Highlights of Wednesday's NBA games
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[December 01, 2016]
Nov 30 (The Sports Xchange) -
Highlights of National Basketball Association games on Wednesday:
Spurs 94, Mavericks 87
Reserve guard Patty Mills scored a season-high 23 points, and the
San Antonio Spurs remained perfect on the road by rallying past the
Dallas Mavericks 94-87 on Wednesday night.
The Spurs (15-4) improved to 11-0 on the road, the third-best away
start in NBA history. San Antonio also won its seventh straight in
the series against Dallas (3-14).
The Spurs came back from a 13-point deficit in the third quarter.
Australian Mills scored 15 in the fourth, including eight points in
a row as the Spurs went up 90-84.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich decided to rest several big guns on the
second night of back-to-back games. Pau Gasol and Manu Ginobili
didn't even leave San Antonio, while Tony Parker was in the building
but didn't play.
Knicks 106, Timberwolves 104
Carmelo Anthony hit the game-winning jumper with 2.3 seconds
remaining as the New York Knicks fended off a furious fourth-quarter
comeback by Minnesota to beat the Timberwolves 106-104.
Minnesota tied the game with 24.2 seconds to play before Anthony's
jumper over Andrew Wiggins.
The Knicks overcame a career night from Minnesota's Karl-Anthony
Towns. The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year scored a career-high 47
points.
Thunder 126, Wizards 115 (overtime)
Russell Westbrook notched his fourth consecutive triple-double in
leading Oklahoma City to a 126-115 overtime victory over the
Washington Wizards.
Westbrook posted 35 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists to garner his
eighth triple-double of the season. Victor Oladipo added 25 points
on 10 of 16 shooting. Enes Kanter came off the bench to score 14
points as Oklahoma City improved to 12-8.
Raptors 120, Grizzlies 105
Kyle Lowry scored 29 points and handed out eight assists, DeMar
DeRozan added 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors
held off the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies 120-105.
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The Raptors (12-6) extended their winning streak to four games.
The Grizzlies, missing several players mostly because of injuries,
got a team-high 21 points from Andrew Harrison. Marc Gasol
contributed 18 points and eight rebounds.
Trail Blazers 131, Pacers 109
Damian Lillard scored 28 points and handed out 10 assists as the
Portland Trail Blazers held off a late surge by the Indiana Pacers
to win 131-109.
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Moe Harkless matched his season high with 23 points, and CJ McCollum
contributed 19 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Trail
Blazers (10-10), who had six players score in double figures.
Suns 109, Hawks 107
Leandro Barbosa scored all eight of his points early in the fourth
quarter as the Phoenix Suns took the lead for good and went on to
beat the slumping Atlanta Hawks 109-107.
Barbosa had missed his last 11 shots over 11 quarters before his
layup with 9:48 left to play gave the Suns a 81-79 lead. He added
three more baskets during a 10-0 run that increased the Phoenix lead
to 94-84 and Phoenix never trailed again.
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Heat 106, Nuggets 98
Hassan Whiteside had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Wayne Ellington came
off the bench to score 22 and the Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets
106-98.
Goran Dragic had 16 points and seven assists for the Heat, who
outscored Denver 31-18 in the fourth quarter.
Lakers 96, Bulls 90
Guards Jordan Clarkson and Lou Williams scored 18 points apiece off
the bench, and the Los Angeles Lakes rallied for a 96-90 road win
over the Chicago Bulls.
Forward Julius Randle scored 13 points and grabbed a
career-high-tying 20 rebounds for the Lakers. Los Angeles earned its
second win in the past three games despite the absence of injured
guards D'Angelo Russell and Nick Young.
Pistons 121, Celtics 114
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led a group of four 20-point scorers for
Detroit, dropping 25 points as the Pistons beat the Boston Celtics
121-114.
Tobias Harris scored 21 and Marcus Morris added 20 for Detroit
(10-10), which has won four of its last five games. Ish Smith
approached a triple-double with 19 points, eight rebounds and eight
assists.
76ers v Kings postponed
The game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings was
postponed due to moisture on the court. (Editing by Andrew Both)
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