NEW YORK — Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 28 points as the New York Knicks defeated Philadelphia 123-110 on Monday night, sending the 76ers to their 17th straight loss.
Amare Stoudemire added 23 points, and J.R. Smith and Carmelo Anthony each had 22 as the Knicks won their fourth game in a row.
Michael Carter-Williams recorded a triple-double with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, while Tony Wroten also had 23 points for the struggling 76ers.
The Knicks, who trailed by 12 points in the first quarter, took their biggest lead of the game, 110-89, on the fourth of Hardaway Jr’s five 3-pointers with 7:37 left and never led by less than 12 the rest of the way.
Heat 99, Wizards 90
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, LeBron James led all scorers with 23 points and Miami clinched a playoff spot.
Chris Bosh scored 22 for the Heat, who snapped a three-game slide and moved within one game of Indiana in the race for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Bradley Beal scored 18 points, Martell Webster added 17 and Drew Gooden scored 15 for the Wizards.
Clippers 112, Suns 105
LOS ANGELES — Blake Griffin scored 22 of his 37 points in the first quarter and made 14 of 16 shots before fouling out as the Clippers won their eighth straight.
Darren Collison scored 20 points and Chris Paul added 17 points and 11 assists for the Pacific Division leaders.
Goran Dragic had 23 points and five assists during a foul-plagued 33 minutes for the Suns,
Bobcats 105, Nuggets 98
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Al Jefferson scored 26 points and Kemba Walker added 24 as Charlotte won its seventh straight at home.
Jefferson made 10 of his first 14 field-goal attempts and also had a game-high 12 rebounds. Walker added seven assists for the Bobcats.
Ty Lawson scored 24 points to lead the Nuggets.
Bucks 105, Magic 98
MILWAUKEE — Brandon Knight scored 24 points and sparked Milwaukee’s rousing rally from an 18-point deficit with a dunk.
Knight confounded Orlando with a quick first step and threw down a dunk for a 74-71 lead with 10:57 left after Ramon Sessions went high for an outlet pass in the lane and patted the ball back to his driving backcourt mate.
Nets 101, Raptors 97
NEW YORK — Deron Williams and Shaun Livingston each scored 18 points and an ailing Paul Pierce hit a 3-pointer with 1:14 remaining to lead Brooklyn past Atlantic Division-leading Toronto.
Pierce finished with 15 points and Joe Johnson added 14 for the Nets.
Kyle Lowry scored 21 points to lead Toronto, which had won nine of its previous 11.
Hawks 112, Jazz 110
SALT LAKE CITY — Kyle Korver scored 26 points and Paul Millsap added 23 to help Atlanta outlast Utah to snap a six-game losing streak.
Jeff Teague had 14 points and the Hawks used a late 16-4 run to end a 10-game road skid.
Trey Burke scored 23 points and Marvin Williams had 18 for the Jazz.