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Bulls 111, 76ers 88
Forward Nikola Mirotic scored 20 points and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls beat Philadelphia 111-88, extending the 76ers' losing streak to 17 games.
Forward Doug McDermott scored 18 points and center Pau Gasol added 16 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots for the Bulls, who were without Joakim Noah because of a sore left knee.
Rookie center Jahlil Okafor finished with 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the Sixers, who were without Nerlens Noel because of injuries to both wrists.
Philadelphia, 0-7 this season, also lost their final 10 games of the 2014-15 season. Their last victory came on March 25 against Denver.
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Pacers 97, Magic 84
Forward Paul George scored 27 points while guard George Hill added 23, as the Indiana Pacers dominated the final 6-1/2 minutes in a 97-84 victory over the Orlando Magic.
The Pacers trailed 81-78, but during the final 6:28, they outscored the Magic 19-3.
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Timberwolves 117, Hawks 107
The Minnesota Timberwolves held on to end the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak, and in the process, they stopped a stretch of futility that went back 13 years.
Andrew Wiggins scored 33 points, including eight down the stretch, and the Timberwolves won 117-107 despite letting a 34-point lead temporarily slip away.
The Timberwolves had lost 12 straight in Atlanta since recording a 103-93 victory on Nov. 20, 2002.
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Nuggets 108, Trail Blazers 104
J.J. Hickson had 19 points and 13 rebounds against his former team and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-104.
Rookie guard Emmanuel Mudiay finished with 18 points, including two free throws with 18.3 seconds left, to hold off the Trail Blazers for Denver's first home win of the season.
Kenneth Faried also scored 17 points for the Nuggets.
AFP
