AROUND THE LEAGUE
Heat 100, Hawks 88 in Atlanta – Chris Bosh scored 24 points, Gerald Green had 20, and Miami handed slumping Atlanta another home loss. Miami won just 24 hours after rallying from 16 points down to beat Memphis, snapping a three-game losing streak.
Kent Bazemore returned to Atlanta’s starting lineup and scored a career-high 28 points.
Bulls 115, 76ers 96 in Chicago – Jimmy Butler had 23 points, and Chicago rallied from a halftime deficit to rout lowly Philadelphia.
Nikola Mirotic had 17 points, and Tony Snell added 16. Joakim Noah had 15 rebounds and eight assists as the Bulls won their third in a row.
The 76ers dropped to 1-25 and remain winless through 15 road games. Rookie Jahlil Okafor had 22 points in his first game as a professional in his hometown.
Grizzlies 112, Wizards 95 in Memphis, Tenn. – Marc Gasol had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Mike Conley finished with 18 points and 11 assists, and Memphis beat Washington. Matt Barnes scored 20 points for the Grizzlies, Courtney Lee and Jeff Green finished with 15 points each, and Mario Chalmers had 12.
Gary Neal led the Wizards with 24 points.
Pacers 106, Raptors 90 in Indianapolis – Jordan Hill had season highs with 20 points and 13 rebounds, Monta Ellis had 18 points, and Indiana ended Toronto’s four-game winning streak. C.J. Miles added 17 points for the Pacers, who have won two of three games.
Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan each scored 20 points for the Raptors.
Magic 105, Nets 82 in New York – Nikola Vucevic scored 18 points, Elfrid Payton had 17, and Orlando got its first victory in Brooklyn. Tobias Harris had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Magic, which had dropped all six games in Brooklyn since the Nets moved there for the 2012-13 season.
Jarrett Jack scored 15 points for the Nets, who have dropped two in a row at home after winning six of their previous seven.
Spurs 118, Jazz 81 in San Antonio – Kawhi Leonard had 22 points, and San Antonio never trailed. San Antonio is 21-5, the second-best start in franchise history, on the strength of a 13-0 home record. LaMarcus Aldridge and Tony Parker added 18 points each for the Spurs.
Derrick Favors led the Jazz with 16 points.
Mavericks 104, Suns 94 in Dallas – Chandler Parsons scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half, Raymond Felton followed his second career triple double with 17 points, and Dallas beat former Maverick Tyson Chandler and Phoenix. Deron Williams led Dallas with 18 points.
Eric Bledsoe led the Suns with 23 points and seven assists.
Nuggets 114, Rockets 108 in Denver – Will Barton scored 23 points, including two game-sealing free throws with 13.5 seconds remaining, and Denver held off Houston. Gary Harris added a career-high 21 points to help the Nuggets complete a three-game sweep of the Rockets in the season series.
James Harden finished with 24 points for the Rockets.
Trail Blazers 105, Pelicans 101 in Portland, Ore. – Damian Lillard scored 30 points, and Portland beat New Orleans on Monday night, its seventh consecutive win over the Pelicans. Gerald Henderson added 19 points off the bench for the Blazers. He matched his career high with four three-pointers.
Anthony Davis led the Pelicans with 28 points and nine rebounds.
The Associated Press
This story was originally published December 14, 2015 at 10:03 PM with the headline "AROUND THE LEAGUE."