PHILADELPHIA — Eric Gordon nailed a 3-pointer from the left corner at the buzzer as the Houston Rockets defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 105-104 on Wednesday night.
Gordon notched 29 points to lead Houston, which scored the last nine points. James Harden added 27 points and 13 assists for the Rockets, and Clint Capella contributed 16 points, a career-high 20 rebounds and four blocked shots.
J.J. Redick poured in 22 points to pace Philadelphia, which did not score in the final 3:05. Joel Embiid added 21 points and Robert Covington chipped in 20 for the 76ers.
Nets 112, Cavaliers 107
NEW YORK — Spencer Dinwiddie scored a career-high 22 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 43 seconds remaining as Brooklyn overcame a triple-double by LeBron James to defeat Cleveland.
Dinwiddie made his 20th career start and first in place of D’Angelo Russell (right knee sprain). He shot 7-for-13, with his biggest basket coming after the Nets blew a 12-point lead. Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Allen Crabbe added 19 points apiece for Brooklyn.
James played point guard for the second straight night and totaled 29 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds. He also committed eight turnovers, two shy of his career worst. Kyle Korver added 22 points for the Cavaliers, who committed 21 turnovers.
Pistons 122, Timberwolves 101
DETROIT — Tobias Harris tied his career high with 34 points, and Detroit cruised to a victory over Minnesota.
Harris scored all of his points from the field, making 14 of 24 field-goal attempts, including a 6-for-9 performance from long range. Avery Bradley supplied 20 points, and Andre Drummond contributed 15 points with 15 rebounds for the Pistons.
Karl-Anthony Towns’ 23 points and 10 rebounds led the Timberwolves. Andrew Wiggins tossed in 21 points and Jeff Teague added 18 for Minnesota.
Hornets 110, Nuggets 93
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Frank Kaminsky and rookie Malik Monk combined for 37 points off the bench, and Charlotte rolled to a victory over Denver.
Kaminsky scored 20 points and Monk scored a career-high 17 on a night when the Hornets led by as many as 25 in the first half and pushed the lead up to 27 in the third quarter. Charlotte also got 15 points and 19 rebounds from Dwight Howard and Kemba Walker got hot late to finish with 19 points. Jeremy Lamb scored 16.
Nikola Jokic and Gary Harris led the Nuggets with 18 points apiece, and Jamal Murray scored 16.