SUNDAY’S GAMES
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WIZARDS 114, Bulls 110: Bradley Beal scored 17 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter, leading Washington over Chicago. Beal scored 15 straight points for Washington in the fourth as the Wizards rallied from an eight-point deficit early in the period.
Timberwolves 107, PACERS 90: Jimmy Butler had 26 points, six rebounds and five assists, and Minnesota never trailed. Karl-Anthony Towns had 18 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks.
CELTICS 108, Nets 105: Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, Al Horford had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Boston held off Brooklyn. Marcus Morris added 15 points, Terry Rozier scored 14 and Jaylen Brown finished with 13 points as the Celtics closed 2017 by winning three straight and four of five.
Lakers at ROCKETS (late): Otto Porter Jr. scored 26 points, Bradley Beal and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 21 each, and the Washington Wizards beat Houston 121-103 Friday night for the high-scoring Rockets’ fifth straight loss.
Mavericks at THUNDER (late): Dennis Smith Jr. had his first career triple-double and the Dallas Mavericks made a franchiserecord 22 3-pointers in a 128-120 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
Hornets at CLIPPERS (late) : Playing in his first game in a month, Blake Griffin scored 24 points and Lou Williams added 23 off the bench to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 121-106 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.
Grizzlies at KINGS (late) : Devin Booker shook off a rough night shooting and scored 12 of his 26 points over the final five minutes to lift the Phoenix Suns past the Sacramento Kings 111-101 on Friday night.
76ers at SUNS (late) : Dario Saric had 20 points and nine rebounds and keyed a second-half run to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the Denver Nuggets 107-102 on Saturday night.