Spurs win at Cleveland in overtime
Hawks stay hot; cool off youthful 76ers, 110-93
CLEVELAND — Kawhi Leonard scored a career-high 41 points, LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-115 in overtime on Saturday night despite missing starters Tony Parker and Pau Gasol.
Leonard scored six in OT, including a game-sealing dunk with 4.9 seconds left, as the Spurs regrouped after a late collapse in regulation.
David Lee, making a rare start in place of the injured Gasol, added 14 points as San Antonio improved to 18-4 on the road.
LeBron James and Kyrie Irving scored 29 apiece for the Cavs, who had the last shot in regulation and had plenty of opportunities in the extra five minutes. Cleveland still had a chance to tie it in the final second of overtime, but Kevin Love missed a 3-pointer.
HAWKS 110, 76ERS 93: In Atlanta, the young Philadelphia 76ers are on the rise, but the Hawks’ experience and attention to detail made the difference. Paul Millsap scored 22 points and combined with Dwight Howard to dominate on the boards as the Hawks beat Philadelphia for their ninth win in 11 games.
Howard grabbed 15 rebounds in addition to scoring 13 points, Millsap added 10 rebounds and Atlanta used a 48-38 rebounding edge to beat Philadelphia for the sixth straight time.
The Sixers (15-27) lost for just the third time in 11 games.
TRAIL BLAZERS 137, CELTICS 123 (OT): In Boston, Damian Lillard had a three-point play with 47 seconds left in overtime and finished with 28 points to lift Portland over the Celtics to snap its four-game losing streak. CJ McCollum scored 35 points to lead the Blazers, who lost in the closing seconds in Philadelphia on Friday night. Lillard added seven assists.
Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 41 points, his 14th time this season with 30 or more points.
PISTONS 113, WIZARDS 112: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Marcus Morris scored 25 points and tipped in the winning basket at the buzzer, leading Detroit over Washington.
Reggie Jackson had 19 points and eight assists, while Tobias Harris added 18 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who let a 16-point lead slip away in the fourth quarter before Morris’ big bucket.
ROCKETS 119, GRIZZLIES 95: In Memphis, Tenn., Sam Dekker scored a career-high 30 points, James Harden added 29 points and 10 assists and Houstons leaned on its usual 3-point offense to beat the Grizzlies.
Eric Gordon added 21 points as the Rockets built the lead to as many as 20 in the fourth quarter before easily coasting home. Dekker, making his first career start in place of the ill Ryan Anderson, made 12 of 19 shots, including 6 of 11 from outside the arc. Houston shot 51 percent overall and 38 percent from distance.
HORNETS 112, NETS 105: In Charlotte, N.C., Nic Batum made two clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Hornets defeat Brooklyn for their third straight win.
After letting a 17-point first half advantage slip away, Charlotte grabbed the lead for good with 3:21 left in the game when Batum got a fadeaway 3-pointer to fall after the ball bounced lazily on the rim four times before going in. Batum, who was fouled on the play, added the free throw to complete the fourpoint play.
SUNS 107, KNICKS 105: In New York, Devin Booker scored 26 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 31 seconds left and Phoenix beat the Knicks.
Carmelo Anthony’s attempt at a winning 3-pointer rimmed out as Phoenix snapped a two-game losing streak and handed New York its second loss in a row.
HEAT 109, BUCKS 97: In Miami, Dion Waiters tied a career high with 33 points and the last-place Miami Heat won a season-best third game in a row by beating slumping Milwaukee.
Bucks coach Jason Kidd shook up his lineup, but they lost their fifth game in a row and second in as many nights. Following a defeat Friday at Orlando, the Bucks held a long players-only meeting that became heated at times.
NUGGETS 123, CLIPPERS 98: In Denver, Nikola Jokic scored 19 points and the Nuggets beat short-handed Los Angeles. Danilo Gallinari, Will Barton and Wilson Chandler added 18 points apiece for the Nuggets, who have won four of their last five games.
The Cilppers have lost two in a row after seven straight wins.
JAZZ 109, PACERS 100: In Salt Lake City, George Hill scored a season-high 30 points and Utah led wire-to-wire against Indiana.
The Jazz relied on the Indiana born-andbred duo of Hill and Gordon Hayward to defeat their hometown team. Hayward scored 27 on 8-for-13 shooting from the field.
BULLS 102, KINGS 99: In Chicago, Dwyane Wade had 30 points and two key steals in the final minute, Jimmy Butler added 23 points and the Bulls overcame a 42-point performance by Sacramento’s DeMarcus Cousins.