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 The reigning NBA Most Valuable Player bombed in five 3-pointers as
the Warriors (41-4) shot 11-for-26 from beyond the arc in the first
meeting of the top two teams in the West this season.
Golden State's 39th consecutive home victory -- their 21st this
season -- gave it a three-game lead over San Antonio (38-7) in their
duel for top seeding in the Western playoffs.
The loss snapped a 13-game winning streak for the Spurs, who had an
18.0-point average margin of victory during that run. They played
without star power forward Tim Duncan, who was resting an ailing
right knee.
Cavaliers 114, Timberwolves 107
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James had 25 points and nine assists and
Cleveland survived a late charge for a victory against Minnesota for
Tyronn Lue's first victory as a head coach.
A three-point play from Zach LaVine pulled the Timberwolves within
110-107 with 16.5 seconds left. But James sealed the win with a pair
of free throws at the other end.
Rookie Karl Anthony-Towns had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Andrew
Wiggins had 20 points for the Timberwolves, who were trying to win
consecutive games for just the second time since November.
Celtics 116, Wizards 91
WASHINGTON -- Isaiah Thomas continued to torment Washington with 23
points and nine assists as Boston finished off a four-game season of
the Wizards.
Evan Turner scored 18 points for the Celtics, who outscored the
Wizards 63-42 in the second half and led by as many as 27 points in
their third straight win.
Washington played its first game since Wednesday. The massive
snowstorm that dropped over two feet of snow throughout the D.C.
area over the weekend led to the NBA postponing Saturday's home game
against the Utah Jazz. The layoff may have sapped any momentum
following Wednesday's 106-87 drubbing of the Miami Heat.
Heat 89, Bulls 84
CHICAGO -- Dwyane Wade scored a game-high 27 points and grabbed
seven rebounds, and Miami rallied past Chicago.
Chris Bosh scored 18 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Amare
Stoudemire added eight points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which
snapped a four-game losing streak.
Bulls guard Derrick Rose left the game late in the second quarter
because of injuries to his lower back and right hamstring. Rose
missed three games earlier this season because of a right hamstring
injury.
Rockets 112, Pelicans 111
NEW ORLEANS -- James Harden scored 35 points Trevor Ariza added 31
points to lift Houston over New Orleans.
Patrick Beverley gave the Rockets the lead for good by hitting an
open 3-pointer from the left wing with 1:09 left, putting Houston
ahead 110-109.
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The Pelicans lost Anthony Davis due to a concussion. Davis, who did
not return after getting hurt late in the second quarter, finished
with nine points and six rebounds in 19 minutes.
Grizzlies 108, Magic 102 (OT)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Reserve Jeff Green scored a season-high 30 points
and Zach Randolph added 18 points and 13 rebounds to lead Memphis
over Orlando.
The win was the ninth straight by Memphis over the Magic. Orlando
hasn't won at FedExForum since Jan. 23, 2008.
Nikola Vucevic, Tobias Harris and Evan Fournier each scored 16
points to lead the Magic, who dropped their sixth straight.
Pistons 95, Jazz 92
SALT LAKE CITY -- Reggie Jackson scored 29 points and Ersan Ilyasova
added 16 points to help Detroit hold off a late fourth-quarter rally
and beat Utah.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Anthony Tolliver added 12 points apiece
for the Pistons. Detroit swept the season series with Utah and
snapped a two-game losing streak.
Rodney Hood scored 23 points and Gordon Hayward added 22 points to
lead the Jazz.
Hawks 119, Nuggets 105
DENVER -- Paul Millsap had 22 points and nine rebounds, Al Horford
scored 18, and Atlanta grabbed a big lead early and cruised past
Denver.
Jeff Teague had 12 points and 10 assists, and guard Schroder added
15 points off the bench for Atlanta, which finished 2-2 on its
Western Conference road trip.
Denver's Will Barton scored 21 and center Nikola Jokic had 15 points
and 10 rebounds.
Hornets 129, Kings 128 (2 OT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Troy Daniels canned his eighth 3-pointer of
the game with nine seconds remaining in the second overtime, capping
a career night for him and lifting Charlotte past Sacramento.
Daniels, a third-year pro out of Virginia Tech, finished with a
career-high 28 points, and the Hornets overcame a career-high 56
points from Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins to win their third
straight.
Daniels canned eight of 11 3-point tries, while Cousins made 21 of
30 shots and topped the 40-point mark for the third time this
season.
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