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The Nets, playing hours after parting ways with coach Steve
Nash, lost for the sixth time in eight games this season. The
Bulls snapped a two-game skid.
DeMar DeRozan added 20 points for the Bulls, who shot 52.4
percent in the fourth quarter and 43.8 percent overall. Ayo
Dosunmu contributed 17 points, and Nikola Vucevic grabbed 15
rebounds.
Brooklyn's Kevin Durant led all scorers with 32 points to go
along with nine rebounds and six assists. Royce O'Neale added 20
points. Kyrie Irving was held to four points on 2-of-12 shooting
and did not score until early in the fourth.
Heat 116, Warriors 109
Jimmy Butler put up 23 points, eight assists and six rebounds,
leading host Miami to a win over Golden State.
Stephen Curry produced his 10th career triple-double with 23
points, 13 assists and 13 rebounds for the Warriors, who took
their third straight loss. Miami was also led by reserve guard
Max Strus, who scored a game-high 24 points as the Heat snapped
a two-game losing streak.
The Warriors fell to 0-4 on the road in part because they
couldn't stop Butler in a couple of crucial situations. Butler
made the go-ahead three-point play with 1:48 left for a 112-109
lead. Butler also made a mid-range jumper with 9.5 seconds left,
giving Miami a 114-109 edge.
Thunder 116, Magic 108
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points to lift Oklahoma City
to a win over visiting Orlando.
The Thunder closed with a 23-4 run, with Gilgeous-Alexander
putting up 12 points in the stretch to lift Oklahoma City from
11 down. The Magic missed their last 11 shots. Aleksej
Pokusevski had 16 points and nine rebounds for Oklahoma City.
Wendell Carter Jr. tied a career high with 30 points to lead the
Magic, and he added 12 rebounds. Orlando's Franz Wagner posted
20 points and seven assists, Bol Bol totaled 13 points and 12
rebounds, and Paolo Banchero finished with 15 points and eight
rebounds.
Suns 116, Timberwolves 107
Cameron Johnson shot 7 of 11 from 3-point range and scored 29
points to pace Phoenix to a victory over visiting Minnesota.
Mikal Bridges scored 19 points and Devin Booker had 18 points,
seven rebounds and five assists as the Suns won their fifth
consecutive game. Chris Paul contributed 15 points, 12 assists
and eight rebounds for Phoenix.
Karl-Anthony Towns recorded 24 points, 10 rebounds and seven
assists for the Timberwolves, who lost to the Suns for the
eighth time in the past nine meetings. Anthony Edwards also
scored 24 points.
--Field Level Media
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