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 Guards Rose (29 points) and Butler (26 points) combined for 55 of
the Bulls' points, with Rose scoring 10 of Chicago's final 12 points
to seal the victory late in the fourth quarter.
Durant, a forward, led all scorers with 33 points and Westbrook, a
guard, had 20 points and 10 assists for the Thunder (3-3), who have
lost three straight games after winning their first three to start
the season.
Trailing 90-84 with 6:04 left in the fourth, Westbrook and Durant
combined to score six straight points to tie it 90-90, setting up an
exciting finish. Oklahoma City pulled even with Chicago three times,
but never managed to take a lead down the stretch.
Rose was the biggest reason, burying four jump shots and hitting a
pair of free throws in the final 3:35 of the game.
Heat 96, Timberwolves 84
MINNEAPOLIS -- Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 25 points and
backcourt mate Goran Dragic added 18 as the Heat won on the road.
Forward Chris Bosh scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the
Heat (3-2), while third-year center Hassan Whiteside chipped in with
12 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Whiteside entered the game
averaging 3.5 blocks per game, third best in the league.
Wade, who dealt with migraines just two days earlier in Miami's loss
to the Atlanta Hawks, singlehandedly went on a 7-0 run to close out
the first half. He capped that with a spinning half-court shot at
the buzzer to give the Heat a 49-39 lead at intermission.
Hornets 108, Mavericks 94
DALLAS -- Charlotte center Al Jefferson scored a season-high 31 and
the Hornets snapped a long losing skid in Dallas.
The Hornets (2-3) had lost their 14 games in Big D, a stretch going
back to 1998 and the Mavs' previous home of Reunion Arena.
Jefferson dominated the paint and bullied the Mavericks in his first
breakout game of the season. The burly veteran connected on 15 of 18
from the floor and grabbed nine rebounds.
Dallas (2-3) has yet to win in its building this season, dropping
its second straight on a current three-game homestand. Guard Deron
Williams led the Mavs with 15 points.
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Jazz 96, Nuggets 84
DENVER -- Forward Gordon Hayward scored 20 points, forward Trevor
Booker had 13 points and nine rebounds to lead Utah's road victory.
Guards Trey Burke and Alec Burks had 12 points each off the bench
for Utah, which rebounded from a tough loss 24 hours earlier. Burks
added a game-high eight assists.
The Portland Trail Blazers beat the Jazz by 16 in Utah's home opener
on Wednesday.
Forward Danilo Gallinari had 18 points for the Nuggets, who have
lost both their home games this season but have won two of three on
the road.
Trail Blazers 115, Grizzlies 96
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Guard Damian Lillard's 14 third-quarter points
were the impetus for the Portland Trail Blazers' vicgory.
Portland outscored Memphis 40-25 in the third quarter to turn a
tight game into a rout.
Lillard scored a game-high 27 points, raining in seven of 11 shots
from beyond the arc, while guard CJ McCollum added 20 points as the
Trail Blazers (4-2) won their third consecutive game.
Guard Courtney Lee led Memphis (3-3) with 18 points. Grizzlies
forward Zach Randolph contributed 16 points and 10 rebounds, and
center Marc Gasol added 15 points.
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