NBA-Highlights of Monday's NBA games

Dec 7 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's National Basketball Association games. - - Spurs 119, 76ers 68 LaMarcus Aldridge scored a season-high 26 points as the San Antonio Spurs embarrassed the woeful Philadelphia 76ers 119-68. The Spurs rested Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, while Kawhi Leonard did not play because of illness. San Antonio shot a season-high 61.8 percent from the floor and recorded 32 assists on a season-high-tying 46 field goals. The Spurs' point total was also a season high, and they limited the Sixers to their season low. - - Hornets 104, Pistons 84 Cody Zeller led a balanced attack with 20 points, and the Charlotte Hornets cruised to a 104-84 victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Hornets (12-8) won for the seventh time in their last nine games and raised their record at home to 9-3. - - Raptors 102, Lakers 93 Raptors guard Kyle Lowry compiled 27 points, seven rebounds and six assists as Toronto Raptors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 102-93. Terrence Ross added 22 points -- including nine in the fourth quarter -- for the Raptors, who had lost their previous two games. - - Wizards 114, Heat 103 Bradley Beal had a key steal and dunk to lead the Washington Wizards past the Miami Heat 114-103 at AmericanAirlines Arena. Beal, who had 21 points, stripped Heat guard Dwyane Wade of the ball and then beat him down the court, slamming the ball to punctuate the play that snapped a 103-103 tie. - - Mavericks 104, Knicks 97 The Dallas Mavericks beat the New York Knicks 104-97 at Madison Square Garden. - - Celtics 111, Pelicans 93 Isaiah Thomas scored a game-high 22 points, including all four of his three-point attempts, as Boston beat New Orleans 111-93 at the Smoothie King Center. The Celtics (12-9) led 53-44 at halftime, extended their lead to 81-67 at the end of three quarters and led by as many as 22 in the fourth quarter. The victory gave the Celtics a 3-2 record on their five-game road trip. - - Suns 103, Bulls 101 Suns forward Mirza Teletovic grabbed an offensive rebound and hit a fade-away shot with 0.3 seconds remaining to lead Phoenix to a 103-101 comeback win over the Chicago Bulls at the United Center. Teletovic's rebound was off an open three-pointer taken by Jon Leuer from the corner with two seconds left, after the Suns (9-13) battled back from a 16-point deficit to tie the game. - - Bucks 90, Trail Blazers 88 Milwaukee's John Henson blocked Meyers Leonard's shot to deny Portland a possible game-winner as the Bucks beat the Trail Blazers 90-88. Henson's block capped off a furious rally by the Bucks, who watched a 14-point lead disappear in the second half and fell behind by six late in the final quarter. - - Clippers 110, Timberwolves 106 DeAndre Jordan scored a team-high 20 points, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 110-106 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center. The game featured 15 lead changes, including seven in the fourth quarter. Blake Griffin's lay-in with 25.5 seconds left gave the Clippers the lead for good. (Editing by Peter Rutherford)