NBA ROUNDUP Oubre, Hornets set franchise record for 3s
Hornets 140, Pistons 111: Kelly Oubre Jr. hit a career-high nine of Charlotte’s franchise-record 24 3-pointers and the Hornets routed the visiting Pistons.
Gordon Hayward and Miles Bridges each had 19 points to help the Hornets beat the Pistons for the 14th straight time. Charlotte hasn’t lost to Detroit since Oct. 18, 2017.
76ers 116, Magic 106: Joel Embiid scored 31 points, Tobias Harris added 22 and the visiting 76ers beat the Magic.
The 76ers, who notched their Nbabest 14th road victory of the season, tied a season high with a fifth straight win overall. They also defeated Orlando for a second time this season and a 10th straight time since 2016.
Rockets 114, Wizards 111: Kevin Porter Jr. hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 0.4 seconds left to give the Rockets a victory over the host Wizards.
Porter and Christian Wood returned from one-game suspensions for conduct detrimental to the team. Wood added 22 points and 11 rebounds to help the Rockets snap an eight-game losing streak.
Spurs 99, Celtics 97: Gregg Popovich became the first to coach 2,000 NBA games with the same team, and Dejounte Murray scored 22 points to lead the visiting Spurs past th Celtics.
Devin Vassell and Derrick White each had 17 points for the Spurs, who snapped a four-game losing streak.
Mavericks 99, Warriors 82: Luka Doncic scored 26 points and the host Mavericks celebrated before a ceremony to retire Dirk Nowitzki’s number by beating cold-shooting Stephen Curry and the Warriors.
The Mavericks knew the night belonged to their franchise icon, and that Nowitzki’s No. 41 wasn’t going to the rafters until after they played the team with the NBA’S best record coming in.
Nets 129, Pacers 121: Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and sparked Brooklyn to a big rally in the second half of his season debut, Kevin Durant had 39 and the Nets beat the host Pacers.
Timberwolves 98, Thunder 90: Karl-anthony Towns had 17 points and 16 rebounds, while D’angelo Russell struggled on 3-of-12 shooting in their return to the lineup for host Minnesota.
Raptors 117, Bucks 111: Pascal Siakam scored 33 points, OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr. had 22 apiece and visiting Toronto beat short-handed Milwaukee.
Hawks 108, Kings 102: Kevin Huerter scored five of his 25 points in the final 38 seconds and short-handed Atlanta held off host Sacramento.
Heat 115, Trail Blazers 109: Max Strus had 25 points and visiting Miami snapped a two-game losing streak with a victory over Portland despite the absence of Jimmy Butler.
Jazz 115, Nuggets 109: Bojan Bogdanovic scored a season-high 36 points and visiting Utah stretched its road winning streak to 10 games by beating Denver.