NBA ROUNDUP
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SATURDAY’S GAMES
WIZARDS 106, Pistons 92: Russell Westbrook had 19 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists, and Washington won. Bradley Beal had 17 points in 21 minutes before he departed early in the third quarter, having started with a sore right foot.
Knicks 102, BUCKS 96 : Alec Burks and RJ Barrett each scored 21 points to help
New York to a win over Milwaukee, which played without Giannis Antetokounmpo and three other injured starters. The Knicks lost center Mitchell Robinson to a broken right foot in the first quarter.
Rockets 129, TIMBERWOLVES 107: Kevin Porter Jr. scored 25 points in his return to Houston’s lineup, and John Wall added 13 points and 12 assists. Karl-Anthony
Towns had 27 points for Minnesota.
SPURS 120, Bulls 104 : Jakob Poeltl scored 20 points, DeMar DeRozan had 17 and San Antonio held on to beat Chicago in Nikola Vucevic’s debut with the Bulls. Vucevic had 21 points, nine rebounds and four assists.
PELICANS 112, Mavericks 103 : Zion
Williamson scored 38 points and Nickiel Alexander-Walker added 20 for New Orleans. The Mavericks were led by Tim Hardaway Jr., who scored 21 of his 30 points in the first half
Celtics 111, THUNDER 94 : Jayson Tatum scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half and Boston Celtics rallied in the fourth quarter. Moses Brown scored a career-high 21 points and tied a Thunder record with 23 rebounds.
JAZZ 126, Grizzlies 110: Donovan Mitchell had 35 points and seven assists to lead Utah. Jonas Valanciunas had 13 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis.
76ers at CLIPPERS, late: Paul George is scoring 22.4 points per game and averaging 6.2 rebounds for the Clippers. Ben Simmons has shot 55.6% and is averaging 15.9 points for the 76ers.
Cavaliers at KINGS, late :
Buddy Hield is averaging 18.6 points and 5.2 rebounds for Sacramento. Darius Garland is averaging 1.9 made 3-pointers and scoring 16 points over the last 10 for Cleveland.