Wizards 118, Knicks 113

His team had just completed the biggest comeback of the NBA season, but Bradley Beal wasn't feeling great about it.

Beal scored 36 points, and Washington overcame a 27-point deficit to beat slumping New York on Wednesday night.

"It's twofold because you never want to be down in a game, but it's great that we won. I guess it is something we can be proud of," Beal said. "We won the game, but we still can't come out with that type of focus and energy we had because it could have gotten ugly. We could have been down 30 or 40 if we didn't turn it on."

Otto Porter Jr. added 22 points and Ian Mahinmi had 17 for the Wizards, who hold the fourth playoff position in the Eastern Conference.

Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 37 points — 32 in the first half — to lead the Knicks, who've lost a season-worst eight straight and are 0-4 since losing All-Star Kristaps Porzingis to a season-ending knee injury. Enes Kanter added 24 points and 14 rebounds.

Before Wednesday night, the largest comeback win of the season was produced by the Celtics, who rallied from 26 points down to beat the Rockets 99-98 on Dec. 28.

The Wizards trailed 68-41 following Hardaway's pullup jumper with 2:56 left before halftime.

"It was like coaching two different teams tonight, a first-half team and a second-half team," Wizards coach Scott Brooks said. "I prefer the second-half team."

Washington went on a 42-15 run that spanned about 11½ minutes of the second and third quarters, tying it at 83 with 3:32 left in the third.

Markieff Morris' 3-pointer about two minutes later gave Washington its first lead since he made the game's first basket.

"I didn't want to lose before the (All-Star) break," Beal said. "We did a good job of coming around. Coach gave us a good pep talk at halftime. It lite a fire."

The Wizards shot 77.2 percent (17 of 22) from the field in that third quarter and outscored the Knicks 39-15 to take a 90-87 lead into the fourth. The Knicks, who shot 63 percent (29 of 46) in the first half, managed only 21.7 percent (5 of 23) in the third quarter.

New York reclaimed the lead for the final time, 94-93, on Courtney Lee's jumper with 9:41 left in the game. Washington led for good after Porter's jumper with 6:27 remaining and pulled ahead by as many as eight on three occasions in the final minutes.

"This is really tough, especially going into the break," Hardaway said. "They were down 27 and we had an opportunity to close the door and go into the break with a great mindset. It sucks to let this one go like that. It's frustrating. It's embarrassing."

Morris finished with 13 points, and Tomas Satoransky had 11 assists.

Michael Beasley scored 16 for the Knicks.

The Wizards have gone 7-2 without All-Star John Wall, who underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Jan. 31. Washington has recorded at least 26 assists in eight of its last nine games.

Raptors 122, Bulls 98

Toronto rolled into the All-Star break knowing the toughest part is yet to come. It'll take where it is at the moment — staring down at the rest of the Eastern Conference.

Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 10 assists, Serge Ibaka also scored 20 points and the Raptors cruised into the break with their seventh straight victory over Chicago.

"We just have to keep it going," coach Dwane Casey said. "We haven't done anything. ... It's even harder from here on out, and that's why (we're) not jumping up and down. We have a goal. We haven't finished it yet."

Lowry made four 3-pointers, and he and Ibaka each had seven rebounds.

Jonas Valanciunas added 14 points and nine rebounds to help the Raptors complete a four-game sweep against Chicago even though they only got seven points from four-time All-Star DeMar DeRozan. But Toronto dished out a season-high 38 assists and shot just over 52 percent against a weak defense, sending the Bulls to their ninth loss in 11 games.

"We're heading in the right direction," DeRozan said. "But at the same time, we still understand how much we need to clean up on the defensive end and the offensive end. As long as we keep that mindset anytime we step out there, whether it's a practice or a game. We understand we're trying to get better. It kind of carries us."

Bobby Portis scored 18 points for Chicago, and Lauri Markkanen had 14. The Bulls were simply overmatched by the Eastern Conference leaders.

"Poor effort," coach Fred Hoiberg said. "I talked to the guys, win or lose you got to walk in the locker room after the game and look each other in the eye and say you were the harder playing team. We were not tonight."

New London's Kris Dunn was back in the lineup for Chicago. He finished with eight points and three assists in 20 minutes after missing 11 games because of a concussion.

Dunn gave his conditioning "about a C-plus," which was what he expected in his first game since Jan. 17.

He said his legs were "a little heavy," and he'll work on that over the break. He is also looking forward to playing in the Rising Stars Challenge during All-Star weekend, particularly since he struggled as a rookie with Minnesota last season.

"It's a blessing," he said. "From where I was last year to be able to fight back and work hard and to be recognized. For my family to be there, to fly out to Cali with me, it's just a blessing. I appreciate everybody, my teammates and coaching staff."

Trail Blazers 123, Warriors 117

Damian Lillard had 44 points and eight assists, and Portland overcame Kevin Durant's 50 points to snap a seven-game losing streak to Golden State.

CJ McCollum added 29 points for the Blazers, who go into the All-Star break six games over .500 (32-26).

