MINNEAPOLIS -- Karl-Anthony Towns had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and Jimmy Butler chipped in with 25 points as the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 119-108 win against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.Towns recorded his league-leading 16th double-double, and Andrew Wiggins scored 21 points with a season-high four 3-pointers for Minnesota, which survived another strong shooting night from an opponent. Phoenix shot 50.6 percent from the field and was 13 of 26 from 3-point range despite playing without leading scorer Devin Booker.Taj Gibson had 16 points and a season-high 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who had lost three of their previous four games. Minnesota is off to its best start since 2005-06 when it also started 12-8.Mike James scored a career-high 26 points off the bench and TJ Warren added 18 for the Suns, who have lost three in a row. Phoenix got 61 points from its bench. Heat 100, Bulls 93CHICAGO -- Goran Dragic scored 24 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and Wayne Ellington... [More]

G Goran Dragic scored 24 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, in a 100-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

G Goran Dragic went 5-for-8 from 3-point range Friday. He finished with 20 points.

G Goran Dragic scored a game-high 27 points in the Heat win over the Celtics. Dragic clinched the victory with three free throws in the final 28 seconds.

G Goran Dragic, who was averaging 19 points entering Sunday, was held to eight points -- none after the first quarter.

G Goran Dragic added 18 points to help the Heat win their second straight game Friday at Utah.

G Goran Dragic scored 18 points for the Heat.

BOSTON -- Aron Baynes matched his career high with 21 points and the Boston Celtics won their 10th straight game, holding off the Los Angeles Lakers 107-96 on Wednesday night.The Celtics played the entire game without Al Horford (concussion) and the second half without rookie Jayson Tatum (ankle) and built a 21-point lead before the Lakers battled back. Los Angeles got as close as two with 5:43 left in the third quarter, but Boston grew the lead back to double digits.Kyrie Irving overcame a poor shooting night with 19 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Celtics. Brandon Ingram and Jordan Clarkson had 18 points apiece and Julius Randle added 16 points and 12 rebounds for Boston.Warriors 125, Timberwolves 101OAKLAND, Calif. -- Relying on its depth with All-Star forward Kevin Durant unavailable, Golden State put away Minnesota.Minnesota entered with five consecutive wins, but the streak ended with Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson orchestrating a 44-26 third-quarter... [More]

G Goran Dragic put up 29 points and nine rebounds to help the Heat beat the Phoenix Suns. Dragic scored 11 of his 17 first-half points in the quarter. "Those rims are friendly," said Dragic, who had two tours of duty with the Suns before being traded to the Heat in 2015. "I've played a lot of games here, and you feel comfortable. It definitely helps. You want to play well anywhere you used to be, especially Phoenix because I loved the city."

G Goran Dragic scored 19 points for Miami.

G Goran Dragic led Miami with 23 points to tie a season high for the Heat (3-5).

G Goran Dragic led the Heat with 20 points Wednesday. He produced his fourth 20-point game after sitting out Tuesday's practice due to an illness.

G Goran Dragic scored 18 points for the Heat, who lost their third straight.

G Goran Dragic played Wednesday despite a bruised thigh, and he scored 20 points in a loss to the Spurs. Dragic went 5 of 5 with 10 points in the first quarter but couldn't maintain that pace.

G Goran Dragic scored 19 points and six assists Monday.

G Goran Dragic scored 28 points, yet the Heat fell short of reaching the playoffs after a 110-102 victory over the Wizards on Wednesday night. "We never gave up," Dragic said. "We continued to fight. It's not easy to come back from 11-30 (on the season) and make it 41-41."

G Goran Dragic had 18 points for the Heat.

G Goran Dragic scored 18 points Friday.

G Goran Dragic scored 33 points on 13-of-21 shooting, including 5 of 9 from 3-point range as Miami set a franchise record with 21 treys. "We weren't just chucking it," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "The majority of them came off coherent execution and guys being aggressive, screening, getting into the paint and making the extra pass. If it was just coming down and jacking, we'd feel a little bit differently about it."

G Goran Dragic scored 22 points for Miami.