukee.
Alex Caruso nailed a buzzer-beating 3 at the end of regulation, and Chicago pulled off a surprise without Zach LaVine (sore right foot) and DeMar DeRozan (sprained left ankle) because of injuries.
The Bulls trailed 110-109 in overtime when Vucevic cut for a dunk with 2:28 remaining, sparking an eight-point run. Patrick Williams finished the decisive spurt when he dunked with 31 seconds remaining, and Chicago hung on from there.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led Milwaukee with 26 points and 14 rebounds.
Timberwolves 101, Jazz 90
MINNEAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and Minnesota weathered the absence of leading scorer Anthony Edwards to beat Utah.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a season-high 20 points and Rudy Gobert had 15 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks for Minnesota.
Simone Fontecchio led Utah with 16 points and five assists. Ochai Agbaji had in 13 points and six rebounds for the Jazz.
Hornets 129, Nets 128
NEW YORK — Terry Rozier had 37 points and 13 assists, and short-handed Charlotte beat Brooklyn.
Miles Bridges added 23 points, Gordon Hayward chipped in 22 and Mark Williams had 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Hornets snapped their two-game losing streak despite playing without star guard LaMelo Ball and No. 2 pick Brandon Miller.
Cam Thomas scored 26 points in his return from a sprained ankle and Mikal Bridges had 22 points and nine rebounds as Brooklyn’s three-game winning streak was snapped.
Trail Blazers 103, Cavaliers 95
CLEVELAND — Shaedon Sharpe scored 29 points, rookie Duop Reath added a season-high 13 and Portland got its second straight impressive road win this week, beating Cleveland.
The Blazers came in just 5-12 overall and 3-7 away from home before rallying to stun the Cavs.
Sharpe went 11 of 15 from the field and added 10 rebounds for the Blazers.