NEW YORK — Reserve Mitchell Robinson had a career-high 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Julius Randle added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Chicago Bulls 125-115 on Saturday to snap a six-game losing streak.
RJ Barrett finished with 19 points and Taj Gibson had 17 points and eight rebounds in his return after missing the previous game because of back spasms.
Zach LaVine scored 26 points, and Coby White chipped in 22 off the bench for the Bulls, who have lost their last two games and 10 of 11.
New York led by as many as 17 early in the third quarter before Chicago cut the lead to two to start fourth quarter.
New York went on a 9-2 run, including seven points from Randle, to take a 119-110 lead with 2 minutes to play.
The Knicks led 66-53 at halftime after Chicago missed its last six shots.
Thaddeus Young put the Bulls up 51-50 with 3:43 left in the first half before the Knicks went on 16-3 run, scoring nine straight to close out the second quarter. Barrett shot 7 for 8 from the field and finished with 17 points in the first half.
GRIZZLIES 105, LAKERS 88: Rookie Ja Morant had 27 points and matched his season high with 14 assists, and Memphis snapped a five-game losing streak with a victory over Los Angeles in Memphis, Tennessee.
Dillon Brooks added 24 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 20 rebounds as the Grizzlies helped their chances of keeping the final playoff spot in the West. Memphis entered the night two games up over the New Orleans Pelicans.
LeBron James scored 19 points and Anthony Davis finished with 15 points and nine rebounds as Los Angeles lost for only the second time in February.
The Lakers, the top team in the West, entered the game on a seven-game winning streak, but trailed by as many as 22 in the third quarter as Memphis continued to get balanced scoring. The Lakers brought James into more of an active role and a couple of 3-pointers started the half.
PACERS 113, CAVALIERS 104: T.J. Warren scored 30 points, Malcolm Brogdon hit the go-ahead basket midway through the fourth quarter and Indiana won in Cleveland.
Warren had three baskets down the stretch while Brogdon’s jumper gave Indiana a 96-95 lead with 6:41 remaining. Center Myles Turner’s 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down and a minute to play sealed it.
Brogdon scored 22 points. Domantas Sabonis had his 46th double-double of the season with 18 points and 13 rebounds and also had nine assists. .Victor Oladipo, a game-time decision with a sore ankle, scored 19 points.
HAWKS 129, TRAIL BLAZERS 117: Trae Young had 25 points and 15 assists, John Collins added 24 points and 10 rebounds and Atlanta beat visiting Portland its second straight victory.
Atlanta, the NBA’s worst 3-point shooting team this season, dazzled beyond the arc for the second night in a row. The Hawks shot 42.9% on 42 attempts and have 37 treys in two games. De’Andre Hunter picked up where fellow rookie Cam Reddish left off the night before against Brooklyn, hitting six 3s to score 22 points.
CJ McCollum finished with 35 points and Hassan Whiteside had 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. They were done for the night after Hunter and Collins hit consecutive 3s to make it a 16-point lead with 3:03 remaining.
HEAT 116, NETS 113: Kendrick Nunn scored 21 points and Miami held on for a victory over Brooklyn in Miami.
Goran Dragic added 19 points off the bench and Bam Adebayo had 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who won consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 1-3.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 25 points but threw away a pass in the closing seconds for the Nets, who have lost four straight and dropped to 2-6 in the second game of a back-to-back.
NOTES
WARRIORS: Stephen Curry’s return from a broken left hand after being sidelined for four months won’t happen Sunday against the Washington Wizards.
Coach Steve Kerr said Tuesday that he was hopeful Curry would return against Washington. But the two-time MVP needed to be re-evaluated Saturday to better determine his status.
Now, he’s scheduled to practice with the G League’s Santa Cruz Warriors on Monday. He’s still expected to play for Golden State soon, possibly Thursday against Toronto.
Curry has played only four games this season.
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