Pistons beat Pacers 122-117 to tie franchise record with 13th straight win

Down 18 early in the fourth quarter, the Pacers pulled as close as two points. Bennedict Mathurin missed a 3-pointer with a chance to tie it with 11 seconds left.

Caris LeVert added 19 points for Detroit, and Jalen Duren had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Jaden Ivey scored 12 points in his second game back after breaking his left fibula in January.

Pascal Siakam had 24 points for injury-ravaged Indiana. Jarace Walker added 21. The Pacers have lost 10 of 11 to fall to 2-15.

RAPTORS 110, CAVLIERS 99

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 15 of his season-high 37 points in the third quarter, Scottie Barnes had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Toronto beat Cleveland for its eighth straight win.

Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 12 points and Immanuel Quickley had 11 for Toronto, which has won 12 of 13.

Two of the Raptors’ victories in their streak have come against the Cavaliers. Toronto swept the season series for the first time since the 2019-20 season.

Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell had 17 points but shot 6 of 20, going 3 of 12 from 3-point range.

Jaylon Tyson scored 15 points, and Evan Mobley and Nae’Qwan each had 14 for Cleveland. Lonzo Ball shot 3 for 15, missing 10 of 12 attempts from long range to finish with eight points.

Toronto closed the first half with a 13-2 run to lead 57-54 at the break.

The Raptors played without RJ Barrett, who has a sprained right knee. Barrett left Sunday’s win over Brooklyn in the third quarter after landing awkwardly on a fast-break dunk. Tests did not reveal a serious injury, coach Darko Rajakovic said.

Ingram connected on 6 of 12 attempts in the third. His final basket, a 3-pointer with 1:20 left in the period, gave Toronto its biggest lead at 88-74.

HEAT 106, MAVERICKS 102

MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 24 points in his season debut after recovering from ankle surgery, Kel’el Ware had 20 points and 18 rebounds, and Miami held off Dallas.

Bam Adebayo had 17 points for Miami, which was held nearly 20 points below its season average but improved to 8-1 at home.

P.J. Washington scored 27 points for Dallas, which got 15 from Max Christie, 13 from Klay Thompson and 12 apiece from Cooper Flagg and Brandon Williams.

Dallas trailed by 13 before making things interesting down the stretch.

Flagg made a pair of free throws with 1:04 left, tying the game at 102-102. The Mavs got a stop on their next possession, but Adebayo stole the inbound pass and Herro scored with 41.2 seconds left to put Miami back on top.

KNICKS 113, NETS 100

NEW YORK (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 37 points and 12 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 27, and New York beat Brooklyn at Barclays Center.

Towns shot 14 for 20 from the field and made each of his six free throws to lead the Knicks to their 12th consecutive victory over Brooklyn.

New York’s last loss to the Nets was Jan. 28, 2023, when they were defeated 122-115.

Mikal Bridges finished with 16 points and Jordan Clarkson added 12 off the bench for the Knicks.

New York shot 45 for 88 from the field while limiting Brooklyn to 33 for 87 shooting.

Noah Clowney scored a career-high 31 points and Michael Porter Jr. had 16 for Brooklyn, who are 0-8 at Barclays Center this season.

TRAIL BLAZERS 115, BUCKS 103

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jerami Grant scored a season-high 35 points and Portland rolled to a victory while handing Milwaukee its fifth consecutive loss.

Portland won for just the second time in its last seven games and bounced back one night after losing 122-95 at Oklahoma City.

Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a third straight game due to a left adductor strain. Portland didn’t have Jrue Holiday (right calf strain), Scoot Henderson (torn left hamstring), Shaedon Sharpe (right calf strain), Matisse Thybulle (torn left thumb ligament) and Blake Wesley (fractured right foot).

Deni Avdija scored 22 points for Portland, while Donovan Clingan added 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Milwaukee’s Bobby Portis got 22 points, Cole Anthony 16 and Kyle Kuzma 15. Myles Turner had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Portland pulled ahead for good with 7:35 left in the second quarter and maintained a double-digit advantage throughout the second half.

The Trail Blazers put the game away by going on an 18-0 run that began late in the third period and carried over to the fourth, for a 102-74 lead.

NUGGETS 125, GRIZZLIES 115

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jamal Murray had 29 points and eight assists, Peyton Watson scored 14 of his 27 points in the third quarter, and Denver won, holding off a late push by Memphis.

Nikola Jokic recorded his 10th triple-double of the season with 17 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds for Denver, which has won three of four.

Jock Landale, playing extended minutes because of an injury to Zach Edey, matched his career best with 26 points and had 10 rebounds for Memphis. Jaylen Wells finished with 22 points and Cam Spencer added 18.

Memphis was within 114-108 with six minutes left when Murray connected on a pair of 3-pointers. A basket by Tim Hardaway Jr. (13 points) with 2:23 left took the lead to 119-108.

Murray shot 6 of 9 from beyond the arc, and the Nuggets were 22 of 43 (51.2%) on 3s.

PELICANS 143, BULLS 130

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Zion Williamson tied a season high with 29 points and New Orleans defeated Chicago to end a nine-game losing streak and win for the first time under interim coach James Borrego.

Saddiq Bey had 20 points and 14 rebounds, highlighted by a pair of late 3s to help New Orleans hold a lead that was 18 points with 5:15 left but fell to single digits in the last two minutes.

Fans stood to applaud as the Pelicans began to run down the clock for their first victory since Nov. 5 at Dallas, 10 days before the firing of coach Willie Green, when New Orleans was 2-10.

Borrego needed six games to get his first win, and it came with a balanced, high-scoring effort.

The Pelicans (3-15) had eight players with 10 or more points. Trey Murphy scored 20 points, Jose Alvarado had 16, Yves Missi had 14 points and 14 rebounds, Bryce McGowens scored 11 and Micah Peavy had 10.

ROCKETS 114, SUNS 92

PHOENIX (AP) — Amen Thompson scored 28 points, Aaron Holiday added 22 off the bench and Houston beat Phoenix, despite not having star forward Kevin Durant in the lineup for the first time this season.

The Rockets won for the 11th time in 13 games, bouncing back from Friday night’s loss to the Nuggets. The Suns three-game winning streak was snapped.

Houston was in control for most of the night, never trailing after early in the first quarter. The Rockets took an 84-75 lead into the fourth and the Suns never got closer than six.

Thompson shot 10 of 16 from the field and added eight assists and seven rebounds. Holiday made six 3-pointers.

WARRIORS 134, JAZZ 117

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry made six 3-pointers and scored 31 points, Jimmy Butler had 18 points, seven assists and six rebounds and Golden State beat Utah.

Curry shot 12 for 24 on the way to his fifth 30-point game in the last six. Moses Moody had 15 points and six rebounds, while Gary Payton II contributed nine points, career-best eight assists and six rebounds in a rare start.

Keyonte George finished with 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting, seven assists and six rebounds to lead Utah, which has lost four straight and five of six after dropping the first game of a back-to-back at home Sunday to the Lakers.