Bulls outlast Suns, Leonard leads Spurs

LOS ANGELES — Dwyane Wade tallied 23 points and Jimmy Butler had 22 as five Chicago players finished in double figures and the Bulls beat the Phoenix Suns 128-121 in overtime Friday. Butler got off to a tentative start, missing 10 of his first 11 shots, but with the game on the line he was able to step up and make a difference. Nikola Mirotic came off the bench to score 20 points and Robin Lopez added 19 for the host Bulls, who improved to 29-29 on the season. Devin Booker led the Suns (18-40) with 27 points and Eric Bledsoe, Marquese Chriss and TJ Warren each scored 17. Alan Williams also had 16 points for Phoenix, which blew an 11-point lead in the fourth quarter. Butler gave the Bulls a 108-106 lead with nine seconds left in the third period after his three-pointer with 48 seconds left tied it at 106-106. In Los Angeles, Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points, and the San Antonio Spurs used a third-quarter run to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 105-97 in a battle that marked the return of Pau Gasol. Tony Parker and Gasol, who played for the first time in 15 games after breaking his left hand, contributed 17 points apiece for the Spurs who improved to 44-13. Gasol also grabbed 11 rebounds. LaMarcus Aldridge had 15 points and 11 boards and Patty Mills added 14 points for San Antonio. Blake Griffin scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half and Austin Rivers scored 23 off the bench for the Clippers, who improved to 35-23. Pacers 102, Grizzlies 92: C.J. Miles scored 17 points, Monta Ellis added 16 and Indiana snapped a six-game losing streak with a win over Memphis on Friday night. Indiana’s Paul George made only 3 of 12 shots from the floor, finished with nine points and nine rebounds and left the game in the fourth quarter with right-leg cramps. But the second unit, led by Ellis, Lavoy Allen, Rodney Stuckey, Glenn Robinson III and Rakeem Christmas, helped Indiana pull away, combining for 44 points. Memphis (34-25), which received 13 points from Troy Daniels, lost its second in a row. Timberwolves 97, Mavericks 84: Andrew Wiggins scored 27 points, Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and 18 rebounds and Minnesota pulled away from Dallas. After hearing his name in trade rumors before Thursday’s deadline, Ricky Rubio had 13 points, 14 assists, five rebounds and three steals for Minnesota. The Timberwolves (23-35), who bypassed any trade deadline deals, posted their third win in four games since the All-Star break and pulled ahead of Dallas (22-35) in the Western Conference. Seth Curry scored a career-high 31 points for the Mavericks. 76ers 120, Wizards 112: Robert Covington had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Washington. Dario Saric and Gerald Henderson added 20 points apiece for the 76ers, who won for the fourth time in five games. Bradley Beal poured in 40 points and John Wall collected 29 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds for Washington. Raptors 107, Celtics 97: DeMar DeRozan made big shots down the stretch and finished with 43 points as Toronto defeated Boston. DeRozan’s jumper in the final minute gave Toronto a five-point lead and his two free throws with 33.6 seconds left made it a seven-point advantage. DeRozan made two more free throws with 27.5 seconds left to seal the win. Serge Ibaka had 15 points and seven rebounds in his debut with the Raptors (34-24). Isaiah Thomas led Boston (37-21) with 20 points and Marcus Smart added 19 off the bench. Jazz 109, Bucks 92: Gordon Hayward scored 29 points and led an offense that dominated the paint as Utah cruised past Milwaukee at the BMO Harris Bradley Center. Thunder 110, Lakers 93: Russell Westbrook collected his 28th triple-double of the season to lead Oklahoma City over Los Angeles at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Heat 108, Hawks 90: Tyler Johnson came off the bench to score 23 points, including three of Miami’s season-high 17 3-point baskets, in a win at Philips Arena. Nuggets 129, Nets 109: Gary Harris scored a career-high 25 points, Wilson Chandler had 24 and Denver beat Brooklyn. — Agencies