UNDATED (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers have stretched their lead in the NBA’s Eastern Conference to one game over Brooklyn by knocking off the Bulls in Chicago.
Tobias Harris scored 21 points and Seth Curry added 20 as the Sixers earned their fifth win in a row, 106-94.
Philadelphia led by as many as 23 points in the third quarter and by 20 to start the fourth. But Chicago went on a 24-5 run to get within 88-87 midway through the final period before the 76ers embarked on a 12-4 run.
Every Sixers starter scored in double figures as Ben Simmons scored 15 points, Danny Green had 14 and a relatively quiet Joel Embiid scored 13.
Over in the Western Conference, the Jazz lead by a half-game over the Suns after Bojan Bogdanovic scored 25 points to lead Utah’s 110-99 win against the Spurs. Rudy Gobert chipped in 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Jazz, who scored 22 points off 13 San Antonio turnovers and shot 50% from the field while leading wire to wire.
Jordan Clarkson added 16 points and Joe Ingles provided 13 with eight assists in Utah’s second straight win.
Checking out Monday’s other NBA action:
— Anthony Davis scored 25 points and had key plays on both ends of the floor in the final minute of the Lakers’ 91-87 triumph over the Nuggets. Davis hit a jumper with 41.8 seconds remaining to give the Lakers a four-point lead before he blocked a 3-point attempt to help Los Angeles halt a three-game skid. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 32 points and Michael Porter Jr. added 19.
— Julius Randle scored 28 points and Derrick Rose added 25 on 11 of 15 shooting in the Knicks’ 12th win in their last 13 games, 118-104 at Memphis. RJ Barrett added 15 points for New York, which guaranteed itself a winning season for the first time in eight years. The Grizzlies received five technicals in a span of 18 seconds to seal the loss.
— Danilo Gallinari nailed seven 3-pointers on his way to 28 points, leading the Hawks to a 123-114 victory over the Trail Blazers. Bogdan Bogdanovic provided the bulk of Atlanta’s offense over the first two quarters, scoring 23 of his 25 points for the second highest-scoring half of his career. He also made seven 3s as Atlanta dropped Portland to 4-1 on its six-game road trip.
— Russell Westbrook produced an impressive triple-double in a 154-141 win over the Pacers. Westbrook had 14 points to go along with his career-high 21 rebounds and career-high-tying 24 assists, his league-leading 32nd triple-double of the season. Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player in NBA history 20-plus rebounds and 20-plus assists, doing it twice.
— Stephen Curry poured in 41 points and Draymond Green registered a triple-double in the Warriors’ 123-108 downing of the Pelicans. Green had 10 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds to help Golden State move four games ahead of New Orleans for the 10th and final Western Conference playoff slot. Andrew Wiggins added 26 points for Golden State, with 10 coming in a key stretch early in the fourth quarter.
— Mo Bamba had career highs of 22 points and 15 rebounds as the Magic downed the Pistons, 119-112. Chasson Randle added 18 points to the win.
