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Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – George Hill had a game-high 20 points in his first start in over a month and the Indiana Pacers beat the Detroit Pistons 114-109 on Wednesday night. Roy Hibbert added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers, who won for just the third time in their last 12 games. Hill started for the first time in six games since returning from an injury that kept him sidelined for most of January. He was 8-of-12 from the field and had six assists in the win. Indiana got 15 points from C.J. Miles and 14 each from David West and C.J. Watson.

Final Score: Atlanta 105, Washington 96

Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – After having their franchise-record winning streak halted, it looks like the Atlanta Hawks are all set to start another one. Jeff Teague registered 26 points with eight assists in the Hawks’ 105-96 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night. Atlanta, which had its 19-game winning streak end at New Orleans on Monday, got back in the win column for its 11th straight victory at Philips Arena. Al Horford went for 21 points and 13 rebounds despite shooting 10-of-24 from the floor, while DeMarre Carroll and Paul Millsap had 14 and 11 points, respectively, in the win. The Hawks now set their sights on the best from the West, the Golden State Warriors, who will visit on Friday. John Wall tallied 24 points with nine assists, Bradley Beal had 23 points and Nene added 17 points for Washington. The Wizards have dropped four straight games for the first time since Dec. 6-14, 2013.

Final Score: Boston 104, Denver 100

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Boston Celtics used a balanced attack to edge the Denver Nuggets, 104-100, on Wednesday. Avery Bradley and Marcus Thornton each scored 17 points to pace the Celtics in their second straight win while Tyler Zeller, Jae Crowder and Jared Sullinger all chipped in with 14 points. Denver trailed for much of the game but took a late and brief lead before ultimately falling to its fourth straight loss and 11th in its last 12 games. Ty Lawson led the Nuggets with 23 points and eight assists, Arron Afflalo scored 18, and Kenneth Faried contributed 17 points and 11 boards.

Final Score: Brooklyn 109, Toronto 93

Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) – Jarrett Jack scored 24 points and Alan Anderson added 22 to lead the resurgent Brooklyn Nets to a 109-93 victory over the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre. The Nets built off Monday’s 102-100 win over the Los Angeles Clippers by pulling away in the fourth quarter to avenge a 127-122 home overtime loss to the Raptors just five days ago. Jack racked up a career-best 35 points in defeat that night, and hit 9- of-13 shots while dishing out six assists to spark a strong offensive effort from Brooklyn in the rematch. Joe Johnson contributed 12 points and seven assists to the triumph, while Bojan Bogdanovic hit a trio of 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and ended with 11 points. The winning streak is the Nets’ first since ripping off three straight from Dec. 29-Jan. 2. Terrence Ross tallied 23 points off the bench to pace Toronto. Kyle Lowry had 13 points and 10 assists in the loss, the fourth in the Atlantic Division- leading Raptors’ past six outings at home.

Final Score: Houston 101, Chicago 90

Houston, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – James Harden scored 27 points and the Houston Rockets defeated the Chicago Bulls 101-90 on Wednesday night. Donatas Motiejunas had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Trevor Ariza added 20 points and Josh Smith pulled down 13 boards for the Rockets, who have won five of their last six games. Houston announced earlier Wednesday that center Dwight Howard received a bone marrow aspirate injection in his right knee and will be re-evaluated in four weeks. Howard has missed 17 games this season due to injuries, but the Rockets improved to 12-5 without him on the floor. Jimmy Butler posted 27 points and six rebounds and Derrick Rose netted 23 points for Chicago, which has dropped three consecutive contests. Pau Gasol supplied 16 points and 12 boards and Joakim Noah snatched 19 rebounds in the loss.

