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 Thompson, who was pulled from the starting lineup prior to the game,
replaced Kevin Love in the final minute for defensive purposes. Then
he scored the go-ahead basket off a LeBron James drive to give the
Cavaliers a 96-94 lead with 39 seconds left.
His block at the rim of guard's George Hill's drive preserved the
victory after the Cavs had lost three of their last four.
James scored 33 points, but just two in the fourth quarter. Guard
Kyrie Irving had 22 points and six assists, including four free
throws in the final eight seconds to clinch the win. Love had 13
points, eight rebounds and six assists.
Wizards 116, 76ers 108
WASHINGTON -- John Wall scored 37 points and Washington rallied with
a 16-0 run in the fourth quarter.
Marcin Gortat had 18 points and a career-high 20 rebounds for the
Wizards, who trailed 74-66 after letting a 14-point lead slip away.
Washington won its third straight game and improved to 6-2 since
returning from the All-Star break.
Celtics 100, Jazz 95
BOSTON -- Boston rallied from a 13-point first-half deficit and
pulled out their 11th straight home victory.
Jae Crowder drained a 3-pointer with 30.4 seconds left for the
go-ahead points.
Avery Bradley then blocked a shot by Utah's Gordon Hayward and then
went three-for-four from the foul line around a key offensive
rebound by Amir Johnson to put the game away.
The home streak is Boston's first 11-gamer since Jan. 27-March 16,
2013 and the win avenges a 111-93 drubbing the Celtics (36-25)
suffered at the in Salt Lake City just 11 days earlier.
Bucks 128, Rockets 121
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his second triple-double
in the last week and Jabari Parker scored a career-high 36 points as
Milwaukee snapped a two-game losing streak.
Antetokounmpo finished with 18 points, 17 rebounds and 11 assists --
the last two coming on 3-pointers by shooting guard Jerryd Bayless
-- to help the Bucks break the game open down the stretch.
Bayless was making his return after battling a knee injury for the
last two weeks and finished with 17 points on six of 10 shooting.
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Grizzlies 103, Nuggets 96
DENVER -- Zach Randolph had 22 points and Matt Barnes had 16 as
Memphis beat Denver.
Mario Chalmers had 15 off the bench for the Grizzlies, who are now
5-2 without Marc Gasol. The team's leading scorer had season-ending
surgery on his fractured right foot in February.
Kenneth Faried had 16 points and 11 rebounds and guard Gary Harris
scored 15 for the Nuggets, who were playing for their first game
without leading scorer Danilo Gallinari.
Thunder 131, Kings 116
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Russell Westbrook tallied his ninth
triple-double of the season before the end of the third quarter, and
he finished with 20 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds as Oklahoma
City blitzed Sacramento.
Westbrook trails only Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green
(11) for the league lead in triple-doubles this season, and the 28th
of his career broke a tie with Kings guard Rajon Rondo for the
second most among active players.
Kevin Durant added 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who
used a 14-3 surge early in the final quarter to pull away.
Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins finished with a game-high 35 points
and added 12 rebounds despite playing much of the second half on a
tender left foot.
Clippers 105, Nets 95
LOS ANGELES -- Jamal Crawford came off the bench to score 26 points,
leading Los Angeles past Brooklyn.
Crawford scored 14 of his points in the second half as the Clippers
defeated the Nets for the fifth consecutive time at home. Chris Paul
had 23 points, 12 assists and six rebounds, while J.J. Redick added
19 points for Los Angeles.
Brook Lopez collected 25 points and 10 rebounds for Brooklyn, which
failed in its attempt to win three in a row for the first time this
season.
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