UNDATED (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers’ six-game winning streak has been stopped by an unlikely source.
Chuma Okeke scored 18 points and the rebuilding Orlando Magic rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat the Clippers, 101-96.
The Magic didn’t have the lead until late in the fourth quarter and went on a 16-3 run to close the game. Kawhi Leonard made a pair of free throws to give the Clippers a 93-86 lead with 2:36 remaining before the Magic scored 11 straight points to take the lead.
Leonard had 28 for the Clippers, who led 51-37 at halftime.
Checking out the rest of Tuesday’s NBA action:
— The Nuggets raced out to a 25-point lead on their way to a 104-95 win over the slow-starting 76ers. Murray scored 30 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 27 while Denver played in front of a home crowd for the first time since last March. Nikola Jokic added 21 points for the Nuggets, who dropped Philadelphia in a first-place tie with Brooklyn in the Eastern Conference.
— Devin Booker contributed 21 points, Dario Saric added 20 and the Suns held on in the final minutes to beat the Hawks, 117-110. Phoenix’s Jae Crowder added 19 points and made 5 of 8 of his 3-point attempts. The Suns have won six of their past seven games, while the Hawks have dropped four of five.
— Terry Rozier scored 27 points and Gordon Hayward added 26 with a season-high 11 rebounds in the Hornets’ fourth win in five games, 114-104 at Washington. The Hornets went on a 16-2 run to take a 50-39 lead midway in the second quarter. After Washington got within 98-95 with 4:12 to play, Charlotte pulled away and improved to 24-22.
