Feb 28, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant (35) holds his knee after being injured against the Washington Wizards in the first quarter at Verizon Center. Photo Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal scored 25 points and the Washington Wizards fended off the Golden State Warriors in the final minute for a 112-108 victory Tuesday night.
Golden State’s Kevin Durant hyperextended his left knee 57 seconds into the game. Durant, who will undergo an MRI exam, left the game 37 seconds later. Stephen Curry scored 25 points for the Warriors.
Otto Porter added 14 points and put Washington up for good by sinking two free throws with 17 seconds remaining after grabbing an offensive rebound.
Markieff Morris finished with 22 points. His two free throws with 3.7 seconds left sealed the win and helped the Wizards avoid their first three-game losing streak since November.
Thunder 109, Jazz 106
OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook posted his 30th triple double of the season to lead Oklahoma City.
Westbrook racked up 43 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. It was his eighth career 40-point triple double and second in last two games. Doug McDermott scored 16 points, including hitting 4-of-6 from 3-point range, to help thre Thunder get within two games of first-place Utah in the Northwest Division.
Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting. Rodney Hood added 18 points while George Hill scored 13.
Nuggets 125, Bulls 107
CHICAGO — Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double in the past 12 games to lead Denver.
Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points as the Nuggets topped 120 points for the 11th time in its past 23 games. Wilson Chandler had 20 points, Gary Harris and Will Barton each had 15, Jamal Murray 14 and Jameer Nelson 12 for Denver.
Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo each finished with 19 points to lead Chicago, which got 12 points from Bobby Portis and 10 from Robin Lopez. Jimmy Butler was held to eight points on 3-of-13 shooting from the field for the Bulls.
Pistons 120, Trail Blazers 113 (OT)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Marcus Morris poured in a career-high 37 points, including seven in overtime, to lead Detroit.
Morris also contributed eight rebounds and six assists. Andre Drummond had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope supplied 16 points, and Ish Smith added 12 points, a career-high seven steals and seven assists for the Pistons.
Damian Lillard fell one assist shy of his first career triple-double for Portland. He finished with 34 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. CJ McCollum had 25 points, and Jusuf Nurkic contributed 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Grizzlies 130, Suns 112
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mike Conley scored 29 points and Marc Gasol added 28 — hitting all five of his 3-point attempts — to lead Memphis.
The Grizzlies, who got 23 points and eight rebounds off the bench from Zach Randolph, finished 3-0 against Phoenix this season, with each win by at least 18 points. Memphis shot 55.8 percent after shooting 57.7 percent in is previous two games.
The Suns, 0-3 since the All-Star break, got 20 points from Eric Bledsoe and 17 from TJ Warren.
