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 The Cavs narrowly avoided their worst home loss in franchise
history. The Warriors swept the season series and have won the last
five games between these teams dating back to the Finals, including
the game-clinching Game 6 that ended with a celebration in the
visitors' locker room.
The Cavs absorbed just their second home loss this season, but they
were never really in it. They trailed by 26 at the half and fell
behind by 43 in the second half -- their largest deficit of the
season. The 43-point deficit also marks the largest in LeBron James'
career in his 1,127th game.
The Cavs barely avoided matching their worst home loss in franchise
history -- a 114-75 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Jan. 20, 2012.
James scored 16 points and guard J.R. Smith had 14 for the Cavs, who
fell to 0-3 this season against the West's elite -- the Warriors and
San Antonio Spurs.
Hornets 124, Jazz 119 (2OT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker poured in a career- and
franchise-high 52 points on 16-of-34 shooting to lead Charlotte to a
double-overtime victory over Utah in one of the NBA's afternoon
games in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
Walker scored nine points in the second overtime, including a
difference-making 3-pointer with 2:53 remaining that pushed
Charlotte's lead to 116-110. Both Walker and Hornets center Cody
Zeller had four free throws apiece in the final 36.3 seconds to fend
off a 3-pointer from Utah guard Trey Burke and secure the triumph.
Walker also had eight assists and nine rebounds in helping his
Hornets win for just the second time in the last 11 games.
Knicks 119, 76ers 113 (2OT)
NEW YORK -- New York, which led by as many as 18 points in the third
quarter, knocked off Philadelphia in double overtime.
Carmelo Anthony returned to the Knicks' lineup after missing two
games with a sprained ankle. He scored 19 points, grabbed seven
rebounds and had seven assists in 49 minutes.
Rookie Jahlil Okafor led the 76ers with 20 points despite sitting
out the fourth quarter and both overtimes.
Trail Blazers 108, Wizards 98
WASHINGTON -- C.J. McCollum scored 25 points and Portland pulled
away with a 23-1 run in the third quarter to beat Washington.
Meyers Leonard had 18 points and Damian Lillard scored 16 for the
Trail Blazers, who led by as many as 24 points in the fourth
quarter.
Garrett Temple scored 18 points for the Wizards, who have lost two
straight after reaching .500 following a four-game winning streak.
Grizzlies 101, Pelicans 99
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Mike Conley posted a double-double with 15 points
and 10 assists in his first game back from an Achilles injury as
Memphis defeated New Orleans.
Conley missed six games with soreness in his left Achilles and coach
Dave Joerger held him to 28 minutes.
Marc Gasol also had a double-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and
six assists, two steals and a block for the Grizzlies. The Jazz got
21 points, eight rebounds and three blocks from Anthony Davis and
Ryan Anderson added 14 points off the bench.
Bulls 111, Pistons 101
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Pau Gasol had a season-high 31 points and
grabbed 12 rebounds to lead Chicago past Detroit.
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Derrick Rose fired in 20 points and shooting guard Jimmy Butler
contributed 16 points and nine assists for the Bulls. Chicago was
playing its first game since center Joakim Noah suffered a
dislocated left shoulder on Friday.
Ersan Ilyasova led Detroit with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Andre
Drummond collected his league-high 35th double-double with 13 points
and 16 rebounds and Reggie Jackson had 19 points.
Hawks 98, Magic 81
ATLANTA -- Al Horford led six Hawks in double figures with 15
points, and Paul Millsap added 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds.
Jeff Teague scored 14 points, including a layup and 3-pointer in the
third quarter that helped stave off an Orlando challenge.
Aaron Gordon had 18 points off the bench to lead the Magic, who have
faded since a strong December. The Magic were 19-13 on Dec. 30, but
have now lost three straight and seven of eight overall.
Raptors 112, Nets 100
TORONTO -- Kyle Lowry scored 13 of his 31 points in the fourth
quarter and dished out eight assists as Toronto extended its winning
streak to five games.
DeMar DeRozan added 30 points for the Raptors, who also won five
straight to open the season.
The Nets took a three-point lead into the fourth quarter but the
Raptors went on a late 14-0 run to take a 14-point lead. Brook Lopez
led Brooklyn with 29 points and 10 rebounds. Joe Johnson added 22
points and seven assists.
Mavericks 118, Celtics 113 (OT)
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 31 points for Dallas,
which squandered a big lead and needed overtime to beat Boston.
Nowitzki awoke from a poor-shooting night by producing 19 points
after the third quarter.
The Mavericks extended their winning streak against Boston to seven.
Dallas, who has won 11 of the past 12 in the series, got 20 points
from Deron Williams.
The Celtics had their three-game winning streak snapped despite
receiving 20 points apiece from Isaiah Thomas and Marcus Smart.
Clippers 140, Rockets 132 (OT)
LOS ANGELES -- J.J. Redick set a franchise record with nine
3-pointers and scored a career-high 40 points as Los Angeles held on
for an overtime victory over Houston.
Redick broke Quentin Richardson's record of eight 3-pointers set
Feb. 2, 2004, against the Boston Celtics. The Clippers also broke
the club record for treys made, connecting on a 22 of 37 attempts
(59.5 percent).
Chris Paul, who made five 3-pointers, had 28 points, 12 assists and
six rebounds for the Clippers. Dwight Howard had 36 points and 26
rebounds to lead Houston, which trailed by 14 points entering the
fourth quarter.
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