Knicks 99, Grizzlies 88

Tim Hardaway Jr. is still out and Kristaps Porzingis couldn't find a rhythm coming back, so the Knicks needed to find offense somewhere.

Courtney Lee provided it.

Lee scored 24 points, Porzingis had 18 after a slow start in his return to the lineup, and New York beat Memphis on Wednesday night.

Lee doesn't force his offense and coach Jeff Hornacek has told him not to pass up open shots. He certainly can't now, as Hornacek said Lee has to pick up a bulk of the missing shots with Hardaway's 17.8 points per game missing.

"Tim was shooting like 18, 20 shots a game, so I need to warm this arm up man, get ready, if he wants me to shoot that many times," Lee said. "On top of my shots that's like 30 shots, if he wants me to do that."

Moving from forward back to shooting guard in Hardaway's absence, Lee took 17 shots, about seven more than his season average. He fell just shy of his season high for points and was the catalyst in a big run to open the second half that largely determined the game.

Porzingis scored 12 after halftime as the Knicks rebounded from consecutive losses without their top two scorers that had dropped them under .500.

Porzingis came back from his sprained right ankle and illness, but the Knicks announced Tuesday that Hardaway had a stress injury in his lower left leg and had begun a treatment and rehabilitation plan. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks.

Marc Gasol had 17 points and eight rebounds for the Grizzlies, who were playing for the first time since ending their 11-game skid with a victory over Minnesota on Monday. Tyreke Evans added 15 points but was just 4 for 13 from the floor.

Porzingis was just 3 for 11 for six points in the first half, but the Knicks rallied to tie it at 49 going into the break on Lee's 3-pointer.

Porzingis then hit a deep 3 to open the third quarter and the Knicks took off from there. Lee had a pair of baskets and then consecutive 3s late in what became a 19-2 run that made it 68-51.

"We knew that second half was going to be different and you could already see that end of the first half we were turning up our defense and it was giving us results right away," Porzingis said. "And that's what we did in the second half. We came out with a different mentality and we had that run."

And the Grizzlies thought they made it easy for New York with selfish play.

"We stood around too much," Grizzlies interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "Offensively we got stagnant and watched one guy try to go 1-on-1."

New York kept a safe lead from there and when Memphis trimmed it to 88-82 with about five minutes remaining, Lee scored in the lane and Porzingis followed with a basket and a 3-pointer to push it back to 95-82.

Cavaliers 101, Kings 95

LeBron James drained a 3-pointer with 15 seconds left and finished with 32 points as Cleveland tied a franchise record with its 13th straight win.

James, who changed his sneakers three times, also had 11 rebounds and nine assists, helping the Cavs rally from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to remain unbeaten since Nov. 11. His decisive 3-pointer in the final minute was in the face of JaKarr Sampson, who had jawed with James earlier.

Cleveland also won 13 straight in the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. The Cavs will try for the team record Friday at Indiana.

This one wasn't easy. The Kings gave the Cavs everything they had, but couldn't contain James in the clutch.

Zach Randolph had 18 points and 10 rebounds and Buddy Hield added 17 points for the Kings. Sampson grabbed 16 rebounds in his first start this season.

Warriors 101, Hornets 87

Kevin Durant had 35 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, and Golden State beat Charlotte without Stephen Curry and Draymond Green.

It was Durant's first triple-double of the season and his second since joining the Warriors before last season.

Klay Thompson scored seven of his 22 points in the fourth quarter for the Warriors, who have won five straight overall and seven in a row against the Hornets.

Curry will be sidelined for about two weeks with a sprained ankle, while Green is nursing a sore shoulder.

Kemba Walker led the Hornets with 24 points.

Charlotte's two big men off the bench — Cody Zeller and Frank Kaminsky — left with injuries. Kaminsky injured his ankle in the first quarter, and Zeller left in the fourth with a strained left knee.

Pelicans 123, Nuggets 114

DeMarcus Cousins had 40 points, 22 rebounds and four blocks, and the Pelicans won for the second time in three games without Anthony Davis.

Jrue Holiday scored 27 points for New Orleans, which shot 53.5 percent (46 of 86).

Davis missed his third straight game with a strained left adductor. His status for New Orleans' next game remains unclear.

Gary Harris scored 24 for the short-handed Nuggets, who remained without recently Timberwolves 113, Clippers 107

Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 12 rebounds, powering the Timberwolves to the road win.

Jimmy Butler and Jeff Teague each scored 19 points for the Timberwolves (15-11), who placed six players in double figures. Taj Gibson had 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Los Angeles dropped its fourth straight game despite an impressive performance by DeAndre Jordan, who had 18 points and 21 rebounds. Lou Williams and Austin Rivers each scored 23 points for the Clippers (8-15).

Bucks 104, Pistons 100

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 25 points and nine rebounds, and Milwaukee won for the fourth time in five games.

Khris Middleton had 21 points for the Bucks, including four free throws in the final 20 seconds.

The Bucks opened the fourth with a 14-1 run to lead 90-77 after Malcolm Brogdon's jumper with 6:42 left.

Detroit lost its fourth straight. Andre Drummond led the Pistons with 27 points and 20 rebounds.

Spurs 117, Heat 105

LaMarcus Aldridge scored 18 points, leading San Antonio to its sixth win in seven games.

The Spurs shot 52.9 percent from the field and had seven players score in double figures. Bryn Forbes had 17 points, and Rudy Gay finished with 16 in San Antonio's eighth straight win over Miami.

With Kawhi Leonard's return looming from a season-long absence due to a quadriceps injury, Aldridge led the Spurs in scoring for the 20th time in 25 games.

Tyler Johnson led Miami with 25 points, and Dion Waiters had 22.

Pacers 98, Bulls 96

Victor Oladipo scored 27 points, including a clutch 3-pointer with 31.1 seconds left that lifted the Pacers to the comeback victory.

Bojan Bogdanovic had 17 points for Indiana (14-11), and Darren Collison finished with 14. Myles Turner had 11 points and blocked four shots, and Thaddeus Young finished with 10 points and nine rebounds.

The lowly Bulls led by as many as 17, but couldn't hold off the Pacers in the final moments. Oladipo's 3 gave Indiana its first lead at 97-96, and he tacked on a free throw with 12.8 seconds left.

Lauri Markkanen missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer in the final seconds of Chicago's 10th straight loss.

Kris Dunn had 18 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Bulls (3-20), and Robin Lopez scored 16 points.

Magic 110, Hawks 106 (OT)

Evan Fournier scored 27 points before departing with a right ankle injury, and the Magic rallied for the overtime win.

Aaron Gordon had 24 points and 15 rebounds for Orlando, and Nikola Vucevic added 22 points and 16 rebounds.

Fournier, the team's second-leading scorer, left after falling on Vucevic's foot on the first possession in overtime.

Dennis Schroder led Atlanta with 26 points and seven assists. Taurean Prince had 19 points.

The Magic hit 6 of 10 shots in overtime, five of them layups against a tired and ineffective defense.