Hot-shooting Spurs overwhelm Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. — LeMarcus Aldridge scored 20 points and five San Antonio players scored in double figures as the Spurs rolled to a 129-90 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
The Spurs, the NBA's leading 3-point shooting team, went 12 of 19 from behind the arc and 50 for 77 overall (64.9 percent) to win for the sixth time in seven games.
Marco Belinelli came off the bench and scored 18 points on 7-for-9 shooting, and DeMar DeRozan and Bryan Forbes added 17 points each.
D.J. Augustin led Orlando with 17 points. Rookie center Mo Bamba had seven points, eight rebounds and two blocks in his first NBA start.
JAZZ 108, WARRIORS 103
Joe Ingles scored 20 points while Rudy Gobert had 17 points and 15 rebounds to lead Utah past visiting Golden State.
Stephen Curry scored 32 points and Kevin Durant added 30 to lead Golden State in just its second loss in eight games.
RAPTORS 99, PACERS 96
Fred VanVleet hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 25 seconds left and Toronto rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat visiting Indiana.
Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points as Toronto snapped a two-game losing streak.
Victor Oladipo scored 20 points for the Pacers, who lost their second straight after winning the previous seven.
SUNS 111, CELTICS 103
Devin Booker had 25 points and eight assists, and DeAndre Ayton added 23 points and 18 rebounds to lead suddenly resurgent Phoenix to victory at Boston.
It was the fourth consecutive victory for the Suns since opening the season 4-24. Phoenix has its first four-game winning streak since March 2015.
NETS 96, BULLS 93
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 27 points off the bench and made a critical defensive play in the final seconds, lifting Brooklyn to victory at Chicago for its seventh consecutive win.
THUNDER 132, KINGS 113
Paul George scored 43 points and Russell Westbrook had a triple-double with 19 points, 17 assists and 11 rebounds as Oklahoma City won at Sacramento. The Thunder’s Steven Adams pulled down a career-high 23 rebounds.
TRAIL BLAZERS 99 GRIZZLIES 92
Damian Lillard had 24 points, including 15 in the third quarter, and host Portland handed Memphis its fourth straight loss.
PISTONS 129, T-WOLVES 123
Blake Griffin scored 34 points and Randy Bullock added a career-high 33 as Detroit beat Minnesota at Minneapolis.
BUCKS 123, PELICANS 115
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 25 points and host Milwaukee beat New Orleans.
76ERS 131, KNICKS 109
Joel Embiid had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Ben Simmons got his second triple-double in his last three games in Philadelphia’s home win.
Simmons had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
HORNETS 110 CAVALIERS 99
Kemba Walker had 30 points and six assists to help host Charlotte rally for a win over Cleveland.