HOUSTON

Eric Gordon scored 31 points and tied a career high with eight 3-pointers on a night James Harden sat out to rest, and the Houston Rockets got their 10th straight win with a 118-86 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.

Trevor Ariza added 21 points and Chris Paul had 13 points and 10 assists in his return after missing the last three

games with a sore hamstring.

Wizards 116. Spurs 106

WASHINGTON (AP) — Markieff Morris shot 7 of 7 from the floor for 15 points, Otto Porter Jr. added 14 and Washington beat San Antonio to snap a three-game losing streak.

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Heat 98, Cavaliers 79

MIAMI (AP) — Kelly Olynyk

scored 19 points, Dwyane Wade blocked a pair of shots by LeBron James as part of a stifling defensive effort by Miami, and the Heat had little trouble on the way to beating Cleveland.

James finished with 18 points for the Cavaliers, whose previous season low for points was 88. The Cavs are 1-13 this season when held under 100; they’re 43- 17 when scoring more than 100.

Pacers 92, Warriors 81

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Injury-plagued Golden State again lacked the firepower to finish off an opponent, and Victor Oladipo scored 24 points in Indiana’s victory over the defending champions.

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Trail Blazers 107, Pelicans 103

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Damian Lillard scored 20 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter, and Portland beat New Orleans.

Raptors 114, Nuggets 110

TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan, Jonas Valanciunas, and Fred VanVleet each scored 15 points and Toronto beat Denver.

Clippers 105, Bucks 98

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tobias Harris scored 19 points, DeAndre Jordan had a double-double and Los Angeles rallied after blowing a 16- point lead to beat Milwaukee and boost its playoff hopes.

The Clippers hit six 3-pointers in the fourth, when they were down by five and launched a 13-0 run to go back in front 96-88.

Mavericks 103, Kings 97

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Harrison Barnes had 20 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Dallas beat Sacramento while protesters forced a lockdown.



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