NBA ROUND-UP: Nets notch victory over the Pelicans to win 13 of the last 14 as Hornets beat Bucks

The Brooklyn Nets outscored the New Orleans Pelicans 108-102 on Friday night.

Kevin Durant had 33 points and 10 rebounds and Kyrie Irving scored 19 points, hitting a deep 3-pointer with 44 seconds remaining to give the Nets a 106-100 lead and condemn New Orleans to just its fifth home loss this season.

TJ Warren scored 15 points for Brooklyn and Royce O’Neale added 14, including a 3-pointer with 2:27 remaining.

CJ McCollum scored 28 points and Naji Marshall had a career-high 23 points for the Pelicans in their second game since losing Zion Williamson for what is expected to be about three weeks with a strained hamstring. right.

Jose Alvarado added 17 points, and Jonas Valanciunas had 12 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans, which hasn’t had forward Brandon Ingram (bruised left big toe) in the lineup in 20 games.

The Pelicans led for much of the game but struggled to hit shots in the second half, finishing on 39.8 percent shooting (35-of-88). New Orleans made just 2 of 12 3-pointers in the second half after going 10 of 17 in the first.

Brooklyn shot 43.5 percent (37-of-85), including 15-of-33 from deep.

After trailing as many as 15 in the second quarter and 11 at halftime, the Nets opened the third quarter on a 17-5 run, capped by O’Neale’s second-chance 3-pointer, to take a 70-69 lead. . The game stayed tight from there until the final minutes.

Marshall helped the Pelicans get off to a fast start with 10 points in the first quarter, highlighted by three 3-pointers, the last of which gave New Orleans a 24-14 lead.

After missing his first five shots, Durant hit three of his next four, including a 3-pointer that cut it to 28-27 late in the opening period.

Alvarado’s 3-pointer and a driving layup sparked an 11-0 run that gave the Pelicans a 43-28 second-quarter lead, and New Orleans led 64-53 at halftime.

NEW YORK KNICKS 112-108 TORONTO RAPTORS

Julius Randle had 32 points and 11 rebounds, Mitchell Robinson had 10 points and 18 rebounds before fouling out and New York beat Toronto for the fourth straight win.

Jalen Brunson scored 26 points, Quentin Grimes had 16 and Immanuel Quickley 13 as the Knicks won north of the border for the first time in more than seven years, snapping an 11-game losing streak against the Raptors.

New York’s previous victory in Toronto was a 111-109 victory on November 10, 2015. After that game, the officials acknowledged that Knicks star Carmelo Anthony ran off the field on a pivotal play late on. of the last quarter.

Fred VanVleet scored 28 points and Gary Trent Jr. had 27 for the struggling Raptors. Toronto has lost seven of its last eight at home and 11 of 14 overall.

CHICAGO BULLS 126-112 PHILADELPHIA 76ERS

Zach LaVine made 11 of 13 3-pointers and scored 41 points as the Chicago Bulls beat Philadelphia 126-112 on Friday night to end the 76ers’ 11-game home winning streak.

LaVine made three 3-pointers in less than 1 1/2 minutes to give Chicago an 88-74 lead with 3:33 remaining in the third quarter. He was two points shy of reaching a career-high in 3-pointers.

Nikola Vucevic posted a triple-double for the Bulls with 19 points, 18 rebounds and 10 assists. Chicago shot 57.1% from the field and was 20-for-34 from 3-point range.

Vucevic took advantage of Philadelphia’s undersized center duo of PJ Tucker and Montrezl Harrell, and Joel Embiid missed his second straight game with a sore left foot.

Tyrese Maxey had 26 points and six assists for the 76ers, his best performance since returning to the lineup on Dec. 30.

Maxey averaged 12.7 points and shot 37.5 percent from the field in his previous three games since returning from a broken foot that sidelined him for six weeks.

PORTLAND PIONEERS 99-108 INDIANA PACERS

The surprising Pacers have won five straight at home and seven of the last nine overall with a 108-99 victory over the Trailblazers.

Portland was led by Anfernee Simons with 20 points. Lillard had 19 points and eight assists, and Jusuf Nurkic added 14 points and 19 rebounds, which wasn’t enough for the Trail Blazers to avoid their third loss in four games.

Instead, it was the Pacers who took advantage after Portland overcame an eight-point deficit in the third quarter to take an 82-81 lead into the fourth. The Trail Blazers also started that period fast, jumping 88-83.

And when the Pacers tied the score at 93 on Mathurin’s layup with 7:54 to go, Portland responded with four straight points.

That’s when Indiana turned up the pressure, allowing just two free throws and no baskets in the final six minutes. Haliburton broke a tie 97 with a short runner, and after Lillard’s free throws tied it, Nesmith’s layup with 2:06 to go gave Indiana the lead for good.

CHARLOTTE HORNETS 138-109 MILWUAKEE DOLLARS

Terry Rozier scored a season-high 39 points and the Charlotte Hornets matched an NBA record with 51 points in the first quarter in a win over Milwaukee.

Charlotte’s 51-point outburst tied the NBA mark for a first quarter set by Golden State against Denver in 2019. It was also a franchise record for points in one period.

Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who entered third in the league with 32.7 points per game, had a season-low nine in 22 minutes. He shot 2 of 7 from the field and 5 of 11 at the free throw line.

DETROIT PISTONS 109-121 SAN ANTONIO SPURS

Tre Jones had 25 points and San Antonio overcame injuries to its two leading scorers to beat Detroit and snap a three-game skid.

Spurs forward Keldon Johnson did not return after injuring his left hamstring with four minutes remaining in the first half. Devin Vassell was sidelined with a knee injury.

After a 122-119 victory over defending NBA champion Golden State on Wednesday night, Detroit trailed for the final three quarters in a battle between two of the league’s worst records. Bojan Bogdanovic had 21 points.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS 110-127 OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points as Oklahoma City completed a regular-season sweep of Washington.

Josh Giddey added 20 points, nine assists and five rebounds for Oklahoma City.

Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points for Washington.

DENVER NUGGETS 121-108 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS

Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, Jamal Murray scored 18 points in his first consecutive games since knee surgery and the Denver Nuggets took advantage of Donovan Mitchell’s absence.

Caris LeVert scored 22 points and Darius Garland returned from a three-game absence to score 21 points for the Cavaliers, who snapped their three-game winning streak.

Mitchell sat down for four days after scoring 71 points in an overtime win over Chicago.

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 128-115 LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

Rudy Gobert had 25 points and 21 rebounds, D’Angelo Russell also scored 25 and the Minnesota Timberwolves posted a 128-115 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.

Los Angeles was playing without stars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard for the second night in a row.

Reserve forward Norman Powell had a team-high 21 points for Los Angeles, which lost its fifth straight game.