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 Cavaliers 105, Raptors 101
LeBron James scored 35 points as Cleveland roared back from a
14-point deficit to beat Toronto, extending their winning streak to
eight games.
The Raptors shot 65 percent in the first half and built a 73-59 lead
early in the third quarter but the Cavs slowly fought their way back
and tied the game at 97-97 on a three-pointer from Kevin Love with
3:49 left.
An offensive rebound from Tristan Thompson led to James's
game-changing three-pointer with 48 seconds left, giving the Cavs
their first lead since the first quarter.
Love had 17 points and nine rebounds, Kyrie Irving had 13 points and
10 assists and Dion Waiters scored 18 points off the bench for the
Cavs.
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 Heat 103, Suns 97
Chris Bosh scored a season-high 34 points, including seven in a row
late in the fourth quarter, leading Miami to a victory, their
ninth-straight over Phoenix.
Bosh put up 24 second-half points for Miami, who snapped a
season-long four-game losing streak. He hit 14 of 21 shots from the
field and four of six from three-point range.
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Jazz 100, Spurs 96
Derrick Favors scored 21 points and Gordon Hayward added 20 to help
Utah snap a nine-game losing streak with a victory over San Antonio.
Enes Kanter added 12 points and 15 rebounds for his fourth
double-double of the season, while Alec Burks chipped in 13 for
Utah, who have lost all four games against the Spurs last season.
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Pelicans 104, Knicks 93
Tyreke Evans scored a game-high 27 points and Anthony Davis overcame
a sluggish start to score 13 of his 18 points in the second half as
New Orleans beat sagging New York.
The victory evened the Pelicans' record at 10-10 and sent the Knicks
to their ninth consecutive loss.
New York, who had beaten the Pelicans four straight times in New
Orleans, fell to 1-10 on the road this season.
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Trail Blazers 98, Pistons 86
LaMarcus Aldridge had 23 points to become Portland's second all-time
leading scorer, as the Trail Blazers notched their fifth straight
victory.
Aldridge also grabbed 11 rebounds. The ninth-year power forward
moved into second place on Portland's franchise scoring list ahead
of Terry Porter with 11,346 points and now trails only Clyde Drexler
at 18,040.
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Grizzlies 114, Mavericks 105
Marc Gasol scored 30 points as Memphis topped Dallas.
Zach Randolph scored 17 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and Mike
Conley finished with 22 points for the Grizzlies.
The Mavericks held their last lead with 8:17 left in the third
quarter when a Dirk Nowitzki jumper made it 67-66. Memphis closed
the quarter with a 26-12 run to lead 92-79 going into the fourth.
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Thunder 114, Bucks 101
Russell Westbrook scored 28 points as Oklahoma City topped Milwaukee
for their third win in a row since Kevin Durant returned to the
line-up.
Westbrook shot 8-for-16 and contributed five rebounds and seven
assists. Durant added 23 points, nine boards and seven assists in
his first home game of the season. (Compiled by Cameron French;
Editing by John O'Brien/Peter Rutherford)
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