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 Cavaliers 113, Heat 93
Cavaliers forward LeBron James had 18 points, 10 rebounds and seven
assists against his former team while Kyrie Irving had 15 points and
six assists as Cleveland erased a Christmas Day loss to the Miami
Heat.
Kevin Love had 12 points and six rebounds, one of seven Cavs players
to score in double figures, but left the game in the third quarter
with an eye injury after being raked across the face.
The Cavs lost by 10 points in Miami in December, but both teams
looked vastly different after the Cavaliers produced two trades that
overhauled their identity in recent weeks, while Dwyane Wade's
hamstring injury prevented him from playing.
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Thunder 105, Grizzlies 89
Kevin Durant scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, leading the
Oklahoma City Thunder to a victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Oklahoma City (28-25) pulled within a half-game of the idle Phoenix
Suns for eighth place in Western Conference as both teams head into
the All-Star break.
 The Grizzlies (39-14) lost for the second time in 12 games despite
16 points and 11 rebounds for Zach Randolph.
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Warriors 94, Timberwolves 91
Stephen Curry had 25 points as the Warriors beat the Minnesota
Timberwolves for their third consecutive win.
Klay Thompson added 14 points for Golden State (42-9), who have won
six of their last seven.
Kevin Martin led the Timberwolves with 21 points.
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Celtics 89, Hawks 88
Evan Turner capped a furious Boston comeback with a floater in the
lane with two-tenths of a second remaining, giving the Celtics a
victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Atlanta Hawks.
Boston trailed by 18 in the first half and 14 entering the final
quarter before coming back to stun the Hawks.
The Hawks (43-11) head into the All Star break having gone 3-3 since
winning 19 successive games in a row.
They are sending four players and coach Mike Budenholzer to the
All-Star Game in New York.
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Raptors 95, Wizards 93
DeMar DeRozan snapped a tie with 12.9 seconds left and scored 23
points as the Toronto Raptors beat the Washington Wizards.
DeRozan's 16-foot jump shot provided the winner for the Raptors, who
also got 27 points off the bench from Lou Williams.
John Wall scored 21 points for the Wizards.
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Spurs 104, Pistons 87
Danny Green had 19 points, including five three-pointers, and the
San Antonio Spurs rolled to a victory over the Detroit Pistons.
The Spurs (34-19) have now won 15 of their last 20 games heading
into the All-Star break.
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Pacers 106, Pelicans 93
David West and George Hill scored 17 points each as the Indiana
Pacers won for the fourth time in five games with a victory over the
injury-riddled New Orleans Pelicans.
The Pacers led by as many 33 points in the fourth quarter.
The Pelicans played without injured All-Star Anthony Davis and
forward Ryan Anderson and point guard Jrue Holiday.
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Magic 89, Knicks 83
Nikola Vucevic scored 28 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in leading
the Orlando Magic to a victory over the hapless New York Knicks.
The Knicks were missing All-Star F Carmelo Anthony, who left
Monday's game in Miami with a sore knee, and lost their fifth
successive game.
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Bucks 111, Kings 103
O.J. Mayo had 21 points, Brandon Knight scored 20 and the Milwaukee
Bucks doubled their victory total from last season, earning their
30th of the season.
DeMarcus Cousins scored 28 to lead the Kings (18-34) who have lost
seven of nine.
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Mavericks 87, Jazz 82
J.J. Barea came through with a dominant performance that allowed the
Dallas Mavericks to clip the cold-shooting Utah Jazz.
Barea scored a game-high 22 points that included 15 in the third
quarter and 13 in a row as Dallas hung on to what was largely a
single-digit lead throughout the second half.
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Clippers 110, Rockets 95
DeAndre Jordan scored 24 points and grabbed 20 rebounds and the Los
Angeles Clippers continued their recent dominance of the Houston
Rockets.
Forward Jamal Crawford and guard J.J. Redick scored 20 points apiece
for the Clippers, who defeated the Rockets for the sixth consecutive
time.
NBA leading scorer James Harden managed just nine points and missed
all seven of his three-pointers.
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Trail Blazers 102, Lakers 86
Wesley Matthews scored 20 points and LaMarcus Aldridge collected 18
points and 12 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers went into the
All-Star break with a drubbing of the Los Angeles Lakers.
All Star Damian Lillard added 15 points and eight assists for the
Trail Blazers.
The Lakers have lost six in a row.
(Editing by Jahmal Corner)
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