Saturday night's scores
- Detroit Pistons 109-104 LA Clippers
- Memphis Grizzlies 108-112 Miami Heat
- Boston Celtics 103-105 Orlando Magic
- San Antonio Spurs 112-122 Oklahoma City Thunder
- New Orleans Pelicans 106-110 Minnesota Timberwolves
- Denver Nuggets 93-102 Phoenix Suns
- Charlotte Hornets 97-104 Sacramento Kings
- Chicago Bulls 102-110 Utah Jazz
Boston Celtics 103-105 Orlando Magic
New Orleans Pelicans 106-110 Minnesota Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points and 27 rebounds to get the better of Anthony Davis as the host Minnesota Timberwolves held off the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 on Saturday night.The Timberwolves bounced back from their first loss under interim head coach Ryan Saunders a night earlier to improve to 2-1 since he replaced the fired Tom Thibodeau on January 6.
Andrew Wiggins added 18 points, Josh Okogie scored 17, Dario Saric and Tyus Jones had 14 each and Taj Gibson 10.
Davis top scored for the Pelicans with 30 points and 14 rebounds but it was not enough for New Orleans who saw a three-game winning streak end in the first of a five-game road trip.
Memphis Grizzlies 108-112 Miami Heat
Justise Winslow produced a game-high 26 points to go with seven rebounds and four assists as Miami defeated visiting Memphis to move above .500Winslow made 10 of 16 shots, including four of four three-pointers, as Miami improved to 10-4 in its past 14 games. The score was tied at 108 with 56 seconds left when Miami's Bam Adebayo made one of two free throws. The Heat led the rest of the way.
Memphis was led by reserve JaMychal Green, who had a double-double with 24 points and 11 rebounds in just 22 minutes. The Grizzlies lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Chicago Bulls 102-110 Utah Jazz
Chicago slumped to a seventh successive defeat as Donovan Mitchell scored a game-high 34 points to lead Utah to a rallying 110-102 victory over the Bulls.Rudy Gobert flirted with a triple-double for the Jazz, firing 15 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists with Kyle Korver (16) and Joe Ingles (16) also playing their part.
A fourth-quarter run for the Jazz proved decisive, Utah outscoring their visitors 29-20 in the final period to seal the victory.
Zach LaVine led the Bulls with 21 points, while Lauri Markkanen had 16 and three others had 11.
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