CHARLOTTE, N.C.
Kemba Walker, Nicolas Batum and Marco Belinelli each had 17 points as the Charlotte Hornets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 111-107 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night.
Charlotte (24-28) had not won since a Jan. 21 triumph over Brooklyn. In this game, the Hornets’ balanced offense included double-digit scoring from seven players and an early lead that ballooned to as many as 17 points in the second quarter.
Rockets 128, Magic 104
HOUSTON (AP) — James Harden had 25 points and 13 assists as the Rockets built a big lead early and held off a late rally to get a win over the Magic.
The Rockets had led by as many as 23 before the Magic begin chipping away at the lead. Serge Ibaka made a turnaround jump shot midway through the fourth quarter to cut Houston’s lead to nine points.
Trail Blazers 114, Mavericks 113
DALLAS (AP) — C.J. McCollum scored 32 points, the last two on a runner in the lane with 0.9 seconds left to give the Trail Blazers a win over the Mavericks.
McCollum’s shot capped a final minute in which the two teams traded leads six times and Dirk Nowitzki hit two clutch 3-pointers, the second a potential game-winner with 3.9 seconds left. McCollum scored Portland’s last seven points.
Damian Lillard added 29 points for the Blazers, who tied their season series with the Mavericks at 2-2 — each team winning twice on the others’ home floor.
Harrison Barnes had 26 points and Nowitzki 25 for Dallas.
Neither team led by more than two points after that.
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