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 Spurs 117, Raptors 107
The San Antonio Spurs built a 26-point lead in the third quarter and
held off a late rally from the Toronto Raptors to claim their sixth
successive win, but lost Tim Duncan to a hyper-extended left elbow.
Duncan finished with 12 points and 13 rebounds but exited late in
the fourth quarter when team mate Tiago Splitter fell into his arm.
Point guard Tony Parker scored 23 points for the Spurs.
Kyle Lowery and DeMar DeRozan sparked the Raptors' comeback with 29
and 21 points, respectively.
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Cavaliers 127, Mavericks 94
LeBron James scored 27 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers sustained
their recent dominance of the Western Conference by beating the
Dallas Mavericks.
The Cavaliers (41-25) won for the 12th time in their past 13 games
against Western Conference teams and appear to be peaking with the
regular season winding down.
Kyrie Irving added 22 points in the win.
Chandler Parsons scored 18 points for the Mavericks (41-25) in his
second game back since returning from an ankle injury.
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Pelicans 111, Nets 91
Alexis Ajinca and Quincy Pondexter both scored 17 points as the New
Orleans Pelicans recovered from an early 14-point deficit to rout
the Brooklyn Nets.
The Pelicans (36-29) pulled even with Oklahoma City in the race for
eighth place in the Western Conference standings, though they trail
by mere percentage points.
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Pacers 118, Magic 86
Reserve guard Rodney Stuckey scored 25 of his season-high 34 points
during Indiana's 59-point first half as the Pacers defeated the
Orlando Magic.
The Pacers got 46 first-half points from non-starters and gained a
half-game lead on the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference.
Tobias Harris scored 22 points to lead Orlando.
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Lakers 93, Pistons 85
Jordan Hill scored 16 points to lead seven Los Angeles players in
double figures as the Lakers held off the Detroit Pistons.
Greg Monroe scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the
Pistons (23-40), who lost their seventh successive game.
(Editing by Jahmal Corner)
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