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 76ers 85, Timberwolves 77.
The Philadelphia 76ers avoided a dubious place in the NBA record
books on Wednesday, as they snapped a 17-game losing streak with
their first victory of the season, an 85-77 triumph over Minnesota.
Philadelphia entered the night one loss away from tying the 2009-10
Nets for the worst start to a season in NBA history, but a game-high
20 points from Michael Carter-Williams helped the 76ers preserve
their first win.
Philadelphia was a wretched 5-of-24 from three-point range but
forward Robert Covington converted on three shots from long-distance
en route to posting 17 points.
Forward Thaddeus Young, who was traded to the Timberwolves in the
off-season as part of a three-team deal that sent Kevin Love to
Cleveland, opened 0-of-4 from the floor before finishing with 16
points against his former team.
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Nets 95, Spurs 93 (OT)
Brooklyn forward Mirza Teletovic led his team with 26 points in an
overtime victory against San Antonio, snapping the defending NBA
champions' eight-game winning streak.
Brooklyn also received 17 points and nine assists from guard Deron
Williams and 16 points and 15 rebounds from center Brook Lopez.
Guard Bojan Bogdanovic added 14 points.
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Bulls 102, Hornets 95
Pau Gasol led the way with 19 points and 15 rebounds, and fellow big
men Joakim Noah and Nikola Mirotic also had double-doubles in a
solid performance from start to finish as Chicago topped Charlotte.
Noah finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Mirotic had 11
points and 12 rebounds. Chicago also got 15 points each from guards
Jimmy Butler and Derrick Rose, and 12 points from guard Kirk
Hinrich.
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Wizards 111, Lakers 95
Kobe Bryant scored 29 points but the Los Angeles Lakers' modest
winning streak ended as Bradley Beal's scoring, John Wall's passing
and Kris Humphries' rebounding carried Washington to a victory.
Beal had 27 points and backcourt partner Wall finished with 17
points and a season-high 15 assists for Washington.
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Hawks 112, Heat 102
Atlanta won its fourth game in a row, defeating Miami at
AmericanAirlines Arena.
Atlanta was led by guards Jeff Teague, with 27 points, Kyle Korver,
with 18 points, and reserve guard Dennis Schroeder, who potted a
career-high 16 points.
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Celtics 109, Pistons 102 (OT)
Forward Jared Sullinger scored 10 points in overtime as Boston
handed Detroit its 10th loss in a row.
Forward Jeff Green finished with 32 points, forward Kelly Olynyk
came off the bench with 20 points and seven rebounds, Sullinger had
14 points and eight rebounds and center Tyler Zeller had eight
points and 10 boards.
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Rockets 105, Grizzlies 96
Houston ran past league-leading Memphis at Toyota Center as all five
members of their revamped starting lineup scored in double figures.
Guard James Harden scored a game-high 21 points while rookie center
Tarik Black recorded his first career double-double with 10 points
and 11 rebounds for Houston. Guard Jason Terry and forward Trevor
Ariza scored 16 points apiece.
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Mavericks 107, Bucks 105
Monta Ellis scored on a 10-foot fadeaway jumper as time expired,
giving Dallas a victory over Milwaukee at the BMO Harris Bradley
Center.
Ellis scored 10 of his team-leading 23 points in the final quarter.
Center Tyson Chandler scored 18 points for Dallas, which also got 14
from forward Chandler Parsons, 13 each from forward Al-Farouq Aminu
and point guard Jameer Nelson and 10 off the bench from forward
Richard Jefferson.
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Raptors 123, Jazz 104
Guard Kyle Lowry led Toronto to its second win in as many nights,
scoring a career-high 39 points in a victory over Utah at
EnergySolutions Arena.
Lowry and Greivis Vasquez helped established control before halftime
as Toronto shot 64 percent took a lead to the locker room. (Editing
by Cameron French/John O'Brien)
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