CHICAGO
Dwyane Wade scored 20 points, and the Chicago Bulls handed San Antonio its first road loss after a 13-0 start, hanging on to beat the Spurs 95-91 on Thursday night.
San Antonio fell one win shy of matching the NBA’s best road start set by the Golden State Warriors last season. The Spurs cut an 18-point deficit midway through the third quarter to four in the closing minutes, only to come up short.
Kawhi Leonard scored 24 for San Antonio. Patty Mills added 16 points, hitting 4 of 6 3-pointers. Former Bull Pau Gasol had 13 points and 10 rebounds in his first game in Chicago since signing with San Antonio in the summer, but the Spurs lost a road game for the first time since Oklahoma City knocked them out in the Western Conference semifinals last season.
Warriors 106, Jazz 99
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 26 points and Golden State controlled Utah from start to finish.
Curry had 14 points during a 29-1 run that made it 29-5. The Jazz’s only lead of the game was 4-2.
Kevin Durant added 21 points and 11 rebounds for Golden State.
76ers 99, Pelicans 88
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ersan Ilyasova scored 23 points, Sergio Rodriguez added 16, and Philadelphia snapped a franchise record-tying 23- game road losing streak, beating New Orleans.
The Pelicans became the first team to lose at home to the Sixers since last season when Orlando fell to Philadelphia on Jan. 20.
Raptors 124, T-Wolves 110
TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 27 points, Kyle Lowry added 25 and the Raptors handed Minnesota its 13th straight loss in Toronto.
Lowry was 5 of 7 from 3-point range and had 11 assists, and Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and 10 rebounds for his team-leading sixth double-double of the season.
Grizzlies 88, T-Blazers 86
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Marc Gasol scored 36 points and Toney Douglas made two free throws with less than a second left to lift Memphis past Portland.
Douglas had 11 points, scoring the game’s final six points to seal Memphis’ fifth straight victory.
Wizards 92, Nuggets 85
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 26 points and Washington overcame a sluggish start in front of a sparse, silent crowd and with a malfunctioning scoreboard.
John Wall scored only 15 points one game after a career-best 52.
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