Cavs overcome Clippers in OT
CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 39 points and Kevin Love added 25 as the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight, 118-113 in overtime over the skidding Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.
Love made a pair of 3-pointers in OT, when the Cavs outscored the Clippers 13-8. Dwyane Wade added 23 points and 11 rebounds for Cleveland.
The Cavs’ win wasn’t eye-pleasing, but it was another step in the right direction for the Eastern Conference champions, who went 3-1 on a justcompleted trip. The Clippers have lost seven in a row and nine of 10 since a 4-0 start.
Blake Griffin scored 23 points, and DeAndre Jordan had 20 points and 22 rebounds for Los Angeles.
SUNS 122, LAKERS 113: In Los Angeles, Devin Booker hit six 3-pointers while scoring 33 points as Phoenix beat Los Angeles for the first time in three tries this season.
Alex Len had 17 points and 18 rebounds for the Suns, who won for just the second time in eight games. Tyler Ulis added 16 points as Phoenix bounced back impressively after giving up 142 points in a home loss to Houston one night earlier.
SPURS 104, THUNDER 101: In San Antonio, Texas, LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and San Antonio overcame a 23-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City.
Danny Green added 17 points for San Antonio. HEAT 91, WIZARDS 88: In Washington, Miami nearly wasted a terrific defensive effort against John Wall and high-scoring Washington, allowing a 25-point lead to dwindle down to one
before holding on.
Hassan Whiteside had 22 points and 16 rebounds for the Heat. They limited the Wizards to 29 first-half points. TIMBERWOLVES 111, MAVERICKS
87: In Dallas, Jimmy Butler led a balanced set of Minnesota starters with 21 points and the Timberwolves ended a five-game losing streak in Dallas.
Andrew Wiggins added 19 points for the Timberwolves. They won in Dallas for the first time since March 19, 2014, two nights after getting their first win over San Antonio since just about the same time.
NETS 118, JAZZ 107: In New York, Spencer Dinwiddie scored a careerhigh 25 points hours after D’Angelo Russell had knee surgery as Brooklyn beat Utah.
The starting point guard role now belongs to Dinwiddie after Russell was hurt during Brooklyn’s recent road trip. He had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee with no timetable for a return.
BULLS 123, HORNETS 120: In Chicago, Justin Holiday had 27 points as Chicago beat skidding Charlotte, overcoming a 47-point outburst by Kemba Walker to snap its five-game losing streak.
Walker missed a driving layup with Charlotte trailing by one in the closing seconds. Lauri Markkanen then hit two free throws to make it 123-120 with 2.6 seconds left, securing the Bulls’ win. RAPTORS 107, KNICKS 84: In Toronto, Kyle Lowry matched his season high with 22 points and added 10 assists, and DeMar DeRozan also scored 22 as Toronto beat New York. PACERS 107, PISTONS 100: In Indianapolis, reserve guard Lance Stephenson scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, including a key 3-pointer in the final few minutes, as Indiana rallied from 22 down to defeat Detroit. KINGS 86, TRAIL BLAZERS 82: In
Sacramento, Ca., Willie Cauley-Stein scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter as Sacramento bounced back from an embarrassing 46-point loss to Atlanta earlier in the week to beat Portland. NUGGETS 146, PELICANS 114: In Denver, Jamal Murray scored 31 points to lead Denver.