Thunder zaps Clippers
OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 29 points to lead the Thunder to a 131-108 win Sunday over the Los Angeles Clippers, who were without All-Star Blake Griffin.
The Clippers announced before the game that Griffin will be out indefinitely because of a staph infection in his right elbow. Without him, the Clippers fell to their most lopsided loss of the season.
Russell Westbrook had 19 points, 11 rebounds and five assists, and rookie Mitch McGary had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who shot 52 percent and moved back above the .500 mark.
Jamal Crawford scored 21 points and Chris Paul had 18 points and 13 assists for the Clippers.
GRIZZLIES 94, HAWKS 88
Mike Conley had 21 points and six assists, and Marc Gasol finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds as Memphis beat Atlanta.
The game was tied at 86 after Mike Scott's 3pointer with 3: 24 left before Memphis scored the next eight points to put away the game.
Zach Randolph had 11 points and 15 rebounds, while Kosta Koufos finished with 10 points and seven rebounds as Memphis outrebounded the Hawks 5537.
One of those rebounds provided the tiebreaking basket, with Tony Allen tipping in Randolph's miss to make it 88- 86 with 2: 28 remaining.
Jeff Teague led the Hawks with 22 points, shooting 9 of 13, while Kent Bazemore added 14 points. Dennis Schroder and Scott finished with 11 apiece off the Atlanta bench and DeMarre Carroll scored 10.
CAVALIERS 120, LAKERS 105
Kevin Love scored a season- high 32 points and LeBron James flirted with a triple- double as Cleveland quickly got back to winning.
The Cavs had their 12- game winning streak snapped Friday, a run that started when they beat the Lakers on Jan. 15. This time, Love made five 3pointers in the second quarter and two more in the third as Cleveland opened a 26- point lead.
James scored 22 with 10 rebounds and eight assists in three quarters. All- Star guard Kyrie Irving added 28 points and 10 assists.
Rookie Jordan Clarkson scored a career- high 20 for the Lakers, who matched a franchise worst with their 10th straight road loss. Los Angeles hasn't won away from Staples Center since Dec. 30 at Denver. The Lakers also lost 10 in a row on the road in 1957- 58 and 1963- 64.
RAPTORS 87, SPURS 82
James Johnson scored a season- high 20 points in his return to the starting lineup and DeMar DeRozan had 18 as Toronto denied Spurs coach Gregg Popovich his 1,000th career victory.
Amir Johnson added 15 points, Kyle Lowry 12 and Jonas Valanciunas had a season- high 16 rebounds as Toronto improved to 8- 2 at home against Western Conference opponents. The Raptors snapped a sevengame losing streak against the Spurs and won for the first time in five home meetings.
Tim Duncan and Marco Belinelli each scored 12 points, Kawhi Leonard had 11 and Tony Parker 10 as the Spurs shot 31 for 93 (. 333), their worst performance of the season. San Antonio's previous low was .344 at Houston on Nov. 6 in a 98- 81 defeat.
TRAIL BLAZERS 109, ROCKETS 98
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points and Damian Lillard added 23 to help Portland fight off a late charge from Houston.
James Harden tied a season high with 45 points for the Rockets, who are playing without star center Dwight Howard, out indefinitely with knee swelling.
The Trail Blazers led by 17 in the second half, but a big third quarter helped Houston to a slim lead early in the fourth quarter. Portland scored seven straight points to break a tie and take a 92- 85 lead midway through the period, with five points from Meyers Leonard in that stretch.
Houston cut the lead to four points twice in the last 2 ½ minutes, but Portland answered both times.
BULLS 98, MAGIC 97
Pau Gasol dunked in the rebound of Derrick Rose's missed layup with 9.4 seconds left as Chicago rallied to beat Orlando.
Jimmy Butler led the Bulls with 27 points, and Gasol finished with 25 points and 15 rebounds. Joakim Noah added 18 points and nine rebounds.
Chicago led by as many as 16 points, before finding itself in a six- point hole with just over 2 minutes to play.
The Magic had two opportunities to win the game in the closing seconds. But Nik Vucevic's hook rolled off the rim, and Tobias Harris overshot a potential game- winning tip- in as time expired.
Victor Oladipo led six Orlando players in double figures with 18 points. Harris added 15, and Vucevic 14.