Final Score: Milwaukee 113, LA Lakers 105 (OT)

Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – O.J. Mayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo got the Milwaukee Bucks to overtime. Brandon Knight took over from there, leading the Bucks to their longest winning streak in almost three years. Mayo drained a game-tying 3-pointer in the final second of regulation and Knight scored 12 of his 24 points in overtime as the Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-105 on Wednesday night. Antetokounmpo had a career-high 25 points in the win, including four during a 13-0 run in the third quarter that helped pull the Bucks out of a big hole. Later, they trailed by six with just 36 seconds left after Jeremy Lin hit a 3 for the Lakers. Milwaukee had three 3-pointers in the final minute of the game, with Knight’s cutting the deficit to 94-91 with 31 seconds left. After Lin missed a 3 at the other end, Mayo buried his tying 3 from the left corner with Wayne Ellington and Carlos Boozer in his face. The Lakers had just 0.5 seconds remaining and fumbled the inbounds pass as the buzzer sounded. Knight started overtime with a 3- pointer and the Bucks never trailed after that in their fifth consecutive win.

Final Score: Minnesota 102, Miami 101

Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Kevin Martin hit the go-ahead jumper with 41 seconds remaining to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 102-101 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Martin poured in 30 points for the Timberwolves, who snapped a six-game home losing streak against the Heat. Thaddeus Young had 16 points and five steals, while Nikola Pekovic and Gorgui Dieng each scored 13 points. Hassan Whiteside made his first 11 shots and finished with 24 points and 20 rebounds for Miami, which squandered a 10- point lead in the fourth quarter. Luol Deng scored 18 points and Norris Cole added 15 as Miami lost for the fourth time in five games.

Final Score: Oklahoma City 102, New Orleans 91

New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Without Kevin Durant for the second straight game, Russell Westbrook had to step up and delivered in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 102-91 win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Westbrook tied a career-high with 45 points and added six assists and six rebounds to end Oklahoma City’s four-game road losing streak. Anthony Morrow had 14 off the Thunder bench, while Serge Ibaka and Dion Waiters contributed 13 and 12 points, respectively. New Orleans struggled from the field in having its two-game winning streak halted. The Pelicans shot just 38.9 percent and made 7-of-25 shots from 3-point range. Anthony Davis led the way for New Orleans with 23 points and eight rebounds, and Ryan Anderson netted 19 points.

Final Score: San Antonio 110, Orlando 103

San Antonio, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Tim Duncan contributed 26 points and 10 rebounds to the San Antonio Spurs’ 110-103 win over the scuffling Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points with five rebounds and five assists, and Tony Parker added 15 points for San Antonio, which has won four of its last five games. Nikola Vucevic had 25 points with 13 rebounds and Tobias Harris chipped in 23 points and 10 boards for the Magic, who have lost 10 straight games overall. Orlando, which is now 4-23 all-time in San Antonio, has also dropped its last six games in the Alamo City.

Final Score: Memphis 100, Utah 90

Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) – Marc Gasol scored 23 points as the Memphis Grizzlies topped the Utah Jazz, 100-90, on Wednesday. Memphis tied a franchise record with its eighth straight win. Zach Randolph added 18 points and 11 rebounds, Mike Conley scored 17 and Jeff Green contributed 13 points. The Jazz lost for the fourth time in five games despite getting 21 points from Trey Burke off the bench. In a battle of tough frontcourts, Utah’s Enes Kanter held his own with 16 points and 10 boards. Gordon Hayward chipped in 15 points and Derrick Favors netted 11 in the loss.

Final Score: Golden State 128, Dallas 114

Oakland, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Stephen Curry knocked down 10 3-pointers and finished with 51 points as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 128-114 on Wednesday night. Curry, who was 16-of-26 from the field and 10-of-16 from beyond the arc, netted 26 points in the third quarter and helped rally the Warriors from an early 22-point hole. Klay Thompson netted 18 points while Leandro Barbosa and Marreese Speights added 14 apiece off the bench for the Warriors, who have won three straight on the heels of a brief two-game skid. Tyson Chandler posted 21 points and 17 rebounds, while Chandler Parsons supplied 24 points for Dallas, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.

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