WASHINGTON — Bradley Beal scored 28 points and the surging Washington Wizards defeated the New York Knicks 117-101 on Tuesday for their NBA-best 15th straight home victory.
Markieff Morris had 24 points and 10 rebounds while John Wall had 15 points and 13 assists for the Wizards, who won their last five games and 12 of 14 — two against the Knicks. Washington shot 55.7 percent from the field and led by as many as 21 points.
Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points for New York, which played without Kristaps Porzingis and Derrick Rose but it might not have mattered against one of the NBA’s hottest teams.
Since Dec. 1, the Wizards are an Eastern Conference-best 22-9. Washington, which is 12-4 in January, matched the Golden State Warriors for the most wins in the month.
Raptors 108, Pelicans 106 (OT)
TORONTO — Kyle Lowry made a step-back jumper with 4.3 seconds left in overtime to lift Toronto.
Lowry finished with 33 points and 10 assists as the Raptors won for only the second time in their past eight games.
New Orleans had a chance to win in regulation time when Jrue Holiday stole the ball off Lowry with 23.9 seconds to play and the game tied at 96. But Holiday could not convert a four-foot jump shot attempt as regulation time ended.
Jonas Valanciunas scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for Toronto and Norman Powell added 18 points and Patrick Patterson had 10. Holiday led the Pelicans with 30 points while Anthony Davis had 18 points and 17 rebounds.
Spurs 108, Thunder 94
SAN ANTONIO — Kawhi Leonard scored 36 points and grabbed eight rebounds as San Antonio shrugged off a ragged stretch of the third quarter to defeat Oklahoma City.
Leonard, who scored 30 or more points for the 15th time this season, outplayed the Thunder’s Russell Westbrook, but the Spurs’ bench was the difference, racking up 32 points to 22 for Oklahoma City’s reserves.
LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 points and was the only other San Antonio player in double-figure scoring.
Westbrook, who is the only player in the NBA averaging a triple-double, scored 27 points and dished out 14 assists but only had six rebounds as the pursuit of his first triple-double against the Spurs continues.
Rockets 105, Kings 83
HOUSTON — Ryan Anderson recorded his second double-double of the season and Houston opened a four-game homestand with a victory over road-weary Sacramento.
Anderson finished with a team-high 25 points plus 11 rebounds as the Rockets appeared refreshed in their return from a five-game road trip. James Harden added 10 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.
Clint Capela posted a double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds) and reserves Nene and Eric Gordon combined for 28 points on 12 of 22 shooting as Houston improved to 3-0 against the Kings this season while winning 11 of the last 12 meetings.