NBA SCOREBOARD…
PHILADELPHIA 133 – Houston 113… Joel Embiid piled up 31 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in leading the 76ers past the Rockets. Furkan Korkmaz finished with 24 points and 11 boards.
WASHINGTON 124 – Charlotte 121… The Wizards came on strong down the stretch to get past the Hornets. Kyle Kuzma scored 36 points and pulled down 14 rebounds. Bradley Beal added 35 points.
Memphis 118 – BROOKLYN 104… Ja Morant scored 36 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and the Grizzlies downed the Nets for their fifth straight win. Desmond Bane tossed in 29 points.
CHICAGO 102 – Orlando 98… The Bulls extended their winning streak to eight games by fighting off the Magic. They got 29 points from DeMar DeRozan and 27 points from Zach LaVine. Nikola Vucevic had 13 points and 17 boards.
Detroit 115 – MILWAUKEE 106… Saddiq Bey pumped in 34 points and the Pistons dealt the Bucks their first loss in seven games. Josh Jackson delivered 24 points off the bench.
Utah 115 – NEW ORLEANS 104… The Jazz handled the Pelicans and ran their road winning streak to nine games. Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 29 points, Bojan Bogdanovic added 21 points. Rudy Gobert had 10 points and 18 rebounds.
DALLAS 103 – Denver 89… The Mavericks used a 22-10 fourth-quarter run to pull away from the Nuggets. Luka Doncic scored 21 points to lead six players in double figures and dished off 15 assists.
GOLDEN STATE 115 – Miami 108… Jordan Poole came off the bench to score 32 points in leading the Warriors past the Heat. Andrew Wiggins added 22 points.
PORTLAND 136 – Atlanta 131… The Trail Blazers were too much in the fourth quarter in rallying past the Hawks. Anfernee Simons made nine 3-pointers on his way to 43 points. Norman Powell added 26 points and Nassir Little tossed in 22. Jusuf Nurkic had 21 points and 12 boards.
Minnesota 122 – L.A. CLIPPERS 104… The Timberwolves built an 18-point halftime lead and never looked back in their pounding of the Clippers. Anthony Edwards scored 28 points to lead six players in double figures. Patrick Beverley had 11 points and 12 assists.