Highlights of Monday's NBA games
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[December 05, 2017]
(The Sports Xchange) - Highlights
of Monday's National Basketball Association games:
Cavaliers 113, Bulls 91
Kevin Love scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and LeBron James
finished with 23 points, seven rebounds and six assists as the
Cleveland Cavaliers won their 12th straight game with a 113-91
victory over the Chicago Bulls on Monday.
The Cavaliers (17-7) can tie a franchise record for consecutive
victories with a win Wednesday at home against Sacramento.
Dwayne Wade, who is flourishing as a reserve with the Cavaliers
following a season playing for his hometown Bulls, also finished
with 24 points to help pace the Cavaliers. Jeff Green added 14
points for Cleveland.
Kris Dunn scored 15 points to lead Chicago (3-19), which has lost
nine straight games. Robin Lopez and Justin Holiday also scored 14
points for the Bulls, who also got 13 points from Lauri Markkanen
and 10 from Bobby Portis.
Jazz 116, Wizards 69
Alec Burks scored 27 points to spearhead a balanced offensive effort
from Utah as it ran past Washington.
Donovan Mitchell added 21 points for Utah. Rudy Gobert returned to
the Jazz lineup after missing 11 games with a knee contusion, and he
collected 10 rebounds and two blocks in 21 minutes.
Utah won its sixth straight game overall and fifth consecutive home
contest.
Spurs 96, Pistons 93
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 points, including San Antonio's final
six points of the game, and took 10 rebounds as San Antonio came
from behind to beat Detroit.
Detroit led 86-82 with 4:42 to play before Patty Mills canned a long
3-pointer from well beyond the top of the circle to begin a 14-2 San
Antonio run that granted the Spurs a 94-88 advantage with 1:51
remaining.
The Pistons then forged a final charge, getting to within 94-93 with
23.5 seconds left on a put-back by Andre Drummond. Aldridge then
sank two free throws with 5.2 seconds remaining to increase San
Antonio's lead to 96-93.
Mavericks 122, Nuggets 105
Denver started a six-game road trip desperately trying to figure out
how to win away from home. It didn't happen as it fell behind by 25
points early in a loss to Dallas.
Denver fell to 3-8 on the road. With games coming up at New Orleans,
Detroit and Boston on this road swing, the Nuggets could find
themselves at .500 if they can't put together four solid quarters on
enemy territory.
Add key injuries to starters Nikola Jokic (left ankle), whose return
date is uncertain, and forward Paul Millsap (left wrist), who will
be out the next several months, and the Nuggets are missing a pair
that brings nearly 31 points and 17 rebounds.
Warriors 125, Pelicans 115
Stephen Curry scored a team-high 31 points and Nick Young and Klay
Thompson combined for 18 points in the fourth quarter as Golden
State erased a 20-point halftime deficit and defeated New Orleans.
The Warriors trailed by as many as 21 points late in the second
quarter and by 20 at halftime. The comeback was their second best of
the season. They overcame a 24-point deficit against Philadelphia on
Nov. 18.
The Warriors, who have beaten New Orleans in 20 of their last 21
meetings, outscored the Pelicans 76-47 in the second half after
trailing 69-49 at the half.
Grizzlies 95, Timberwolves 92
Marc Gasol scored 21 points as Memphis held on to defeat Minnesota,
ending an 11-game losing streak.
Minnesota shooting guard Jimmy Butler, who had a game-high 30
points, launched an off-balance 3-point attempt at the buzzer that
would have tied the game, but the shot missed.
Memphis won for the first time since Nov. 7 at Portland, prevailing
for the first time under interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff. The
previous head coach, David Fizdale, was fired last week.
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Celtics guard Kyrie Irving (11) drives to the basket past Milwaukee
Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe (6) during the second half at TD Garden.
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Pacers 115, Knicks 97
Thaddeus Young scored 20 points and Bojan Bogdanovic added 19,
propelling Indiana to a romp over short-handed New York.
Seven players scored in double figures for Indiana. Victor Oladipo
added 16 points for the Pacers, Domantas Sabonis contributed 12
points and 12 rebounds, and Darren Collison had 10 points and 10
assists.
The Knicks played without their two top scorers, Kristaps Porzingis
and Tim Hardaway Jr., for the second consecutive game. Porzingis is
out with sprained right ankle and an illness. Hardaway is sidelined
with lower left leg injury.
Nets 110, Hawks 90
Caris LeVert scored a season-high 17 points, and Brooklyn broke the
game open with a 17-0 run to open the second half as the Nets beat
Atlanta.
LeVert, a second-year guard from Michigan, entered the game
averaging 10.3 points. He almost equaled that with nine first-half
points. He shot 7-for-13 from the field and matched his career best
with seven assists. LeVert's previous best scoring night was a
16-point effort against the Hawks on Oct. 22.
The Nets avenged a 114-102 loss to the Hawks in Brooklyn on
Saturday, and they have won two of three meetings against Atlanta
this season. Brooklyn has won three of its past five games overall.
Atlanta has lost three of its past five.
Hornets 104, Magic 94
Kemba Walker scored 29 points and handed out seven assists, and
Charlotte snapped a four-game losing streak with a victory over
Orlando.
Walker, back after missing the previous two games with a shoulder
injury, helped the Hornets pull away in the fourth quarter.
Charlotte led by just one entering the fourth, then was on top by as
many as 12 points down the stretch.
The Hornets have won the past nine matchups between the teams over
the past three seasons.
Celtics 111, Bucks 100
Kyrie Irving scored 32 points and Boston overcame 40 points by
Giannis Antetokounmpo and defeated Milwaukee.
Al Horford, playing another strong all-around game, fought off
second-half foul trouble and finished with 20 points, nine rebounds
and eight assists for Boston.
Jayson Tatum scored 14 of his 17 in the first quarter and Aron
Baynes had 10 points in the win. Jaylen Brown got in early foul
trouble but finished with eight points and seven rebounds in 22:58.
Suns 115, 76ers 101
Devin Booker scored a season-high 46 points, 13 in a clinching 16-3
run late in the game, as Phoenix beat Philadelphia to snap a
two-game losing streak.
Booker shot 17 of 32 from the floor, including 5 of 8 from 3-point
range, as Phoenix won for just the second time in seven games.
TJ Warren added 25 points for the Suns.
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