NBA roundup
Bulls 120, Rockets 100
HOUSTON — Coby White scored 24 points, and Chicago Bulls used a big third quarter to pull away from Houston on Monday night.
Zach Lavine scored 14 of Chicago’s 46 third-quarter points, finishing with 21, as the Bulls outscored the Rockets by 20 points in the quarter to break open a tight game.
Chicago had runs of 15-4 and 12-0 in the third period. During that second burst, Houston missed four shots, two of which were air balls, and had a turnover.
Houston coach Stephen Silas said Lavine’s breakout quarter was pivotal.
Mavericks 102, Grizzlies 92
DALLAS — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 20 of his 29 points while Dallas built a big firsthalf lead without much help from Luka Doncic, and the Mavericks returned from a weather-induced break with a victory over Memphis.
Dallas was playing for the first time in eight days after two postponements because of a wintry weather blast in Texas. Kristaps Porzingis didn’t play after showing up on the injury report the day of the game with back stiffness.
Doncic scored 14 of his 21 points after halftime in his first game since the soon-tobe 22-year-old became the first Dallas player to be voted an All-star starter in consecutive seasons.
Suns 132, Trail Blazers 100
PHOENIX — Devin Booker scored 34 points, Deandre Ayton added 19 and the Phoenix Suns kept rolling with a win over the Portland Trail Blazers.
Phoenix has won nine of its past 10 games and put this
one away late in the third quarter. Booker made a 3pointer with two seconds remaining and then — following a quick Portland turnover — Cam Johnson hit another 3 at the buzzer to give the Suns a 100-71 lead.
Heat 108, Thunder 94
OKLAHOMA CITY — Duncan Robinson scored 22 points and made six 3pointers, leading the Miami Heat to a victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the finale of their seven-game road trip.
Kendrick Nunn added 20 points and nine assists, Bam Adebayo had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and they hooked up on an alley-oop dunk during Miami’s 15-0 run to start the fourth quarter.
Jazz 132, Hornets 110
SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell had 23 points and eight assists as the Utah Jazz enjoyed a record-breaking performance from long range in a victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
Utah set a franchise mark for 3-pointers with 28, including 19 off the bench — the most by any team’s backups in NBA history, according to STATS.