NBA Highlights: Wizards downs Warriors, Hornets stings Lakers

Highlights of National Basketball Association games on Tuesday:

Published : Mar 01, 2017 14:07 IST

Washington Wizards fended off the Golden State Warriors in the final minute for a 112-108 victory Tuesday night.
Washington Wizards fended off the Golden State Warriors in the final minute for a 112-108 victory Tuesday night.
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Washington Wizards fended off the Golden State Warriors in the final minute for a 112-108 victory Tuesday night.

Highlights of National Basketball Association games on Tuesday.

Wizards 112, Warriors 108:

Bradley Beal scored 25 points and the Washington Wizards fended off the Golden State Warriors in the final minute for a 112-108 victory Tuesday night.

Golden State's Kevin Durant hyperextended his left knee 57 seconds into the game. Durant, who will undergo an MRI exam, left the game 37 seconds later. Stephen Curry scored 25 points for the Warriors.

Otto Porter added 14 points and Markieff Morris finished with 22 points.

Thunder 109, Jazz 106:

Russell Westbrook posted his 30th triple double of the season to lead Oklahoma City.

Westbrook racked up 43 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. It was his eighth career 40-point triple double and second in last two games. Doug McDermott scored 16 points.

Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting. Rodney Hood added 18 points while George Hill scored 13.

Nuggets 125, Bulls 107:

Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double in the past 12 games to lead Denver.

Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points. Wilson Chandler had 20 points, Gary Harris and Will Barton each had 15, Jamal Murray 14 and Jameer Nelson 12 for Denver.

Dwyane Wade and Rajon Rondo each finished with 19 points to lead Chicago, which got 12 points from Bobby Portis and 10 from Robin Lopez. Jimmy Butler was held to eight points.

Pistons 120, Trail Blazers 113 (OT):

Marcus Morris poured in a career-high 37 points, including seven in overtime, to lead Detroit.

Morris also contributed eight rebounds and six assists. Andre Drummond had 19 points and 15 rebounds, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope supplied 16 points, and Ish Smith added 12 points, a career-high seven steals and seven assists for the Pistons.

Damian Lillard He finished with 34 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. CJ McCollum had 25 points, and Jusuf Nurkic contributed 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Hornets 109, Lakers 104:

Kemba Walker scored 30 points and dished out seven assists to lead Charlotte.

Frank Kaminsky scored 24 points and collected 12 rebounds for the Hornets. Marvin Williams added 16 points for Charlotte.

Julius Randle had 23 points, 18 rebounds and six assists for Los Angeles. D'Angelo Russell also scored 23 and recorded nine assists, while Jordan Clarkson added 16 points and Nick Young had 15 for the Lakers.

Grizzlies 130, Suns 112:

Mike Conley scored 29 points and Marc Gasol added 28 -- hitting all five of his 3-point attempts -- to lead Memphis.

The Grizzlies, who got 23 points and eight rebounds off the bench from Zach Randolph, finished 3-0 against Phoenix this season, with each win by at least 18 points.

The Suns got 20 points from Eric Bledsoe and 17 from TJ Warren.

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