Red-hot Heat torch 76ers
Hassan Whiteside scored 30 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in just 27 minutes, Dion Waiters needed only 10 shots to score 21 points and the Heat pushed their winning streak to 10 games with an easy 125-102 win over the Philadelphia 76ers last night in Miami.
Goran Dragic had 16 points and eight assists for Miami, and Tyler Johnson also scored 16.
Ersan Ilyasova scored 21 for Philadelphia, which was without Joel Embiid, Jahlil Okafor and Robert Covington. Embiid missed his fifth straight game with a left knee problem, and Okafor sat with right knee soreness. Covington has a
right hand contusion. Cavaliers 111, Knicks
104 — LeBron James had 32 points and 10 assists, becoming the youngest player to surpass 28,000 points, Kevin Love added 23 points and 16 rebounds in his return from back spasms, and visiting Cleveland beat New York for the ninth straight time, despite missing Kyrie Irving due to right quadriceps soreness.
Brandon Jennings had 23 points and 10 assists in place of point guard Derrick Rose, who missed his fourth straight game with a sprained left ankle. Spurs 121, Nuggets 97 — Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker scored 18 points each to help Gregg Popovich become the winningest coach with a single franchise in league history,
leading host San Antonio over Denver.
Popovich earned his 1,128th victory to pass former Utah coach Jerry Sloan for the record. Hawks 113, Magic 86
— Paul Millsap scored 21 points, all in the first three quarters, and host Atlanta never trailed in their runaway win over Orlando to post its 15th win in the last 20 games.
Tim Hardaway Jr. also had 21 points for Atlanta. Aaron Gordon led Orlando with 16 points. Bucks 137, Suns 112 — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points to lead six Milwaukee players in double figures to win in Phoenix and snap a five-game losing streak. Pacers 105, Pistons 84 — In Indianapolis, Paul George
scored 21 points, helping Indiana beat Detroit to extend its season-best winning streak to six games. Wizards 105, Pelicans 91 — John Wall had 24 points and 13 assists and host Washington held New Orleans scoreless for the final 5:52 to post its seventh straight win. Jazz 105, Hornets 98 — In Salt Lake City, Gordon Hayward scored 33 points and Utah rallied to defeat Charlotte. Grizzlies 107, Timberwolves 99 — In Minneapolis, JaMychal Green scored a career-high 29 points and short-handed Memphis ground out a win over Minnesota, which lost Zach LaVine for the remainder of the season with a knee injury.