Nuggets halt Lakers’ four-win streak
DENVER—Wilson Chandler scored 23 points in place of the injured Danilo Gallinari as the Denver Nuggets downed the Los Angeles Lakers, 119-108, on Monday night.
Gallinari, the Nuggets’ leading scorer, sat out with a bruised left thigh. He wasn’t needed as Ty Lawson chipped in with 22 points to help the Nuggets win their ninth straight game at home, ended the Lakers’ four-game winning streak and took the season series from their long-time nemesis 3-1.
Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points, and Dwight Howard added 15 points and 14 boards but missed 11 of his last 12 free throws.
Boston’s Paul Pierce scored 26 points, including seven straight in overtime as the Celtics beat the Utah Jazz, 110-107, to close out a five-game road trip.
Courtney Lee made two free throws with 1.2 seconds left in overtime to bump Boston’s lead to three, and Randy Foye’s 26-footer at the buzzer missed everything.
Avery Bradley added a season-high 18 points for Boston.
Al Horford had 23 points and 22 rebounds at Atlanta as the Hawks beat the Detroit Pistons, 114-103, for their fifth win in six games.
Josh Smith added 23 points for the Hawks, who were ahead 61-51 at halftime and led by as many as 26 in the third.
Jeff Teague had 20 points for Atlanta, which shot 14 of 33 from 3-point range. Kyle Korver scored 15 points, all from beyond the arc.
At Toronto, Bradley Beal scored 20 points and Nene had 11 points and nine rebounds to lead the Washington Wizards past the Toronto Raptors, 90-84, for their third straight victory.
A.J. Price and Martell Webster each added 12 points for the Wizards, who won for just the fifth time in 27 road games this season.
John Wall had 10 points and seven assists as the Wizards won for the 14th time in 23 games. AP
