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 Thunder 123, Hawks 115
Russell Westbrook posted 36 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds to
lead Oklahoma City to a 123-115 comeback victory over Atlanta at the
Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Westbrook now has nine triple-doubles this season while the Thunder
(39-30) increased their lead over New Orleans to a game and a half
for eighth place in the Western Conference.
The Hawks (53-16) have lost back to back games but still lead the
Eastern Conference by nine games over Cleveland.
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Cavaliers 95, Pacers 92
LeBron James fought through a head cold to score 11 straight points
in the fourth quarter for Cleveland, who fended off Indiana 95-92.
James was sick enough to miss the team's morning shoot-around,
leaving him a game-time decision but played through it to finish
with 29 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Indiana began the night tied with the Boston Celtics for the final
playoff spot in the East and a matchup between the Cavaliers and
Pacers remains possible.
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Heat 108, Nuggets 91
Dwyane Wade scored 22 points as Miami defeated Denver 108-91 at
American Airlines Arena. Wade has scored over 20 points in eight
straight games, and the Heat are 6-2 over that span.
Miami opened the fourth quarter with a nine-point lead and then held
Denver to just three points for the first eight-plus minutes of the
period.
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Grizzlies 112, Mavericks 101
The Memphis frontcourt combo of Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph
combined for 36 points as the Grizzlies easily dispatched the
Mavericks 112-101.
Randolph scored a game-high 21 points to go with four rebounds and
five assists. Gasol added 15 points and 10 rebounds before fouling
out late. The Grizzlies had seven players score in double figures.
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Bulls 108, Raptors 92
Bulls rookie Nikola Mirotic had 29 points and 11 rebounds as Chicago
breezed to a 108-92 win over Toronto.
Mike Dunleavy added 21 points for Chicago, who won their second
consecutive game and improved to 3-0 against Toronto this season.
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Spurs 101, Celtics 89
San Antonio's Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points, including 13 straight
by his team in the third quarter, as the Spurs beat Boston 101-89.
San Antonio (43-25) have won nine of their last 11.
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Nets 129, Bucks 127 (triple overtime)
Brook Lopez scored 32 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, and Thaddeus
Young added 24 points, as Brooklyn beat Milwaukee 129-127 in triple
overtime.
It marked the second time this season the teams played a
triple-overtime game in Brooklyn, with the Bucks winning the first
on Nov. 19.
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Magic 111, Trail Blazers 104
Magic rookie point guard Elfrid Payton recorded his second straight
triple-double with 22 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds to help
Orlando break a six-game losing streak with a 111-104 win over
Portland.
Victor Oladipo and Nik Vucevic added 22 points and eight rebounds
apiece as Orlando rallied from a six-point deficit in the final
period to beat Portland.
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76ers 97, Knicks 81
Philadelphia rookie Nerlens Noel had a career-high 23 points and
added 14 rebounds, five steals and three blocked shots as the Sixers
beat the Knicks 97-81 in a matchup of the teams with the worst
records in the Eastern Conference.
(Compiled by Cameron French; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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