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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.
Brooklyn lost its 10th straight game with the Nets last victory coming on Jan. 20 at New Orleans. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points and Brook Lopez added 20 for the Nets (9-43).
Jeremy Lamb added 16 points for the Hornets, while center Frank Kaminsky recorded 12 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. Center Brook Lopez added 20 points for Brooklyn.
Rockets 128, Magic 104: James Harden had 25 points and 13 assists as Houston built a big lead early and held off a late rally to get a win over Orlando. 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. Harden grabbed a bad pass from Evan Fournier not long after that and dished to Eric Gordon, who finished with a 3-pointer. Trevor Ariza added a 3-pointer for Houston to extend the lead to 112-97 with about four minutes remaining to put the game away.
Trail Blazers 114, Mavericks 113: C.J. McCollum scored 32 points, the last two on a runner in the lane with 0.9 seconds left to give Portland the win. 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.
Notes: The Mavericks signed rookie point guard Yogi Ferrell to a two-year deal after a dazzling start under a 10-day contract. … Kings star DeMarcus Cousins was handed his automatic one-game suspension for his 16th technical of the season. He also was fined $25,000 by the NBA.
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