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 Westbrook also had 12 rebounds and seven assists. Kevin Durant had
24 points and seven rebounds as the Thunder defeated the Lakers for
the seventh consecutive time.
Enes Kanter came off the bench to contribute 15 points and nine
rebounds for Oklahoma City.
Lou Williams scored a career-high 44 points, 23 of those in the
fourth quarter, as he single-handedly rallied the Lakers. Kobe
Bryant scored 19 points and Jordan Clarkson chipped in 17 points.
Spurs 100, Knicks 99
SAN ANTONIO -- Kawhi Leonard scored 19 points and pulled down a
team-high 12 rebounds as San Antonio stepped on the gas at the start
of the fourth quarter and had just enough in the tank to outlast New
York to remain unbeaten at home.
The Spurs, who won their seventh straight game, got 16 points apiece
from Manu Ginobili, LaMarcus Aldridge and Tony Parker.
The Knicks were led by rookie Kristaps Porzingis, who poured in a
game-high 28 points and 11 rebounds. Carmelo Anthony added 20 points
and 12 rebounds.
Cavaliers 125, Timberwolves 99
MINNEAPOLIS -- J.R. Smith scored a season-high 27 points to lead
Cleveland over Minnesota at Target Center.
Kevin Love, making his second trip back to Minnesota after a trade
that sent him to Cleveland for Andrew Wiggins two summers ago, added
20 points and nine rebounds.
Wiggins led the Timberwolves with 35 points, the fifth time in his
career he has scored at least 30 and the second time in three games
against the team that selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in
the 2014 draft.
Grizzlies 91, Nuggets 84
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Zach Randolph led Memphis with 24 points off the
bench in a 91-84 victory over Denver at FedExForum.
Jeff Green scored 16 points with nine rebounds and Matt Barnes
finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Marc
Gasol had 12 points with five steals and Tony Allen finished with 10
points, nine rebounds and three steals for the Grizzlies.
Danilo Gallinari scored 29 points and added eight rebounds for the
Nuggets. Darrell Arthur added 12 points with nine rebounds and Gary
Harris had 11 points and five rebounds. Jameer Nelson didn't score
but had nine assists.
Bucks 96, Mavericks 95
MILWAUKEE -- A Khris Middleton layup with 9.1 seconds left and
missed jumper by Deron Williams sealed Milwaukee's victory over
Dallas at the Bradley Center.
Middleton had 27 points to lead the Bucks.
The Mavericks were led by Dirk Nowitzki's 20 points, with 15 of them
coming in the second half.
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Pacers 91, Pelicans 86
NEW ORLEANS -- Ian Mahinmi scored 17 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and
blocked a career-high four shots and Indiana overcame a season-high
24 turnovers to defeat New Orleans at the Smoothie King Center.
The Pelicans played most of the game without All-Star Anthony Davis,
who injured his lower right back diving into the courtside seats for
a loose ball three minutes into the game.
Tyreke Evans scored a season-high 27 points and Ryan Anderson added
21 for the Pelicans
Magic 83, Nets 77
NEW YORK -- Victor Oladipo scored 20 points and hit six 3-pointers
as Orlando ended a four-game losing streak with a victory over
Brooklyn.
Nikola Vucevic added 20 points and 10 rebounds for his seventh game
with at least 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic. It also was
his 14th double-double. Aaron Gordon added 14 and Evan Fournier
contributed 13 for Orlando, which closed out the game with a 15-9
spurt over the final 6:48 to end its longest losing streak of the
season.
Brook Lopez scored 17 points but shot 6 of 15 for the Nets, whose
home losing streak reached nine games. Joe Johnson added 13 and
Shane Larkin had 12 for Brooklyn, which shot 39.7 percent and
committed 15 turnovers.
Raptors 97, Wizards 88
WASHINGTON -- DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 35 points as
Toronto continued its regular-season dominance over Washington.
Kyle Lowry had 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter plus 10
rebounds for the Raptors, who are 3-0 against the Wizards this
season and have won six straight non-playoff games in the series.
Otto Porter had 16 points and Ramon Sessions scored 14 for the
Wizards.
Heat 103, Suns 95
PHOENIX -- Dwyane Wade scored nine of his game-high 27 points in the
final four minutes and Goran Dragic added 22 in his return to
Phoenix as Miami withstood a second-half push in the win.
Gerald Green, also in his return to Phoenix, added 21 points for the
Heat, who have now beaten the Suns 11 straight times overall and
eight straight times at Talking Stick Arena.
Brandon Knight had 26 points and Devin Booker added 11 of his 15 in
the third quarter for the Suns, who rallied from 13 points down at
the half to lead by as many as six in the third quarter but couldn't
hold the momentum.
Warriors 128, Trail Blazers 108
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry combined for 62
points as Golden State bounced Portland at the Moda Center.
Thompson bombed in 36 points and Curry had 26 points to go with nine
assists as the Warriors won their fifth straight game. Draymond
Green had his seventh triple-double of the season with 11 points, 13
rebounds and 10 assists.
Damian Lillard tallied a season-high 40 points for the Trail Blazers
and Allen Crabbe added 18 points.
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