
Desmond Bane scored 30 points, Paolo Banchero added 25 points and 15 rebounds, and the visiting Orlando Magic won their third straight game by beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 119-92 on Saturday.
Jalen Suggs added 14 points and Tristan da Silva had 11 points for the Magic, who moved atop the Southeast Division.
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points, including 13 of 14 from the free-throw line, but Minnesota had it’s five-game winning streak snapped. Julius Randle scored 14 points and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds for the Timberwolves, Naz Reid added 13 points off the bench, and Rudy Gobert added 12 points.
Minnesota shot just 35.7% in scoring its second-fewest points of the season. Starters Donte DiVincenzo and Jaden McDaniels were a combined 0 for 15.
Hawks 125, 76ers 116: Jalen Johnson had 35 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists and Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 24 points as host Atlanta beat Philadelphia for its season-best sixth straight victory.
The Hawks have won seven of their past eight games and moved two games over .500 at 33-31.
CJ McCollum scored 13 of his 17 points in the first half and added seven assists, Dyson Daniels finished with 15 points and nine rebounds, and Onyeka Okongwu had 10 points as the Hawks overcame a seven-point halftime deficit.
Tyrese Maxey led the 76ers with 31 points before injuring his right hand in a collision with teammate Adem Bona with 16 seconds remaining in the game.
Nets 107, Pistons 105: Ziaire Williams made two 3-pointers in the final three minutes and visiting Brooklyn ended a 10-game losing streak by rallying to beat Eastern Conference leader Detroit.
The Nets trailed by 23 points in the third quarter and were still down by double figures with 5:29 left, but outscored the Pistons 18-6 down the stretch.
Michael Porter Jr. had 30 points and 13 rebounds for New Jersey, while Williams had 23 points.
Tobias Harris had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Detroit and Jalen Duren had 17 points and 14 rebounds. The Pistons, who have lost three straight for the first time this season, were missing Cade Cunningham (quadriceps) and Ausar Thompson (ankle).
Finger surgery shelves Celtics’ Vucevic: Boston Celtics center Nikola Vucevic had surgery to stabilize his broken right ring finger on Saturday and won’t be reevaluated for at least three weeks.
Vucevic was injured in the first quarter of Friday night’s game against Dallas when Mavericks forward Khris Middleton swiped at the ball.


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