FRIDAY’S GAMES
MAGIC 124, Warriors 120 : Nikola Vucevic had 30 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his third career triple-double as Orlando overcame a 13-point, fourth-quarter deficit to beat Golden State. Vucevic made two free throws with 16 seconds left to put Orlando ahead after Stephen Curry hit back-to-back 3-pointers.
Nuggets 120, CAVALIERS 103 : Jamal Murray scored a career-high 50 points, All-Star starter Nikola Jokic had a tripledouble and Denver handed Cleveland its ninth straight loss. Collin Sexton scored 23 and Jarrett Allen 20 for Cleveland
76ERS 112, Bulls 105 : Joel Embiid scored a career-high 50 points to lead Philadelphia. Embiid added 17 rebounds, five assists, four blocks and two steals in a dominating performance. Zach LaVine scored 30 points for the Bulls.
CELTICS 121, Hawks 109 : Kemba Walker scored a season-high 28 points for Boston. Jayson Tatum added 25 points and eight rebounds. Jaylen Brown and Tristan Thompson each finished with 17 points. Trae Young led the Hawks with 31 points.
GRIZZLIES 109, Pistons 95 : Ja Morant scored 21 of his 29 points in the second
half, Jonas Valanciunas added 17 points and 15 rebounds and Memphis rallied down the stretch. Kyle Anderson added 16 for Memphis. Jerami Grant and Delon Wright led the Pistons with 16 points each.
BUCKS 98, Thunder 85: Giannis Antetokounmpo had 29 points, a season-high 19 rebounds and eight assists for Milwaukee. Khris Middleton added 20 for the Bucks. Lu Dort had 17 for the Thunder.
Suns 132, PELICANS 114 : Chris Paul had 15 points and a season-high 19 assists, spearheading an 11-point, fourth-quarter comeback by Phoenix. Brandon Ingram scored 25 points for the Pelicans,
Raptors at TIMBERWOLVES, late:
KarlAnthony Towns is shooting 50.7% and averaging 21.8 points. Fred VanVleet leads the Raptors averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers while scoring 20.3 points per game and shooting 37.7% from beyond the arc.
Jazz at CLIPPERS, late: Serge Ibaka is scoring 11.8 points per game and averaging 6.7 rebounds for the Clippers. Donovan Mitchell is averaging 25.6 points and 4.4 rebounds while shooting 41.9% over the last 10 games for Utah.