Jimmy Butler scored a career-high 35 points, and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 103-97 on Thursday night.
Butler was 11-of-21 from the floor with four 3-pointers, five rebounds, seven assists and four steals, further staking a claim to an All-Star spot this season.
Still, the Bulls had trouble shaking a short-handed New York team that has lost three straight and 13 of 14. The Knicks were led by Tim Hardaway Jr., who had 23 points and five 3-pointers.
Knicks at Bulls box score
Pelicans 99 Rockets 90
Anthony Davis had 30 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks to lead the Pelicans to a 99-90 victory over the Rockets.
The Pelicans trailed by one early in the fourth quarter before using a 7-0 run to take a 79-73 lead and they didn't trail again. Ryan Anderson scored the last five points on that spurt to help New Orleans snap a six-game skid in Houston.
James Harden scored 21 and Dwight Howard had 17 points with 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who lost for just the second time in nine games.
Pelicans at Rockets box score