Durant added seven rebounds and six assists, but Golden State had its three-game winning streak snapped. It was Durant's fifth career 50-point game and first this season.

The Blazers led by as many as 20 points in the first half but the Warriors got within a point in the third quarter. Klay Thompson's 3-pointer narrowed it to 99-96 before Stephen Curry's 3 tied it at 99 with 7:10 left.

The Warriors couldn't get ahead and Lillard's 3-pointer put Portland ahead 109-101 with 5:05 to play.

Durant's 3-pointer closed Golden State within 114-111 but McCollum got a 3 for the Blazers on the other end with 2:15 left. Durant's reverse layup and a pair of free throws cut the margin to 117-115 before Evan Turner's free throws padded the lead for Portland.

The teams traded free throws before Durant nailed a 3-pointer - but the officials said he stepped out of bounds. After review, the call was confirmed and the Warriors (44-14) couldn't catch up.

Portland had lost four of its last six, including a 115-96 loss to the surging Utah Jazz on Sunday night.

Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic left the game against the Jazz and was listed as questionable against the Warriors with low back soreness, a right calf strain, and right oblique pain. But he started and finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Golden State's Draymond Green was also questionable with a sprained left index finger, but he started, too.

Portland jumped out to a 19-8 lead after Lillard hit a pair of 3-pointers and McCollum added another one. Lillard's layup extended the Blazers' lead to 38-18.

Lillard finished the first quarter with 18 points. Portland led 63-51 at the half.

Durant made a 3-pointer and a free throw to narrow the score to 74-73 in the third quarter, his second four-point play of the game. It was as close as the Warriors could get in the quarter and Portland led 92-87 going into the final period. Durant had 18 points in the third quarter alone.

Rockets 100, Kings 91

James Harden had 28 points, nine rebounds and nine assists, and Houston held on for its 10th straight victory.

The Rockets are 44-13 entering the All-Star break after winning 17 of their last 19 games.

Houston led by as many as 17, but the Kings got within striking distance several times in the fourth quarter. They were within six late when Houston used a 7-2 run, capped by a 3-pointer from Harden, to make it 94-83 with just more than a minute left.

The Kings scored the next five points, with a 3-pointer from Garrett Temple, to cut it to six again with 30 seconds left. Joe Johnson, in his Houston debut, added two free throws before Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 96-91 with about 25 seconds left.

Chris Paul added 19 points and seven assists for Houston. Bogdanovic led the Kings with 20 points.

Pacers 108, Nets 103

Victor Oladipo scored 25 points, and Corey Joseph added 15 points and 11 assists to help Indiana beat Brooklyn for its third straight victory.

Allen Crabbe had 23 points for the Nets. They have lost seven in a row.

Pistons 104, Hawks 98

Ish Smith had 22 points and nine assists, Blake Griffin narrowly missed a triple-double and Detroit beat Atlanta to end a three-game losing streak.

Griffin finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, and Andre Drummond added 13 points and 15 rebounds. Andrew White III had 15 points for the Hawks in his NBA debut.

Hornets 104, Magic 102

Dwight Howard had 22 points and 13 rebounds, Kemba Walker added 20 points and Charlotte edged Orlando to stop a four-game slide.

Mario Hezonja led Orlando with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Thunder 121, Grizzlies 114

Paul George scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook added 23 points in his 17th triple-double of the season, and Oklahoma City held off Memphis.

Westbrook finished with 15 assists and 13 rebounds to help Oklahoma City win for only the third time in the last nine games. Carmelo Anthony added 19 points. The Thunder made a season-high 17 3-pointers.

Andrew Harrison led the Grizzlies with a career-high 28 points.

Pelicans 139, Lakers 117

Anthony Davis had 42 points and 15 rebounds in New Orleans' victory over Los Angeles.

Davis went 15 for 18 from the field and had three assists, three steals and two blocks. Jrue Holiday had 24 points and 11 assists, and reserve Darius Miller scored 19 points.

It was the highest scoring game of the season for New Orleans, which has won three in a row heading into the All-Star break. Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points for Los Angeles.

76ers 104, Heat 102

Ben Simmons had a triple-double, J.J. Redick hit a 19-foot, off-balanced jumper from the baseline with 19.4 seconds left and short-handed Philadelphia overcame a 24-point second-half deficit to beat Miami.

Dario Saric added 19 points and Marco Belinelli had 17 in his first game with the team to help the 76ers win their fifth straight and 11th in a row on their home court. Philadelphia All-Star center Joel Embiid sat because of soreness in his right ankle.

James Johnson had 22 points for the Heat. They have lost seven of eight.

Jazz 107, Suns 97

Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points, Royce O'Neale had a career-high 19 and Utah won its 11th straight, beating Phoenix.

Derrick Favors had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Rudy Gobert added 14 points and 17 rebounds.

Devin Booker returned from a hip injury to lead the Suns with 28 points. Josh Jackson added 22 points, and Elfrid Payton had a triple-double with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. Phoenix has lost seven straight.