(The Sports Xchange) — – -The San Antonio Spurs ploughed over Philadelphia 76ers by 109 points to 85 with guard/forward Danny Green scoring 18 points and point guard Tony Parker added 14 points and nine assists on Monday night as the National basketball Association regular season continued.
It was the fifth consecutive victory for the Spurs (7-1), who rested All-Star center/forward Tim Duncan.
Guard/forward Evan Turner scored 20 points to lead the Sixers (4-4), who lost for the fourth time in five games.
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Pacers 95, Grizzlies 79
Paul George scored 23 points, Lance Stephenson had a triple-double, and the Indiana Pacers remained unbeaten with a win over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Stephenson’s triple-double was the first of his career. The guard had 13 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds as Indiana improved to 8-0.
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Bulls 96, Cavaliers 81
A late 13-2 run allowed the Chicago Bulls to break open a close game and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Six Bulls players scored in double figures, led by forward Carlos Boozer with 17 points, guard Derrick Rose with 16 and forward Mike Dunleavy with 15.
Rose added seven assists for Chicago (3-3), but he left the floor with 3:15 remaining due to a right hamstring injury that he said is not serious.
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Hawks 103, Bobcats 94
Center Al Horford scored 24 points and the Atlanta Hawks dominated the second half en route to a victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.
The Hawks trailed 54-46 at halftime but outscored the Bobcats 34-16 in the third period to take control and went on to lead by as many as 14 points in the fourth.
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Celtics 120, Magic 105
Guard Avery Bradley went 10-for-15 from the floor and led seven players in double figures with 24 points as the suddenly sizzling Boston Celtics roared to their fourth straight victory.
The Celtics, left for dead with Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry traded to Brooklyn, Rajon Rondo still recovering from knee surgery and a first-year head coach, started the season with four straight losses but have brought their record to 4-4.
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Clippers 109, Timberwolves 107
Chris Paul finished with 21 points and 11 assists, Blake Griffin added 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Clippers held off a furious late comeback by Minnesota.
The Timberwolves climbed out of an 11-point deficit with five minutes to go, but missed three shots over the last six seconds in the final possession of the game.
Kevin Martin had 30 points and Kevin Love had 23 points and 19 rebounds for the Timberwolves (5-3).
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Rockets 110, Raptors 104
Houston guard Jeremy Lin scored a season-high 31 points, including a crucial driving layup with 33.4 seconds left in the second overtime,to carry the struggling Rockets to a victory over the Toronto Raptors.
