Las Vegas Review-Journal (Sunday)

NBA ROUNDUP

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■ WARRIORS 118, 76ers 114: Eric Paschall hit two free throws with 51.7 seconds left and totaled 23 points for Golden State, which was without Stephen Curry (flu) but halted a 10-game home slide.

Curry, a two-time league MVP, returned Thursday from a 58-game injury absence. Damion Lee had 24 points and Marquese Chriss 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors.

Tobias Harris had 24 points and Al Horford 22 points and 10 rebounds for Philadelph­ia, which fell a half-game behind Indiana for fifth place in the East.

■ HORNETS 108, Rockets 99: Terry Rozier scored 24 points for Charlotte, which raced to a 20-0 lead while Houston committed eight turnovers and missed five 3-pointers.

James Harden had 30 points, 14 assists, 10 rebounds and 10 turnovers for Houston, which closed within five points in the third quarter but lost its third in a row.

Devonte Graham scored 23 points and Findlay Prep product P.J. Washington 22 for the Hornets, who halted a three-game slide.

■ CAVALIERS 104, Nuggets 102: Kevin Love hit the go-ahead basket with four minutes left and totaled 27 points for Cleveland, which went on a 10-0 run after trailing 93-92.

Collin Sexton had 27 points and Matthew Dellavedov­a a career-high 14 assists for the Cavs, who halted a fourgame skid and beat Denver for the second time this season.

Will Barton scored 22 points, Gary Harris 18 and Jamal Murray 17 for the Nuggets.

■ GRIZZLIES 118, Hawks 101:

Jonas Valanciuna­s had 27 points and 17 rebounds for Memphis, which won for the fourth time in five games and kept its hold on the West’s final playoff spot.

Ja Morant scored 24 points for Memphis, which held Atlanta to 33.7-percent shooting. John Collins scored 27 points to pace the Hawks, who lost their third straight.

■ Kings 123, TRAIL BLAZERS 111:

Bogdan Bogdanovic had 27 points and eight assists for Sacramento, which tied a franchise record with 21 3-pointers in its fourth win in five games.

Buddy Hield scored 22 points off the bench for the Kings, who won in Portland for the first time since 2012. Hassan Whiteside had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers.

■ Jazz 111, PISTONS 105: Bojan Bogdanovic scored 32 points for Utah, which blew a 22-point second-quarter lead before rallying for its fifth straight win.

UNLV product Christian Wood scored a career-high 30 points for Detroit, which lost for the 17th time in 21 games.

 ?? Nell Redmond The Associated Press ?? Findlay Prep product P.J. Washington tries to go to the basket against Rockets forward DeMarre Carroll in the first half of the Hornets’ 108-99 win Saturday.
Nell Redmond The Associated Press Findlay Prep product P.J. Washington tries to go to the basket against Rockets forward DeMarre Carroll in the first half of the Hornets’ 108-99 win Saturday.

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