WASHINGTON -- John Wall and Bradley Beal combined for 19 of their 45 points in the third quarter, Washingtons highest-scoring period this season, and the Wizards came back to beat the Charlotte Hornets 109-106 Wednesday night, handing the Southeast Division leaders their third consecutive loss.Wall, wearing bright orange neon shoes, outplayed Hornets star Kemba Walker, finishing with more points (25-17) and assists (10-9), along with seven steals to become Washingtons franchise leader in that category.Beal, 0 for 6 in the first half, took over for part of the third, scoring 11 points, mostly via a trio of 3s, and finished with 20 points and a career-high nine assists.Charlotte got within two on Cody Zellers layup with 10.6 seconds remaining. Wall made one of two free throws a second later, and Nicolas Batum and Walker both missed 3s that would have tied it.In the third, Washington went from trailing by 10 points to leading 79-71 thanks to a 23-5 burst, part of a 38-23 edge in the quarter.Charlotte (14-12) is 0-3 to start a five-game road trip.HEAT 95, PACERS 89MIAMI -- Hassan Whiteside had 26 points and 22 rebounds, Tyler Johnson scored 15 off the bench and Miami beat Indiana.James Johnson added 14 points for the Heat, who outrebounded Indiana 58-38 and won consecutive games at home for the first time all season.Paul George scored 22 for the Pacers, who were hoping for a season-best third straight win and instead managed just 10 points in the fourth quarter.RAPTORS 123, 76ERS 114PHILADELPHIA -- DeMar DeRozan scored 31 points and Kyle Lowry added 20 in his Philadelphia homecoming to help Toronto win its fourth straight.DeRozan had 31 points through three quarters in his second consecutive 30-point game. The Atlantic Division-leading Raptors (18-7) have won 10 of 11 and are 11 games over .500 for the first time this season.The 76ers were trying to win three straight games for the first time since taking four in a row from Dec. 29, 2013-Jan. 4, 2014.Robert Covington led the Sixers with 26 points.GRIZZLIES 93, CAVALIERS 85MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Troy Daniels scored 20 points and Marc Gasol had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead Memphis over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, who left their top three players at home to rest.Tony Allen added 16 points, eight rebounds and three steals as the Grizzlies won for the seventh time in eight games. The only loss during that stretch was a 110-89 defeat Tuesday night in Cleveland.LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love did not make the trip for the Cavs, leaving an average of more than 70 points per game back in Cleveland.The result was the Cavaliers setting a season low for points and hitting only nine 3-pointers -- matching their fewest in a game this season.James Jones led Cleveland with 15 points.CLIPPERS 113, MAGIC 108ORLANDO, Fla. -- Austin Rivers made seven 3-pointers and scored 25 points in his return from a concussion to help Los Angeles beat Orlando for its third straight victory.Rivers hit the key shot when he buried a 3 from the corner with 2 minutes left to give the Clippers a nine-point lead.Blake Griffin added 23 points, and DeAndre Jordan had 22 points and 12 rebounds. Jordan, who often struggles from the foul line, made 12 of 18 free throws.Aaron Gordon had 33 points for the Magic, and Evan Fournier added 24.ROCKETS 132, KINGS 98HOUSTON -- James Harden had a triple-double -- 15 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds -- in just three quarters to lead Houston past depleted Sacramento for its eighth straight win.The Rockets have the longest current winning streak in the NBA and the teams longest since 2014.It was Hardens fifth triple-double this season and the 14th of his career, which ties him with Hakeem Olajuwon for most in franchise history.The Kings played without three starters: Rudy Gay (hip flexor strain) and Ben McLemore (left quadriceps contusion) were out with injuries, and DeMarcus Cousins received a planned day of rest. Sacramento was led by Garrett Temples 20 points.Ryan Anderson had 22 points and Sam Dekker scored a career-high 19 for Houston.NETS 107, LAKERS 97NEW YORK -- Bojan Bogdanovic scored 23 points, Sean Kilpatrick had 22 and Brooklyn sent Los Angeles to its eighth straight loss.Brook Lopez added 20 points for the Nets, who played without Jeremy Lin again but avoided a third consecutive defeat. Trevor Booker grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds.Lou Williams scored 16 points for the Lakers, who have fallen from a .500 team early in Luke Waltons first season as coach to one that is 10-18. 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SEATTLE -- Baltimore Orioles manager Buck Showalter has been to a few rodeos, so hes not too concerned about his teams sudden power outage after an incredibly productive four-game stretch that led up to the four-game series in Seattle.Having followed a 12-hit, 12-run performance at San Diego with back-to-back losses that saw Baltimore score five runs on 13 hits, Showalter was able to shrug his shoulders Friday night.Whoever pitches the best is the last team standing, he said after Fridays 5-2 loss to the Mariners. Its not as complicated as people make it.Its baseball, star third baseman Manny Machado said. Youre not going to hit every night, plain and simple. You keep grinding it and keeping doing what you do, and you get through it.Two consecutive losses havent dampened the Orioles spirits after Baltimore (47-32) rolled into Seattle on a seven-game winning streak, but the cushion this team built up isnt as soft as it once was. Fridays loss, combined with a Boston win, left four games separating the Orioles from the second-place Red Sox heading into Saturdays game against Seattle.Baltimore is scheduled to start right-hander Tyler Wilson (4-5, 4.50 ERA), but starting pitching isnt at the top of Showalters list of concerns.When were not scoring runs, he said, it gets magnified.Seattles starting pitching is a big reason why the Orioles have been unable to get their bats going. Taijuan Walker and Wade LeBlanc kept Baltimores offense quiet in much different ways.Our pitching has stabilized, manager Scott Servais said after Fridays victory. Thats been the key to the homestand.Were capable of pllaying this way for extended periods of time.dddddddddddd We showed that earlier this year. We talked about it (during a team meeting before Thursdays game), and the guys are getting after it.Seattle plans to send left-hander James Paxton (1-3, 4.15 ERA) to the mound Saturday night. Like Walker, Paxton has a young, live arm and has top-of-the-rotation potential but has struggled with injuries and consistency during his career. The 27-year-old southpaw has been really good in the early innings of his past two starts but has faded down the stretch.Seattles bullpen is in decent shape, but the Mariners used their top three relievers -- Mike Montgomery, rookie Edwin Diaz and closer Steve Cishek -- for an inning apiece Friday. Cishek pitched on back-to-back nights, including a four-out save Thursday, and probably wont be available to pitch Saturday.The struggling Mariners, who led the AL West for much of April and May but had a horrible month of June, havent won more than two consecutive games since putting together a four-game winning streak May 19-22. Baltimore hasnt lost three in a row since the Toronto Blue Jays swept the Orioles June 10-12.The four-game series ends Sunday, with Baltimore sending struggling starter Ubaldo Jimenez out again despite a rough first three months.Ubaldos had two good outings in a row, Showalter said, so we hope that continues.Seattle sends right-handed veteran Hisashi Iwakuma to the mound for the final contest of the four-game series. ' ' '
