ORLANDO, Fla. -- Kemba Walker had 40 points and nine assists, and Spencer Hawes made a go-ahead 3-poiner with 17 seconds left in overtime to rally the Charlotte Hornets to a 120-116 victory over the Orlando Magic on Friday night.
Victor Oladipo scored 29 points for the Magic, who have lost five straight and nine of 10. Tobias Harris added 22 points, and Nik Vucevic had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
In breaking a 10-game road losing streak, the injury-riddled Hornets overcame an 18-point deficit in the fourth quarter by outscoring the Magic 22-3 over a seven-minute stretch.
Oladipo then hit a tying 3-pointer with 5.3 seconds left.
Walker scored 13 points in the fourth quarter rally, including Charlotte's final six points of regulation, then opened the overtime scoring with a layup. Brian Roberts scored all of his 11 points during the Hornets' comeback (see full recap).
Harden drops 30 as Rockets hold off Bucks
HOUSTON -- James Harden scored 30 points and the Houston Rockets snapped a two-game skid with a 102-98 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday night.
The Rockets closed the third quarter with a 14-2 run to turn a one-point game into a double-digit lead entering the fourth.
They were up by 12 when the Bucks went on a 14-4 run, that started with consecutive dunks by Giannis Antetokounmpo and Michael Carter-Williams and ended with a 3-pointer by Khris Middleton, to cut the lead to 100-98 with 6.9 seconds left.
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But Trevor Ariza made a pair of free throws after that to secure the victory.
Middleton and Greg Monroe scored 21 points each for the Bucks, whose three-game winning streak ended.
Ariza added 19 points for the Rockets, who were playing without Dwight Howard, who sat out after spraining his left ankle Wednesday night (see full recap).
Thomas, Bradley help Celtics hold off Bulls' rally
BOSTON -- Isaiah Thomas scored 22 points and the Boston Celtics held off a furious rally in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 110-101 on Friday night.
Avery Bradley added 21 points, and Jared Sullinger finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds as the Celtics ended a two-game losing skid.
The victory also gives Boston a 2-1 win in the season series with the Bulls.
The Celtics were up by 15 points at the half before seeing their lead drop all the way to a point in the fourth quarter.
Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 28 points and 14 rebounds. Derrick Rose added 27 points, and Pau Gasol finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
The Bulls have lost six of their last eight (see full recap).
Jordan, Paul lead Clippers' dismantling of Knicks
NEW YORK -- DeAndre Jordan scored 20 points on 7-for-7 shooting, Chris Paul had 16 points, 13 assists and six rebounds, and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the New York Knicks 116-88 on Friday night.
The duo hooked up on a few alley-oops during the game as Jordan didn't have to work hard to improve his NBA-leading field-goal percentage to 72.1 percent.
Paul Pierce finished with 13 points as the Clippers rebounded from Thursday's 115-102 loss in Cleveland to win for the 12th time in 14 games. Los Angeles shot 56.6 percent from the field.
Carmelo Anthony scored 16 points, but shot just 4 for 12 for the Knicks (22-23), who were trying for a third straight win that would have moved them over .500. Kristaps Porzingis shot even worse, going 4 for 17 while finishing with 13 points and eight rebounds (see full recap).
Jazz cruise past Nets behind Hayward's 21-point effort
NEW YORK -- Gordon Hayward had 21 points, nine assists and four rebounds, Rodney Hood scored 16 points, and the Utah Jazz cruised past the Brooklyn Nets 108-86 on Friday night.
Trevor Booker added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz, who pulled away in the third quarter by shooting 16 for 22 from the field and outscoring Brooklyn 37-17.
Bojan Bogdanovic had 14 points and Willie Reed had 12 for the Nets, who have lost five consecutive games, and 10 of their last 11. Brooklyn also remained winless (0-4) against Northwest Division opponents this season (see full recap).