Warriors survive Heat’s blistering shooting
Embiid, Sixers blow out Lakers by 23 points • Doncic powers Mavs to tight victory over Blazers
DeMarcus Cousins made two tie-breaking free throws after retrieving a Kevin Durant missed three-pointer with 5.4 seconds remaining Sunday night, allowing the Golden State Warriors to survive a three-point-shooting assault by the visiting Miami Heat for a 120-118 home victory in Oakland.
The game marked the final Oakland appearance by Heat standout Dwyane Wade, who contributed 10 points, six rebounds and nine assists to a remarkable Heat effort.
Miami trailed 107-99 with 5:34 to go before rallying into a 116-115 lead on a Wade steal and hoop with 54.8 seconds remaining.
Josh Richardson made it a three-point lead with a steal and hoop of his own with 51.5 seconds left before Durant capped a 39-point night with a game-tying three-pointer.
After Justise Winslow missed a three for Miami, Durant misfired from 26 feet at the Golden State end. But Cousins was able to corral the rebound, after which he was fouled and made the game-winning free throws.
Dion Waiters took a shot at a win with a buzzer-beating three-point attempt for Miami, but it was off the mark, allowing Golden State to win for the 15th time in its last 16 games.
Klay Thompson backed Durant with 29 points and Stephen Curry had 25 for Golden State, which won its fourth straight.
Draymond Green had a game-high 14 assists for the Warriors.
Richardson recorded season-highs in points with 37 and three-pointers with eight for the Heat, which was coming off a narrow loss at Sacramento on Friday.
Waiters also had a season-best 24 points for the Heat, the only team in the league with a winning record on the road and a losing record at home.
Hassan Whiteside had a 13-point, 12-rebound double-double for Miami, while Winslow finished with 22 points.
Miami made 18 three-pointers, outscoring the Warriors 54-39 from beyond the three-point arc.
76ers 143, Lakers 120
Joel Embiid scored 37 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead host Philadelphia to a high-scoring win over Los Angeles.
It was the 23rd game for Embiid this season with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds, the most such games by any Philadelphia player since Charles Barkley had 27 in 1987-88. Tobias Harris added 22 points and J.J. Redick had 21 for the Sixers, who won their second game in a row.
Kyle Kuzma led the Lakers with 39 points while JaVale McGee added 21 points and 13 rebounds. LeBron James contributed 18 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Mavericks 102, Trail Blazers 101
Rookie sensation Luka Doncic scored 28 points, with five coming in the decisive final 2:27, to lead Dallas past visiting Portland.
Doncic scored 13 points in the fourth quarter, a stanza in which Dallas trailed 96-81 with 10:43 to play. Portland built that lead on Damian Lillard’s incredible 21-point third quarter, all of which came in the final 5:19 of the period after Dallas came back from a 10-point halftime deficit to tie the game at 67.
Newcomer Tim Hardaway Jr., acquired in the deal with the New York Knicks along with Kristaps Porzingis, scored 24 points on 9-for-18 shooting. Dwight Powell had 13 points off the bench and Dorian Finney-Smith added 11 points and six rebounds.
Kings 117, Suns 104
Rookie Marvin Bagley III scored a careerhigh 32 points as host Sacramento coasted past Phoenix.
Bagley shot 10-of-15 from the field and
11 of 13 from the free-throw line to eclipse his previous high of 24 points, which he recorded Monday in Sacramento’s win over San Antonio.
Devin Booker collected 27 points and eight rebounds in his return from a twogame absence due to a hamstring injury for the Suns, who have lost 14 in a row.
Magic 124, Hawks 108
Center Nikola Vucevic scored 19 points to lead seven Orlando players in double figures in a win over host Atlanta.
Vucevic was 8-of-13 from the field and added 12 rebounds. The Magic also got 18 points from Terrence Ross, 17 each from Jonathan Isaac and Evan Fournier, and 14 points from D.J. Augustin, who played a flawless floor game, handing out 10 assists and not committing a turnover.
Alex Len scored 16 points off the bench to lead Atlanta, which has lost three straight overall and five consecutive home games.