CHICAGO — Zach LaVine scored 18 points in his second game for Chicago, Justin Holiday made a career-best seven 3s and scored 25 points, and the Bulls ended the Miami Heat’s seven-game winning streak with a 119-111 victory Monday.

The Bulls have won three straight and 14 of their last 21.

LaVine tore an ACL last season with Minnesota and was traded in a package for Jimmy Butler in the offseason. He scored 14 points in his Bulls debut Saturday against Detroit.

The Bulls are limiting LaVine to 20 minutes per game in his first week back.

He scored 13 points in 12 minutes in the first half, and his four-point play with 0.9 seconds left before the break put the Bulls ahead 55-48.

76ERS 117, RAPTORS 111: Joel Embiid had 34 points and 11 rebounds and Philadelphia narrowly avoided blowing another big lead in a victory over cold-shooting Toronto in Philadelphia.

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T.J. McConnell added a career-high 18 points and JJ Redick scored 15 before leaving with a left leg injury for the Sixers, who shook off Ben Simmons’ foul trouble to win for the fifth time in six games.

WARRIORS 118, CAVALIERS 108: Kevin Durant had 32 points and eight assists as Golden State swept the season series with host Cleveland.

Steph Curry added 23 points and eight assists for Golden State, which improved to 36-9.

LeBron James had 32 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Cavaliers.

HAWKS 102, SPURS 99: Dennis Schroder scored 26 points, Ersan Ilyasova added 20 and host Atlanta held off San Antonio in the closing seconds.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 11 rebounds for San Antonio, which dropped to 10-14 on the road.

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KNICKS 111, NETS 104: Kristaps Porzingis had 26 points and nine rebounds, Michael Beasley added 23 points and 10 boards, and New York opened its longest trip in nearly 30 years by beating Brooklyn.

A day after blowing a 19-point lead in the third quarter of a loss to New Orleans, the Knicks lost most of a 14-point advantage heading to the fourth. But they opened the period with 11 straight points and went on to beat the Nets comfortably for the third time this season.

BUCKS 104, WIZARDS 95: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds as Milwaukee beat Washington for the second time in 10 days with a victory in Washington.

Like it was on Jan. 6, it was tight late before Antetokounmpo took over.

He led Milwaukee on an 11-0 run in the final minutes and finished 9 of 23 from the field, dribbling out the clock to “M-V-P!” chants from Bucks fans in attendance for the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day matinee in Washington.

HORNETS 118, PISTONS 107: Kemba Walker scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half, and Charlotte pulled away in the fourth quarter of a win in Detroit.

GRIZZLIES 123, LAKERS 114: Dillon Brooks matched his season best with 19 points and eight Memphis players finished in double figures, helping the host Grizzlies beat Los Angeles.


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