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 Hawks 117, Timberwolves 105
With a full complement of players finally healthy, the Minnesota
Timberwolves entered Monday's game riding a season-high, three-game
winning streak, but the best team in the Eastern Conference put a
stop to that.
Hawks forward Al Horford scored a season-high 28 points, and forward
DeMarre Carroll chipped in a career-high 26 points as Atlanta topped
Minnesota.
Atlanta forward Paul Millsap added 19 points. One night earlier
against the Memphis Grizzlies, Millsap was held to a season-low four
points on 2-of-10 shooting. He finished Monday's game 8-for-13 from
the field and added nine rebounds and seven assists.
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Clippers 115, Mavericks 98
DeAndre Jordan and the Los Angeles Clippers can finally go home, and
they do so on a high note.
The center demolished the depleted Dallas Mavericks for 22 points,
an NBA season-high 27 rebounds and three blocked shots, leading the
travel-weary Clippers to victory at the American Airlines Center.
 Los Angeles closed out its drama-filled road trip with a 3-5 record
and without All-Star forward Blake Griffin, who underwent surgery
Monday to remove a staph infection in his right elbow. He is
expected to miss at least three weeks.
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Spurs 95, Pacers 93
Guard Marco Belinelli's jumper from the left baseline with 2.1
seconds remaining capped a furious fourth-quarter rally that swept
San Antonio to victory over Indiana at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
After being outscored 34-18 in the third quarter, San Antonio
(33-19) outscored the Pacers 30-14 during the final period.
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Heat 109, Knicks 95
Forward Chris Bosh scored 32 points, and Miami snapped its
three-game losing streak, defeating New York 109-95 at
AmericanAirlines Arena.
Bosh scored 12 fourth-quarter points for Miami, which won for the
fifth consecutive time in its series against New York. Bosh posted
his sixth 30-plus-point game of the season. As a team, Miami enjoyed
its second-highest-scoring game of the season.
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Bucks 103, Nets 97
Shooting guard Jared Dudley scored 19 points as Milwaukee overcame a
17-point second-quarter deficit in a victory over Brooklyn at the
Bradley Center.
Forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, named the Eastern Conference's player
of the Week earlier in the day, continued his impressive run with 12
points, nine rebounds and eight assists despite not playing in the
fourth quarter.
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Thunder 124, Nuggets 114
Forward Kevin Durant scored 40 points and tied a career high with
seven three-pointers as Oklahoma City beat a reeling Denver.
Guard Russell Westbrook had 26 points and nine assists and rookie
Mitch McGary had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which
has won four of five.
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Wizards 96, Magic 80
Guard Rasual Butler scored 15 points, and guard John Wall nearly
recorded a triple-double as Washington dominated the second half for
a victory over Orlando.
Center Marcin Gortat had 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Wizards
(33-20). Washington never trailed, out-rebounded Orlando 53-33 and
led by as many as 20 points in the second half despite playing
without guard Bradley Beal. Forward Nene scored 14 points with five
dunks.
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Jazz 100, Pelicans 96
Forward Gordon Hayward scored a game-high 32 points, including eight
in the final 69 seconds, to spark Utah to victory over short-handed
New Orleans.
Hayward had 25 points in the second half as the Jazz (19-33) erased
a 52-42 halftime deficit. Forward Derrick Favors added 18 points for
Utah.
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Warriors 89, 76ers 84
Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said before his team faced Golden
State that the Warriors' bench would be capable of contending for a
playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.
Golden State's reserves then proved his point, accounting for all
the points in a pivotal 14-2 run at the beginning of the fourth
quarter to propel the Warriors to a victory over the 76ers.
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