Monday's NBA roundup

February 6, 2018 at 5:44AM

Rodney Hood scored 30 points in his second game back from a lower leg bruise and the surging Utah Jazz extended its winning streak to six games with a 133-109 victory at New Orleans on Monday.

Ricky Rubio had 20 points and 11 assists, and Rudy Gobert added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz, which made 14 of 21 three-pointers and shot 58.4 percent in its highest-scoring game this season.

Jrue Holiday scored 28 points for the Pelicans.

Detroit 111, Portland 91: Andre Drummond had 17 points and 17 rebounds, and the host Pistons improved to 3-0 since the Blake Griffin trade. Griffin had 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists.

Washington 111, Indiana 102: The visiting Wizards, led by Bradley Beal's 21 points, won their fifth in a row without injured guard John Wall.

Denver 121, Charlotte 104: Seven scorers hit double figures for the host Nuggets, led by Gary Harris' 27 points. Nikola Jokic had 16 rebounds.

Sacramento 104, Chicago 98: The host Kings, down 19 after one quarter, rallied to win after Bogdan Bogdanovic's go-ahead three-pointer with 52 seconds left. The Bulls' Zach LaVine scored 27 points.

Orlando 111, Miami 109: A 16-2 Heat rally in the fourth quarter came up short. Orlando's Mario Hezonja, starting for injured Aaron Gordon, scored 20.

Injury update: Knicks guard Ron Baker will have right shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the season. Baker dislocated the shoulder and tore his labrum Jan. 30 vs. Brooklyn. … Pacers guard Darren Collison will miss two to three weeks after arthroscopic knee surgery.

Bucks trade Vaughn: Milwaukee traded guard Rashad Vaughn and a second-round draft pick to the Brooklyn Nets for center Tyler Zeller. Vaughn, who attended Cooper High School, has averaged 3.1 points in 133 games since being drafted No. 17 overall in 2015.

Dunk contest: Utah's Donovan Mitchell will replace Gordon (hip injury) in the dunk contest during All-Star weekend. He will compete against Indiana's Victor Oladipo, the Lakers' Larry Nance Jr. and Dallas' Dennis Smith Jr.

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