Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley (2) drives the lane against Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/George Bridges)
Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley (2) drives the lane against Brooklyn Nets guard Jeremy Lin (7) in the first half of an NBA basketball game on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/George Bridges) Credit: George Bridges

Miami — Goran Dragic scored a season-high 34 points, Hassan Whiteside had 17 points and 16 rebounds and the Miami Heat beat the Washington Wizards 112-101 on Monday night to snap a five-game slide.

Dragic scored 13 points in the fourth for the Heat, who opened a six-game homestand. James Johnson scored 14 off the bench for Miami, which won for only the third time in 11 games at home.

John Wall scored 30 points and Bradley Beal added 29 for Washington, which is 0-2 against Miami this season.

Raptors 122, Bucks 100

Toronto — DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points, Terrence Ross added 25 and Toronto beat Milwaukee for the sixth straight time.

Jonas Valanciunas had 13 rebounds and 11 points for his team-leading seventh double-double of the season as the Raptors won for the 12th time in the last 13 meetings with the Bucks.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had a team-high 30 points and Jabari Parker chipped in with 27 as Milwaukee lost its third straight.

DeRozan’s free throw put the Raptors ahead for good with 2:52 left in the first quarter and they extended the lead to 26 in the second quarter.

Pacers 110, Hornets 94

Indianapolis — Paul George and Myles Turner scored 22 points each to lead Indiana past Charlotte.

Jeff Teague had 16 points, 11 assists and five rebounds, and Rodney Stuckey added 14 points for the Pacers, who have won two straight since returning home from a five-game road trip.

Rockets 122, Nets 118

Houston — James Harden had 36 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds to lead Houston to its seventh straight win, beating Brooklyn.

Eric Gordon scored 24 points on 6-for-10 shooting on 3-pointers, and Ryan Anderson added 19.for the Rockets. Houston shot 17 for 43 on 3s, making at least 10 for an NBA-record 24th straight game.

Brook Lopez scored 26 points and Sean Kilpatrick added 17 for the Nets.

Brooklyn trailed for much of the game until Joe Harris tied it at 118 with a layup with less than 40 seconds remaining.

Gordon gave Houston a two-point lead with a free throw with 11.9 seconds left, and the Rockets came up with a key steal on the ensuing inbound pass. Gordon then made two more from the line and the Rockets held on for the win.