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NETS 104, HEAT 92
Continued from Page 17 finished with 13. MIAMI (AP) — D’Angelo
Evan Fournier led the Mag- Russell scored 20 points,
Washington, which im- ic with 27 points, 22 of them Jarrett Allen had 13 points
proved to 6-11, won amid in the second half when he and 14 rebounds, and
reports the team would lis- was about the only offense Brooklyn added to Miami’s
ten to trade offers for Wall Orlando could generate. misery at home.
and Beal. Aaron Gordon had 16 Spencer Dinwiddie scored
There were also reports that points, and Vucevic had 14 16 points for Brooklyn,
players argued in practice points and 18 rebounds for which held the Heat to 36
and that Wall had been the Magic, who ended a percent shooting.
fined for disrespectful be- three-game winning streak. Joe Harris and DeMarre
havior toward coach Scott Fournier drove past Green Carroll each added 11 for
Brooks. for a tying dunk with 2.3 the Nets and Rondae Hollis-
RAPTORS 93, MAGIC 91 seconds left. Jefferson scored 10.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dan- The Raptors took a full time- Hassan Whiteside had 21
ny Green made a fade- out, and Green scored on points and 23 rebounds
away jumper with less than the ensuing inbound. for Miami, which dropped
a second remaining to lift TRAIL BLAZERS 118, KNICKS its fifth straight at home —
Toronto over Orlando. 114 Toronto Raptors’ Danny Green (14) celebrates his game winning all on their “Vice” themed
shot against the Orlando Magic with teammate Pascal Siakam
Green caught Kyle Lowry’s NEW YORK (AP) — CJ Mc- (43) in the final seconds of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, court.
inbound pass with 2.3 sec- Collum scored 31 points, Nov. 20, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. No Heat team has ever had
onds left, pulled up on the Damian Lillard had 29 Associated Press a home losing streak of five
left side of the lane and hit points, eight assists and six a two-point lead and 9.5 at Golden State. or more games and went
a jumper with 0.5 seconds rebounds, and Portland seconds remaining.Ju- Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 32 on to make the playoffs.
remaining. beat New York. suf Nurkic finished with 13 points for the Knicks, who Josh Richardson scored 16
Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic Portland’s star guards pro- points and 11 rebounds for dropped their sixth straight. and Rodney McGruder fin-
missed on a 67-foot heave vided most of the offense the Blazers, who have won They were a bit better than ished with 15 for Miami.
as time expired. in a game that was close two straight after dropping the previous games of the Justise Winslow added 10
Kawhi Leonard led Toronto most of the way, and Evan the first two games on their skid, when they yielded and Dwyane Wade re-
with 18 points, and Pas- Turner helped the Trail Blaz- trip that now heads to its 126.2 points per game, but turned from a seven-game
cal Siakam had 15. Serge ers finally pull it out when difficult conclusion. Port- not good enough to stop absence because of the
Ibaka added 14 points and he put back a missed shot land plays Milwaukee on the early Western Confer- birth of his daughter to
nine rebounds, and Green with Portland clinging to Wednesday and closes it ence leaders. score five points.q