LaMelo Ball breaks ankle in Hornets’ win over Pistons

CHARLOTTE, N.C. >> LaMelo Ball made six 3-pointers before breaking his right ankle in the third quarter, and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-106 on Monday night for their fifth straight victory.

Terry Rozier scored 22 points, Gordon Hayward had 19 points and rookie Mark Williams added 15 points and 11 rebounds for Charlotte, which is still second-to-last in the Eastern Conference standings — ahead of only Detroit.

Ball finished with 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from 3-point range, his fifth straight game making at least five 3s. He was hurt on a non-contact play, and the Hornets announced after the game that he had fractured his right ankle. HEAT 101, 76ERS 99 >> Jimmy Butler hit an acrobatic reverse layup in the final minutes and finished with 23 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as Miami edged Philadelphia.

Butler’s spinning move and finishing layup while driving between the Sixers’ Joel Embiid and P.J. Tucker gave the Heat a 100-99 lead with 1:28 to play.

Philadelphia rallied from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter. Butler added a free throw with 8.1 seconds left.

James Harden had a chance to win the game for the 76ers, but his 3-point try at the buzzer bounced off the back of the rim.

Embiid had 27 points and 12 rebounds. Harden finished with 20 points and 12 assists.

MAGIC 101, PELICANS 93>> Paolo Banchero capped a 29-point performance with three clutch mid-range jumpers in the closing minutes, and Orlando beat New Orleans.

The first two of Banchero’s big shots broke ties before he hit another to make it 97-93. Franz Wagner, who had 11 points, added a 10foot floater from the baseline with 25 seconds left and Orlando held on from there. New Orleans lost its fourth straight.

Markelle Fultz and Moritz Wagner each scored 14 points for Orlando.