THURSDAY’S NBA GAMES
at Indiana 121, Jeff Teague had 21 points, 15 assists and seven Brooklyn 109 rebounds in the Pacers’ fourth straight victory. at Toronto 101, DeMar DeRozan gave the Raptors their first Utah 93 lead with 3:44 left and they never trailed after. at Detroit 115, The Pistons held on as Marco Belinelli’s bank Charlotte 114 shot at the buzzer was ruled too late. Atlanta 99, Dennis Schroder had 23 points for the Hawks, at New Orleans 94 who picked up their fifth consecutive win. at Houston 118, James Harden scored 26 points and Nene hit Okla. City 116 two free throws with 0.7 seconds remaining. Phoenix 102, Eric Bledsoe scored 26 points, including five at Dallas 95 straight to break a tie in the final 2 minutes. San Antonio 127, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points, including at Denver 99 11 while sparking a third-quarter Spurs spurt. L.A. Lakers The Blazers entered the game only 3-12 since at Portland, late Dec. 7, primarily because of lackluster defense.
STAR OF THE DAY Kyle Lowry
scores 16 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter to guide the Raptors to a come-frombehind victory over the Jazz.
STATISTIC OF THE DAY
The Hornets go 5 of 22 from the field in the second quarter but still outscore the Pistons, 22-21, in the period.
BEST GAME FRIDAY NEW YORK at MILWAUKEE:
The Knicks will come in with fire in their eyes after blowing a big lead and losing on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s last-second shot Wednesday.