Kuzma scores 32 as Wizards fend off Heat

MIAMI — Kyle Kuzma scored 32 points and the Washington Wizards held on to beat the Miami Heat 110-108 on Sunday night for their second win in a row after ending a 16-game skid.

Corey Kispert finished with 22 points, Deni Avdija added 16 and Tyus Jones had 12 points and 16 assists for the Wizards, who got their first road victory since Jan. 29, ending an eight-game skid away from home.

Kuzma made 12 of 16 free throws and had nine rebounds and four of Washington’s 35 assists, four short of a team season high.

Bucks 124, Clippers 117: At Los Angeles, Damian Lillard scored 16 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter of the Milwaukee’s first victory on its California road trip.

Lillard hit three of his seven 3pointers during a stellar shooting display in the fourth, while Giannis

Antetokounmpo had 34 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds as the Bucks rebounded from back-toback losses to Golden State and the Lakers by outlasting the Clippers, who played without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

James Harden had 13 points on 5of-16 shooting and 11 assists while playing without his two superstar teammates, who both sat out of the team’s second home game in less than 24 hours. Leonard and George played extensively in Los Angeles’ win over Chicago on Saturday afternoon, and the Clippers decided to rest Leonard’s sore left groin and George’s sore left knee.

Pacers 111, Magic 97: At Orlando, Fla., Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam each scored 20 points and Indiana beat Orlando to closed within a game of the Magic in the Eastern Conference standings.

T.J. Mcconnell and Obi Toppin each added 17 points for Indiana. Aaron Nesmith had 16.

Rockets 112, Kings 104: At Sacramento, Calif., Fred Vanvleet scored 22 points, Jalen Green added 19 and Houston beat Sacramento .

The Rockets may have lost leading scorer Alperen Sengun to a right knee injury when he landed awkwardly while challenging a shot by the Kings’ Domantas Sabonis with under a minute to play in the fourth. Sengun appeared to be in immediate distress and he left the court in a wheelchair after several minutes on the baseline, with his hands covering his face. Pelicans 116, Hawks 103: At Atlanta, Trey Murphy III had 28 points off the bench to help New Orleans complete a perfect three-game trip.

Zion Williamson had 27 points, six rebounds and seven assists for the Pelicans, who have won four straight overall and snapped the Hawks’ three-game winning streak.