Jan 18, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards forward Otto Porter Jr. (22) shoots over Memphis Grizzlies guard Mike Conley (11) during the second half at Verizon Center. Washington Wizards won 104 – 101. Photo Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
WASHINGTON — Otto Porter had 25 points and a career-high six 3-pointers as the Washington Wizards extended their home winning streak to 13 straight with a 104-101 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
John Wall also had 25 points, including six in the final 2:11, and 13 assists for the Wizards (22-19), who won three in a row and six of seven overall. Markieff Morris also had a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds as Washington exacted revenge from a pre-Halloween loss at Memphis.
Marc Gasol had 28 points for the Grizzlies (25-19). Memphis won the first meeting 112-103 in overtime by overcoming an eight-point deficit with 3:11 remaining in regulation. There were signs of a repeat even though the Wizards led by as many as 17. The Grizzlies roared back to trim the deficit to 97-95 with 2:34 left after Porter’s back-to-back 3-pointers put Washington up 95-83.
Knicks 117, Celtics 106
BOSTON — Derrick Rose scored 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter as New York pulled away late in a win over Boston.
Rose matched his highest scoring output since the Knicks picked him up last summer and helped New York to just its third win in the month of January.
Mindaugas Kuzminskas and Willy Hernangomez added 17 points apiece for the Knicks, who had lost their last four against the Celtics. Hernangomez also pulled down 11 rebounds and Rose had 10 boards as New York outrebounded Boston 57-33. Isaiah Thomas scored 39 to lead Boston.
76ers 94, Raptors 89
PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid had 26 points and T.J. McConnell scored four critical points in a pivotal 7-0 run late in the game as Philadelphia beat Toronto, ending a 14-game losing streak to the Raptors.
Ersan Ilyasova added 18 points for Philadelphia, which last beat Toronto on Jan. 18, 2013. The Sixers also won for the fifth time in six games and the seventh time in nine.
DeMar DeRozan had 25 points and Kyle Lowry added 24 for Toronto, which saw a four-game winning streak snapped. Jonas Valanciunas finished with 10 points and 16 rebounds.
Hornets 107, Trail Blazers 85
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte would have been happy with any kind of win, and it got it in the form of a victory over Portland.
But this wasn’t just the end of a five-game losing streak.
It marked a return to form defensively for a team that had given up more than 100 points in each of the last eight games.
The Hornets held the Blazers to 35.1 percent shooting from the field and forced 16 turnovers that they converted into 21 points. The Blazers were 8 for 31 from 3-point range.
Pelicans 118, Magic 98
NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis led six New Orleans double-figure scorers as the Pelicans defeated Orlando in the Smoothie King Center.
Davis, who left a 98-95 loss at Indiana on Monday in the third quarter with a sprained left thumb and a right hip contusion, scored a game-high 21 points.
Langston Galloway and Tyreke Evans came off the bench to score 18 each, Dante Cunningham had a season-high 14, Jrue Holiday added 14 and rookie Buddy Hield chipped in with 10 as New Orleans exceeded its season high for points in a regulation game. Elfrid Payton and Aaron Gordon led the Magic with 14 points each.
Rockets 111, Bucks 92
HOUSTON — James Harden and Eric Gordon keyed a fourth-quarter shooting exhibition that carried Houston to a win over Milwaukee at Toyota Center.
The Rockets broke open a tight contest with four consecutive 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, extending a seven-point lead to a 98-79 cushion when Gordon sank a trey. Trevor Ariza began the surge before Harden hit two 3-pointers.
Gordon, who added another 3-pointer with just over three minutes left, had 25 points on 7-for-17 3-point shooting off the bench. He was 9 of 20 from the floor overall. Harden contributed 38 points, eight assists and six rebounds.
Pistons 118, Hawks 95
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Reggie Jackson scored 26 points, Andre Drummond collected 13 points and 17 rebounds, and Detroit cooled down Atlanta at The Palace.
Playing their first game since a five-game West Coast trip, the Pistons never trailed as they opened up a 30-point lead in the opening half. Pistons forward Tobias Harris supplied 19 points and Marcus Morris racked up 14 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
Reggie Bullock, making his second start this season for Detroit, contributed 15 points, six rebounds and four assists and Aron Baynes tossed in 12 points off the bench.
