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 Lin's fallaway jumper with 48.4 seconds remaining gave the Hornets
the lead for good at 89-88, then he hit two free throws with 18.3
left to push the lead to three. The Hornets held on as Patty Mills
and Danny Green each missed 3-pointers for the Spurs in the closing
seconds.
The Hornets trailed 30-7 early in the second quarter but chipped
away to beat the Spurs, who had won six straight games and 14 of
their previous 15 and were coming off a huge win over Golden State
on Saturday.
Tony Parker led the Spurs with 19 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge had
18 points and 12 rebounds.
Cavaliers 124, Nuggets 91
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James had 33 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists,
and the Cavaliers clinched the Central Division title.
Cleveland (50-20) sealed the fifth division title in team history
and also secured its ninth 50-win season.
James registered his second triple-double of the season and the 41st
of his career.
 Cavs forward Channing Frye scored 14 points as a replacement for
Kevin Love, who did not play because he was ill.
Nikola Jokic, Gary Harris and Jusuf Nurkic each scored 11 points for
the Nuggets, whose starters totaled 33 points -- the same figure
James totaled by himself.
Celtics 107, Magic 96
BOSTON -- The scoring of Isaiah Thomas, Kelly Olynyk, Avery Bradley
and Evan Turner drove the Celtics to their second win in 24 hours.
After ending a four-game losing streak with a win at Philadelphia on
Sunday, the Celtics handed the Magic their 11th consecutive
regular-season loss at TD Garden, their 12th in a row counting
playoffs.
Thomas, recording his 10th straight 20-point game, scored 28 points
and added seven assists and five rebounds. Olynyk scored 22 points
in 21 minutes off the bench. Bradley also scored 22 and grabbed nine
rebounds, and Turner posted 16 points, five rebounds and four
assists.
The Magic, which lost for the eighth time in 10 games, were led by
Victor Oladipo, who had 18 points.
Pacers 91, 76ers 75
INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul George led a balanced attack with 15 points, as
all five Pacers starters scored in double figures.
The Pacers improved to 14-0 this season when the opponent fails to
reach 90 points. Indiana also ensured its 27th consecutive season
with a winning record in home games.
Hollis Thompson and Isaiah Canaan each scored 15 for Philadelphia,
which lost its sixth in a row.
Pistons 92, Bucks 91
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Andre Drummond's tip-in during the final
second gave Detroit the victory.
Drummond's putback of a missed Kentavious Caldwell-Pope jumper gave
the Pistons (37-34) their third consecutive victory. Milwaukee's
Jerryd Bayless missed two free throws prior to Drummond's
game-winner.
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Marcus Morris had 21 points for Detroit and Drummond contributed his
league-high 58th double-double with 14 points and 16 rebounds.
Khris Middleton scored a game-high 27 points for the Bucks, who lost
their third straight.
Bulls 109, Kings 102
CHICAGO -- Derrick Rose scored 18 points and Taj Gibson and Doug
McDermott each scored 16 as Chicago won its third straight game.
Pau Gasol, playing for the first time since missing four games with
swelling in his right knee, returned with a double-double. The
All-Star center scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for Chicago
(36-33), which also got 11 points and eight assists from Jimmy
Butler.
Sacramento (27-43) was led by DeMarcus Cousins, who had a
double-double with 19 points and 18 rebounds. Sacramento lost for
the third time in four games.
Warriors 109, Timberwolves 104
MINNEAPOLIS -- Although it was a close one, the Golden State
Warriors still have no concept of a losing streak this season.
Draymond Green scored 24 points as Golden State rallied from three
points down in the final six minutes to avoid their first
back-to-back losses of the season.
Stephen Curry added 19 points for the Warriors but was just 2-for-9
from three-point range. Warriors guard Klay Thompson hit all five of
his 3-point attempts and scored 17 points.
Andrew Wiggins led the Timberwolves (22-48) with 25 points and Karl
Anthony Towns added 24, but they lost their second game in a row.
Wizards 117, Hawks 102
ATLANTA -- Bradley Beal scored 25 points and John Wall added 27
points and 14 assists to lead Washington to its fifth straight win.
The Wizards are within two games of the eighth spot in the Eastern
Conference.
Atlanta point guard Jeff Teague scored 23 points, but had only four
assists, and forward Al Horford flirted with a triple-double,
finishing with 14 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. The Hawks
(41-30) had their five-game winning streak snapped and lost at home
for the first time since Feb. 20.
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