Cameron Johnson capped the best game of his career by hitting a long 3-pointer as time expired Friday night to complete Phoenix's 14-point, fourth-quarter comeback as the host Suns edged the New York Knicks 115-114.
New York was up by two with 7.1 seconds remaining when Alec Burks hit his first free throw but missed badly on the second. Phoenix grabbed the rebound and worked the ball up top to Johnson. who capped his career-high, 38-point night when his 31-foot bank shot went in, setting off pandemonium.
Zach LaVine paced the Bulls with 30 points, eight rebounds and six assists. DeMar DeRozan tallied 29 points, and Nikola Vucevic supplied 19 along with nine rebounds.Saddiq Bey had 25 points, Cade Cunningham contributed 20 points and nine rebounds and Detroit rallied past visiting Indiana. CJ McCollum added 24 points for the Pelicans, who led by 18 points after one quarter, by 27 at halftime and by 32 at the end of the third quarter. They led by as many as 37 on their way to increasing their average margin of victory during the winning streak to 26.8 points.
Washington's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 28 and was 6 for 6 on 3s. Kuzma added 22 points and 11 assists, and Rui Hachimura scored 19 points.Cole Anthony had 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists and Orlando ended a nine-game losing streak to host Toronto. The Timberwolves came into the game with the highest-scoring road offense in the NBA, and they did it again on Friday. Six players scored 15 or more points for Minnesota, which won its third consecutive game.