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 With the score tied 83-83 at the end of regulation, Memphis jumped
out to an 89-83 advantage in overtime and the Heat never drew closer
than three points. Gasol also had eight rebounds, six assists and
four blocks.
The Grizzlies (18-16) did not make a field goal over the last 6:32
of the fourth quarter as the Heat (18-13) erased a nine-point
deficit and tied the game at 83-83 with 2:57 to play on a hook shot
by center Hassan Whiteside (five points, 11 rebounds and five blocks
before fouling out).
Thunder 131, Bucks 123
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant combined for 53
points and 15 assists to lead Oklahoma City to a victory over
Milwaukee at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Westbrook posted 27 points on 10 of 22 shooting to go along with
seven rebounds and seven assists. Durant collected 26 points, six
boards and eight assists. Durant has an active streak of 18 straight
games of scoring 20 or more points in a game.
Enes Kanter came off the bench to post 23 points and eight rebounds.
Cameron Payne added 16 points to help Oklahoma City improve to
22-10.
Hawks 121, Rockets 115
HOUSTON -- Al Horford and Paul Millsap posted double-doubles and
Atlanta rallied from a 19-point deficit to spring past Houston at
Toyota Center.
Horford finished with 30 points and 14 rebounds while Millsap added
22 points and 14 boards plus a block of Rockets center Dwight Howard
with the Hawks clinging to a 117-115 lead with 11 seconds left.
Hawks forward Kent Bazemore added 26 points on five of nine 3-point
shooting while Jeff Teague paired 22 points with eight assists to
snap the Rockets' seven-game home winning streak.
Knicks 108, Pistons 96
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NEW YORK -- New York ended a four-game losing streak, turning back
Detroit at Madison Square Garden.
Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony poured in 24 points, passing former
Philadelphia 76er Hal Greer for 32nd place on the NBA's all-time
scoring list. Greer recorded 21,586 points; Anthony now has 21,604
points. Just ahead of Anthony is Larry Bird with 21,791 points.
Jose Calderon added 15 points, Derrick Williams and Kyle O'Quinn
contributed 18 and 12 points, respectively, off the bench. Williams
scored 17 points in the fourth quarter.
Cavaliers 93, Nuggets 87
DENVER -- LeBron James scored 34 points, Iman Shumpert had a
season-high 16 and Cleveland beat Denver.
Will Barton led the Nuggets with 29 points and Joffrey Lauvergne
scored 14. Denver has lost six of its last seven games.
The Cavaliers were playing their fourth game in five nights on this
Western Conference road trip. They lost a tough one to Golden State
in an NBA Finals rematch Christmas before winning the last two to
finish .500.
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