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 Forward Carmelo Anthony and shooting guard J.R. Smith poured in
28 points for the Knicks, who reached the century mark for the
second straight game. Smith made his first start of the season.
Denver placed five players in double figures, led by shooting guard
Arron Affalo's 18 points. Point guard Ty Lawson added 17 points,
power forward Kenneth Faried scored 16, small forward Wilson
Chandler had 11 and forward Darrell Arthur had 10 points off the
bench.
The Nuggets lost for the seventh time in eight games.
Warriors 136, Lakers 115
LOS ANGELES -- Despite allowing 44 points to Kobe Bryant, Golden
State pounded Los Angeles.
Guard Stephen Curry scored 30 points and dished out 15 assists in
three quarters as the Warriors captured their third in a row and
dealt the Lakers a fourth straight defeat. Curry connected on 10 of
19 shots, including five of nine 3-point attempts.
Golden State reserve center Marreese Speights finished with a
season-high 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Guard Klay Thompson
had 18 points, center Andrew Bogut scored 15 and pulled down 10
rebounds, and forward Harrison Barnes added 14 points.
Bucks 91, Heat 84
MIAMI -- Milwaukee won for the third time in four games, dominating
the second half and defeating slumping Miami. The Bucks outscored
the Heat 53-38 after halftime.
Point guard Brandon Knight, a hometown star who played at Fort
Lauderdale Pine Crest School, hit three huge 3-pointers in the final
three minutes to lead Milwaukee. He finished with a game-high 20
points. Each of Knight's 3-pointers came after the Heat closed the
deficit to four or fewer points.
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In addition to Knight, the Bucks got good work from rookie forward
Jabari Parker, who had 13 points, six rebounds and two steals.
Rockets 69, Thunder 65
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Guard James Harden scored 19 points, leading
Houston to a victory over Oklahoma City.
The Rockets got the ball with 38 seconds left and leading by three.
Harden attempted another long 3-pointer and missed. The Thunder
corralled the rebound with 16 seconds to go.
Guard Jeremy Lamb inbounded the ball to guard Reggie Jackson at the
top of the key. Jackson dribbled the ball a few times then took a
contested 3-pointer that hit the back of the rim. Houston got the
rebound and closed out the contest.
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