Gordon buzzer-beater lifts Rockets over Sixers • Nets stun Cavs
Reigning sixth-man-of-theyear winner Eric Gordon nailed a three-pointer from the left corner at the buzzer as the Houston Rockets defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 105-104 on Wednesday night.
Gordon, now a starter, notched 29 points to lead Houston, which scored the last nine points. James Harden added 27 points and 13 assists for the Rockets, and Clint Capela contributed 16 points, a career-high 20 rebounds and four blocked shots.
J.J. Redick poured in 22 points to pace Philadelphia, which did not score in the final 3:05. Joel Embiid added 21 points, and Robert Covington chipped in 20 for the 76ers.
Nets 112, Cavaliers 107
Spencer Dinwiddie scored a career-high 22 points and hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 43 seconds remaining as Brooklyn overcame a triple-double by LeBron James to defeat Cleveland.
Dinwiddie made his 20th career start and first in place of D’Angelo Russell (right knee sprain). He shot 7-for-13, with his biggest basket coming after the Nets blew a 12-point lead.
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Allen Crabbe added 19 points apiece for Brooklyn in the win.
James played point guard for the second straight night and totaled 29 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds. He also committed eight turnovers, two shy of his career worst. Kyle Korver added 22 points for the Cavaliers, who committed 21 turnovers.
Warriors 117, Raptors 112
Stephen Curry scored 30 points and Kevin Durant added 29, including key buckets down the stretch, as Golden State rallied past Toronto.
After the Raptors rallied from 11 points down in the fourth quarter to take a stunning fivepoint lead, Curry scored in traffic with 1:28 left and Durant tied it with a three-pointer 26 seconds later. Durant then fed Curry for another three with 32 seconds to play, and Curry rounded out the victory with two free throws. DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 24 points in defeat.
Thunder 114, Pacers 96
Russell Westbrook posted his 81st career triple-double with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists, and Oklahoma City defeated Indiana as Paul George won his first game against his old team.
Carmelo Anthony recorded 28 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder. George wasn’t featured much – he scored only 10 points on eight shots in 19 minutes and fouled out with 6:13 to play.
Instead, former Oklahoma City guard and current Pacers leading scorer Victor Oladipo got a bit of revenge against his former team in the losing effort. Oladipo led Indiana with a season-high 35 points on 11-for-18 shooting and scored 21 points in the first half.
Spurs 117, Heat 100
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 31 points to lead unbeaten San Antonio past Miami.
The Spurs also received strong bench play from Rudy Gay (season-high 22 points) and Manu Ginobili (14 points).
San Antonio rookie guard Brandon Paul, who went undrafted in 2013, scored seven points – the first of his NBA career – after playing pro ball the past four years primarily in Russia, Turkey and Spain.
Tyler Johnson scored a teamhigh 23 points off the bench, but the Heat had their twogame win streak snapped. James Johnson added 21 points.
Lakers 102, Wizards 99 (OT)
Brandon Ingram had 19 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles rallied from 10 points down in the fourth quarter and defeated Washington in overtime. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope sank a three-pointer with 58 seconds left in overtime to give the Lakers a 100-99 lead, and Julius Randle finished off a two-onone break with a dunk with 4.5 seconds remaining. Los Angeles rookie Lonzo Ball recorded six points, 10 assists and eight rebounds while shooting 2-for11 from the floor, 0-for-5 from three-point range.
Bradley Beal scored 28 points, John Wall had 18 points and nine assists, and Marcin Gortat contributed 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Wizards, who were trying to start 4-0 for the first time since 1978.