Bucks blast Magic

Khris Middleton scored 21 points, Bobby Portis added 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and 10 rebounds off the bench and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Orlando Magic 124-87 on Sunday night to end a threegame losing streak. Orlando lost its fifth straight game and 18th in 22 games.

Hawks 105, Hornets 101 — Charlotte hadn’t lost a game all season when leading entering the fourth quarter. Bogdan Bogdanovic put an end to that 22-game streak by scoring 32 points on a career-high eight 3-pointers as the Hawks erased a 10point fourth quarter deficit without Trae Young.

Pelicans 116, Cavaliers 109 — Zion Williamson scored 38 points and Brandon Ingram had 27 points and eight assists. Williamson fell one shy of his career best of 39 set March 26 against Denver. New Orleans pulled within one game of the final play-in tournament spot in the West.

Spurs 119, Mavericks 117 — DeMar DeRozan hit the tiebreaking jumper with 0.5 seconds left, giving him 27 of his 33 points in the second half. The Spurs stopped a season-long five-game losing streak.

Timberwolves 121, Bulls 117 — Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 12 rebounds.

Two days after his first 50point game, Zach LaVine scored 21 of his 30 points in the second half as Chicago tried to mount a comeback.

Pacers 132, Grizzlies 125 — Caris LeVert scored 34 points for Indiana. Memphis center Jonas Valanciunas matched his career high with 34 points and his season high with 22 rebounds.

Knicks 102, Raptors 96 — Julius Randle scored 26 points and the Knicks recovered after blowing an 18point lead. RJ Barrett added 19 as the Knicks (27-27) won their second straight to get back to .500.