Danilo Gallinari scored 26 points and hit four of his five 3-pointers to lead the Denver Nuggets to a 117-113 victory over the reeling Wizards Thursday night in Washington.
After the Wizards, who have lost five of six, clawed back from an 18-point, third-quarter deficit to tie the game at 99, Gary Harris and Gallinari hit consecutive 3-pointers for a 105-99 lead with 3:16 to go.
Emmanuel Mudiay added 20 points for the Nuggets, who rebounded from Wednesday night’s loss in Boston with a sharp performance from the 3-point line, going 9 for 18.
Garrett Temple had 20 points for Washington, which put seven players in double figures. John Wall, chosen an NBA All-Star for the third time in his career, had 17 points, 9 assists, and 7 rebounds.
Pacers 111, Hawks 92 — In Indianapolis, Monta Ellis scored 25 points and Myles Turner added 20 in his first NBA start to lead Indiana past Atlanta.
The Pacers snapped a three-game losing streak by outscoring the Hawks, 23-2, over the final 5 minutes, 34 seconds.
Raptors 103, Knicks 93 — Backcourt teammates Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan, both selected as NBA All-Stars, each scored 26 points apiece.
Lowry added 10 assists while Jonas Valanciunas had 11 points and 18 rebounds.
Grizzlies 103, Bucks 83 — Jeff Green came off the bench to lead Memphis with 21 points on 9-for-15 shooting.
Tony Allen, Courtney Lee, and Matt Barnes had 13 points apiece for the host Grizzlies.
Pelicans 114, Kings 105 — Ryan Anderson led host New Orleans with 36 points to offset the 26-point efforts of Sacramento’s Demarcus Cousins and Ben McLemore.