Lillard’s 49 points lift Blazers past Heat

MIAMI — Damian Lillard scored a seasonhigh 49 points, 28 of them coming after halftime, and the Portland Trail Blazers continued their playoff push by beating the Miami Heat 115-104 on Sunday night.

Lillard tied a career high with nine 3-pointers, giving him 1,002 for his career.

The Heat (34-36) missed a chance to reach .500 for the first time this season and fell to 7-17 this season when Dion Waiters isn’t in the lineup (sprained ankle).

SPURS 118, KINGS 102

Pau Gasol scored 22 points as host San Antonio rolled to a victory over Sacramento, snapping a two-game skid.

CAVALIERS 125, LAKERS 120

Kyrie Irving scored 46 points, and visiting Cleveland rallied from an 11-point deficit in the fourth to edge Los Angeles.

MAVERICKS 111, NETS 104

Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and nine rebounds as Dallas won at Brooklyn.

PELICANS 123, T-WOLVES 109

Anthony Davis had 28 points and 12 rebounds as New Orleans beat visiting Minnesota.

PISTONS 112, SUNS 95

Kentavious CaldwellPope scored 23 points as visiting Detroit pulled away from Phoenix in the fourth to secure the win.

76ERS 105, CELTICS 99

Robert Covington made the go-ahead 3-pointer late in the fourth to lead Philly past visiting Boston.

RAPTORS 116, PACERS 91

DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points in three quarters, and all five Toronto starters were in double figures in a win over visiting Indiana.

PARSONS OUT FOR SEASON

Grizzlies forward Chandler Parsons, 28, will undergo surgery Monday to repair a partial tear of the medial meniscus in his left knee and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.