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WIZARDS 105, RAPTORS 96 Pau Gasol and David Lee losing streak by defeating
TORONTO (AP) — Bojan had 18 points each off the Sacramento.
Bogdanovic had 27 points bench for the Spurs, who The Nets’ previous win was
off the bench and Bradley played without injured Jan. 20 at New Orleans.
Beal added 23 as Washing- point guard Tony Parker They had dropped 27 of
ton ended an eight-game (bruised quadriceps). 28 games since beating
losing streak against Toron- The matchup of All-Star Charlotte on Dec. 26. The
to. forwards was a stalemate franchise record for con-
John Wall had 12 points until the final five minutes. secutive losses is 18 by the
and 13 assists for his 39th Leonard scored San Anto- 2009-10 team that went
double-double of the nio’s final nine points during 12-70, another low mark in
season as the third-place that stretch, including the club history.
Wizards took the first of a game-winning shot, while Jeremy Lin scored 17
home-and-home series George was limited to a points, Isaiah Whitehead
against Toronto, moving a pair of free throws. had 14 and Caris LeVert
game up on fourth-place ROCKETS 122, CLIPPERS 103 finished with 13 for the NBA-
Toronto in the standings. LOS ANGELES (AP) — worst Nets (10-49). Brooklyn
DeMar DeRozan had 24 James Harden scored 26 made 11 3-pointers and
points and Serge Ibaka points and Houston shot 20 shot 46 percent.
added 22 more for the of 52 on 3-pointers in a vic- Sacramento rookie Bud-
Raptors, who were again tory over Los Angeles. dy Hield had 16 points.
without All-Star Kyle Lowry Ryan Anderson added 23 The Kings have lost three
following the guard’s wrist points, including a team- straight and are 1-3 since
surgery that will keep him high six 3s, as the Rockets trading DeMarcus Cousins
out the remainder of the won for the seventh time in to the Pelicans.
regular season. nine games and extended HAWKS 100, MAVERICKS 95
SPURS 100, PACERS 99 their NBA record to nine ATLANTA (AP) — Paul Mill- Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas, top, goes flying over Cleve-
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — games with 20 or more sap scored with 30.5 sec- land Cavaliers forward LeBron James as they collide during the
Kawhi Leonard had 31 3-pointers this season. onds remaining to help At- fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Boston, Wednes-
points and 10 rebounds, Nene had 16 points for lanta hold off Dallas. day, March 1, 2017. The Celtics defeated the Cavaliers 103-99.
and San Antonio returned Houston, which out- After Millsap’s basket put Associated Press
from an eight-game road rebounded the Clippers the Hawks ahead 96-95,
trip to beat Indiana. 62-35. In four games since Harrison Barnes missed a just missed a triple-double, ers and Goran Dragic all
Leonard hit a turnaround, the All-Star break, the chance to put the Maver- dishing out 10 assists to go scored 15 for the Heat, and
fade-away jumper from 16 Rockets, who lead the NBA icks back in front. His jump- with eight rebounds. Ilyas- Whiteside also grabbed a
feet against Paul George in 3-pointers made and at- er was off the mark with ova also finished with 18 game-high 11 rebounds.
with 2.4 seconds left to tempted, have hit 72 on Kent Bazemore in his face. points. Robert Covington scored
win it. Indiana’s Monta Ellis 206 attempts, an average Ersan Ilyasova was fouled Barnes led the Mavericks 19 for the 76ers, who
missed a pair of free throws of 18 of 52 from beyond the going for the rebound and with 25 points. learned earlier Wednesday
with nine seconds remain- arc.Chris Paul had 16 points made both free throws with HEAT 125, 76ERS 98 that center Joel Embiid will
ing and George missed a and 10 assists to lead the 11.1 seconds left. MIAMI (AP) — Tyler John- miss the remainder of the
3-pointer at the buzzer. Clippers, who lost for the Dallas still had a chance son scored 24 points off the season with a left knee in-
George finished with 22 third time in four games. to force overtime, but Seth bench, and Miami never jury.
points and C.J. Miles add- Blake Griffin scored 17. Curry slipped on the in- trailed in a win over Phila- PELICANS 109, PISTONS 86
ed 19 for the Pacers. NETS 109, KINGS 100 bounds pass and Bazemore delphia. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An-
San Antonio extended SACRAMENTO, California scooped up the loose ball, Wayne Ellington made six thony Davis had 33 points
its winning streak to five (AP) — Brook Lopez had 24 taking off the other way for 3-pointers for 18 points for and 14 rebounds, and New
games, including four points and eight rebounds, a dunk that clinched the Miami, which has won 10 Orleans snapped a three-
straight to close its annual and Brooklyn never trailed victory. of its past 11 at home. Has- game skid with a victory
rodeo road trip in February. in snapping a 16-game Millsap had 18 points and san Whiteside, Dion Wait- over Detroit.q