ROckets 135, Wizards 112

Jalen Green scored 22 of his 29 points in the third quarter and Houston routed short-handed Washington on Tuesday night.

Alperen Sengun added 26 points and 10 rebounds, Amen Thompson scored 20 points and grabbed 15 boards, and Fred VanVleet had 19 points as the Rockets improved to 6-1 on the road against Eastern Conference opponents.

HORNETS 115, SUNS 104

LaMelo Ball had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Miles Bridges added 21 points and Charlotte snapped a 10-game losing streak with a win over Phoenix.

Nick Richards added 15 points and 12 rebounds off the bench for Charlotte (8-27).

Devin Booker had 39 points and 10 assists and Kevin Durant added 26 points for the Suns (16-19), who’ve lost five of their last six.

MAVERICKS 118, LAKERS 97

Quinten Grimes had 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists as Dallas snapped a five-game skid with a win over Los Angeles.

Grimes matched his career high with six 3-pointers on 6-for-11 shooting. P.J. Washington shot 9 for 14 and finished with 22 points and eight rebounds for the Mavs, who shot 52% (18 of 38) from the field.

Timberwolves 104,

pelicans 97

Anthony Edwards highlighted a 32-point performance with seven 3-pointers, and Minnesota beat New Orleans Pelicans to take some luster off of Zion Williamson’s return from a 27-game absence. Williamson, who’d been sidelined by a left hamstring strain, had 22 points, six rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block in 27 minutes in his seventh game this season.

Former Pelican Julius Randle scored 16 points and ex-LSU star Naz Reid had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota, which led most of the game and by as many as 13 points. Rudy Gobert had 14 rebounds and six blocks.

Hawks 124, Jazz 121

Despite a 35-point game from Lauri Markkanen, Utah fell to Trae Young and Atlanta.

Young led the Hawks with 24 points and added 20 assists as Atlanta broke a 3-game skid.