Highlights from Tuesday's NBA games

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Nuggets 115, Pelicans 98

Forward Danilo Gallinari scored a season-high 32 points, including 15 in the third quarter, to power the Denver Nuggets to a 115-98 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.

Gallinari connected on five of eight from behind the three-point arc. He made all six shots he attempted in the third quarter as Denver erased a 53-51 halftime deficit to take an 83-75 advantage into the final quarter.

The Nuggets got 17 points from forward Will Barton and 16 apiece from guards Gary Harris and Jameer Nelson. New Orleans received 24 points from forward Ryan Anderson and 19 from guard Eric Gordon.

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Pistons 104, Cavaliers 99

Andre Drummond powered for 25 points and 18 rebounds, and Detroit rallied from a 13-point, second-half deficit to defeat Cleveland.

Drummond scored 10 fourth-quarter points as the Pistons snapped a four-game losing streak.

Reggie Jackson supplied 23 points, including six free throws in the final minute, along with 12 assists. Power forward Ersan Ilyasova added 20 points.

LeBron James scored a game-high 30 points and passed Jerry West for 19th place on the all-time scoring list.

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Wizards 115, Bucks 86

John Wall and Otto Porter scored 19 points apiece to lead six Wizards in double figures as Washington ran past Milwaukee.

Reserve Jared Dudley added 13 points, and Marcin Gortat scored 12 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Wizards, who were without leading scorer Bradley Beal (sore shoulder) for the third consecutive game.

Forward Khris Middleton led Milwaukee with 14 points but was limited to 28 minutes due to early foul trouble.

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Nets 90, Hawks 88

Thaddeus Young knocked down two free throws with 1.4 seconds remaining, and Brooklyn edged Atlanta.

Young scored six of his 16 points in the fourth quarter when the Nets let a six-point lead slip away.

Brook Lopez led the Nets with 24 points and 10 rebounds -- his sixth double-double -- while shooting 11-for-21. Al Horford led the Hawks with 18 points and Paul Millsap added 17.

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Knicks 102, Hornets 94

Rookie Kristaps Porzingis enjoyed the best game of his young career, scoring a personal-best 29 points in New York's win over Charlotte.

Porzingis also grabbed 11 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. Carmelo Anthony scored 18 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, and guard Arron Afflalo scored 16 points for New York.

The Hornets received 31 points from guard Kemba Walker, 14 points from forward Spencer Hawes and 13 points from reserve guard Jeremy Lin, a former Knick.

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Timberwolves 103, Heat 91

Karl-Anthony Towns had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves while Andrew Wiggins scored a game-high 24 points in their win over Miami.

Miami's Hassan Whiteside had 22 points, 14 rebounds and 10 blocks -- his second career triple-double and the 20th in franchise history. Goran Dragic added 16 points and nine assists.

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Warriors 115, Raptors 110

Point guard Stephen Curry scored seven of his game-high 37 points in the final 1:28 Tuesday night, leading the Golden State Warriors to their 12th consecutive win, 115-110 over the Toronto Raptors.

The league's lone remaining unbeaten team survived a scare to tie its franchise record for consecutive regular-season wins with 16 dating back to last season.

The victory also was Golden State's 25th straight at home during the regular season.