NBA results | Wednesday
Cavaliers 127, Hawks 105
CLEVELAND — Tristan Thompson scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, Larry Nance Jr. had a career-high 23 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers broke a 12-game home losing streak, defeating the Atlanta Hawks.
Cleveland, coming off the worst home loss in franchise history, went ahead midway through the first quarter and won at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the first time since beating the Hawks on Dec. 23.
Cleveland was routed 133-92 by the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday and had lost 13 of 14 overall.
Nance, starting in place of the injured Kevin Love, had 12 rebounds. Andre Drummond scored 14 points and had 15 rebounds. Drummond, acquired from Detroit at the trade deadline, has had a double-double in both games with Cleveland.
Magic 116, Pistons 112, OT
ORLANDO, Fla. — Aaron Gordon scored 25 points and Markelle Fultz added 21 as Orlando rallied to beat Detroit.
Gordon, who also had nine rebounds and nine assists, hit consecutive 3-point shots late in he fourth quarter to help Orlando erase a seven-point deficit.
Pacers 118, Bucks 111
INDIANAPOLIS — T.J. Warren scored 35 points and Malcolm Brogdon added 17 points and tied a career high with 13 assists, helping Indiana hold on to beat Milwaukee.
The victory sent Indiana into the All-Star break with some momentum after beating the league’s best team to end a season-worst seven-game losing streak. The Pacers also had lost five straight home games.
Donte DiVincenzo led the Bucks with 19 points and Khris Middleton added 17 as reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo missed his second straight game following the birth of his first child.
Nets 101, Raptors 91
NEW YORK — Toronto had its franchise-record winning streak stopped at 15 games with a loss to Brooklyn.
The defending NBA champions were hoping to keep rolling right into the All-Star break, but couldn’t find the form that helped them average 121.2 points and shoot 50% over the previous 15 games.
This time, the Raptors hit only 37.8%, with Kyle Lowry’s triple-double coming on a night the All-Star point guard was just 4 for 13.
Wizards 114, Knicks 96
NEW YORK — Bradley Beal scored 30 points and Washington used a fourth-quarter surge to beat New York.
Davis Bertans added 16 points, Isaac Bonga had 13 and Troy Brown Jr. scored 11 as Washington closed out the victory with a 34-19 run.
Hornets 115, Timberwolves 108
MINNEAPOLIS — Devonte’ Graham scored 28 points and Malik Monk added 25 to lead Charlotte to a comeback win over Minnesota.
Grizzlies 111, Trail Blazers 104
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Brandon Clarke matched his career high with 27 points, Ja Morant had 20 points and nine assists and Memphis beat Portland.
De’Anthony Melton and Jonas Valanciunas scored 12 points each, with Valanciunas also grabbing 18 rebounds. Clarke connected on 12 of 14 shots as Memphis won its second straight and 15th in the last 19 games.
Mavericks 130, Kings 111
DALLAS — Luka Doncic had 33 points and 12 rebounds in his return from a seven-game absence because of a sprained ankle, leading Dallas over Sacramento.
Doncic added eight assists in the NBA triple-double leader’s final game before the break.
Suns 112, Warriors 106
PHOENIX — Devin Booker scored 27 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. added 15 and Phoenix held on for a victory over Golden State.
Phoenix won for just the second time in eight games and goes into the All-Star break with a 22-33 record. The Suns have already surpassed last season’s total of 19 wins.
Jazz 116, Heat 101
SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points and Bojan Bogdanovic added 22 to lift Utah over Miami.
Jordan Clarkson added 21 points off the bench for the Jazz. Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 20 rebounds as Utah won its fourth straight game.