Minneapolis >> Anthony Edwards scored 28 of his 37 points in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 19-point first-half deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 108-106 on Monday night.
Edwards, who had a career-high 53 points in Saturday’s loss at Detroit, finished 14 of 29 from the field, including a pair of late 3-pointers for his eighth game this season of 30-plus points.
Naz Reid scored 18 off the bench and Donte DiVincenzo added 15 for Minnesota, which ended a three-game slide. Rudy Gobert had eight points and a game-high 18 rebounds.
Norman Powell led Los Angeles with 25 points, James Harden added 22 and Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 16 rebounds. The Clippers have lost three of four.
With the Wolves down by one, Edwards swished a step-back 3 with 1:12 to play. After Zubac missed a layup for Los Angeles, Edwards drained another 3 with 34.4 seconds left for a 106-101 lead.
Trail Blazers 118, Pistons 115 >> Cade Cunningham had 32 points and nine assists as Detroit reached .500 for the first time after New Year’s Day since 2019 with a win over Portland.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 26 points for Detroit and Jalen Duren had 14 points and 12 rebounds. The Pistons (18-18), who were 3-33 after 36 games a season ago, have won seven of eight.
Anfernee Simons had 36 points and nine assists for Portland, while Shaedon Sharpe had 20 points, eight assists and eight rebounds. The Trail Blazers led by 22 points in the first half.
Suns 109, 76ers 99 >> Bradley Beal came off the bench for the first time in nine years and scored 25 points as Phoenix ended a four-game skid with a win over Philadelphia.
Beal was shifted to a reserve role before the game and scored 20 points in the second half as the Suns overcame an early 12-point deficit and won for the second time in nine games.
Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Ryan Dunn 15 for the Suns.
Tyrese Maxey had 31 points and 10 assists for the Sixers, who were missing Joel Embiid, who was sidelined with a left foot sprain.
Pacers 113, Nets 99 >> Tyrese Haliburton scored 23 points, Bennedict Mathurin added 20 and Indiana beat Brooklyn.
Pascal Siakam contributed 19 points and Obi Toppin scored 11 for the Pacers, who have won three straight and nine of 12.
Day’Ron Sharpe had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Tyrese Martin added 15 points and Noah Clowney scored 14 for the Nets, who have lost 10 of 13.
Bucks 128, Raptors 104 >> Giannis Antetokounmpo had 11 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds for his fourth triple-double of the season, Damian Lillard scored 25 points and Milwaukee beat struggling Toronto.
Bobby Portis scored 20 points, Gary Trent Jr. had 17 against his former team and Brook Lopez added 16 for Milwaukee.
The Bucks outscored the Raptors 63-24 in bench points and handed Toronto its 13th loss in 14 games.
Magic 103, Knicks 94 >> Cole Anthony scored 24 points, Wendell Carter Jr. had a season-high 19 off the bench and Orlando shut down a New York team missing Karl-Anthony Towns for a victory on.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 15 points for the Magic, who are missing their top four scorers because of injuries but didn’t need too much offense the way they defended. They limited the Knicks to 4-for-22 shooting from 3-point range and didn’t allow a make in the second half until Cam Payne’s basket with 8.2 seconds remaining.
Bulls 114, Spurs 110 >> Coby White made a go-ahead layup with 47 seconds left, and Chicago topped Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio.
Zach LaVine had 35 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists for Chicago, which trailed by 19 before rallying in the fourth quarter. Nikola Vucevic had 24 points and 11 boards, and White finished with 23 points.
Grizzlies 119, Mavericks 104 >> Jaren Jackson Jr. had 35 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to lead Memphis to a victory over Dallas.
Scotty Pippen Jr. finished with 18 points, while Jaylen Wells added 17 points and 11 rebounds as Memphis won for the 10th time in the last 11 home games.