T-Wolves beat Clippers; Bulls extend streak to 7
Chicago—Luol Deng scored 20 points, teaming with Derrick Rose in a decisive third-quarter rally that sent Chicago to its seventh straight victory with a 92-72 win over the Indiana Pacers.
Rose added 13 points and nine assists, hitting three 3-pointers while Deng had two in the third as the Bulls blew open a close game.
Joakim Noah had 17 rebounds to lead the Bulls to a dominating 60-32 edge on the boards. Paul George scored 21 points for Indiana, which had a six-game winning streak snapped. George Hill scored 17 points off the bench.
Wolves 95,
Clippers 94
In Minneapolis, Kevin Love had 39 points and 17 rebounds to carry the Minnesota Timberwolves to victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Darko Milicic had 13 points in a spot start for the injured Nikola Pekovic and Michael Beasley scored all nine of his points in the fourth quarter for the Wolves.
Blake Griffin had 26 points and 12 rebounds, but scored just four in the final period for the Clippers. Mo Williams scored 19 points for Los Angeles, which outrebounded Minnesota 52-43. Three of the Clippers’ 14 losses this season have come to Minnesota.
Bucks 97, 76ers 93
At Milwaukee, Beno Udrih hit a go-ahead jumper with just under a minute left as Milwaukee held off Philadelphia’s late comeback.
Brandon Jennings had 33 points and Drew Gooden added 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who have been stuck in a funk for a little more than a month. Since beating the Miami Heat on Feb. 1, Milwaukee had lost 12 of its last 16 games coming into Monday night’s game.
Nuggets 119, Kings 116, OT
At Denver, Arron Afflalo hit three free throws with 0.6 seconds left in regulation and Ty Lawson made a 3-pointer with 4 seconds to go in overtime as Denver improved to 4-0 since the All-Star break. OTHER RESULTS: Thunder 95, Mavs 91; Magic 92, Raptors 88; Jazz 109, Cavs 100; Warriors 120, Wizards 100; Trail Blazers 86, Hornets 74. /ap
