Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

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ROCKETS 116, MAGIC 98

ORLANDO, Fla. — Gerald Green scored 27 points, Clint Capela had 21 points and eight rebounds and the Houston Rockets routed the Orlando Magic.

Green made his first five three-point shots and finished 7 for 10 from behind the arc for the Rockets. Aaron Gordon led the Magic with 16 points.

76ERS 112, SPURS 106

PHILADELPH­IA — Joel Embiid scored 21 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and led the Philadelph­ia 76ers to a victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

Patty Mills led the Spurs with 24 points and LeMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 14 rebounds.

WIZARDS 121, KNICKS 103

WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal scored 27 points, John Wall added 25 with nine assists and the Washington Wizards beat the New York Knicks.

Playing for the first time since he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Beal followed his 39-point outburst on Sunday by hitting 11 of his 14 field goal attempts for Washington, which has won five of six. Michael Beasley had 20 points, including 16 in the second half, to lead the Knicks.

NETS 98, TIMBERWOLV­ES 97

NEW YORK — Spencer Dinwiddie made the go-ahead jumper with 9.7 seconds left and tied his career high with 26 points, leading the Brooklyn Nets to a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolv­es.

Jimmy Butler finished with 30 points for the Wizards, mostly on the strength of 16-of-18 shooting at the foul line.

HEAT 111, PISTONS 104

MIAMI — Kelly Olynyk scored 25 points, including a big layup with 39 seconds left, and Goran Dragic added 24 as Miami held off Detroit.

Olynyk finished with 13 rebounds and Dragic had 13 assists for the Heat. Tobias Harris led a balanced Detroit effort with 19.

RAPTORS 124, BULLS 115

CHICAGO — DeMar DeRozan had 35 points and Delon Wright set career highs with 25 points and 13 rebounds as Toronto beat Chicago.

Justin Holiday led Chicago with 26 points, and Lauri Markkanen added 22 points and 12 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic scored 20.

BUCKS 122, PACERS 101

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokoun­mpo had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Khris Middleton added 27 points and Milwaukee pulled away from Indiana.

Minus leading scorer Victor Oladipo (24.9 points per game) for a fourth consecutiv­e game because of a knee injury, the Pacers couldn’t keep up. Domantas Sabonis had a career-high 24 points on 10-of-13 shooting for Indiana.

WARRIORS 125, MAVERICKS 122

DALLAS — Stephen Curry hit a long 3-pointer with three seconds to play, giving Golden State a hard-fought victory over Dallas.

Curry finished with 32 points as Golden State’s “Big Four” combined for 100. Wesley Matthews led the Mavericks with 22 points, including seven 3-pointers, and Dwight Powell tied his career high with 21.

NUGGETS 134, SUNS 111

DENVER — Gary Harris scored 28 of his 36 points in the first half and Denver used a big third quarter to beat Phoenix.

Harris tied his career high in points, finishing 14 of 17 from the field. Devin Booker led the Suns with 17 points. Greg Monroe, filling in for starting center Tyson Chandler, had 16 points and 10 rebounds.

PELICANS 108, JAZZ 98

SALT LAKE CITY — Anthony Davis had 29 points and 15 rebounds to lead New Orleans past Utah.

Jrue Holiday carried the offense early with 18 first-half points and finished with 24 for the Pelicans. DeMarcus Cousins added 19 points and 11 rebounds. Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 24 points, and Joe Johnson scored 20 off the bench.

THUNDER 133, LAKERS 96

LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook had 20 points and 12 assists in a successful return home, and rookie Terrance Ferguson scored all 24 of his points in the second half of his first career start as Oklahoma City handed Los Angeles its eighth consecutiv­e defeat.

Paul George also scored 24 points and Carmelo Anthony added 21. The Lakers were led by rookie Kyle Kuzma’s 18 points.

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