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 The Cavaliers guard talked for weeks about knocking the rust off,
but he looked just fine Monday night in Cleveland's 122-100 victory
over the Toronto Raptors.
Irving scored a season-high 25 points while adding eight assists and
six rebounds, and forward LeBron James had 20 points and seven
assists while sitting out the fourth quarter on a night when all
five Cavs starters scored in double figures.
Sixers 109, Timberwolves 99
PHILADELPHIA -- Ish Smith had 21 points and 11 assists as
Philadelphia earned its third victory in six games since its 1-30
start.
Smith, whose acquisition from New Orleans triggered Philadelphia's
turnaround, notched eight of his points in the final 4:38, when the
Sixers salted the game away.
Reserves Richaun Holmes and Carl Landry had 17 and 16 points,
respectively, for the Sixers. They combined for 12 in the fourth
quarter.
Celtics 103, Nets 94
NEW YORK -- Jae Crowder scored a career-high 25 points, and Boston
rode its most productive first quarter of the season to a victory
over Brooklyn.
Crowder, who shot eight-for-13, surpassed his career high set Dec.
18 against the Atlanta Hawks. He scored 14 points during the opening
quarter, when the Celtics shot 56 percent and took a 15-point lead
and had 17 when Boston led by 14 at halftime.
Crowder led five Celtics in double figures.
Pistons 115, Magic 89
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 21 points and
reserve Brandon Jennings supplied 17 points and six assists in his
fourth game of the season as Detroit blew out Orlando.
Caldwell-Pope also grabbed six rebounds and reached the 2,000-point
mark for his career.
Jennings, who missed the first 31 games while recovering from a
ruptured Achilles tendon, scored 12 second-half points for the
Pistons.
Spurs 123, Bucks 98
MILWAUKEE -- Tim Duncan rediscovered his offensive stroke, scoring
14 points in San Antonio's victory over Milwaukee.
The 19-year veteran was held scoreless for the first time in his
career Saturday night against Houston, but against Milwaukee, Duncan
hit seven of 12 shots to go along with 10 rebounds and four assists
in 27 minutes.
Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 24 points while forward LeMarcus
Aldridge added 16 with 11 rebounds.
Kings 116, Thunder 104
OKLAHOMA CITY -- DeMarcus Cousins scored a game high 33 points to
lead Sacramento past Oklahoma City.
Cousins shot 11 of 27 from the field to go along with 19 rebounds.
Marco Belinelli came off the bench to score 21 points.
Serge Ibaka led the Thunder, who played without Kevin Durant, with
25 points and seven rebounds. Forward Anthony Morrow added 20 points
while guard Russell Westbrook compiled 17 points and 15 assists.
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Heat 103, Pacers 100, OT
MIAMI -- Chris Bosh scored 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, and
Dwyane Wade added 27 points to lead the Miami to the overtime win.
Indiana lost despite getting 32 points from Paul George. Miami won
its third consecutive game.
The Pacers blew an 18-point, third-quarter lead. The Heat took their
first lead with 3:11 left in the fourth quarter on a technical free
throw by Bosh.
Grizzlies 91, Trail Blazers 78
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Zach Randolph came off the bench to match his
season high with 26 points and grab a season-high 18 rebounds as
Memphis routed Portland.
Courtney Lee added 16 points for the Grizzlies, who won for the
third time in four outings.
Damian Lillard (17 points) and CJ McCollum (16 points) combined for
only 10-for-32 shooting for the Trail Blazers.
Rockets 93, Jazz 91
SALT LAKE CITY -- James Harden scored 30 points, and Houston snapped
a four-game losing streak.
Harden scored 13 points in the third quarter to help the Rockets dig
out of a 15-point hole. He then scored the go-ahead bucket in the
final two minutes of the fourth quarter as Houston picked up a
much-needed win.
The Jazz had a chance to tie it with six seconds remaining, but
shooting guard Rodney Hood missed the third of three free throws
after being fouled by Harden behind the 3-point arc.
Warriors 111, Hornets 101
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Power forward Draymond Green, the reigning
Western Conference Player of the Week, recorded his seventh
triple-double of the season with 13 points, 15 rebounds and 10
assists as Golden State (32-2) ran its home winning streak to 35,
including 17 this season.
The Hornets (17-17) were within 66-65 in the fourth minute of the
third quarter after an 11-4 run to open the second half.
But guard Klay Thompson, who finished with 30 points, countered
immediately with 16- and 28-footers, the latter a 3-pointer, to
trigger an 18-4 burst that put the Warriors in command for good.
Point guard Stephen Curry, playing just 31, contributed 30 points.
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