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NEW YORK (AP) -- Kevin Durant scored 33 points in his latest return from injury, Kyrie Irving had 34 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Phoenix Suns 128-119 on Sunday in a matchup of two of the NBA's top teams.
Durant missed three games after bruising his left thigh early in a loss to Miami last Sunday and has been limited to just 25 games this season. He played 28 minutes off the bench in his return, shooting 12 for 21.
Blake Griffin scored 15 points to help the Eastern Conference leaders improve to 25-7 at home and 20-6 against West teams.
Devin Booker scored 36 points and Deandre Ayton had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Suns, the No. 2 team in the West who are seeing the best of the East on their current road trip.
The Nets were 2-2 while playing almost entirely without Durant in their previous four, but things change when the four-time scoring champion is on the floor.
WIZARDS 119, CAVALIERS 110
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Bradley Beal scored 33 points and Washington rallied to beat Cleveland for its eighth straight victory.
Down eight early in the fourth quarter at 95-87, Washington tied it at 105 on Beal's 3-pointer with 4:55 remaining. Washington finished on a 14-5 run.
Russell Westbrook had 14 points, 11 assists and five rebounds, ending his triple-double streak at four. He failed to record a triple-double for only the third time in 17 games.
Cavaliers scoring leader Collin Sexton sat out because of a concussion after scoring 28 points Friday night in a loss to Charlotte.
Darius Garland led Cleveland with 28 points, and Jarrett Allen had 27 points and 12 rebounds. The Cavaliers have lost five of six.
PACERS 131, MAGIC 112
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Malcolm Brogdon scored 24 points and Indiana used a big third quarter to rout short-handed Orlando 131-112 in a game marred by Magic rookie Devin Cannady's gruesome ankle injury.
HORNETS 125, CELTICS 104
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Devonte Graham had 24 points and nine assists and P.J. Washington added 22 points and 12 rebounds in Charlotte's victory over Boston.
Terry Rozier had 21 points and 11 assists, and Miles Bridges stayed hot with 20 points for the Hornets. They pulled within 1 1/2 games of Boston for the sixth spot in the East.
Kemba Walker and Jaylen Brown each had 20 points for Boston. It has dropped two straight after winning seven of eight.
HAWKS 111, BUCKS 104
ATLANTA (AP) -- Lou Williams made four 3-pointers in the final seven minutes, including a jumper that gave Atlanta its first lead of the second half, Bogdan Bogdanovic scored 32 points and the Hawks beat Milwaukee.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points with 14 rebounds for the Bucks. Khris Middleton had 23 points, and Jrue Holiday added 19 points with 11 assists.
GRIZZLIES 120
TRAIL BLAZERS 113
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Ja Morant had 28 points and Memphis beat Portland for the second time in three days.
Jonas Valanciunas, back after missing three games, added 21 points and 10 rebounds.
CJ McCollum had 27 points for the Blazers. They have lost five straight and nine of 11 to fall to seventh in the Western Conference -- a half-game ahead of Memphis.