WASHINGTON — John Wall had 24 points and 13 assists as the Washington Wizards extended their NBA-high home winning streak to 17 games with a 105-91 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night.
The Wizards (30-20) closed the game with a 15-0 run, holding the Pelicans without a point for the final 5:51. All five starters scored in double figures for the Wizards as they used a balanced attack to win their seventh in a row overall and fend off the Pelicans for the second time this week.
After Tyreke Evans’s basket put the Pelicans up 91-90, Wall fed Markieff Morris for a dunk. Morris scored seven of his 18 points and Wall added six in the closing stretch.
The victory improved Washington to 22-6 at home, matching last season’s win total. They put both winning streaks on the line Monday against the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers. Anthony Davis had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans, who have lost four in a row and finished their road trip 0-3.
Heat 125, 76ers 102
MIAMI — Hassan Whiteside produced 30 points, 20 rebounds and three blocks to lead Miami over Philadelphia for its 10th straight victory.
Miami also got strong games from its guards as Dion Waiters recorded 21 points and seven assists, Goran Dragic registered 16 points and eight assists, and Tyler Johnson had 16 points and six assists.
The Heat (21-30) has the second-longest win streak in NBA history by a team that is still under .500. The 1996-97 Phoenix Suns set the mark with 11 straight below-.500 victories.
Miami also has the longest active win streak in the NBA and is tied for the second-longest run in the league this season. Philadelphia was led by Ersan Ilyasova’s 19 points.
Pacers 105, Pistons 84
INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George led six players in double figures with 21 points and Indiana pulled away from the Detroit Pistons.
The victory extended Indiana’s season-long winning streak to six. Detroit had a two-game winning streak snapped.
Lavoy Allen, on his 28th birthday, added a season-high 18 points and 10 rebounds for Indiana. CJ Miles, Al Jefferson and Myles Turner each scored 13 points and Jeff Teague had 11.
Marcus Morris led Detroit with 19 points, Jon Leurer had 14 and Andre Drummond finished with 13. The Pistons made only nine second-half field goals.
Hawks 113, Magic 86
ATLANTA — Atlanta, which overcame a 20-point deficit in the final eight minutes at Houston in its previous game, didn’t have to worry about staging a comeback this time.
The Hawks led by 26 points at halftime and coasted to their 15th victory in the past 20 games, defeating Orlando. Tim Hardaway Jr., who sparked the Atlanta comeback against Houston with 23 of his career-best 33 points in the fourth quarter, scored 21 against the Magic.
Paul Millsap also had 21 points before taking a seat for the fourth quarter with most of the other starters for the Hawks, which remain a half-game behind Washington in the Southeast Division.
Aaron Gordon scored 16 points for the Magic, who couldn’t follow up a home victory over Toronto on Friday. Orlando made just 7 of 27 3-point attempts and shot 35.1 percent overall, compared to 52.6 percent for Atlanta.