WASHINGTON (AP) — DeMar DeRozan hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the second straight game to give the Chicago Bulls a 120-119 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night. Kyle Kuzma’s 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds to play gave Washington a 119-117 lead, until DeRozan’s 3. DeRozan finished with 28 points and Zach LaVine had 35 points to help the Bulls to their seventh straight win. That’s their longest streak since Dec. 18-29, 2014. Kuzma scored 29 points and had 12 rebounds, and Bradley Beal had 27 points and a career-high 16 assists in his first start at point guard.
In other NBA action:
— Stephen Curry scored 28 points and had nine assists to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 123-116 win over the Utah Jazz. Andrew Wiggins had 25 points for the Warriors, while Otto Porter Jr. had 20 points, eight assists and seven rebounds.
— The Denver Nuggets used a huge second quarter to take control in a 124-111 win over the Houston Rockets. Nikola Jokic’s (nih-KOH’-lah YOH’-kihch-ihz) 24 points led the Nuggets, as they returned to action after their game against Golden State on Thursday was postponed because they didn’t have enough players available due to injuries and health and safety protocols.
— The short-handed Los Angeles Clippers, playing on the second night of a back-to-back, rallied to beat the Brooklyn Nets 120-116. Eric Bledsoe scored a season-high 27 points, while Terance Mann and Reggie Jackson added 19 points apiece for the Clippers. The Nets wasted James Harden’s seventh triple-double and game-high 34 points.
— The Milwaukee Bucks won their sixth straight game, beating the New Orleans Pelicans 136-113 on Saturday night. Giannis Antetokounmpo (YAH’-nihs an-teh-toh-KOOM’-poh) had 35 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his second triple-double of the season.
— Saddiq Bey hit a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in overtime, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 117-116 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Hamidou Diallo had 34 points and 13 rebounds to lead Detroit, which had lost four in a row and 18 of its last 19 games.
