MONDAY’S GAMES
HOME team in caps.
Bulls 120, PACERS 112 (OT): Zach LaVine scored 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter to help Chicago force overtime, and the Bulls then pulled away from the Indiana Pacers for a 120-112 victory Monday night. Chicago had lost 10 straight against Indiana and eight straight on the road in the series. Domantas Sabonis scored 25 points and Malcolm Brogdon had 23 for the Pacers.
WIZARDS 131, Rockets 119: Bradley Beal scored 37 points in an entertaining duel with ex-teammate John Wall, and the Wizards beat the undermanned Rockets 131-119 on Monday in Wall’s return to Washington. Wall, traded in December for Russell Westbrook and a first-round pick, had season highs of 29 points and 11 assists for the Rockets
KNICKS 123, Hawks 112: Julius Randle scored a season-high 44 points, making a career-best seven 3-pointers and leading the New York Knicks to their third straight victory, 123-112 over the slumping Atlanta Hawks on Monday night. RJ Barrett added 21 points and rookie Immanuel Quickley had 16 for the Knicks, who improved to 14-15
76ers at JAZZ, late: The Jazz have gone 12-2 at home. Utah is 15-5 when giving up 100 or more points. The 76ers are 7-7 in road games. Philadelphia ranks third in the NBA scoring 15.6 fast break points per game.
Cavaliers at WARRIORS, late: The Warriors have gone 9-6 at home. Golden State is 8-4 against opponents below .500. The Cavaliers are 3-11 on the road. Cleveland is 5-14 against opponents with a winning record.
Heat at CLIPPERS, late: The Clippers are 9-4 in home games. Los Angeles is 16-8 when giving up more than 100 points.
The Heat have gone 4-8 away from home. Miami is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 25.4 assists per game, led by Jimmy Butler averaging 6.9.
Nets at KINGS, late: The Kings are 7-9 on their home court. Sacramento ranks fifth in the Western Conference with 25.7 assists per game, led by De’Aaron Fox averaging 6.8. The Nets are 5-7 in road games. Brooklyn averages 120.9 points and has outscored opponents by 3.4 points per game.