Harden earns triple-double, Heat beat 76ers

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Rockets 113, Timberwolves 102

James Harden earned his second triple-double of the season with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Houston Rockets fend off the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Minnesota rookie Andrew Wiggins (30 points, seven rebounds) paced the Timberwolves (12-43) who erased a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit. But the Rockets (38-18) discovered their touch from deep, with Harden nailing their second 3-pointer with 1:33 left for a 107-98 lead.

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Heat 119, 76ers 108

The Miami Heat got 29 points from Luol Deng to beat the Philadelphia 76ers.

Goran Dragic, playing just his second game with the Heat, had 23 points and 10 assists as Miami (24-31) posted a season high in points. Philadelphia (12-44) scored more than 100 for just the third time in 33 games.

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Jazz 90, Spurs 81

Trey Burke scored 23 points and Gordon Hayward added 18 to lead the Utah Jazz to a victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

The triumph helped the Jazz (21-34) win the season series against the Spurs for the first time since the 2009-10 season.

Tim Duncan scored 14 points for the Spurs (34-22) turned the ball over 22 times, leading to 17 Jazz points.

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Bulls 87, Bucks 71

Reserve guard Tony Snell scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the first half and the Chicago Bulls had no trouble with the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bulls (36-21) seized the lead in the first quarter and never trailed again as Paul Gasol recorded his NBA-leading 37th double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

The Bucks (31-25) fell to 1-2 since trading leading scorer Brandon Knight to the Phoenix Suns on Feb. 19.

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Pelicans 100, Raptors 97

Reserve center Alexis Ajinca hit a go-ahead layup off a wraparound feed from guard Tyreke Evans with 49 seconds left, and New Orleans added two late free throws to earn a comeback win.

New Orleans (29-27) won despite an 18-point, first-half deficit and the absence of injured All Star Anthony Davis (shoulder). Toronto dropped to 37-19.

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Celtics 115, Suns 110

Isaiah Thomas burned his former team with six of his 21 points in the final 1:37 as the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Phoenix Suns.

Thomas was traded from Phoenix to Boston (21-33) four days ago at the deadline.

The Suns (29-28) had won their last three since trading away five players.

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Nets 110, Nuggets 82

Deron Williams had 16 points and 12 assists, center Brooks Lopez scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets beat the slumping Denver Nuggets.

The 28-point win is Brooklyn's (23-31) largest margin of victory since beating Oklahoma City by 31 on Nov. 3.

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