NBA roundup: Hot Wizards cool off Cavs

Tomas Satoransky, who is starting in place of injured Washington All-Star
guard John Wall, scored 17 points, as did Kelly Oubre Jr. Otto Porter had 15
points for the Wizards.

LeBron James had 32 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Cleveland,
which had a four-game winning streak end. JR Smith scored 15 and Tristan
Thompson finished with 12 points and nine rebounds for the Cavaliers.

76ers 116, Bulls 115

Ben Simmons hit a pair of free throws with 5.6 seconds remaining, and he
finished with 32 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds to send visiting
Philadelphia past Chicago.

The point total was a career high for Simmons, helping Philadelphia extend its
winning streak to a season-best six games. Chicago lost for the fifth time in
seven games.

Chicago led by one after a pair of JJ Redick free throws with eight seconds
left, but Philadelphia's Joel Embiid (30 points, 13 rebounds) came up with a
steal and the Bulls' Denzel Valentine committed a foul on Simmons.

Knicks 120, Magic 113

Trey Burke scored 26 points off the bench and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 23 as New
York snapped an eight-game losing streak, beating host Orlando.

Evan Fournier had 25 points and Nikola Vucevic added 19 to lead the Magic, who
have dropped four straight games.

Kyle O'Quinn had a crucial 14 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the
Knicks, whose reserves outscored Orlando 56-35. Emmanuel Mudiay contributed
eight points, four assists and five rebounds in his first start at point guard
for the Knicks. Fellow young point guard Frank Ntilikina, who could see some
starts as well, had seven points.

Hornets 111, Nets 96

Kemba Walker scored 31 points as Charlotte pulled away in the fourth quarter
against visiting Brooklyn.

Dwight Howard provided 15 points and 24 rebounds for Charlotte, which has won
two in a row. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist's 13 points, Marvin Williams' 11 and Nic
Batum's 10 allowed the Hornets' starting five to all score in double figures.

The Nets lost their eighth game in a row as their approach at perimeter
scoring didn't work. They made only 14 of 43 attempts from 3-point range.

--Field Level Media