Bridges, Hornets bounce back, win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. » Miles Bridges had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Terry Rozier added 25 points and the Charlotte Hornets bounced back from an ugly loss to beat the Utah Jazz 107-101 on Friday night in front a sellout crowd.
LaMelo Ball added 21 points for the Hornets, who had their five-game win streak snapped Wednesday with a disappointing 15-point defeat to the New York Knicks.
Charlotte (38-36) wrapped up a five-game homestand with a 4-1 record and pulled within a half-game of the Brooklyn Nets for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference.
“That’s a high-caliber, championship-level team, so for us to execute in a close game (against them) speaks volumes about our team and how far we’ve come,” Hornets coach James Borrego said. “The growth, the resiliency and the togetherness . ... I’m really proud of our guys.”
Donovan Mitchell had 26 points to lead Utah, but missed two key shots in the final minute. Jordan Clarkson had 19 points and Rudy Gobert added 11 points and 19 rebounds for the Jazz (45-27), who have lost three straight.
KNICKS 111, HEAT 103 » Immanuel Quickley scored 20 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, leading a huge comeback that carried New York past reeling
Miami.
RJ Barrett added 18 points for the Knicks. They trailed by 17 points with 11 minutes left before closing on a 38-13 run and handing Miami a third consecutive loss — all of them against teams who were missing top players. TIMBERWOLVES 116, MAVERICKS 95 » Karl-Anthony Towns had 20 points and nine rebounds and Minnesota made up for a narrow loss at Dallas four days earlier.
Jordan McLaughlin had a season-high 16 points on 6-for-8 shooting for the Timberwolves. They moved a half-game behind idle Denver for the sixth spot that they badly want in the Western Conference to avoid the play-in tournament.
WIZARDS 100, PISTONS 97 » Kristaps Porzingis had 30 points and 10 rebounds and Washington held on to beat Detroit.
Deni Avdija added 21 points and 10 rebounds to help the Wizards sweep the four-game season series.
Marvin Bagley III led Detroit with 25 points, and Cade Cunningham added 22 points.
ROCKETS 125, TRAIL BLAZERS 106 » Jalen Green had 23 points, including five 3-pointers, and Houston built a big early lead before coasting to a victory over Portland.
Jae’Sean Tate added 17 points as Houston snapped its 11-game losing streak on the road.