NUGGETS 103, JAZZ 101
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) " Ty Lawson had 15 points and made a double-pump jumper to beat the shot clock with 29.6 seconds left that boosted Denver over Utah.
The game heated up after Arron Afflalo was ejected and the Jazz stormed back from a 22-point deficit to tie the game in the final minutes.
Lawson, who also had 12 assists, made the game-winner from the left wing between two Jazz defenders.
Gordon Hayward was blocked and Trey Burke missed a potential go-ahead 3-pointer on the other end before Darrell Arthur clinched the game with two free throws with 4.2 seconds remaining. Alec Burks dunk at the buzzer completing the scoring.
Wilson Chandler scored 10, Afflalo had 14 and Arthur added 12 for the Nuggets, who have won eight of their last 10 games.
Hayward scored 25 points, Burks had 22 and Burke chipped in 18, but Utah's losing streak hit six games " the longest skid since March 10-19 last season.
WIZARDS 107, HEAT 86
WASHINGTON (AP) " John Wall had 18 points and 13 assists and Washington made its first seven 3-pointers to beat Miami. The Wizard held the Heat to 2 for 22 from beyond the arc for the game.
Rasual Butler scored 23, and Marcin Gortat added 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Wizards, who never trailed and led by 21 in the first half and 25 in the second.
Chris Bosh led Miami with 21 points, and Dwayne Wade had 20 in his second game back from an injured right hamstring. A night earlier, Wade returned after missing seven games and scored 27 points in a victory at New York.
He played 32 minutes in that game, and 27 on Monday.
CLIPPERS 127, TIMBERWOLVES 101
LOS ANGELES (AP) " Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick each scored 23 points before sitting out the fourth quarter as Los Angeles returned from the most successful road trip in club history with a rout of Minnesota.
DeAndre Jordan had 13 rebounds and 11 points for the Clippers, who won their fifth in a row following their 6-1 trip and beat Minnesota for the 10th straight time.
Shabazz Muhammad had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who beat the Lakers 120-119 at Staples Center just three nights earlier with the help of a missed 3-point shot by Kobe Bryant at the final horn.
Andrew Wiggins, the first overall pick in the draft, scored all 14 of his points in the first half. Ex-Clippers point guard Mo Williams, playing for his third different club in three seasons since leaving Los Angeles, had seven points and seven assists.
