Bulls edge Heat in Wade’s Miami return; Pelicans get first win
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade got a win in his return to Miami, with Jimmy Butler scoring 20 points and Rajon Rondo adding 16 points and 12 assists as the Chicago Bulls topped the Heat 9895 on Thursday night.
Robin Lopez had 16 points for Chicago, which prevailed in a game that had 14 ties and 19 lead changes.
Wade scored 13 points on 5-for-17 shooting in his first game at Miami as an opponent after spending his first 13 NBA seasons with the Heat.
Hassan Whiteside led Miami with 20 points and 20 rebounds. Dion Waiters and Josh Richardson each scored 16 for the Heat, who lost point guard Goran Dragic to a sprained left ankle in the third quarter.
Justise Winslow scored 15, and Tyler Johnson added 14 for Miami.
PELICANS 112, BUCKS 106
Anthony Davis scored 32 points and hit a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left as visiting New Orleans got its first victory after losing its first eight by beating Milwaukee.
The Philadelphia 76ers are the only remaining winless team in the NBA.
Jabari Parker scored a season-high 33 points for Milwaukee, which lost its second straight game to a team that was winless. In their last game Sunday, the Bucks fell 86-75 in overtime to Dallas, which was 0-5 coming into that game.
E’Twaun Moore added 20 points for New Orleans, playing its third game in four nights.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo had 17 points, 10 rebounds and one assist in 35 minutes.
WARRIORS 125, NUGGETS 101
Stephen Curry scored 33 points, and Golden State beat host Denver on a night Kevin Durant’s string of 72 straight regular-season games with at least 20 points ended.
Durant finished with 18 points. He tied with Michael Jordan for the fourth-longest streak of 20 or more points in league history.
Curry tweaked his ankle in a win over Dallas on Wednesday, but it didn’t appear to hamper him. He finished 7-of-13 from 3-point range, including one that he turned into a four-point play.
Rookie Jamal Murray had 14 points for the Nuggets, who are 0-2 at Pepsi Center.