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 The trio helped the Spurs to a 95-87 victory, the threesome's 541st
regular-season win together, snapping a tie with Boston's Larry
Bird-Kevin McHale-Robert Parish trio for the all-time NBA lead.
The three players didn't have a big scoring day, as free agent
signee forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points, including three
straight baskets that helped quiet a late Celtics comeback, and
added 14 rebounds and five assists to lead the way for the Spurs
(2-1).
The win was San Antonio's eighth in a row over Boston.
Raptors 106, Bucks 87
TORONTO -- Jonas Valanciunas scored 19 points and Patrick Patterson
added 16 as Toronto defeated Milwaukee at Air Canada Centre.
Valanciunas paced the attack for the Raptors as Dwane Casey became
the winningest coach in franchise history with the 157th victory of
his career.
DeMar DeRozan had 15 points and four assists, and Kyle Lowry added
15 points and seven assists as six Raptors scored double figures.
Bismack Biyombo had a game-high 10 rebounds.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 20 points and nine
rebounds. Greg Monroe added 14 points, six rebounds and five
assists.
Heat 109, Rockets 89
MIAMI -- Hassan Whiteside scored 25 points to lead Miami to a
comeback victory over Houston.
Dwyane Wade finished with 20 points for the Heat, who trailed by as
many as 21 points early in the third period and erased a 19-point
halftime deficit, outscoring the Rockets 31-12 in the third quarter.
Luol Deng scored 14 points and Justise Winslow and Tyler Johnson
were Miami's other double-digit scorers with 11 and 10 points,
respectively. Whiteside also had 15 rebounds.
Hawks 94, Hornets 92
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kent Bazemore led a balanced attack with 20
points, and Atlanta beat Charlotte for the second time in three
days.
The Hawks took the lead for good on Paul Millsap's 3-pointer with
40.7 seconds left.
Jeff Teague added 18 points and six assists for the Hawks. Al
Horford had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Millsap had 16 points,
six rebounds and six assists.
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Thunder 117, Nuggets 93
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant scored 25 points to lead Oklahoma City
over Denver at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Durant shot 8-of-11 from the field and knocked down three 3-pointers
to go along with five assists and two rebounds. Serge Ibaka added 18
points, seven rebounds and five blocked shots.
Russell Westbrook scored 15 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He also
collected nine rebounds and eight assists without playing in the
fourth quarter.
Bulls 92, Magic 87
CHICAGO -- Pau Gasol scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds,
and Chicago held on for a win over Orlando.
Nikola Mirotic scored 16 points. Jimmy Butler added 14 points and
five assists for the Bulls.
Evan Fournier led the Magic with 19 points. Nikola Vucevic scored 15
points and grabbed 11 rebounds to register his first double-double
of the season. Orlando remained winless under first-year coach Scott
Skiles.
Mavericks 103, Lakers 93
LOS ANGELES -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and grabbed nine
rebounds, and Dallas defeated Los Angeles for the eighth consecutive
time.
Zaza Pachulia added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Mavericks, who
had six players score in double figures.
The Mavericks had three of their starters return. Forward Chandler
Parsons (right knee surgery) made his season debut, while guard
Deron Williams (left knee sprain) and Wesley Matthews (rest)
returned from one-game absences. Parsons scored two points, Williams
11 and Matthews 10.
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