Whiteside’s block party fires up Heat
MIAMI — Hassan Whiteside had 29 points, 20 rebounds and an NBA season-high nine blocked shots, and the Miami Heat snapped a four-year drought against San Antonio by beating the Spurs 95-88 on Wednesday night.
Wayne Ellington scored 20 points, and Justise Winslow added 16 for the Heat, who had dropped their last nine regularseason games to the Spurs — and 11 consecutive games overall in the series, when factoring in the 2014 NBA Finals.
Patty Mills came off the bench to score 20 for San Antonio.
76ERS 100, PACERS 94
Joel Embiid scored 20 points and Ben Simmons nearly posted a triple double to lead Philadelphia to a win over Indiana for its first road win this season.
Simmons had 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists as Philadelphia ended a five-game losing streak on the road.
The Pacers’ Victor Oladipo scored a season-high 36 points.
PELICANS 107, BULLS 98
Anthony Davis had 32 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks in his best game since spraining his right elbow nearly two weeks ago, and New Orleans beat visiting Chicago to end a six-game losing streak.
THUNDER 95, CAVS 86
Dennis Schroder scored a season-high 28 points in replacing injured star Russell Westbrook, and Oklahoma City won at Cleveland. Westbrook sprained his left ankle Monday, but the Thunder withstood Cleveland’s fourth-quarter run without the 2017 NBA MVP to win its sixth straight game after starting the season 0-4.
KNICKS 112, HAWKS 107
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 27 of his 34 points in the second half, reserve Enes Kanter added 17 points and 11 rebounds, and New York defeated host Atlanta.
PISTONS 103, MAGIC 96
Andre Drummond had 23 points and 19 rebounds, and Detroit won at Orlando to snap a five-game losing streak.
JAZZ 117, MAVERICKS 102
Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, and Utah beat visiting Dallas to end a four-game losing streak.
GRIZZLIES 89, NUGGETS 87
Marc Gasol scored 20 points, including the goahead free throws with 4.6 seconds left, to lead Memphis over visiting Denver.
RAPTORS 114, KINGS 105
Kawhi Leonard had 25 points and 11 rebounds in his return from an ankle injury, and Toronto won at Sacramento to improve the NBA’s best record to 11-1.
LAKERS 114, T-WOLVES 110
LeBron James had 24 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, and Los Angeles edged Minnesota at home.