NBA-Highlights from Monday's NBA games

(Adds later games) Nov 9 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Monday: - - - - Bulls 111, 76ers 88 Forward Nikola Mirotic scored 20 points and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls beat Philadelphia 111-88, extending the 76ers' losing streak to 17 games. Forward Doug McDermott scored 18 points and center Pau Gasol added 16 points, nine rebounds and six blocked shots for the Bulls, who were without Joakim Noah because of a sore left knee. Rookie center Jahlil Okafor finished with 21 points and a season-high 15 rebounds for the Sixers, who were without Nerlens Noel because of injuries to both wrists. Philadelphia, 0-7 this season, also lost their final 10 games of the 2014-15 season. Their last victory came on March 25 against Denver. - - Pacers 97, Magic 84 Forward Paul George scored 27 points while guard George Hill added 23, as the Indiana Pacers dominated the final 6-1/2 minutes in a 97-84 victory over the Orlando Magic. The Pacers trailed 81-78, but during the final 6:28, they outscored the Magic 19-3. - - Timberwolves 117, Hawks 107 The Minnesota Timberwolves held on to end the Atlanta Hawks' seven-game winning streak, and in the process, they stopped a stretch of futility that went back 13 years. Andrew Wiggins scored 33 points, including eight down the stretch, and the Timberwolves won 117-107 despite letting a 34-point lead temporarily slip away. The Timberwolves had lost 12 straight in Atlanta since recording a 103-93 victory on Nov. 20, 2002. - - Nuggets 108, Trail Blazers 104 J.J. Hickson had 19 points and 13 rebounds against his former team and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-104. Rookie guard Emmanuel Mudiay finished with 18 points, including two free throws with 18.3 seconds left, to hold off the Trail Blazers for Denver's first home win of the season. Kenneth Faried also scored 17 points for the Nuggets. - - - Spurs 106, Kings 88 Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points and Patty Mills came off the bench to score seven of his nine points during a key run to start the fourth quarter as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 106-88 at Sleep Train Arena on Monday. Mills hit two layups and a 3-pointer to help San Antonio open the final period with an 23-12 blitz that made the difference. The Spurs twice pulled away after Sacramento rallied from double-digit deficits. - - Warriors 109, Pistons 95 Leandro Barbosa and Harrison Barnes combined for 12 points in an 18-6 run to start the fourth quarter, and the Golden State Warriors wore down the Detroit Pistons 109-95 Monday night for their eighth consecutive win. The Warriors, the NBA's last remaining unbeaten team for the second year in a row, moved within one of their franchise record for consecutive season-opening wins, set in 1960-61 while the club was playing in Philadelphia. - - Clippers 94, Grizzlies 92 Blake Griffin scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 94-92 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies at Staples Center. Guard J.J. Redick had 16 points as the Clippers (5-2) ended a two-game skid. Point guard Chris Paul returned after missing Saturday's loss to the Houston Rockets with a sore right groin, and he scored 14 points. Center DeAndre Jordan had 13 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks. - - (Compiled by Greg Stutchbury/Peter Rutherford)