ORLANDO, Fla. — Pau Gasol dunked in the rebound of Derrick Rose’s missed layup with 9.4 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls rallied for a 98-97 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night.
Jimmy Butler led the Bulls with 27 points, and Gasol finished with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Joakim Noah added 18 points and nine rebounds.
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WHO: Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
WHERE: TD Garden
TELEVISION: CSN
Chicago led by as many as 16 points before finding itself in a six-point hole with just over 2 minutes to play.
PACERS 103, HORNETS 102: George Hill’s baseline layup with 4.9 seconds left lifted Indiana to a come-from-behind win over host Charlotte.
C.J. Watson scored 22 points, and David West, Luis Scola and Rodney Stuckey each had 15 as the Pacers battled back from a 21-point, third-quarter deficit for their third straight win.
RAPTORS 87, SPURS 82: James Johnson scored a season-high 20 points in his return to the starting lineup, DeMar DeRozan had 18, and host Toronto beat San Antonio, denying Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich his 1,000th career victory.
Amir Johnson added 15 points, Kyle Lowry finished with 12, and Jonas Valanciunas had a season-high 16 rebounds as Toronto improved to 8-2 at home against Western Conference opponents.
CAVLIERS 120, LAKERS 105: Kevin Love scored a season-high 32 points, LeBron James flirted with a triple-double and Cleveland quickly got back to winning with a victory over Los Angeles in Cleveland.
The Cavs had their 12-game winning streak snapped Friday, a run that started when they beat the Lakers on Jan. 15.
GRIZZLIES 94, HAWKS 88: Mike Conley had 21 points and six assists, Marc Gasol finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Memphis beat Atlanta in Memphis, Tennessee.
The game was tied at 86 after Mike Scott’s 3-pointer with 3:24 left before Memphis scored the next eight points to put away the game.
THUNDER 131, CLIPPERS 108: Kevin Durant scored 29 points to lead Oklahoma City to a win over visiting Los Angeles, which was without All-Star Blake Griffin.
Russell Westbrook had 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and rookie Mitch McGary added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder.
TRAIL BLAZERS 109, ROCKETS 98: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and Damian Lillard added 23 to help visiting Portland fight off a late charge from Houston.
James Harden tied a season high with 45 points for the Rockets, who are playing without star center Dwight Howard, out indefinitely because of knee swelling.
TIMBERWOLVES 112, PISTONS 101: Nikola Pekovic scored 29 points and Kevin Martin added 24 to lift Minnesota past Detroit for its third straight victory, in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
Notes
KNICKS: Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan, responding to a Knicks fan who had criticized him, sent an email wondering if the man is an alcoholic and telling him to root for the Nets instead.
An MSG spokesman confirmed that the email, which appeared Sunday on Deadspin.com, was written by Dolan.
HEAT: Miami signed guard Tyler Johnson for the rest of the season. Johnson has appeared in six games for the Heat on a pair of 10-day contracts. He is averaging 7.5 points, including an 18-point effort in Friday’s loss to San Antonio.
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