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 Klay Thompson had seven points in the extra session, and Draymond
Green buried a back-breaking, desperation 3-pointer with 40.2
seconds remaining, allowing the Warriors to win a 43rd straight at
home with their fifth overtime victory of the season.
The Warriors won without star point guard Stephen Curry, who sat out
due to a strained left ankle. Thompson led the Warriors with 26
points on a night when he shot just 8-for-27.
Paul Millsap topped the Hawks with 19 points. Millsap misfired on a
wide-open 3-pointer with 25 seconds left in regulation, and Thompson
couldn't connect on a tough 15-footer with five seconds remaining.
Heat 129, Bulls 111
MIAMI -- Setting a franchise record for field-goal percentage, Miami
rolled past Chicago. The Heat shot 67.5 percent, the best mark in
the NBA this season.
Hassan Whiteside had 26 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks, all
game highs. It was his sixth consecutive double-double. Joe Johnson,
making his home debut for Miami, scored 24 points.
Derrick Rose, who returned after missing three games with a
hamstring injury, scored 17 points for Chicago.
Lakers 107, Nets 101
LOS ANGELES -- Rookie D'Angelo Russell scored a career-high 39
points, and Los Angeles snapped an eight-game losing streak.
Russell converted 14 of 21 shots from the floor and eight of 12
3-pointers. It was the most points scored by a Lakers first-year
player during a regular-season game.
Jordan Clarkson had 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for
Los Angeles. Brooklyn's Brook Lopez scored 23 points and grabbed
seven rebounds before fouling out with 2:43 remaining.
Hornets 126, Suns 92
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kemba Walker scored 26 points in three quarters
and Charlotte extended Phoenix's road losing streak to 16 games.
The Hornets took care of business quickly, racing to a 21-6 lead in
the first seven minutes and going on to lead by as many as 27 in the
first half. They pushed the lead to 43 in the second half in winning
for the seventh time in the last nine games.
Alex Len led the Suns with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
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Trail Blazers 104, Knicks 85
NEW YORK -- Damian Lillard scored 30 points and surging Portland
rolled to its 10 win in the last 12 games.
Lillard scored 24 points in the first half as Portland took an
eight-point lead. He helped the Trail Blazers seize control by
scoring 11 straight points in a span 1:50 and 14 of their final 16
at the half.
After Lillard dominated the latter stages of the second quarter,
C.J. McCollum helped Portland get further separation in the third.
He scored 13 of his 25 points in the quarter and made three key
plays once the Knicks got within six late in the quarter.
Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points for the Knicks, who lost for the
15th time in their last 18 games.
Mavericks 121, Magic 108
DALLAS -- Following the blueprint to their season-high, six-game
homestand to perfection, Dallas secured another blowout of a
lottery-bound opponent -- the latest victim being Orlando.
The win was the Mavericks' fourth win in five games, the third win
in which they built a 20-point lead. They got a team-high 21 points
from Wesley Matthews, who was just 1-for-4 from 3-point range but
8-for-12 overall. Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 points in 27 minutes,
Chandler Parsons had 17, Zaza Pachulia put in 17 points and 10
rebounds, and J.J. Barea came off the bench to score 17 points on
6-of-9 shooting.
Ersan Ilyasova finished with a game-high 22 points off the bench and
added 10 rebounds for the Magic. Nikola Vucevic had 18 points, and
Elfrid Payton, Brandon Jennings and Dewayne Dedmon had 12 points
apiece.
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