Heat handle Nets
Kendrick Nunn scored 21 points and the Miami Heat held on for a 116-113 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night.
Goran Dragic added 19 points off the bench and Bam Adebayo had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who won consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 1-3.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 points but threw away a pass in the closing seconds for the Nets, who have lost four straight and dropped to 2-6 in the second game of a back-to-back.
Caris LeVert, who was questionable coming into the game with a right hand contusion, scored 15 points and capped a productive month, averaging 21.2 points in February.
Grizzlies 105, Lakers 88 — Rookie Ja Morant had 27 points and matched his season high with 14 assists, and the Grizzlies snapped a fivegame losing streak.
Dillon Brooks added 24 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 20 rebounds as the Grizzlies helped their chances of keeping the final playoff spot in the West. Memphis entered the night two games up over the New Orleans Pelicans.
LeBron James scored 19 points and Anthony Davis finished with 15 points and nine rebounds as Los Angeles lost for only the second time in February.
Hawks 129, Trail Blazers 117 — Trae Young had 25 points and 15 assists, John Collins added 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Hawks got their second straight victory.
Atlanta, the NBA’s worst 3-point shooting team this season, dazzled beyond the arc for the second night in a row. The Hawks shot 42.9% on 42 attempts and have 37 treys in two games. De’Andre Hunter picked up where fellow rookie Cam Reddish left off the night before against Brooklyn, hitting six 3s to score 22 points.
CJ McCollum finished with 35 points and Hassan Whiteside had 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. They were done for the night after Hunter and Collins hit consecutive 3s to make it a 16-point lead with 3:03 remaining.
Pacers 113, Cavaliers 104 — T.J. Warren scored 30 points, and Malcolm Brogdon hit the go-ahead basket midway through the fourth quarter.
Warren had three baskets down the stretch while Brogdon’s jumper gave Indiana
a 96-95 lead with 6:41 remaining. Center Myles Turner’s 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down and a minute to play sealed it.
Brogdon scored 22 points. Domantas Sabonis had his 46th double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds and also had nine assists. .Victor Oladipo, a game-time decision with a sore ankle, scored 19 points.
Cavaliers center Andre Drummond, who returned after missing two games because of a strained left calf, had 27 points and 13 rebounds. Kevin Love had 20 points and 12 rebounds.
Knicks 125, Bulls 115 — Reserve Mitchell Robinson had a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Julius Randle added 22 points and 10 boards, and the Knicks snapped a six-game losing streak.
RJ Barrett finished with 19 points and Taj Gibson had 17 points and eight rebounds in his return after missing his last game due to back spasms.
Zach LaVine scored 26 points and Coby White chipped in 22 off the bench for the Bulls, who have lost their last two games and 10 of 11.