G Dwyane Wade (right wrist, flu) missed Thursday's game. Wade, who was a part-time participant in practice Wednesday, missed his third game. Wade woke up feeling ill Thursday and didn't attend Chicago's morning shoot-around or the game against the Celtics.

G Dwyane Wade will miss Thursday night's contest against the Boston Celtics due to illness. It will be third straight game Wade has missed after he sat out the previous two due to a wrist injury. Wade missed Thursday's shootaround because of the illness, coach Fred Hoiberg told reporters.

G Jameer Nelson had 16 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in Denver's loss to Minnesota on Wednesday.

G/F Evan Turner missed his third straight game with a fractured right hand.

G Lou Williams and G D'Angelo Russell had 21 points apiece Wednesday in the Lakers' blowout loss at Phoenix.

G Eric Bledsoe had his third career triple-double with 25 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, and the Suns routed the Lakers on Wednesday.Bledsoe came out of the game with 5:55 left, a few seconds after running down his 10th rebound for his first triple-double since Dec. 23, 2014, against the Mavericks. "I have great teammates and they were egging me on to get it, and I had no choice," Bledsoe said.

F DeMarre Carroll recorded 13 points and 11 rebounds Wednesday in the Raptors' win over the Hornets.

F Al-Faroug Aminu missed the game due to a left knee sprain Wednesday.

PG George Hill added 19 points for the Jazz (35-22).

F Gordon Hayward finished with 22 points, seven assists and six rebounds to power the Jazz to a 111-88 win over Portland on Wednesday night. He had 13 points, three assists and three rebounds during a strong third quarter.Hayward had a pivotal stretch over four possessions where he drained a 3-pointer, fed Rudy Gobert to set up a floater and George Hill to set up a layup and buried a pull-up jumper following a steal by Dante Exum. It capped a decisive 18-2 run that gave Utah a 60-45 lead with 5:59 remaining in the third quarter.Hayward averaged 20.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists in four games against Portland last season. Utah went 1-3 in those games.

C Marc Gasol just missed a triple-double, finishing with 15 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Gasol was 6 of 17 from the floor, 0 of 3 from behind the arc.

F Alexis Ajinca produced a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans.

G Vince Carter hit a 3-pointer with 48.5 seconds left in the game Wednesday night at FedExForum. Carter's triple cut the New Orleans Pelicans' lead to 92-91. However, the Grizzlies would not score again, and they lost 95-91, missing an opportunity to bank another victory as they fight for playoff seeding in the Western Conference."We feel like we let one slip away," said Carter, who finished with five points in the last game before the All-Star break.

F Ryan Anderson added 17 points, including four 3s during a two-minute stretch as Houston (40-18) sliced the deficit to 105-96 with 5:04 left in the fourth quarter.

G Eric Gordon returned to the rotation after missing two games with a sore back. Gordon, second on the team in scoring at 17.2 points per game, is slated to participate in the All-Star Game 3-Point Contest on Saturday in New Orleans. Gordon entered Wednesday tied for third in the league with 181 3s.

G Goran Dragic chipped in 21 points and five assists as Miami shot 52.4 percent overall including 13 for 35 from 3-point range.

G James Harden produced his 15th triple-double on the season, one more than the previous career franchise mark, with 38 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists.

C Hassan Whiteside posted his 36th double-double and paced a critical performance on the offensive glass as the Miami Heat completed a season sweep of the Houston Rockets with a 117-109 victory Wednesday night at Toyota Center.Whiteside finished with 23 points, 14 rebounds plus five blocks as Miami (25-32) turned 12 offensive rebounds into 19 second-chance points for the wire-to-wire win. Whiteside grabbed three offensive boards

G Gerald Henderson was ejected for two technical fouls on the same call.

F Trevor Booker contributed 18 points as the Nets shot 52.3 percent and fought back from three 13-point deficits but struggled to contain Milwaukee inside all night.