BOGUT’S CAVS DEBUT LASTS LESS THAN A MINUTE
CLEVELAND — Andrew Bogut broke his left leg less than one minute into his Cleveland debut and the Cavaliers were outgunned 106-98 on Monday night by the surging and not-to-be-overlooked Miami Heat, who beat the NBA champions twice in three nights.
Dion Waiters scored 29 points, Goran Dragic added 21 and the Heat held off a late rally by the Cavs, who trimmed a 20-point deficit to 103-98 in the final minute. It could have gotten tighter but LeBron James missed a long 3-pointer before Waiters banked one in with 12.2 seconds left.
Kyrie Irving scored 32 and James had 30 points and 17 rebounds as Cleveland dropped to 26-7 at home.
• Spurs 112, Rockets 110 — At San Antonio: Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, and made big plays on both ends in the final 30 seconds as San Antonio rallied to beat Houston.
Leonard outscored James Harden 17-4 in the final quarter of a matchup between two leading MVP candidates as the Spurs won their eighth straight.
Harden finished with 39 points and 12 assists in the final matchup of the season between the intrastate rivals.
• Clippers 116, Celtics 102 — At Los Angeles: Blake Griffin scored 26 points, Chris Paul added 23 and Los Angeles rallied to beat Boston.
Jamal Crawford helped lift the Clippers in the second half by scoring 17 of his 19 points after halftime as Los Angeles shot 58 percent over the final two quarters.
DeAndre Jordan added 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers, who won their second in a row and remained 1 1/2 games behind Utah in the race for fourth place in the Western Conference.
• Pistons 109, Bulls 95 — At Auburn Hills, Mich.: Reggie Jackson scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half, and Detroit pulled away down the stretch for a victory over Chicago.
The Pistons climbed into a tie for the No. 7 spot in the Eastern Conference with the Bulls, who were playing without injured Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo.
• Jazz 88, Pelicans 83 — At Salt Lake City: Gordon Hayward scored 23 points and Utah led from start to finish against New Orleans.
The Jazz pushed their win streak to three games despite a choppy performance on both ends.
• Hornets 100, Pacers 88 — At Charlotte, N.C.: Kemba Walker scored 28 points, Nicolas Batum added 21 and Charlotte beat Indiana.
Returning home after their victory Saturday in Denver, the Hornets notched consecutive wins for the first time since Jan. 20-21.
• Nets 122, Grizzlies 109 — At Memphis, Tenn.: Jeremy Lin scored 18 points, including nine straight in a fourth-quarter Brooklyn rally, Sean Kilpatrick added 23 and the Nets won for only the second time in 20 games with a victory over Memphis.
Isaiah Whitehead scored 15 points, while Randy Foye and Caris LeVert added 14 apiece as Brooklyn shot 53 percent in snapping a two-game losing streak.
• Bucks 112, 76ers 98 — At Philadelphia: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points, Tony Snell had 18 of his season-high 21 in the first half and Milwaukee trailed in a victory over Philadelphia.
Malcolm Brogdon and Khris Middleton added 13 apiece for the Bucks, who won their third straight game to stay close in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Milwaukee began the day 1 1/2 games behind Detroit for the final playoff spot in the East. The Pistons hosted Chicago on Monday night.
• Knicks 113, Magic 105 — At Orlando: Courtney Lee scored 20 points, Lance Thomas added 17 and New York used a big fourth quarter to rally past Orlando.
Willy Hernangomez had 14 points and eight rebounds, while Kristaps Porzingis scored 14 points for the Knicks, who stopped a two-game losing streak. Kyle O’Quinn sparked the comeback with 11 points and eight rebounds, all in the fourth quarter.