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Wagner and Magic rolling, top Pistons

The Warriors’ Trayce Jackson-Davis (32) goes to the basket against the Spurs’ Harrison Barnes (40) and Victor Wembanyama, left, during the first half of Saturday’s game in San Antonio. PHOTOS BY DARREN ABATE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after a 3-point basket during the first half of Saturday’s game against the Spurs in San Antonio.

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Detroit >> Franz Wagner had 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, and the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 111-100 Saturday night for their eighth win in nine games.

Wagner, who has scored 30 or more points in five of his last seven games, sat out the fourth quarter while the Magic’s bench stretched Orlando’s lead to 22 with 7:19 remaining.

Mo Wagner had 18 points and seven rebounds off the Magic bench, and Jonathan Isaac added five points, 12 rebounds and three blocks.

Jaden Ivey led the Pistons with 19 points and seven rebounds. Malik Beasley, starting in place of the injured Cade Cunningham, added 18 points.

Cunningham, Detroit’s leading scorer and the NBA’s fourth leading assist maker, missed his first game of the season with a hip injury.

Jazz 121, Knicks 106 >> Lauri Markkanen had 34 points, Collin Sexton had four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and Utah ran past New York to snap a four-game skid.

Sexton finished 25 points and John Collins had 20 points and 13 rebounds forthe Jazz.

OG Anunoby scored a season-high 27 points, Jalen Brunson scored 23 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who shot 39% from the field and lost for the first time in five games.

Trailblazers 104, Rockets 98 >> Anfernee Simons scored 25 points and Shaedon Sharpe added 24 as Portland bounced back from a tough loss with a win over Houston.

The victory came after Portland was blown out 116-88 by the Rockets in an NBA Cup game Friday night.

The Trail Blazers led by three late before Alperen Sengun cut the lead to 99-98 on a shot in the paint with 21 seconds left.

Portland got two free throws apiece from Deni Avdija and Sharpe to make it 103-98 with 4.3 seconds remaining.

Grizzlies 142, Bulls 133 >> Scotty Pippen Jr. had a career-best 30 points with 10 assists to lead Memphis past Chicago.

Jaylen Wells added 26 points as Memphis won its second straight.

Pippen, playing in the arena where his Hall of Fame father’s retired number hangs, had 26 points in the first three quarters for Memphis, which has won three of its last four.

Memphis led 109-98 after three quarters and broke the game open with an 8-3 run in the opening minutes of the final period.

Bucks 125, Hornets 119 >> Giannis Antetokounmpo had 32 points and 11 rebounds and Damian Lillard added 31 points to lead Milwaukee past Charlotte for their fourth consecutive victory.

Milwaukee opened the fourth quarter with a 14-5 spurt for a 110-90 lead, but the Hornets got it to 121-119 on Brandon Miller’s 3-pointer with 15 seconds left.

Taurean Prince answered with a pair of free throws for the Bucks to make it a two-possession game, and Charlotte missed a pair of 3-pointers on the ensuing possession. Antetokounmpo hit two free throws with 4.5 seconds left to make it 125-119.