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 The Cavaliers seemed to have the victory sealed when guard J.R.
Smith grabbed an offensive rebound off forward LeBron James' missed
3-pointer with 22 seconds left. Guard Kyrie Irving made a pair of
3-pointers to give the Cavaliers a 101-96 lead, but Smith fouled
swingman Evan Turner on a drive to the basket with four seconds
left.
The Celtics trailed 103-99 when Smith fouled Turner on a drive to
the basket. Turner missed the free throw, but the ball went out of
bounds on the Cavaliers, leaving the Celtics with possession and one
final shot to win it.
Nuggets 115, Bulls 110
DENVER -- Danilo Gallinari scored 33 points, including a go-ahead
jumper in the final minute, and Denver rallied from 18 down to beat
Chicago.
Nuggets' Emmanuel Mudiay scored 22, and forward Kenneth Faried had a
key put-back among his 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Derrick Rose had 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists, but the
Bulls couldn't overcome the loss of Jimmy Butler to a left knee
sprain.
Grizzlies 91, Knicks 85
NEW YORK -- Jeff Green came off the bench to lead Memphis in scoring
for the fifth consecutive game.
The Grizzlies forward deposited 16 points to give Memphis its fifth
win in a row and ninth victory in 10 games. Memphis reserve forward
Matt Barnes added 12 points.
The Knicks dropped their fourth consecutive game and the eighth in
nine games.
Hawks 101, Pacers 96
ATLANTA -- Atlanta needed a spark. Al Horford provided it with
back-to-back momentum-shifting dunks late in the third quarter.
All-Star Paul Millsap had 24 points, and Horford finished with 21
points, seven rebounds and six assists. He scored seven in the
fourth quarter, but it was his pair of dunks late in the third
quarter that sparked the Hawks.
Paul George led the Pacers with 31 points.
Heat 98, Hornets 95
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Chris Bosh's driving layup with 23.5 seconds left
lifted Miami past Charolotte.
The forward's basket and ensuing free throw put the finishing touch
on a Heat performance that was powered by Hassan Whiteside's
triple-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks, and Dwyane
Wade's 22 points on 11-of-20 shooting.
Whiteside had seven points, four blocks and four rebounds in the
fourth quarter to help the Heat outscore the Hornets 31-23.
Spurs 116, Mavs 90
DALLAS -- San Antonio handed Dallas one of its more humiliating home
defeats in franchise history in front a stunned sellout crowd at
American Airlines Center.
The Spurs put on a clinic from the start, reeling off a quick 16-4
run that snowballed into an embarrassing evening for the Mavs, who
lost for a third consecutive game. San Antonio led 27-12 after the
first quarter and 62-26 at halftime behind the power of a 53-18 run.
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Kawhi Leonard, who will be a starter in his first All-Star Game next
weekend, scored 16 of his game-high 23 points in the first half
while all five of Dallas' starters combined for 16 points in the
first 24 minutes.
Clippers 107, Magic 103
ORLANDO -- Los Angeles is doing just fine without All-Star Blake
Griffin in the lineup. Everyone else is stepping up.
Chris Paul scored 21 points while Jamal Crawford and J.J. Redick
each had 20, leading the Clippers to an easy win.
The Clippers (33-17) led from start to finish, upping their record
to 16-4 since Griffin left the lineup, first with strained quadricep
tendon and then with a broken right hand. He may be one of the NBA's
best, but Griffin's absence has hardly been felt. They were 17-13
with him playing this season.
Wizards 106, Sixers 94
WASHINGTON -- Wizards All-Star John Wall registered his fourth
career triple-double with 18 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and
10 assists, and Washington snapped a three-game losing streak.
Washington's Bradley Beal scored 22 points in his first start since
Dec. 9.
Ish Smith had 22 points for the 76ers, and guard Isaiah Canaan
scored 18 points.
Nets 128, Kings 119
NEW YORK -- Joe Johnson scored a season-high 27 points and had a
season-high 11 assists and Brooklyn pulled away in the second half.
Brook Lopez added 26 and 12 rebounds as the Nets snapped a six-game
losing streak and won for the third time in their last 19 home
games.
Reserve Bojan Bogdanovic contributed 20 points for the Nets, who
shot a season-high 55.8 percent (48-of-86) and made a season-best 18
3 pointers.
Jazz 84, Bucks 81
SALT LAKE CITY -- Rodney Hood scored 23 points Derrick Favors had
another big game, and Utah extended its winning streak to five
straight.
Hood, the second-year Jazz player, continued his strong 2016 by
hitting nine of 18 shots to help Utah improve to 24-25 and finish
off the longest homestand of the season with a 5-1 mark.
Khris Middleton topped the Bucks scorers with 18 points, guard
Jerryd Bayles had five first-half 3-pointers for 15 points, and
center Greg Monroe and forward Giannis Antetokounmpo each
contributed 14 points.
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