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 One night after the New Orleans Pelicans' Anthony Davis scored 59
points and grabbed 20 rebounds against them, the Pistons rebounded
to beat the best team in the East and snap the Cavs' five-game
winning streak.
Detroit's Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 19 points, including a big
steal from LeBron James and basket late in the game, while Tobias
Harris scored 14 points and grabbed five rebounds in his first start
with his new team.
James matched his season-low with 12 points and didn't reach double
figures until he made a pair of free throws with 6:50 left in the
game, narrowly extending his streak to 695 consecutive games scoring
in double figures.
Cleveland's Kyrie Irving scored 30 points after missing most of
Sunday's game with flu-like symptoms, and Kevin Love scored 24
points, including 14 in the fourth quarter.
Warriors 102, Hawks 92
ATLANTA -- Backcourt mates Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson scored a
combined 63 points for Golden State, which blew a 23-point lead but
came back to get the win.
Curry finished with 36 points, eight assists and six rebounds, and
Thompson scored 12 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter for Golden
State (50-5).
Atlanta lost its third game in a row and fell for the fifth time in
six games. The Hawks have lost four straight at home for the first
time since 2007.
The Hawks were led by Al Horford with 23 points and 16 rebounds.
Atlanta trailed 70-47 with 6:58 left in the third quarter. The Hawks
rallied to take an 80-76 lead, but the Warriors responded with a
17-4 run that put the game away.
Raptors 122, Knicks 95
NEW YORK -- Kyle Lowry recorded the eighth triple-double of his
career, collecting 22 points, 11 assists and 11 rebounds to lead
Toronto.
Lowry's backcourt teammate, DeMar DeRozan, added 22 points, and
Jonas Valanciunas contributed 20 points.
Carmelo Anthony registered his 18th double-double of the season for
the Knicks, scoring 23 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Robin Lopez
added 21 points and 13 rebounds, and rookie Kristaps Porzingis
netted 17 points.
New York lost for the eighth time in nine games.
Timberwolves 124, Celtics 122
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Timberwolves built double-digit leads in all four
quarters, then hung on to win.
Boston's Marcus Smart had a 3-point shot from 30 feet miss short off
the rim at the final horn.
Rookie Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 13 rebounds, helping
Minnesota snap a brief two-game losing streak.
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Boston lost for just the fourth time in its past 15 games but
finished a three-game road trip against Northwest Division foes 1-2.
Heat 101, Pacers 93 (OT)
MIAMI -- Hassan Whiteside came off the bench to provide 19 points
and 18 rebounds, leading Miami to an overtime victory.
Miami also got 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists from Goran
Dragic.
Indiana's Paul George had 31 points and 11 rebounds.
The Pacers could have won the game when Monta Ellis was fouled by
Miami's Dwyane Wade with 0.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
With Indiana trailing 88-87, Ellis missed the first free throw
before making the second, sending the game to overtime.
Bucks 108, Lakers 101
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded a triple-double, with 27
points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. He added three steals and four
blocks in 41 minutes.
Milwaukee has won four of its past five games.
Lakers veteran Kobe Bryant shot 3-for-12 from the field but hit
eight of nine free throws to finish with 15 points in 24 minutes.
Nick Young scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half to lead the
Lakers.
Clippers 124, Suns 84
LOS ANGELES -- J.J. Redick scored 19 of his 22 points in the first
half, and Los Angeles handed Phoenix its 12th consecutive loss.
DeAndre Jordan had 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Chris Paul
contributed 16 points and 14 assists for the Clippers. Jeff Green
added 18 points, many of those coming when the outcome was already
decided.
Archie Goodwin finished with 20 points to lead the Suns.
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