Vucevic, Bulls snap six-game skid
CHICAGO — Nikola Vucevic had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Zach LaVine added 25 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Brooklyn Nets 115-107 on Sunday to snap a six-game losing streak.
Tomas Satoransky had a season-high 19 points and 11 assists as Chicago won for the first time since acquiring Vucevic before the trade deadline.
Kyrie Irving had 24 points and 15 assists to lead short-handed Brooklyn, which played without James Harden and Kevin Durant. Jeff Green added 21 off the bench.
Brooklyn led by as many as nine points in the first quarter, but Chicago closed the gap to 28-25 and then posted a 32-18 advantage in the second for a 57-46 halftime lead.
NUGGETS 119, MAGIC 109
Aaron Gordon scored 24 points against his former team, rallying host Denver past Orlando.
Gordon scored Denver’s first dozen points, then helped the Nuggets erase an 18-point halftime deficit.
Jamal Murray added 22 points and Michael Porter Jr. 20 for Denver, which got 17 points, 16 assists and nine rebounds from Nikola Jokic. Chuma Okeke and Terrence Ross led Orlando with 19 points each.
HAWKS 117, WARRIORS 111
Clint Capela had 24 points and 18 rebounds, Danilo Gallinari scored 25 points and host Atlanta beat Golden State for its third straight win.
Stephen Curry and Draymond Green returned after injuries forced both to miss an embarrassing blowout against Toronto on Friday.
Curry, returning from a tailbone injury, had 37 points as the Warriors lost their third straight and seventh in the last eight games.
CLIPPERS 104, LAKERS 86
Marcus Morris scored 22 points and the Los Angeles Clippers dominated the short-handed Lakers in a 104-86 victory on Sunday to end a two-game skid.
Kawhi Leonard had 19 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Paul George added 16 points.
Montrezl Harrell led the Lakers with 19 points. Marc Gasol was the only starter in double figures with 11 points.
CELTICS 116, HORNETS 86
Jayson Tatum had 22 points and eight rebounds, and host Boston blew past short-handed Charlotte.
Evan Fournier had four 3-pointers and 17 points. Robert Williams finished with 16 points and eight rebounds to help Boston post its second straight victory.
Terry Rozier led Charlotte with 22 points and seven assists. Devonte’ Graham added 11 points. The 30-point loss is the Hornets’ worst of the season.
GRIZZLIES 116, 76ERS 100
Grayson Allen had 11 of his 15 points during a game-changing third quarter, lifting visiting Memphis over short-handed Philadelphia, which was without All-Star center Joel Embiid.
Dillon Brooks scored 17 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who began play ninth in the Western Conference. Memphis had seven players in double-figures.
Tobias Harris scored 21 points for the 76ers, who have played 11 of their last 12 games without Embiid.
Embiid returned from a 10-game absence because of a bone bruise in his left knee on Saturday, but he didn’t play in the second game of a back-to-back to recover from that outing.