HOUSTON: Bradley Beal scored 33 points and Paul Pierce added 21, and the Washington Wizards survived a furious fourth-quarter charge by the Rockets for a 104-103 victory Monday night.

Nene added 12 points to go with five rebounds, and John Wall racked up 12 assists to go with 13 points for Washington, which won its third straight to open a five-game road trip.

James Harden scored 33 points __ including a 3-pointer with under a second to go in regulation to get Houston within a point __ and Corey Brewer added 15 from the bench for the Rockets.

Houston outscored the Wizards on second-chance points (18-9) and points in the paint (50-34) but was plagued by poor shooting. Washington had no such issues, shooting nearly 93 percent from the free-throw line and 44.4 percent from beyond the arc.

Bulls 92, Pacers 90: The Chicago Bulls squandered a 21-point third-quarter lead but rallied for a 92-90 victory over the Indiana Pacers when guard Jimmy Butler made a three-pointer with 1:07 remaining.

Chicago (22-9) trailed 88-85 before finishing with a 7-2 burst, including five points from Butler, who scored a game-best 27. Forward Pau Gasol added 20 for the Bulls and guard Derrick Rose scored 17.

C.J. Watson had a chance to win the game for the Pacers but he missed a three-pointer from the left corner at the buzzer to drop Indiana to 11-21.

Wizards 104, Rockets 103: Bradley Beal drilled a transition three-pointer that staved off a spirited comeback and helped the Washington Wizards reclaim stability en route to a win over the Houston Rockets.

Washington (22-8) blew an 18-point lead but John Wall made a pair of free throws to put his team four points ahead with five seconds left before James Harden made a triple at the buzzer for the Rockets (21-9).

Magic 102, Heat 101: The Orlando Magic spoiled Chris Bosh’s return from injury, defeating the Miami Heat by a point.

Victor Oladipo hit a tying layup, and on Orlando’s next possession, hit one of two free throws with 6.5 seconds left to give the Magic (13-21) the win.

Dwyane Wade, who scored 15 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter but missed a fade-away jumper at the buzzer to hand Orlando the win. Bosh added 20 points and seven rebounds in his return to the Heat (14-18) from a calf ailment.

Nets 107, Kings 99: Mason Plumlee scored 22 points and had a great night at the free-throw line while leading the Brooklyn Nets to victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Plumlee made a career-high 10 free throws and went to the line a career-highest 16 times.

DeMarcus Cousins added 24 points and 13 boards for the Kings (13-18), who were undone by 21 turnovers.

Bucks 104, Hornets 94 (OT): Brandon Knight scored 18 points and made several key plays late in the game as the Milwaukee Bucks dominated overtime to beat the Charlotte Hornets.

The Bucks (16-16) raced to a 21-point first-half lead and held a 49-32 advantage at halftime but ultimately had to come from behind in the final minute of regulation after the Hornets rallied to take an 83-81 lead with 54.5 seconds left.

The Hornets (10-22) lost their third game in a row.

Clippers 101, Jazz 97: Blake Griffin scored 24 points and handed out seven assists and point guard Chris Paul finished with 20 points and eight assists, guiding the Los Angeles Clippers to a victory over the Utah Jazz.

The Clippers (21-11) defeated the Jazz for a franchise-record 12th consecutive time.

Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 22 points, however, two missed foul shots by Derrick Favors with 31.6 seconds remaining cost the Jazz.