MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a season-high 30 points in his return from a sprained ankle, Tyler Herro added 18 and the Miami Heat erased an early 19-point deficit to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 106-89 on Monday night. Duncan Robinson scored 13 and Dru Smith added 10 for Miami, which played its first home game in two weeks. The Heat — who were outscored 137-71 in third quarters in their first four home games — outscored Philadelphia 35-16 in that period.
Jared McCain scored 20 points, Paul George added 18 and former Heat forward Caleb Martin finished with 12 for Philadelphia, which has lost 11 of 13 games to open the season. Joel Embiid played for the third time this season; the Olympic gold medalist from this past summer scored 11 points in 31 minutes for the 76ers. BULLS 122, PISTONS 112 DETROIT (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and Chicago pulled away for a win against Detroit.
The game was tied at 95 with 8:46 left, but LaVine had nine points in a 13-2 run that put the Bulls up by 11 with 5:45 to go. He hit six 3-pointers in the quarter after a slow start. Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 29 points and 12 rebounds while Coby White scored 25.
Cade Cunningham had 26 points and 10 assists for the Pistons and Malik Beasley added 21. KNICKS 134, WIZARDS 106 NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson had 26 points and 11 assists, and New York rolled to a victory that extended Washington's losing streak to nine games. Karl-Anthony Towns added 2.
