LaMarcus Aldridge on Tuesday night scored 21 points and Patty Mills added 18 off the bench as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Toronto Raptors 108-106 for their fifth straight victory.
Without Kawhi Leonard, Tony Parker and Pau Gasol, the Spurs completed a season sweep of the Raptors following a 110-82 home victory earlier this month.
Kyle Lowry had 30 points and reserve Terrence Ross added 21 for the Raptors, who have lost four in a row for the first time since March 4-10, 2015.
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76ERS 121, CLIPPERS 110
In Philadelphia, Nerlens Noel scored 19 points and Richaun Holmes had 18 as Philadelphia beat Los Angeles.
Philadelphia played without injured center Joel Embiid and still beat Blake Griffin and the 30-win Clippers for their biggest victory of the season.
The Sixers rallied from 19 points down and proved yet again they are now a team trying to win games instead of tank seasons.
Griffin scored 12 points on three-of-11 shooting in his first game since Dec. 18 last year.
WIZARDS 123, CELTICS 108
In Washington, Bradley Beal scored 13 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter as Washington extended their home winning streak to 14 games with a victory over Boston.
John Wall added 27 points and Markieff Morris had 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Wizards never trailed while scoring their most points this season.
It came in a game they openly labeled a grudge match, even arriving at the Verizon Center in funeral-themed black clothing.
Isaiah Thomas scored 25 points and had 13 assists, but shot one of seven in the fourth quarter in Boston’s third straight loss.
BULLS 100, MAGIC 92
In Orlando, Florida, Dwyane Wade scored 21 points and Jimmy Butler added 20 as Chicago beat Orlando for their second straight victory.
Facing an Orlando team that was missing three of their four top guards, Wade and Butler took full advantage with drives to the basket and pull-up jumpers as the Bulls pulled away in the fourth quarter.
The turnover-prone Magic simply could not keep pace with the Bulls, who are going through point guard issues of their own with the surprising benching of Michael Carter-Williams.
Nikola Vucevic had 20 points for the Magic, who have dropped two straight and 11 of 14 past games.
In other results, it was:
‧ Timberwolves 112, Suns 111
‧ Nuggets 103, Jazz 93
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