


Jamal Murray had 39 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 17 points and nine rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat host Houston 116-111 on Sunday night to snap the Rockets’ nine-game win streak.
Murray, who scored 17 in the first half, had 17 in the third quarter as Denver outscored the Rockets 39-22 in the quarter to take a 96-79 lead.
Russell Westbrook had 14 points off the bench, Aaron Gordon scored 13 points with eight assists and DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and 15 rebounds for the Nuggets, who shot 51% and were 10 of 21 on 3-pointers.
Jalen Green scored 30 points, and Dillon Brooks added 21 points for Houston. Alperen Sengun had 17 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and Steven Adams finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Rockets, who shot 44% and were 11 of 34 from behind the arc.
Cavaliers 120, Jazz 91 >> Jarrett Allen scored 18 points and Donovan Mitchell added 16, helping visiting Cleveland snap a four-game losing streak with victory over Utah.
Evan Mobley had 11 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks to help the Cavaliers get back in the win column.
Kyle Filipowski led Utah with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Celtics 129, Trail Blazers 116 >> Jayson Tatum had 30 points, nine assists and nine rebounds and Boston extended its winning streak to five games with a victory at Portland.
Sam Hauser shot 8 for 10 from long distance and scored 24 points, and Derrick White added 17 points and eight assists for Boston, which was without Jaylen Brown, Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis. The Celtics (52-19) are five games behind the Cavaliers for the top seed in the Eastern Conference with 11 games remaining.
Heat 122, Hornets 105 >> Andrew Wiggins scored 42 points for the second-highest scoring game of his career, Tyler Herro added 29 and host Miami defeated Charlotte to snap a 10-game losing streak.
Wiggins finished five shy of his career high of 47, done Nov. 13, 2016, for Minnesota against the Lakers.
He’ll face his former team, the Warriors, on Tuesday evening for the first time since getting traded to Miami last month.
Pistons 136, Pelicans 130 >> Ron Holland II scored 14 of his season-high 26 points in the fourth quarter, and Detroit beat CJ McCollum and visiting New Orleans.
McCollum had 40 points and seven assists, but Holland helped the Pistons outscore the Pelicans 43-39 in the fourth quarter to win for the third time in four games.
Jalen Duren added 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Pistons, who played without All-Star point guard Cade Cunningham because of a calf injury.
Spurs 123, Raptors 89 >> Devin Vassell scored 25 points, Julian Champagnie had 20 and visiting San Antonio won its third straight game by routing Toronto, which lost its fourth straight.
San Antonio led by as many as 38 points and won for the fifth time in seven games.
Hawks 132, 76ers 119 >> Trae Young scored 28 points with 12 assists, Zaccharie Risacher had 22 points and Atlanta won at home over Philadelphia.
Quentin Grimes led the 76ers with 26 points and six assists.
MAVS’ DAVIS EYES RETURN >> Anthony Davis could be close to returning to the Dallas Mavericks after a six-week injury absence, with the star forward listed as doubtful against the Brooklyn Nets to start a four-game road trip tonight.
Davis hasn’t played — and has been listed as out — since injuring his left groin in his Dallas debut on Feb. 8. That was about a week after the seismic trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.