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NBA: Bulls survive Mavs

Published Jan 6, 2018 11:53 am
Chicago Bulls guard Kris Dunn (32) scores in front of Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41). (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth) Chicago Bulls guard Kris Dunn (32) scores in front of Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (41). (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)DALLAS - Kris Dunn scored a career-high 32 points, Justin Holiday added 23 and the Chicago Bulls held off a frantic Dallas rally in a 127-124 victory over the Mavericks on Friday night. Rookie Lauri Markkanen had 16 with an emphatic follow-up dunk during a surge that put the Bulls up 10 with 1:08 to play. The Mavericks slowly trimmed the deficit with full-court pressure and fouls in the final minute. Dallas actually had a shot to tie, but Yogi Ferrell's 3-pointer at the buzzer was short. The teams combined for 35 points in the final 68 seconds. 76ERS 114, PISTONS 78 PHILADELPHIA - Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid sparked Philadelphia to a mammoth lead in a romp over Detroit. Embiid had 23 points and nine rebounds. Simmons had 19 points and nine assists to lead the Sixers to their fourth straight win, which moved them back to .500. CELTICS 91, TIMBERWOLVES 84 BOSTON - Marcus Smart scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half, Kyrie Irving had 16 points, nine rebounds and eight assists and Boston pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Minnesota. Terry Rozier had 14 points and nine rebounds, Aron Baynes had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Jaylen Brown also scored 11 for Boston, which has won five straight and six of seven. RAPTORS 129, BUCKS 110 MILWAUKEE - Jonas Valanciunas scored all of his 20 points in the decisive third quarter and Toronto beat Milwaukee for the second time this week. Toronto outscored Milwaukee 43-19 in the third quarter to win its fourth consecutive game, including a 131-127 overtime victory over the Bucks on Monday. The Raptors have won 10 of 12. HEAT 107, KNICKS 103, OT MIAMI - Wayne Ellington scored 24 points, Goran Dragic added 19 and Miami survived a back-and-forth flurry in the final minutes to beat New York in overtime. Josh Richardson scored 18 and Tyler Johnson added 16 for Miami, which went 19 for 20 from the foul line — 13 for 13 after halftime. The Heat set a franchise record by taking 42 3-pointers, and Ellington had another team all-time mark by attempting 16. SPURS 103, SUNS 89 SAN ANTONIO - Kawhi Leonard and Manu Ginobili each scored 21 points, and San Antonio got its ninth straight home win over Phoenix. Ginobili joined Vince Carter as the only 40-year-old players to score 20 points off the bench. He shot 7 for 10 from the field in setting a season high for points. NUGGETS 99, JAZZ 91 DENVER - Trey Lyles scored a career-high 26 points, Jamal Murray also had 26 points and Denver beat Utah. Lyles also grabbed seven rebounds. He averaged 21 points and 7.5 rebounds in the two home games against his former team to help the Nuggets split the season series with the Jazz. Denver outscored the Jazz 38-16 in the third quarter after trailing by three at halftime. TRAIL BLAZERS 110, HAWKS 89 PORTLAND, Ore. - CJ McCollum had 20 points and Portland beat Atlanta. Damian Lillard added 14 points before sitting for the fourth quarter and the Blazers snapped a three-game losing streak to the Hawks at the Moda Center. Seven of Portland's players were in double figures. WIZARDS 102, GRIZZLIES 100 MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Bradley Beal scored 34 points, John Wall added 25 points and nine assists, and Washington survived a late Memphis rally. Markieff Morris, who had 12 points and matched his career high with 17 rebounds, converted a pair of free throws with 3 seconds left to provide the winning margin. Washington has won four straight. HORNETS 108, LAKERS 94 LOS ANGELES - Kemba Walker had 19 points and seven assists, and Charlotte wrapped up a solid road trip with its first back-to-back victories since Thanksgiving, beating spiraling Los Angeles. Jeremy Lamb scored 17 points and Marvin Williams added 16 for the Hornets, who won three of four in California and avenged their home loss to the Lakers last month. Six players scored in double figures for Charlotte, which has won four of six overall. (The Associated Press)
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