PHOENIX GUARD Isaiah Thomas (3) has the ball stripped by Memphis Grizzlies’ Mike Conley (11) during the second half of an NBA basketball game on Monday in Phoenix. The Grizzlies won, 102-101.
Anthony Davis had 29 points and 13 rebounds to help New Orleans win for the sixth time in seven games, a stint which includes victories over several contending squads including Dallas and the Los Angeles Clippers.
Jeff Teague scored 21 for Atlanta, but the Hawks fell behind by double digits in the first quarter and failed to even tie it.
Cavaliers 97, 76ers 84
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 24 points, LeBron James added 18 points and 11 assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers staggered to their 11th straight win.
The winning streak is Cleveland’s longest since reeling off 13 in a row — a franchise record — in 2010, the last season of James’ first stint with the club.
Thunder 104, Magic 97
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook’s second triple-double of the season and 10th of his career helped the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Orlando Magic without the injured Kevin Durant.
Hornets 92, Wizards 88
WASHINGTON (AP) — Al Jefferson had 18 points and 12 rebounds Monday night, leading the Charlotte Hornets past the Washington Wizards.
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist added 13 points and 13 rebounds, Brian Roberts scored 18 points, and Gerald Henderson put in 17 for the Hornets, who have won six of eight. They went 10-4 in January despite losing Kemba Walker to a knee injury that will keep him sidelined at least six more weeks.
Bucks 82, Raptors 75
TORONTO (AP) — Khris Middleton scored 25 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and the shorthanded Milwaukee Bucks snapped a six-game losing streak against the Toronto Raptors.
Nets 102, Clippers 100
NEW YORK (AP) — Jarrett Jack made a tiebreaking jumper with 1.3 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets used a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Clippers.
The Nets ended a sevengame home losing streak by erasing a nine-point deficit in the final 1:35.
Mavericks 100, Timberwolves 94
DALLAS (AP) — Monta Ellis scored 23 points and the Dallas Mavericks won their first game without injured point guard Rajon Rondo, beating Minnesota in the first game in nearly three months for Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio.
Grizzlies 102, Suns 101
PHOENIX (AP) — Jeff Green converted a threepoint play with 4.5 seconds to play and the Memphis Grizzlies rallied from seven down in the final 1:35 to beat the Phoenix Suns for the seventh straight time.
Marc Gasol blocked Markieff Morris’ shot at the finish to preserve the victory.
The Grizzlies, who won their seventh in a row overall and 11th in the last 12 games, scored the final eight points.
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