Beal, Westbrook lead Wizards past Jazz

WASHINGTON >> Bradley Beal scored 43 points, Russell Westbrook had 35 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists in his 13th tripledouble of the season and the Washington Wizards beat the Utah Jazz 131-122 on Thursday night.

Washington broke a fivegame losing streak overall and a nine-game skid against Utah.

Donovan Mitchel l equaled a season high with 42 points for the Jazz, who at 29-11 still have the NBA’s best record but have lost four of six in March. Joe Ingles added a career-high 34 points, including eight 3-pointers.

Washington scored 13 straight to take a 23-12 lead with 5:02 to play in the first quarter. The Wizards increased their lead to 64- 40 just before halftime, and the Jazz got no closer than 112-105 with 6:20 to play.

KNICKS 94, MAGIC 93 >> Julius Randle had his third tripledouble of the season with 18 points, 17 assists and 10 rebounds to lead New York past Orlando.

Alec Burks scored 21 points to help the Knicks improve to 21-21. Reggie Bullock added 20, RJ Barrett had 17 and Frank Ntilikina 13.

Evan Fournier scored 23 points but turned the ball over on Orlando’s final possession as the Magic dropped their ninth straight.

HAWKS 116, THUNDER 93 >> Trae Young and Bogdan Bogdanovic each scored 23 points and Atlanta won its seventh straight, beating Oklahoma City.

The Hawks have put together the streak since Nate McMillan took charge as interim coach and have won seven in a row for the first time since 2016-17.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 19 points.

TIMBERWOLVES 123, SUNS 119 >> Anthony Edwards scored a career- high 42 points, Karl-Anthony Towns added 41 and Minnesota rallied to stun Phoenix.

The Timberwolves still have the worst record in the NBA at 10-31 but have played better since the AllStar break, winning three of five games. Edwards and Towns carried Minnesota in this one, pouring in points from all over the floor. BLAZERS 101, PELICANS 93 >> Damian Lillard scored 36 points, 21 in the opening quarter alone, and Portland won the second of back- to- back games against New Orleans.

Carmelo Anthony added 15 points for the Blazers, who also edged the Pelicans 125-124 on Tuesday night. Enes Kanter finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds.

Zion Williamson had 26 points and 10 rebounds for his 10th double- double of the season for New Orleans.