MIAMI (AP) — Duncan Robinson scored a season high-26 points and the Miami Heat beat the short-handed Chicago Bulls 118-92 on Saturday night. Playing in his record-tying 174th consecutive game for Miami, Robinson shot 9 of 13 from the field, making 5 of 9 3-pointers. Dewayne Dedmon had 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Kyle Lowry finished with 16 points and 14 assists for the Heat. Zach LaVine scored 31 points for Chicago. The Bulls lost two additional players to health and safety protocols hours before the game. Guards Ayo Dosunmu and recently signed Stanley Johnson were ruled out, joining leading scorer DeMar DeRozan as well as Matt Thomas, Coby White, Javonte Green, and Derrick Jones Jr.
Checking out Saturday’s other NBA action:
— The Utah Jazz are winners of seven straight after an easy win at Washington. Donovan Mitchell scored 28 points and Rudy Gobert (goh-BEHR’) had 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Jazz ripped the Wizards, 123-98. Hassan Whiteside added 18 points and 13 rebounds off the bench as the Jazz completed a perfect four-game East Coast trip. The Wizards were within three before the Jazz closed the third quarter on a 13-4 run.
— Joel Embiid (joh-EHL’ ehm-BEED’) had 26 points and nine rebounds to carry the 76ers past the Warriors, 102-93. Golden State guard Steph Curry scored 18 points and shot 3 of 14 from 3-point range leaving him six away from tying Ray Allen’s all-time league record for treys.
— Reggie Jackson nailed a jumper with 2.2 seconds left to give the Clippers a 106-104 win over the Magic. Jackson scored nine of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, including his step-back 20-footer.
— The Cavaliers matched their team record with 81 first-half points in a 117-103 victory over the Kings. Rookie Evan Mobley had 15 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for Cleveland.
— Dillon Brooks scored 25 points, Desmond Bane added 19 points and the Grizzlies held on for a 113-106 victory over the Rockets. Houston trailed by as many as 21 points in the first half before cutting into its deficit.
— The Nuggets earned a 127-112 win over the Spurs behind Nikola Jokic (nih-KOH’-lah YOH’-kihch), who delivered 35 points, 17 rebounds and eight assists. Markus Howard had a season-best 21 points and Denver shot 20-for-43 from 3-point range in avenging Thursday’s loss to San Antonio.
