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 Wade scored Miami's final eight points to overshadow Russell
Westbrook and Kevin Durant, each of whom had 25 points for the
Thunder.
Durant had his ups and downs in the game. He was in foul trouble
early and then was hit with a technical in the second quarter when
he got in the face of Heat guard Goran Dragic. Durant, who was
attempting to alley-oop dunk on the play in question, was upset that
Dragic stuck out his backside to bump him as he flew by.
Miami's Hassan Whiteside had 11 points, eight rebounds and two
blocks. He had a spectacular end-to-end sequence in the second
quarter, scoring on an alley-oop dunk that was thrown behind him and
then blocking Durant's layup despite trailing the play on a fast
break.
Nuggets 106, Raptors 105
TORONTO -- Will Barton scored 22 points, Danilo Gallinari added 21,
and Denver held on to defeat Toronto and end an eight-game losing
streak.
Darrell Arthur added 19 points for the Nuggets, while center Joffrey
Lauvergne scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 34 points. Kyle Lowry added 16
points and eight assists, while Cory Joseph had 15 and DeMarre
Carroll 10.
Magic 103, Jazz 94
SALT LAKE CITY -- Tobias Harris led six Magic players in double
figures, and Orlando took advantage of center Rudy Gobert's absence
to beat Utah.
Harris scored 17 points and Nikola Vucevic added 16 points for
Orlando, which won its fifth straight.
Gordon Hayward scored 24 points and guard Alec Burks totaled 21 for
the Jazz. Utah played without Gobert, who is out indefinitely after
spraining a left knee ligament in practice Wednesday.
Spurs 103, Grizzlies 83
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Kawhi Leonard made a career-best seven 3-pointers
and scored a game-high 27 points as San Antonio defeated Memphis.
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Leonard scored 20 of his points and hit six of his 3-pointers in the
second half. Overall, he shot 9-for-13 from the floor and 7-for-9
from long range. He also grabbed eight rebounds and added three
assists, two steals and a block. LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points,
and Tony Parker had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists.
Marc Gasol, Mike Conley and Mario Chalmers each had 15 points for
Memphis.
Trail Blazers 123, Pacers 111
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Damian Lillard scored 26 points and CJ McCollum
added 21, leading Portland to a victory over Indiana.
The Trail Blazers won for just the second time in five games.
C.J. Miles scored 27 points for the Pacers, whose six-game winning
streak ended. Paul George, named early in the day as the Eastern
Conference player of the month for November, finished with 11 points
on 4-for-17 shooting, including 0-for-9 from 3-point range.
Celtics 114, Kings 97
Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points and added eight assists, and Boston
made it a miserable trip to Mexico City for Rajon Rondo and
Sacramento.
Thomas ripped apart his former team from the beginning, scoring 19
points in the opening half and 12 in the first 12 minutes as Boston
ran to leads of 32-17 after one period and 51-36. Kelly Olynyk came
off the bench to add 21 points for the Celtics.
On the court, it was not so calm. Rondo, who played his first
eight-plus seasons with Boston and now the NBA's assist leader in
his first campaign with the Kings, barked several times at referee
Bill Kennedy in the third quarter and was ejected with 6:30 to go.
He finished with only five points and eight assists in 24 minutes.
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