Bulls 122, Raptors 106
Coby White scored 25 points, Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 12 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Raptors 122-106 on Friday night to end Toronto’s season-best winning streak at five.
Jalen Smith added a season-high 17 points, Josh Giddey had 15 and Matas Buzelis added 12 to help the Bulls win their third straight north of the border.
Clippers 112, Hornets 104
Norman Powell scored 27 points, Kawhi Leonard added 21 points and nine rebounds, and Los Angeles held off pesky Charlotte.
All-Star James Harden finished with 14 points and 10 assists for the Clippers, while Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The Clippers built a 10-point lead in the third quarter but couldn’t completely shake the Hornets (12-33) until late in the game.
Harden’s 3-pointer made it 102-95 with 6:06 to play and Leonard’s dunk with 1:45 to play gave the Clippers their biggest of the game at 110-99.
PIstons 117, Mavericks 102
Cade Cunningham scored 40 points a day after being selected as an All-Star reserve, helping Detroit beat Dallas.
Cunningham matched a season high for points on 17-of-30 shooting. He added six rebounds and four assists while falling three points of his career-best 43 points.
Nuggets 137, 76ers 134
Nikola Jokic made the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 39 seconds left, Jamal Murray had 31 points and 11 assists, and Denver overcame Tyrese Maxey’s 42 points to beat Philadelphia.
Jokic finished with 28 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds, just missing what would have been his NBA-leading 22nd triple-double.
SPURS 144, BUCKS 118
Victor Wembanyama had 30 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks and San Antonio had a season high in points to overcome 35 points and 13 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo and beat Milwaukee. Keldon Johnson added 24 points and Stephon Castle had 20 as San Antonio snapped a two-game skid and won for just the second time in seven games.
CELTICS 118, PELICANS 116
Jayson Tatum’s jumper with 0.7 seconds left gave Boston a victory over short-handed New Orleans.
Jaylen Brown scored 28 points and Tatum had 27 as the Celtics handed the Pelicans their fifth straight loss. New Orleans lost Dejounte Murray to a lower right leg injury in the first quarter.