Matthews, Barnes power Mavs past Bulls

DALLAS — Wesley Matthews scored 20 of his 26 points in the second half in the Dallas Mavericks’ 107-82 victory over the Chicago Bulls 107-82 on Saturday night.

Chicago was coming off a 111-105 victory over defending champion Cleveland on Friday night, the Bulls only win in their last four.

Harrison Barnes scored 17 of his 22 points in the first half, leading the Mavericks to a 17-point first-quarter lead.

Chicago pulled within six points three times in the second quarter, but Dallas finished the first half with a 57-45 lead.

In the third quarter, Matthews had 14 points, and the Mavericks’ lead by as many as 21 points.

Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 26 points. GRIZZLIES 103, LAKERS 100

Troy Daniels scored a career-high 31 points, and Memphis hung on for a victory over visiting Los Angeles after Julius Randle missed all three free throws with 5.9 seconds left. RAPTORS 128, HAWKS 84

DeMar DeRozan had 21 points, and Kyle Lowry and Patrick Patterson each added 17 in Toronto’s victory over visiting Atlanta.

Lowry also had eight assists and eight re- bounds to help Toronto win its sixth straight and tie Cleveland for the Eastern Conference lead. BUCKS 112, NETS 103

Matthew Dellavedova scored 12 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, helping Milwaukee hold off visiting Brooklyn.

The Bucks won their fourth straight game despite letting a 16-point third-quarter lead slip away. TIMBERWOLVES 125 HORNETS 120 (OT)

Andrew Wiggins scored 29 points, KarlAnthony Towns added 27 points and 15 rebounds, and Minnesota erased a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to win at Charlotte in overtime. CELTICS 107, 76ERS 106

Isaiah Thomas scored a season high with 37 points, including 12 straight Celtics points late in the fourth quarter, to lead visiting Boston to a victory over Philadelphia. JAZZ 105, NUGGETS 98

Gordon Hayward matched his season high with 32 points, and Utah topped visiting Denver.

The Jazz used a 31-8 stretch in the third quarter to blow open the game.