National Basketball Association Game Capsules

Charlotte, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Patty Mills scored 18 of his season-high 32 points in the fourth quarter and had seven rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Charlotte Bobcats, 104-100, on Saturday night. Tim Duncan tallied 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Nando De Colo added 15 points for San Antonio, which has won four of its last five games. Al Jefferson recorded 26 points and nine rebounds and Gerald Henderson chipped in 23 points for the Bobcats, who have dropped two of their last three.

Final Score: Memphis 79, Atlanta 76

Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Zach Randolph totaled 20 points and six rebounds to help the Memphis Grizzlies to a 79-76 win over the Atlanta Hawks. Courtney Lee and Nick Calathes added 14 and 10 points, respectively, while the latter had five assists for Memphis, which has won seven of its last nine, but had dropped two in a row coming into Saturday’s game. Paul Millsap finished with 20 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and five steals for the Hawks, who have dropped three straight. DeMarre Carroll contributed 13 points and six boards for the hosts.

Final Score: Detroit 126, Denver 109

Auburn Hills, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – Brandon Jennings scored a season-high 35 points and dished out 12 assists, as the Detroit Pistons pulled away down the stretch for a 126-109 win over the Denver Nuggets. Josh Smith totaled 30 points, 10 rebounds, a season-best eight assists to go with four steals. Andre Drummond notched 18 points and 15 boards for the Pistons, who have won back-to-back contests. Randy Foye scored 25 and J.J. Hickson finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds for the Nuggets, who have lost the first two on a four-game road trip. Wilson Chandler had 20 points, but Denver’s six- game winning streak against Detroit came to an end.

Final Score: Portland 117, Minnesota 110

Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and nine rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the shorthanded Minnesota Timberwolves, 117-110, on Saturday night. C.J. McCollum netted 19 points and Damian Lillard tallied 14 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Blazers, who have alternated wins and losses over their last six tilts. Ricky Rubio had a career-high 25 points to go with nine assists, while Corey Brewer added 26 points and seven boards for Minnesota, which was without starters Kevin Love (quad), Nikola Pekovic (ankle) and Kevin Martin (toe) due to injuries.

Final Score: Houston 101, Milwaukee 95

Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – Dwight Howard finished with 27 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to lead the Houston Rockets to a 101-95 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday. James Harden netted 22 and Jeremy Lin scored 18 for the Rockets, who have won five straight. Patrick Beverley contributed 15 points in the victory. Brandon Knight poured in 23 and Khris Middleton had 20 points and eight assists for the Bucks, who have lost 17 of their last 19. Nate Wolters added 19 points and seven boards and John Henson contributed 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Final Score: Phoenix 122, Golden State 109

Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Goran Dragic scored a career-high 34 points and dished out 10 assists as the Phoenix Suns took a 122-109 win over the Golden State Warriors at US Airways Center. Dragic finished the game 10-of-13 from the field, including an outstanding 6-for-7 from 3-point range. Gerald Green added 25 points and P.J. Tucker totaled 16 points, 15 rebounds and four steals for the Suns, who snapped a brief two-game skid. Marcus Morris scored 14 points, Channing Frye added 13 and Miles Plumlee had 12 points and seven rebounds in the win.

Final Score: Utah 94, Miami 89

Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) – Trey Burke hit the game-sealing jumper and Marvin Williams scored 23 points to help the Utah Jazz upset the Miami Heat, 94-89, Saturday night. Richard Jefferson scored 14, Burke 13 and Alec Burks 12 for Utah, which snapped a four-game skid. The Heat, who lost their third in a row in Salt Lake City, got 19 points from Dwyane Wade. LeBron James and Chris Bosh each had 13 points and seven rebounds, but Miami had its three-game winning streak broken and lost for just the second time in eight contests. The Heat and Jazz entered the contest basically with opposite records, but Utah was able to get its 17th victory of the season thanks to some clutch shooting. Ray Allen made a 3-pointer from the left corner to get the visitors within 91-89 with under a minute left. Burke, though, hit a jumper from the left wing with 24.2 seconds left. Allen then missed a shot from nearly the same spot as his last attempt. Bosh got the offensive rebound, but Wade’s driving layup attempt was thwarted by good defense near the rim. Gordon Hayward made one free throw to cement the outcome.

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