National Basketball Association results | Wednesday

Pacers 142, Bucks 130

INDIANAPOLIS — Tyrese Haliburton had 31 points and 12 assists and the Indiana Pacers pulled away with a 47-point third quarter, beating Milwaukee for their fifth straight victory and second over the Bucks in three days.

Bennedict Mathurin added 16 points for the Pacers. Indiana ended Milwaukee’s 15-game home winning streak Monday and is 4-1 against the Bucks this season.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Milwaukee, falling just short of his fourth triple-double of the season. Damian Lillard added 23 points and five assists, and Khris Middleton overcame a sprained right wrist and a sore right knee to finish with 19 points and seven assists.

Pelicans 117, Timberwolves 106

MINNEAPOLIS — Zion Williamson scored 27 points and New Orleans kept rolling with a victory over West-leading Minnesota.

CJ McCollum added 24 points and Brandon Ingram had 19. The Pelicans pulled away in the second half for their fourth straight victory and ninth in 12 games.

On the second night of a back-to-back after beating Brooklyn 112-85, a game that allowed Williamson and Ingram to both play under 30 minutes, New Orleans went on the road and shot 55.6% from the field. Williamson and Ingram combined to shoot 18 of 26.

Anthony Edwards scored 35 points for Minnesota, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 22. Minnesota dropped to 14-2 at home and lost consecutive games for the first time this season.

Hawks 141, Thunder 138

ATLANTA — Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 28 points and Atlanta held off Oklahoma to end the Thunder’s fivegame winning streak.

Atlanta opened the game with 11 straight points and never trailed. Trae Young had 24 points and 11 assists, one of four Hawks players who scored more than 20. Bogdan Bogdanovic added 23 points and Dejounte Murray had 22.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points and 13 rebounds for Oklahoma City.

Cavaliers 140, Wizards 101

CLEVELAND — Max Strus scored 24 points and Cleveland had its highestscoring game and most-lopsided victory of the season, routing Washington to open a two-game set.

Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points in 24 minutes to help Cleveland snapped a two-game losing streak. Caris LeVert added 21 points in 23 minutes, and Jarrett Allen had 17 points, 19 rebounds and seven assists. Kyle Kuzma scored 16 points for Washington.

The teams will meet again Friday night in Cleveland.

Rockets 112, Nets 101

HOUSTON — Alperen Sengun scored 30 points, Fred VanVleet added 21 points and 10 assists and Houston sent Brooklyn to its fifth straight loss.

VanVleet made 6 of 8 3-pointers and Houston finished 19 of 39 from long distance.

Mikal Bridges and Cam Johnson each scored 15 points for Brooklyn. The Nets have lost 10 of their last 12.

Raptors 116, Grizzlies 111

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Immanuel Quickley scored 26 points, Pascal Siakam added 24 and Toronto held on to beat Memphis,

Quickley was 8 of 18 from the field, hitting 5 of 8 3-pointers. Hecame to Toronto in a late-December trade that sent OG Anunoby to New York.

Ja Morant had 28 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for Memphis.

Knicks 116, Bulls 100

NEW YORK — Julius Randle scored 35 points, Jalen Brunson had 31 points and 13 assists and New York beat Chicago.

OG Anunoby and Donte DiVincenzo each scored 11 points for New York, and Isaiah Hartenstein had a career-high 20 rebounds along with 10 points.

DeMar DeRozan had 28 points for Chicago. Colby White added 26.

Mavericks 126, Trail Blazers 97

DALLAS — Luka Doncic scored 30 of his 41 points in the first half, Kyrie Irving added 29 in his second game back from a bruised right heel and Dallas routed Portland.

The All-Star pair went a combined 23 of 40 from the field before sitting out the fourth quarter. They were just 12 of 34 during a 37-point loss at Utah in Irving’s return after missing 12 games.

Irving tied his season high with nine rebounds and Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 14 points for the Mavericks, who opened a seven-game homestand — their longest of the season — with the first of two in a row against Portland.

Shaedon Sharpe scored 16 points for Portland.

Jazz 154, Pistons 148, OT

SALT LAKE CITY — Jordan Clarkson scored 29 of his 36 points after halftime and Lauri Markkanen added 31 in Utah’s overtime victory over Detroit.

The Jazz sent the Pistons to their 30th loss in 31 games, winning for the ninth time in 12 games.

Bojan Bogdanovic scored a seasonhigh 36 points for Detroit, making eight 3s. Cade Cunningham had 31 points and 12 assists. The Pistons have lost 17 in a row on the road.

Kings 138, Magic 135, 2OT

SACRAMENTO — Malik Monk scored 37 points, Domantas Sabonis had 22 points, 23 rebounds and 12 assists for his seventh triple-double of the season and Sacramento outlasted Orlando in double-overtime.

Sacramento overcame a hot shooting night by the short-handed Magic, who made 25 3-pointers to break the franchise record. That helped them come back from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter to take the lead in the fourth.

Paolo Banchero scored a career-high 43 points to lead the Magic, but missed a potential tying 3 as the final buzzer sounded.