DeMar DeRozan hit a tiebreaking jump shot with 12 seconds left to take the Toronto Raptors into the All-Star break on a winning note, beating the Washington Wizards 95-93.
Lou Williams scored 27 points, while DeRozan added 23 and Kyle Lowry 13 for the Raptors, who have won seven of the past eight meetings with the Wizards, including all three this season.
John Wall scored 21 points, Drew Gooden had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Paul Pierce scored 17 for the Wizards, whose two-game winning streak was snapped. The loss was Washington’s sixth in the past eight games.
CAVALIERS 113, HEAT 93
LeBron James scored 18 points against his former Miami teammates, while Cleveland had six others score in double figures as the Cavaliers beat the Heat for their 14th win in 15 games.
Timofey Mozgov scored 20 and Tristan Thomson 17 in Cleveland’s final home game before the All-Star break.
Hassan Whiteside had 17 points and 14 rebounds for the Heat, who were again without All-Star Dwyane Wade.
Cavaliers forward Kevin Love sat out most of the second half after being poked in the right eye.
TRAIL BLAZERS 102, LAKERS 86
LaMarcus Aldridge had 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers extended the Los Angeles Lakers’ road losing streak to a franchise-record 11 games.
Wesley Matthews added 20 points for the Blazers, who won their second straight before heading into the All-Star break.
It was the sixth straight overall loss for the struggling Lakers, who trailed by as many as 23 points. Los Angeles was hurt late in the third quarter when Nick Young appeared to hurt his left ankle on a jumper and did not return.
Wayne Ellington led Los Angeles with 16 points and eight rebounds.
MAGIC 89, KNICKS 83
Nik Vucevic had 28 points and 18 rebounds as the Orlando Magic held off the New York Knicks.
Victor Oladipo scored 19 points and Willie Green added 13 off the bench. It helped offset a third-quarter injury to starting forward Channing Frye, who left the court with a dislocated left index finger.
The victory stopped a two-game skid by the Magic. It also improved interim coach James Borrego’s record to 2-2 since taking over for Jacque Vaughn, who was fired last week.
Jason Smith led the Knicks with 25 points. New York played without forward Carmelo Anthony, who sat out their final game before the All-Star break with a sore left knee.
SPURS 104, PISTONS 87
Danny Green scored 19 points, while Tony Parker added 17 as the San Antonio Spurs easily brushed aside the Detroit Pistons.
Manu Ginobili added 13 points for San Antonio, who won this game amid little fanfare after coach Gregg Popovich reached 1,000 victories two days earlier.
The Spurs held Detroit to 12 points in the first quarter and led comfortably through just about the entire second half.
D.J. Augustin scored 22 points for the Pistons and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 20.
PACERS 106, PELICANS 93
David West and George Hill each scored 17 points as the Indiana Pacers went into the All-Star break with their fourth victory in their past five games, pounding the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Pelicans played without All-Star Anthony Davis, who missed his second straight game with sprained right shoulder, and without sharp-shooting forward Ryan Anderson, who missed his second game in a row with a sore right elbow.
Luke Babbitt scored 15 for New Orleans, who have lost three straight.
THUNDER 105, GRIZZLIES 89
Kevin Durant scored 26 points and Russell Westbrook added 24 to help the Thunder defeat the Memphis Grizzlies.
Nick Collison had season highs of 15 points and nine rebounds and Dion Waiters added 11 points for Oklahoma City, who have won five of six heading into the All-Star break.
Zach Randolph scored 16 points and Jeff Green and Beno Udrih each added 11 for Memphis, who had won 10 of 11.
CLIPPERS 110, ROCKETS 95
DeAndre Jordan had 24 points and 20 rebounds, while Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick each scored 20 points as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Houston Rockets.
The Clippers played their third game without Blake Griffin, who will be sidelined at least three weeks after surgery for a staph infection in his right elbow. Chris Paul had 12 assists and 12 points.
Jordan shot 6 for 8 from the field, extending his NBA-record streak to 39 consecutive games shooting at least 50 percent.
Corey Brewer scored 22 points and fellow reserve Josh Smith had 21 for the Rockets, who have lost 11 of their last 12 meetings with the Clippers.
In other results, it was:
‧ Bucks 111, Kings 103
‧ Mavericks 87, Jazz 82
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