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Rockets Drop 20th Straight Contest

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HOUSTON (AP) -- The Houston Rockets lost their team-record 20th straight game, falling 114-112 to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday when John Wall missed two shots in the final 10 seconds.

The skid is tied for the ninth-worst in NBA history and the longest since Philadelphia's record-setting 28-game losing streak across the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.

NETS 113

WIZARDS 106

NEW YORK (AP) -- Kyrie Irving scored 28 points and James Harden had 26 to lead Brooklyn past Washington.

Blake Griffin dunked for the first time since December 2019 in his Nets debut and Nicolas Claxton added 16 points, including two three-point plays down the stretch.

Russell Westbrook had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists for Washington.

After trailing by as many as 14 in the first half and 12 in the second, Washington pulled

CELTICS 112

MAGIC 96

BOSTON (AP) -- Jaylen Brown hit a career-high 10 3-pointers and scored 34 points, Jayson Tatum added 23 and Boston beat Orlando to snap a three-game losing streak.

The Celtics made 23 3-pointers, one short of the franchise record. Brown was 10 for 18 from the distance.

CAVALIERS 116 RAPTORS 105

CLEVELAND (AP) -- Collin Sexton scored 23 of his 36 points in the second half, Jarrett Allen had 17 points and 15 rebounds and Cleveland beat Toronto.

76ERS 101

KNICKS 101, OT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tobias Harris made two free throws with 5.3 seconds left in overtime and Philadelphia ran its winning streak against New York to 15 games.

Philadelphia improved to 30-13 with its eighth win in its last 10 games.

Julius Randle scored 24 points, but his last shot rimmed out just before the buzzer as New York dropped to 21-22.

PELICANS 113

NUGGETS 108

DENVER (AP) -- Brandon Ingram and Zion Williamson each scored 30 points and New Orleans' overcame another triple-double by Nikola Jokic to beat Denver.

PACERS 109

HEAT 106, OT

MIAMI (AP) -- Justin Holiday scored 15 points and hit consecutive 3-pointers in overtime to lead Indiana past Miami for a series sweep.

BULLS 100

PISTONS 86

DETROIT (AP) -- Laurie Markkanen had 16 points and eight rebounds and Chicago used a strong defensive performance to beat Detroit.

Zach LaVine scored 18 points for the Bulls

Jerami Grant had 26 points for Detroit.

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