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    Friday, April 26, 2024

    NBA roundup

    Heat 105, Bobcats 92

    LeBron James had 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Miami handed Charlotte its 16th straight loss on Wednesday night.

    Dwyane Wade scored 29 points and had nine rebounds as Miami extended its winning streak to six.

    Kemba Walker had 27 points, and Ramon Sessions added 19 points for the Bobcats (7-21), who haven't won since Nov. 24.

    Bucks 108, Nets 93

    Brandon Jennings scored 25 points, Monta Ellis added 20 points and a season-high six steals, and Milwaukee beat short-handed Brooklyn for the 13th straight time.

    Brook Lopez had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Nets missed a chance to get to .500 on the road (6-7) and lost their third straight.

    The Nets were without starting guard Deron Williams, who used his wrist to brace himself as he fell to the court Tuesday in a home loss to Boston..

    76ers 99, Grizzlies 89

    Dorell Wright scored 28 points, and Spencer Hawes had 20, season-highs for both, and Philadelphia snapped a six-game road losing streak.

    Wright was inserted into the lineup for Jason Richardson, who sat out with a low back strain.

    Thaddeus Young and Jrue Holiday had 13 points each for Philadelphia, Holiday adding nine assists.

    Zach Randolph led the Grizzlies with 23 points and nine rebounds, and Marc Gasol had 18 points and eight rebounds. Memphis, which lost its second straight, played without leading scorer Rudy Gay, who was out because of "personal reasons."

    Hornets 97, Magic 94

    Robin Lopez had a season-high 29 points, and Greivis Vasquez scored a season-best 27 as New Orleans snapped an 11-game losing streak.

    Jameer Nelson had 28 points and 10 rebounds for Orlando, and Vucevic added 19 points.

    Cavaliers 87, Wizards 84

    Tristan Thompson's three-point play with 24.4 seconds remaining gave Cleveland a victory over Washington and its first two-game winning streak of the season.

    Kyrie Irving had 20 of his 26 points in the first half for the Cavaliers.

    Crawford and Emeka Okafor led the Wizards with 17 points.

    Hawks 126, Pistons 119, 2OT

    Josh Smith scored 31 points, Al Horford added 22, and Atlanta beat Detroit in double overtime.

    The Hawks blew a 22-point, fourth-quarter lead as Detroit reserves Will Bynum and Charlie Villanueva scored a combined 26 points in the final period of regulation.

    Bynum finished with 31 points.

    Rockets 87, Timberwolves 84

    James Harden scored 17 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, and Houston rallied to win its fifth straight.

    Omer Asik added nine points and 17 rebounds for the Rockets (16-12).

    J.J. Barea scored 18 for Minnesota (13-13).

    Spurs 100, Raptors 80

    Tim Duncan scored 15 points, and San Antonio rolled to a victory over Toronto that snapped the Raptors' five-game winning streak.

    Manu Ginobili added 14 points, Tony Parker 13, and Tiago Splitter and Stephen Jackson each had 10 for San Antonio (22-8).

    Alan Anderson and Amir Johnson both had 12 points for Toronto (9-20).

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