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CHICAGO – Nikola Vucevic had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and Chicago lost its 14th straight to Washington with a win over the Wizards.
Josh Goody had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists for Chicago, which won for the third time in four games. Kobe White scored 20 points, and Matas Bozelis finished with 13.
Washington inbounded the ball with 5.5 seconds left, but Keshawn George threw an errant pass out of bounds. Chicago then ran out of steam.
Cam Whitmore and Corey Kispert each scored 20 points for the NBA-worst Wizards, who struggled against Eastern Conference opponents. CJ McCollum had 18 points, and George added 17.
Franz Wagner had 37 points, Desmond Benn scored 27, and the Orlando Magic beat the New York Knicks 133-121 on Saturday night for their sixth win in their last seven games.
Wagner scored 7 of his season-high 37 points during a 13-0 fourth-quarter run to help the Magic earn their second win over the Knicks in 11 days. Ben and Jalen Suggs also had season highs in scoring with 26 points apiece.
Benn’s 3-pointer late in the third quarter broke a 93-93 tie and put Orlando ahead for good.
Anthony Black came off the bench with 11 points, four assists, and three steals for Orlando.
Jalen Brunson had 33 points and 11 rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns had 24 points and eight rebounds and Michael Bridges had 18 points.
Clippers 131, Hornets 116
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — James Harden made 10 3-pointers and scored a season-high 55 points, and Los Angeles 12-time All-Star point guard Chris Paul beat Charlotte 12 hours after releasing a video on social media signaling his postseason retirement.
Ivica Zubac added 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Clippers, who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Rookie Kon Knueppel had 26 points to lead the Hornets, who have lost five straight. Brandon Miller returned from a 13-game absence due to a shoulder injury and finished with 21 points.
NEW ORLEANS – Kristaps Porzingis scored 29 points and Witt Krejci added 21 on seven 3-pointers off the bench to lead Atlanta to a win over struggling New Orleans.
Jalen Johnson had 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists for the Hawks, who snapped a two-game skid and won for the eighth time in 11 road games. Davison Daniels, drafted in the first round by the Pelicans in 2022, provided 14 points and eight rebounds.
Playing its fifth game in seven nights, New Orleans lost its ninth straight overall and fell to 2-15 this season.
Porzingis shot 11 of 17 from the field and Krejci went 7 for 10 from 3-point range.
MILWAUKEE — Cade Cunningham had 29 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds as Detroit capitalized on a sharp shooting streak to beat Milwaukee for its 12th straight victory.
Detroit’s Jaden Ivey played 15 minutes and scored 10 points in his first game since breaking his left fibula on Jan. 1. Tobias Harris scored 18 points after playing for the first time since Nov. 1 with a sprained right leg.
Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo missed a second straight game due to a concussion.
The Pistons are one win away from matching the longest winning streak in franchise history. Detroit won 13 straight games in 1989-90 and 2003-04, and the Pistons went on to win the NBA title in both seasons.
