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 Spurs 114, Hawks 95
Center Tiago Splitter scored a season-high 23 points and added eight
rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-95.
San Antonio (44-25) jumped on Atlanta right away, racing to a
20-point lead in the first quarter and sending the Hawks (53-17) to
their first three-game skid of the season.
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Cavaliers 108, Bucks 90
Forward LeBron James scored 28 points and guard J.R. Smith made
seven three-pointers to finish with 23 points as the Cleveland
Cavaliers beat Milwaukee 108-90, handing the Bucks their sixth
straight loss.
Smith connected from distance on three consecutive fourth-quarter
possessions, and capped off a 26-5 spurt for Cleveland, which
trailed by as many as 11 in the third quarter.
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Clippers 107, Pelicans 100
The Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to four games
with a 107-100 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
The return after a two-game absence of forward Anthony Davis, who
scored a game-high 26 points, could not prevent the Pelicans from
slipping three games behind Oklahoma City in the race for the final
playoff spot in the Western Conference.
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Thunder 93, Heat 75
The Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away early in the fourth quarter
and beat the Miami Heat 93-75.
Center Enes Kanter scored 27 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the
Thunder, while guard Russell Westbrook had 17 assists, matching his
career high, and notched his 10th triple double of the season.
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Suns 98, Mavericks 92
Guard Eric Bledsoe scored 20 points and forward Markieff Morris
added 19 as the Phoenix Suns moved within 2 1/2 games of eighth
place in the Western Conference with a 98-92 victory over the Dallas
Mavericks.
Bledsoe made four free throws in the final 20.5 seconds as the Suns
(38-33) won their fourth straight.
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Pistons 105, Celtics 97 (OT)
The Detroit Pistons scored the first seven points in overtime to
beat Boston 105-97 and dent the Celtics' playoff hopes.
It was the third successive loss for the Celtics, who slipped to
ninth in the Eastern Conference.
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Hornets 109, Timberwolves 98
Guard Mo Williams led the way with 24 points against his former team
as Charlotte ended a three-game losing streak by beating the
Minnesota Timberwolves 109-98, a result that lifted the Hornets into
the final playoff spot in the East.
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Kings 109, Wizards 86
Forward Rudy Gay scored 26 points, and center DeMarcus Cousins added
20 as the Sacramento Kings posted consecutive wins for the first
time in four months, a 109-86 shellacking of the Washington Wizards,
who never led after the first quarter.
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Raptors 106, Knicks 89
Guard DeMar DeRozan had a team-high 23 points, seven rebounds and
five assists as the Toronto Raptors beat the New York Knicks 106-89.
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Nuggets 119, Magic 100
Danilo Gallinari scored 40 points and five teammates reached double
figures as the Denver Nuggets routed the Orlando Magic 119-100 and
halted a three-game skid.
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Lakers 101, 76ers 87
Guard Jeremy Lin came off the bench to score a game-high 29 points
and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Philadelphia 76ers 101-87.
(Compiled by Andrew Both; Editing by Ian Ransom)
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