Washington holds off Memphis in 93-87 victory

WASHINGTON—Bradley Beal scored 18 points and John Wall had 13 in his return from a sore knee to help Washington hold off Memphis.

Beal scored 11 points in the fourth quarter, hitting three 3-pointers. Otto Porter Jr. added 14 points, and Marcin Gortat had 12. Wall missed nine games, with Washington going 4-5 in his absence.

Andrew Harrison led Memphis with 20 points, JaMychal Green had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Marc Gasol had 15 points and 10 rebounds. The Grizzlies have lost five straight and 16 out of 17.

TRAIL BLAZERS 102, HEAT 95

MIAMI—Damian Lillard scored seven of his 18 points in the final 3:16, and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame a 16-point second-half deficit to beat Miami and snap a five-game losing streak.

Lillard had only one field goal in the first 31 minutes. But he converted a three-point play put the Trail Blazers ahead to stay, 98-95, and sank two free throws on their next possession for a five-point lead. CJ McCollum scored 28 points for the Trail Blazers.

Miami reserve Wayne Ellington sank seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 24 points.

PELICANS 115, BUCKS 108

NEW ORLEANS—DeMarcus Cousins had 26 points and 13 rebounds and New Orleans beat Milwaukee.

The Pelicans turned the ball over 21 times, with nine committed by Cousins, but the mercurial All-Star center came through in the clutch with a couple of soaring dunks—one on a putback and another on a cut down the lane—and added a 3-pointer with 22 seconds left that put it virtually out of reach.

Anthony Davis returned from a one-game absence caused by a nagging adductor injury to score 25 points and grab 10 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and nine rebounds for Milwaukee.

BULLS 103, JAZZ 100

CHICAGO—Nikola Mirotic scored 29 points, Kris Dunn hit a clutch jumper with 22 seconds left and Chicago beat Utah for its fourth straight victory.

Mirotic made 11 of 18 shots from the field and grabbed nine rebounds in his best performance since he returned last week after missing the start of the season with facial fractures. The 6-foot-10 forward got hurt in a practice fight with teammate Bobby Portis, throwing the future of both players in question, but the Bulls are perfect since Mirotic returned to the court.

Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 32 points on 15-for-26 shooting.

CLIPPERS 106, MAGIC 95

ORLANDO, Fla.—Lou Williams scored 31 points, DeAndre Jordan had 16 points and 20 rebounds and Los Angeles beat Orelando to open a four-game trip.

Jonathon Simmons scored 20 points for the Magic. They have lost 14 of 17.