NC (SportsNetwork. Joseph Noteboom Jersey .com) - Kemba Walker scored nine of Charlottes last 10 points to lead the Hornets to a 98-94 comeback win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday. Walker totaled 31 points, giving him his third 30-point game in a row for the Hornets, who have won all three. Gerald Henderson added 16 points, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist chipped in 13 points and 12 rebounds. Anthony Davis had 32 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks for the Pelicans, who have lost three of their last four. New Orleans led by as much as 13 in the second half but could not hang on. The Pelicans also got 16 points, nine assists and six rebounds from Jrue Holiday, and Eric Gordon contributed 14 points. Final Score: Houston 105, Cleveland 93 Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - James Harden missed 12 of his 18 shots but scored a team-high 21 points and the Houston Rockets pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 105-93 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Dwight Howard finished with 17 points and a season-high 19 rebounds and Josh Smith scored 16 points off the bench, including seven in the fourth quarter when the Rockets outscored the Cavaliers 32-19 on the way to their third win in five games. Corey Brewer had eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter and Trevor Ariza ended with 13 in the victory. Kyrie Irving returned to score a season-high 38 points to lead the Cavs, including 34 in the first three quarters. He didnt make a field goal in the fourth quarter until there was around a minute left, drawing Cleveland within seven points. He missed his last two shots, both from 3-point range. J.R. Smith went scoreless in his Cavaliers debut, missing all five of his shots in more than 17 minutes off the bench. Final Score: Milwaukee 97, Philadelphia 77 Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Khris Middleton and Brandon Knight each scored 18 points as the Milwaukee Bucks demolished the Philadelphia 76ers, 97-77, on Wednesday night. Middleton also had five steals for the Bucks, who have won four straight against Philadelphia. O.J. Mayo and Jerryd Bayless added 15 and 12 points, respectively, while Zaza Pachulia contributed 11 points and 12 rebounds. K.J. McDaniels ended with 14 points for the Sixers, who beat the short-handed Cavaliers on Monday for their first home victory of the season. Nerlens Noel and Tony Wroten had 13 and 12 points, respectively. Final Score: Washington 101, New York 91 Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) - Nene scored 20 points and helped the Washington Wizards pull away for a 101-91 win over the New York Knicks, who were dealt a franchise-record 13th consecutive loss. John Wall aided Washingtons cause as well by tallying 18 points and eight assists, with Rasual Butler adding 14 points off the bench and Marcin Gortat posting a double-double of 12 points and 11 rebounds. A makeshift Knicks team that has seen most of its core players either sidelined or traded away lost for the 23rd time in its last 24 games. New Yorks previous longest slide had come to conclude the 1984-85 season. Calderon paced the Knicks with 17 points, while Jason Smith had 13 in 21 minutes before fouling out late. Final Score: Atlanta 96, Memphis 86 Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) - Jeff Teague and Kyle Korver made 3-pointers to key a tiebreaking 10-0 run in the fourth quarter that led the Atlanta Hawks over the Memphis Grizzlies 96-86 on Wednesday in a clash of conference powers. Teague scored 25 points to pace Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta, including five during a 12-2 burst over the last three minutes of the game. Korver, Paul Millsap, Al Horford, and Pero Antic all scored at least 11 points as the Hawks earned a sixth straight win. They are 20-2 since late November and have a nine-game winning streak against Western Conference teams. Mike Conley had 17 points and Marc Gasol scored 16 to lead the Grizzlies, who are battling for first place in the Southwest Division. Final Score: Boston 89, Brooklyn 81 Brooklyn, NY (SportsNetwork.com) - Avery Bradley scored 21 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Brooklyn Nets, 89-81. Tyler Zeller gave 18 points for Boston, which won on the road for the first time since trading longtime point guard Rajon Rondo to Dallas on Dec. 18. Evan Turner only scored six points but posted team highs of eight rebounds and seven assists, and five Celtics reserves scored between five and nine points. Brooklyn got 16 points and 12 rebounds from Mason Plumlee and 17 points from Joe Johnson in its third straight defeat. Final Score: Utah 97, Chicago 77 Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) - Derrick Favors scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half, and the Utah Jazz dominated the final two quarters en route to a startling 97-77 road rout of the Chicago Bulls. Favors added 11 rebounds and Trey Burke deposited 17 points -- 12 of which came after halftime -- in a game where the Jazz outscored a cold-shooting Bulls squad by a 61-45 count after intermission. Gordon Hayward contributed 18 points to the win, Utahs fifth in its last seven away outings. Trevor Booker chipped in 15 points and eight rebounds off the bench, with Rudy Gobert recording a double-double of 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Jazz. Final Score: Detroit 108, Dallas 95 Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Greg Monroe scored 27 points and grabbed 18 rebounds to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 108-95 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday. Detroit has now won seven straight since waiving forward Josh Smith. D.J. Augustin scored 17 of his season-high 26 points for the Pistons in the fourth quarter to end any hopes for a Mavericks comeback. Brandon Jennings scored 14 points, and Andre Drummond finished with 19 boards. The Mavericks got 19 points from Dirk Nowitzki as they saw their six-game winning streak come to an end. Monta Ellis had 16 points, and Tyson Chandler contributed nine points and 15 rebounds. Detroit used a 60-43 rebounding advantage to lead Dallas in second-chance points by a 17-7 margin and points in the paint by a 56-44 edge. Final Score: Denver 93, Orlando 90 Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) - Ty Lawson scored 23 points in the Denver Nuggets 93-90 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night. Arron Afflalo added 17 points and six rebounds for the Nuggets, who have won six in a row at home against Orlando. Nate Robinson and Wilson Chandler tallied 13 and 12 points, respectively, while J.J. Hickson contributed 11 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie center