Porter helps Nuggets in late rally

Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 15 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 132-126 on Wednesday.

Nikola Jokic added 25 points and 11 assists. Jerami Grant finished with 22 points.

Two days after posting a careerhigh 37 points in Denver’s win over Oklahoma City, Porter stayed hot, scoring 10 of the Nuggets’ first 16 points against San Antonio. He credited Jokic’s style of play for his success.

“If you know me, the Nuggets drafted me as a scorer,” Porter said. “They knew that was one of my big strengths. Playing with a superstar who would rather pass the ball than shoot the ball obviously is going to work out for both of us.”

Jokic said having Porter being so active is also helping to open up the floor for everyone.

Jazz 124, Grizzlies 115: Joe Ingles scored 12 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and Utah kept Memphis winless in the NBA bubble. Mike Conley had 23 points and seven assists against his former team for the Jazz (43-25), who improved to 2-2 in the seeding round and nudged ahead of Houston (4225) for the fourth spot in the Western Conference standings. Dillon Brooks scored 23 points, while Grayson Allen had a career-high 20 points and six three-pointers.

76ers 107, Wizards 98: Philadelphia showed it could hold it together — at least for a little while — without All-Stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. Simmons left the game in the third quarter with a knee injury, and Embiid battled through late foul trouble to finish with 30 points and 11 rebounds as the 76ers held on. There was no immediate word from the 76ers on the extent of Simmons’ injury.

Raptors 109, Magic 99: Fred VanVleet had 21 points and 10 assists, and Toronto held on to beat Orlando. Pascal Siakam added 15 points and Kyle Lowry finished with eight points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.Toronto (49-18) has won its last seven dating back to before the hiatus and three straight games since the restart. The Magic (32-37) missed an opportunity to clinch a playoff spot following Washington’s loss to Philadelphia earlier Wednesday.

Celtics 149, Nets 115: Jaylen Brown stayed hot with 21 points on five three-pointers, and Boston rolled past Brooklyn without AllStar point guard Kemba Walker.