DENVER -- Danilo Gallinari scored 20 of his 27 points in the first half and the Denver Nuggets led big early before holding on late to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-120 Thursday night.
Gary Harris scored 18 in his return to the Nuggets' lineup. It was Denver's second win in the last 15 games against the Trail Blazers, who got 40 points and 10 assists from Damian Lillard.
CJ McCollum scored 23 for Portland, which has lost five of six.
The Nuggets snapped a three-game skid at Pepsi Center, where they are 4-7 this season. One of those defeats came in their home opener against Portland when they blew a late lead and lost in overtime (see full recap).
Antetokounmpo, Parker lead Bucks over Bulls
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and Jabari Parker added 28 to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 108-97 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Thursday night.
Milwaukee led the entire game and held a 24-point advantage early in the fourth quarter but had to hold on to snap a three-game losing streak, its longest of the season.
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Antetokounmpo has totaled 88 points and 35 rebounds in his last three games, and Parker has reached at least 27 points in four of his last five.
Chicago lost for the fifth time in seven games and dropped its third straight on the road despite 21 points from Jimmy Butler and 20 from Dwyane Wade. The Bulls also got 19 points from Taj Gibson (see full recap).
Spurs improve to NBA-best 14-1 on road
PHOENIX -- Kawhi Leonard had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Pau Gasol added 18 points and nine boards to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 107-92 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.
The Spurs (21-5) withstood the Suns' attempt to push the tempo after San Antonio had played Wednesday and held Phoenix to 40 percent shooting. They improved to an NBA-best 14-1 on the road.
San Antonio took a 10-point lead early in the third quarter, but the Suns wouldn't go away until the fourth. Leandro Barbosa flipped in a finger roll and was fouled with 10:08 to play in the game, and the Suns' 77-76 lead was their first since midway through the second quarter.
The Spurs responded with an 11-0 run to take control of the game for good.
Devin Booker's 17 points led the Suns, who missed a chance to win consecutive games for only the second time this season (see full recap).
