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 Love had his 19th double-double and fourth in five games by
halftime. He was 5-for-10 from the field and came within one of his
season high for rebounds while playing just 31 minutes.
LeBron James finished with 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting for
Cleveland, which lost 132-98 to the Golden State Warriors on
Wednesday.
Brook Lopez led the Nets with 16 points and nine rebounds.
Wizards 106, Heat 87
WASHINGTON -- John Wall had 18 points and 10 assists, Bradley Beal
also scored 18, and Washington snapped a recent home funk with a win
over Miami.
The Wizards had lost two straight and five of six home games since
getting blown out by the Heat on Jan. 3. Six Wizards scored in
double figures, including forward Nene, who had 16 points and a
season-high with five steals.
Chris Bosh scored 18 points for Miami, which lost its third game in
a row.
Raptors 115, Celtics 109
TORONTO -- DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points, and Toronto defeated
Boston to extend its winning streak to a season-best six games.
Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors.
Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points and had 10 assists for the Celtics,
who lost their second game in a row.
76ers 96, Magic 87
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Rookie Jahlil Okafor scored 20 points and reserve
Hollis Thompson had 17 points to lead Philadelphia past Orlando.
The Sixers have the worst record in the NBA, but they won for the
second time in three games. The Magic have lost eight of their past
nine.
Orlando got 21 points and 10 assists from Elfrid Payton.
Knicks 118, Jazz 111 (OT)
NEW YORK -- A heroic effort from forward Carmelo Anthony helped New
York rally from a 13-point deficit to beat the Utah in overtime.
Anthony had a game-high 30 points, nine rebounds and seven assists
to lead New York to a second consecutive overtime win.
Forward Derrick Williams (18 points), who buried a 3-pointer in
front of the Knicks bench to give New York a 106-103 lead in OT.
Center Robin Lopez (season-high 22 points, 12 rebounds) also
attacked the glass and scored on a putback as the Knicks' lead
expanded to 113-106 with 40.5 seconds remaining in overtime.
Swingmen Rodney Hood (29 points) and Gordon Hayward (27 points) led
the Jazz. Hayward forced the game into overtime when he made all
three free throws with 2.4 seconds left in regulation after being
fouled on a three-point attempt.
Warriors 125, Bulls 94
CHICAGO -- Stephen Curry had 25 points, Klay Thompson had 20 and
Harrison Barnes finished with 19 to lead the Warriors (39-4), who
got double-figures bench scoring from Andre Iguodala (10 points),
Leandro Barbosa (12 points) and Shaun Livingston (12 points).
Derrick Rose led all scorers with 29 points and Jimmy Butler added
23 points for the Bulls (24-17), who were swept by Golden State in
the two-game season series.
The Warriors trailed through the game's first four minutes, but
unfurled an 11-4 run to seize the lead and never trailed again.
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Mavericks 123, Rockets 114
HOUSTON -- Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 22 points and all five
starters reached double figures for Detroit.
James Harden had a triple-double with 33 points, 17 rebounds and 14
assists, but Houston lost for the third time in four games following
a season-best five-game winning streak.
Despite missing 23 free throws, Detroits' Andre Drummond posted a
double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds.
The Rockets lost Dwight Howard to a sprained ankle 55 seconds into
the game.
Mavericks 106, Timberwolves 94 (OT)
DALLAS -- Chandler Parsons scored a season-high 30 points, including
a back-breaking 3-pointer in overtime, to push Dallas to victory.
Parsons scored seven points in the extra period to give Dallas its
second consecutive overtime victory in its fourth consecutive home
game that went into overtime. The Mavs outscored the young Wolves
32-12 in the final 11:46 of regulation and overtime.
Dallas was playing without leading scorer Dirk Nowitzki, who missed
the game with swelling in his right knee.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 27 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks for the
Timberwolves, who had an 84-74 lead with 6:46 to go.
Thunder 109, Hornets 95
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Kevin Durant scored 26 points on 9-of-20 shooting
to go with five rebounds and five assists, and Russell Westbrook
posted 16 points, 15 assists, eight rebounds and five steals to lead
the Thunder to victory.
Oklahoma City reserve Enes Kanter scored 12 points, Steven Adams
tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Kyle Singler scored 11 points
off the bench.
Kemba Walker paced the Hornets with 21 points on 8-of-15 shooting.
Jeremy Lin scored 16 points, and Frank Kaminsky added 15 points.
Kings 112, Lakers 93
LOS ANGELES -- DeMarcus Cousins scored 36 points and collected 16
rebounds as Sacramento romped past Los Angeles.
Cousins connected on 13 of 22 shots and 10 of 12 free throws,
boosting the Kings to their sixth straight win over the Lakers. Rudy
Gay had 16 points and six boards, and Rajon Rondo added 11 points,
17 assists and five rebounds.
Brandon Bass had 18 points and seven rebounds for Los Angeles, which
lost its fourth in a row.
Hawks 104, Trail Blazers 98
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Paul Millsap and Kent Bazemore scored 23 points
apiece to lead Atlanta past Portland.
Al Horford added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Hawks, who won
their third straight game.
CJ McCollum scored 28 points and Damian Lillard added 18 for the
Trail Blazers.
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