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Highlights of Tuesday's National Basketball Association games

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[January 21, 2015]  Jan 20 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Tuesday's National Basketball Association games:

Thunder 94, Heat 86

The Oklahoma City Thunder moved above .500 for the first time this season when they beat Miami 94-86 on the road.

In a game between the teams who met for the 2012 NBA Championship, Kevin Durant had 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Thunder (21-20), while Russell Westbrook added 19 points, 10 rebounds and six assists.

The Heat (18-23) got 18 points from Dwyane Wade, who returned after missing two games due to a hamstring injury.

Miami center Hassan Whiteside sprained his right ankle in the second quarter and did not return.

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Spurs 109, Nuggets 99

Kawhi Leonard had 17 points and 15 rebounds and Tony Parker scored 18 points to help the San Antonio Spurs beat Denver 109-99, as the Nuggets slid to their fourth straight loss.

Tim Duncan scored 16 points for San Antonio (27-16), who have won four straight and six of their last seven.

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The Spurs have surged since going 8-10 in December, when they struggled with injuries.

(Compiled by Andrew Both; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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