Suns beat Nets, winning streak now at 11 games
Devin Booker scored 35 points, Mikal Bridges added 27 and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns extended their winning streak to 11 games by beating the visiting Brooklyn Nets 121-111 on Tuesday night.
The Suns (41-9) continued their best start to a season in franchise history and have two double-digit winning streaks this season. They won 18 games in a row from Oct. 30 to Dec. 2.
Bridges shot 10 of 14 from the field and added eight rebounds and four assists.
Chris Paul finished with 20 points and 14 assists.
Brooklyn has lost five straight. Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 26 points while James Harden had 22. Blake Griffin scored 17 points off the bench.
WARRIORS 124, SPURS 120 » Jordan Poole had 31 points, including a goahead 3-pointer with 17.9 seconds remaining, and short-handed Golden State stunned host San Antonio for its seventh straight win.
Golden State rallied from a 17-point deficit despite being without Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins.
Dejounte Murray led the Spurs with 27 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.
BUCKS 112, WIZARDS 98 » Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists for his fourth triple-double of the season as host Milwaukee
handed Washington its sixth straight loss.
The Wizards were playing without star guard Bradley Beal due to a sprained left wrist.
Kyle Kuzma scored 25 points for the Wizards.
TIMBERWOLVES 130, NUGGETS 115 » Jarred Vanderbilt scored 18 points against his former team, Taurean Prince had 23 and host Minnesota's bench led the way in a win over Denver.
Karl-Anthony Towns added 24 points and 10 rebounds for Minnesota, whose reserves outscored Denver's 68-49.
Denver's Nikola Jokic finished with 21 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists, but sat the entire fourth quarter with Minnesota's lead ballooning to 30. Denver had its five-game winning streak snapped.
PELICANS 111, PISTONS 101 » Brandon Ingram scored 26 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 13 points and 13 rebounds, and visiting New Orleans overcame a 15-point deficit to beat Detroit.
RAPTORS 110, HEAT 106 » Gary Trent Jr. scored 33 points, Pascal Siakam had 16 points and 14 rebounds and host Toronto beat Miami for its third straight win.
Bam Adebayo tallied 32 points and 11 rebounds, and Jimmy Butler had 16 points and 12 assists for the Heat, who lost their third in a row.
BULLS 126, MAGIC 115 » DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and Zach LaVine added 24 as Chicago beat visiting Orlando.