UNDATED (AP) — Christian Wood led a balanced attack with 21 points and eight rebounds as the Houston Rockets defeated the Detroit Pistons 116-107, handing the Pistons their 14th straight loss.
It matches the longest single-season skid in Pistons history.
The Rockets had seven players in double figures.
In other NBA action:
— The Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to six games, beating the short-handed Milwaukee Bucks 119-90 on Saturday night. Cedi Osman scored 23 points and Darius Garland had 22 points as the Cavaliers offense shot 50% from the floor. The Bucks were without any of their regular starters.
— Fred VanVleet had 27 points and 12 assists, Scottie Barnes scored 21 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the short-handed Golden State Warriors 119-100. Golden State was without Steph Curry for rest and Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, Otto Porter Jr., and Andrew Wiggins for injuries.
— Bradley Beal scored a season-high 37 points to help the Washington Wizards beat the Utah Jazz 109-103. The Wizards snapped a four-game losing streak.
— Josh Richardson scored a season-high 27 points, Jayson Tatum had 25 and the Boston Celtics beat the New York Knicks 114-107. After blowing a 15-point halftime lead, the Celtics won for just the second time in their last six games. Each team was missing six players because of COVID-19 protocols.
— Robin Lopez had 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Orlando Magic beat the short-handed Brooklyn Nets 100-93 to snap a seven-game losing streak. Eastern Conference-leading Brooklyn had won four in a row, but entered the game with 10 players in COVID-19 protocol, after returning star guard Kyrie Irving and MVP candidate Kevin Durant were placed into protocols Saturday.
— Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a 27-foot 3-pointer at the buzzer to give the Oklahoma City Thunder a 104-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. Lu Dort scored 29 points after sitting out Oklahoma City’s previous game because of a sprained left ankle.
