Jokic helps Nuggets snap Heat’s 8-game home win streak

MIAMI >> Nikola Jokic finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Denver snapped Miami’s eight-game home winning streak by topping the Heat 112-108 on Monday night.

Jokic made 12 of 14 shots, and Denver shot 58%. KNICKS 124, NETS 106 >> Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, Josh Hart added a seasonhigh 27 in his second game with his new team and host New York snapped a ninegame losing streak against Brooklyn.

Julius Randle had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who beat the Nets for the first time in three years. Brooklyn never lost to the Knicks when Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving played.

HORNETS 144, HAWKS 138 >> LaMelo Ball had 30 points and 15 assists, Terry Rozier added 29 points and Charlotte held off Atlanta to snap a seven-game skid.

Gordon Hayward scored 26 points and P.J. Washington added 22 as the Hornets shot 63% from the field. Ball had six 3-pointers and Rozier hit five as Charlotte never trailed and tied a sea- son high with 20 3s.

CAVALIERS 117, SPURS 109 >> Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points and led Cleveland to its seventh straight win as nose-diving San Antonio matched a team record with its 13th consecutive loss.

Mitchell made five 3-pointers and scored 23 in the first half, helping the Cavs build an 18-point lead.

76ERS 123, ROCKETS 104 >> James Harden had 29 points and 10 assists against his former team while Tyrese Maxey scored 26 off the bench as Philadelphia beat Houston.

Joel Embiid scored 23 points in 31 minutes for the Sixers, who have won three in a row and improved to 22-8 at home.

PELICANS 103, THUNDER 100

>> Brandon Ingram scored 34 points and New Orleans outlasted Oklahoma City. JAZZ 123, PACERS 117 >> Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 29 points and Utah beat Indiana.

MAGIC 100, BULLS 91 >> Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz added 18 points apiece Orlando beat cold-shooting Chicago.