Wednesday's NBA Capsules

Games played Feb. 19, 2014

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Kevin Love had 42 points and 16 rebounds, Ricky Rubio added a career-high 17 assists, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat Paul George and the Indiana Pacers 104-91 on Wednesday night.

J.J. Barea scored 12 points off the bench as the Wolves took control early against the Eastern Conference leaders.

George led Indiana with 35 points, but managed just two in the fourth quarter as the Pacers lost for the third time in five games, never once taking a lead.

It was Love's eighth straight game with at least 25 points and 10 rebounds, the longest streak since Shaquille O'Neal accomplished the same feat Jan. 3-19, 2005. Love has an NBA-best 14 games with 30 points and 10 rebounds this season.

BULLS 94, RAPTORS 92

TORONTO (AP) - Carlos Boozer scored 20 points, D.J. Augustin had 19 against his former team and Chicago edged Toronto to win its fourth straight game.

Kirk Hinrich scored 19 points, Jimmy Butler had 16 and Taj Gibson fouled out with 10 as the Bulls won for the fifth time in six games and halted Toronto's winning streak at three. Joakim Noah had eight points and 13 assists for the Bulls.

DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 32 points but had a couple key misses at the end. Kyle Lowry fouled out with 16 points and seven assists.

Augustin, waived by Toronto in December, hit two 3-pointers early in the third as Chicago took a 76-66 lead at 9:34.

CAVALIERS 101, MAGIC 93

CLEVELAND (AP) - Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and Cleveland won its sixth straight by beating Orlando.

Irving, chosen MVP of the NBA All-Star game Sunday, paced a balanced offense that extended the Cavaliers' longest winning streak since they won eight in a row in March 2010. That was LeBron James' final season in Cleveland.

Luol Deng scored 17 points, while Tyler Zeller and Tristan Thompson each added 16 for Cleveland.

Arron Afflalo led Orlando with 23 points. The Magic have lost 14 consecutive road games and are an NBA-worst 3-25 away from home.

The Cavaliers built an 18-point lead in the first quarter that was trimmed to two early in the fourth.

BOBCATS 116, PISTONS 98

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Al Jefferson scored 29 points, Kemba Walker had 24 points and a career-high 16 assists, and Charlotte defeated Detroit for the second straight night.

The win gave the Bobcats (25-30) a sweep of the three-game season series and a 2½-game lead over the Pistons in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

It was Walker's best all-around game since returning from a sprained ankle.

Jefferson, who had 32 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists in Tuesday's win at Detroit, went 12 of 20 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds. He has scored at least 20 points in 16 of the last 18 games.

Brandon Jennings had 20 points for Detroit before being ejected with 1:13 left after picking up his second technical foul. The Pistons have lost nine of 14.

NETS 105, JAZZ 99

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Joe Johnson scored 27 points, Andray Blatche had 25 and Brooklyn beat the Jazz for the Nets' first win in Utah since 2008.

Deron Williams added 19 points and seven assists. His 3-pointer with 2:11 remaining gave the Nets their largest lead of the game.

Brooklyn snapped a three-game road losing skid. The surging Nets have won five of their last seven overall.

Reserve guard Alec Burks led the Jazz with 23 points and Enes Kanter, starting in place of Derrick Favors (hip), had 18 points and 10 rebounds. But the Jazz wasted a 13-point, third-quarter lead and a chance to extend their winning streak to a season-best four games.

WIZARDS 114, HAWKS 97

ATLANTA (AP) - John Wall scored 21 points and Washington recovered to beat reeling Atlanta after almost blowing a 20-point lead.

Paul Millsap had 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Elton Brand, a fill-in starter at center, had 20 points and 11 boards for the Hawks, who have lost seven straight.

Trevor Ariza and Bradley Beal each scored 19 for the Wizards, who snapped a three-game losing streak.

Washington ended an 11-game skid in Atlanta, winning for the first time since Jan. 11, 2008.

The Hawks, who trailed by 20 in the first half, made a third-quarter charge to twice cut the deficit to one.

KNICKS 98, PELICANS 91

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Carmelo Anthony capped a 42-point performance with three clutch baskets in the last two minutes, and New York snapped a three-game skid with a victory over New Orleans.

A night after losing at Memphis, New York blew a 13-point, fourth-quarter lead before Anthony, coming off a 30-point outing in the All-Star game in the same arena Sunday, took over by hitting a pair of pull-up jumpers from the left side of the lane. He hit the first of them over Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis, who blocked five shots in the game, and the second over Luke Babbitt.

J.R. Smith had 19 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 16 for New York, which lost Iman Shumpert to a sprained left knee in the third quarter. Tyson Chandler had 11 rebounds and a pair of blocks.

Eric Gordon scored 28 for the Pelicans, but was shut out in the fourth quarter. Davis had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

SUNS 100, CELTICS 94

PHOENIX (AP) - Markieff Morris scored 18 points to lead six Phoenix players in double figures against Boston.

Goran Dragic and Gerald Green added 17 points apiece for the Suns. Channing Frye scored 15, among them a crucial 3-pointer with 1:20 left.

Markieff's twin brother, Marcus, scored 10 of his 11 points in the second half, including a 32-footer at the third-quarter buzzer. P.J. Tucker had 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Suns, who took the lead for good with a 17-0 second-half run, then used free throws to hold off the Celtics at the end.

Rajon Rondo had 18 points and 10 assists for the Celtics. Brandon Bass also scored 18 and Jeff Green added 17.