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Utah Jazz 100, Cleveland Cavaliers 92 SALT LAKE CITY -- Gordon Hayward scored 28 points and collected nine rebounds, and Rodney Hood added 18 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a 100-92 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.
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Six players scored in double figures for the Jazz, including Rudy Gobert, who had 11 points and 14 rebounds for his 27th double-double of the season. Utah won a third consecutive home game.
LeBron James scored 29 points and Kyrie Irving added 20 points to lead Cleveland. Tristan Thompson chipped in 12 points and 12 rebounds. The Cavaliers saw a three-game road winning streak snapped.
Washington Wizards 101, Chicago Bulls 99
WASHINGTON -- John Wall hit the game-winning jump shot with five seconds remaining as Washington rallied from an 18-point deficit for a win over Chicago.
Wall led the way with 26 points and 14 assists as the Wizards (19-18) earned their 10th consecutive home win to move over .500 for the first time this season. Bradley Beal and Markieff Morris each had 19 points for Washington.
Denzel Valentine scored a career-high 19 points on five 3-pointers for Chicago. Carter-Williams and Robin Lopez each scored 14 points, and Rajon Rondo had 12 points in 27 minutes after not playing the previous five games.
Houston Rockets 121, Houston Hornets 114
HOUSTON -- James Harden recorded his 11th triple-double as Houston topped c,
Harden finished with 40 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, and the Rockets needed his production after the Hornets mounted an incredible fourth-quarter rally into the lead. After Rockets reserve forward Corey Brewer sank a 3-pointer for a 108-90 lead with just over eight minutes left, the Hornets responded with a 21-2 surge.
Kemba Walker scored a team-high 25 points for the Hornets, and Frank Kaminsky added 22 points.
Toronto Raptors 114, Boston Celtics 106
TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan led the way with a 41 points as Toronto avoided a third straight loss, defeating Boston.
The Raptors closed out the fourth quarter on a 19-4 run to pick up their third consecutive home victory over Boston. The Celtics saw their four-game winning streak end.
Raptors center Jonas Valanciunas added a career-high 23 rebounds and 18 points. Kyle Lowry chipped in with 24 points, nine assists and four rebounds in the win. Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics with 27 points and seven assists.
Atlanta Hawks 117, Brooklyn Nets 97
NEW YORK -- Dwight Howard and Dennis Schroder recorded double-doubles as Atlanta ran its winning streak to a season-high seven games with a victory over Brooklyn.
Howard collected 14 points and 16 rebounds in 27 minutes for his 25th double-double of the season. Schroder paced the Hawks with 19 points and 10 assists for his sixth double-double. Paul Millsap added 14 points and eight rebounds in his first game since the Hawks decided not to trade him for the time being.
Brook Lopez scored 15 of his 20 points after halftime for the Nets, but it was not enough. Brooklyn matched a season worst with its seventh straight loss, and it lost for the 24th time in 28 games.
Milwaukee Bucks 109, San Antonio Spurs 107
SAN ANTONIO -- Malcolm Brogdon hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:08 to play and added a free throw in the final seconds, and reserve Michael Beasley scored a season-high 28 points as Milwaukee stunned San Antonio.
Jabari Parker scored 22 points while Brogdon had 17 and Greg Monroe added 14 for Milwaukee, which snapped a nine-game losing streak to San Antonio.
The Spurs got a game-high 30 points from Kawhi Leonard, his ninth 30-point game this season. Tony Parker, Danny Green and Jonathan Simmons each had 14 points for San Antonio, which saw its three-game winning streak end.
Golden State Warriors 107, Miami Heat 95
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry compiled 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in Golden State's hard-fought victory over Miami.
Kevin Durant chipped in with 28 points as the Warriors were able to overcome Heat center Hassan Whiteside's 28 points and 20 rebounds. Golden State recorded a fifth straight win over Miami despite playing without Klay Thompson (illness).
Tyler Johnson had 18 points, Goran Dragic 17 and James Johnson 14 for the Heat, who have lost four of five to start their road trip.
Sacramento Kings 100, Detroit Pistons 94
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- DeMarcus Cousins scored 24 points and canned one of two key 3-pointers in the final two minutes as Sacramento rallied to a victory over Detroit.
Cousins went 4-for-5 from 3-point range, and his last one with 56 seconds remaining vaulted Sacramento to a four-point lead. Cousins' 3-pointer came after Detroit's Reggie Jackson missed the second of two free throws at the other end to keep the Pistons trailing 95-94.
Anthony Tolliver, making his second straight start, finished with 17 points and made two free throws with 5.5 seconds left to cap Sacramento's rally from a 70-52 third-quarter deficit. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points to lead the Pistons and was 6-for-8 from 3-point range.
Portland Trail Blazers 108, Los Angeles Lakers 87
LOS ANGELES -- CJ McCollum scored 25 points, and Portland continued its dominance of Los Angeles, beating the Lakers for the 10th consecutive time.
Damian Lillard shook off an awful first half to collect 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists, while Maurice Harkless added 14 points for Portland.
Luol Deng scored 13 of his 14 points in the first half to lead the Lakers, who scored only 30 points in the second half. Four of the Lakers' five starters failed to reach double figures.
