Hornets snap Magic's three-game win streak
Brandon Miller made his first 10 shots from the field and finished with 30 points as Charlotte snapped Orlando's threegame win streak with a 124-115 victory on Friday night.
Miles Bridges added 23 points and Grant Williams added 18 points as the Hornets won for only the second time in their last 11 games.
Paolo Banchero had 32 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Magic, while Franz Wagner added 22 points.
Orlando (45-32) came in tied with the New York Knicks for fourth place in the Eastern Conference and hoping to take a step toward securing a homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Deandre Ayton scored a season-high 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Portland sent Washington to a franchise record-tying 63rd loss.
Dalano Banton added 21 points and Scoot Henderson scored 19 for Portland, which won its second straight. Jabari Walker finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds to help the Trail Blazers to their first consecutive wins since the beginning of March.
Deni Avdija had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Washington, which had won four of its previous five. Jordan Poole added 20 points and Tristan Vukcevic had 17 for the Wizards, who have four games remaining.
Pascal Siakam scored 21 points, Aaron Nesmith had 17 and Indiana Pacers beat Oklahoma City for their ninth victory in 14 games.
Pacers All-Star Tyrese Haliburton was held to eight points, but had 11 assists. With his 11th assist, a fourth-quarter pass setting up Nesmith's 3-pointer, Haliburton broke the Pacers' single-season record of 713 set by Mark Jackson in the 1997-98.
T.J. McConnell and Myles Turner added 16 points apiece for Indiana.
Lu Dort led Oklahoma City with 22 points. Fighting for the top spot in the Western Conference, the Thunder were without injured All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and second-leading scorer Jalen Williams.
101, KINGS Payton Pritchard had 21 points, including five 3-pointers and Boston held off a late charge to beat Sacramento.
Kristaps Porzingis added 20 points and 11 rebounds — his second straight double-double — to help the NBA's top team claim its 12th consecutive win at home one game after clinching home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. They've won 13 of their last 15.
HEAT 116, ROCKETS 104 Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, and Bam Adebayo had 18 points and 12 rebounds to help Miami to a victory over Houston.
The Rockets opened the fourth quarter with an 8-2 run, capped by two 3-pointers by Jalen Green, to cut the lead to 94-91 with about 10 minutes to go.
The Heat got 3-pointers from Caleb Martin, Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr. in a 20-5 run after that to make it 114-96 with just more than four minutes remaining.
Jalen Green had 21 points and Dillon Brooks added 18 for the Rockets, who lost their fourth straight game after winning the previous 11.
Trey Jemison had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Maozinha Pereira also scored 17 points, as Memphis built a first-half lead and coasted to a victory over Detroit.
Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 16, while GG Jackson and Lamar Stevens each added 15 points. Seven of the eight Grizzlies who played reached double figures as Memphis got its first threegame winning streak since late January.
111, PELICANS 109
Victor Wembanyama scored 14 of his 16 points in the second half and had a crucial block on Herb Jones' shot in the final seconds to lift San Antonio Spurs to a victory over reeling New Orleans.
108, KNICKS
Javonte Green set career highs with 25 points and 13 rebounds, Ayo Dosunmu scored 24 and Chicago beat New York.
Green, who spent much of the season in the G League, had the crowd roaring with his explosiveness and dunks.
117, BUCKS
Gary Trent Jr. scored 31 points and Toronto snapped a 15-game losing streak with a victory over slumping Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, playing without the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo, lost for the fifth time in its last six games, with the last three coming against Washington, Memphis and Toronto, who are all well below .500. Antetokounmpo sat out with a left hamstring injury.
Trent was 7 of 15 from 3-point range and helped the Raptors build a 14-point lead in the third quarter before the Bucks mounted a rally. But point guard Damian Lillard fouled out with 1:48 left and Toronto held on to take the season series from Milwaukee, 2-1.