SPORTS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2016 Wade’s magic touch helps Bulls beat Heat

MIAMI: Dwyane Wade got a win in his return to Miami, with importance of regaining a home-court advantage. Fellow had 17 points, 10 rebounds and one in 35 minutes. scoring 20 points and adding 16 rookie Malik Beasley scored his first NBA points on a 3-pointer points and 12 assists as the topped the Heat 98- in the third quarter. He finished with 12 points. LAKERS 101, KINGS 91 95 on Thursday night. Robin Lopez had 16 points for Chicago, Lou Williams scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quar- which prevailed in a game that had 14 ties and 19 lead PELICANS 112, BUCKS 106 ter to help Los Angeles rally past Sacramento. The Lakers took changes. Wade scored 13 points on 5-for-17 shooting in his hit a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left control by breaking away from a tie game with 10 straight first game at Miami as an opponent, after spending his first 13 and scored 32 points, and New Orleans got its first victory points, the final five by Young, to go ahead 92-82 with 3:36 NBA seasons with the Heat. led Miami with after losing its first eight by beating Milwaukee. The left. Los Angeles has four wins in a five-game stretch for the 20 points and 20 rebounds. Dion Waiters and Josh Richardson (0-7) are the remaining winless team in the first time since November 2013. DeMarcus Cousins had 28 each scored 16 for the Heat, who lost point guard Goran NBA. Jabari Parker scored a season-high 33 points for points and nine rebounds, and had 15 points and Dragic to a sprained left ankle in the third quarter. Justise Milwaukee, which lost its second straight game to a team that eight rebounds for the Kings, who had their modest two-game Winslow scored 15 and Tyler Johnson added 14 for Miami. was winless. In their last game Sunday, the Bucks fell 86-75 in win streak snapped. Sacramento had won the last seven meet- overtime to Dallas, which was 0-5 coming into that game. ings with the Lakers. D’Angelo Russell had 17 points and Nick WARRIORS 125, NUGGETS 101 E’Twaun Moore added 20 points for New Orleans, playing its Young 16 for the Lakers. had 15 points and eight scored 33 points and Golden State beat third game in four nights. Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo rebounds, and Timothy Mozgov added 10 points. — AP Denver on a night ’s string of 72 straight regular- season games with at least 20 points ended. Durant finished with 18 points. He remained tied with Michael Jordan for the fourth-longest streak of 20 or more points in league history. Curry tweaked his ankle in a win over Dallas on Wednesday, but it didn’t appear to hamper him. He finished 7 of 13 from 3- point range, including one that he turned into a four-point play. Rookie Jamal Murray had 14 points for the Nuggets, who are 0-2 at Pepsi this season after stressing the

NBA results/standings

New Orleans 112, Milwaukee 106; Chicago 98, Miami 95; Golden State 125, Denver 101; LA Lakers 101, Sacramento 91. Eastern Conference Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Toronto 5 2 .714 - Boston 3 4 .429 2 NY Knicks 3 4 .429 2 Brooklyn 3 5 .375 2.5 Philadelphia 0 7 0 5

Central Division Cleveland 6 1 .857 - Chicago 5 4 .556 2 Detroit 4 4 .500 2.5 Milwaukee 4 4 .500 2.5 Indiana 4 4 .500 2.5

Southeast Division Charlotte 6 1 .857 - Atlanta 6 2 .750 0.5 Orlando 3 5 .375 3.5 Miami 2 5 .286 4 Washington 2 5 .286 4

Western Conference Northwest Division Oklahoma City 6 2 .750 - Portland 5 4 .556 1.5 Utah 5 4 .556 1.5 Denver 3 5 .375 3 Minnesota 2 5 .286 3.5

Pacific Division LA Clippers 7 1 .875 - Golden State 7 2 .778 0.5 LA Lakers 5 4 .556 2.5 Sacramento 4 6 .400 4 Phoenix 3 6 .333 4.5

Southwest Division Houston 5 3 .625 - San Antonio 5 3 .625 - Memphis 4 4 .500 1 Dallas 2 6 .250 3 New Orleans 1 8 .111 4.5 MIAMI: Chicago Bulls’ Jimmy Butler (center) is fouled by ’s Tyler Johnson (8) during the first half of an NBA basketball game on Thursday, Nov 10, 2016, in Miami. — AP