Spurs rally from 23 down to beat Thunder

SAN ANTONIO — LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points, and San Antonio overcame a 23-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City 104-101 on Friday night.

Danny Green added 17 points, and Pau Gasol had 14 points to help San Antonio end Oklahoma City’s three-game winning streak.

Aldridge put back of Green’s missed 3-pointer gave San Antonio a 102-99 lead with 24.2 seconds remaining.

Oklahoma City missed two 3-pointers on the ensuing possession, but Carmelo Anthony tracked down a second offensive rebound and made a 25-footer with his foot on the 3-point line to cut the lead to 102-101.

LeBron James scored 39 points, Kevin Love added 25, and host Cleveland won its fourth straight, in overtime over skidding Los Angeles, which dropped its seventh in a row.

Reserve guard Lance Stephenson scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, including a key 3-pointer in the final few minutes, and Indiana rallied from 22 down to defeat visiting Detroit.

Visiting Miami nearly wasted a terrific defensive effort against John Wall and high-scoring Washington, allowing a 25-point lead to dwindle all the way down to one before holding on for the slim victory.

Kyle Lowry matched his season-high with 22 points and added 10 assists, DeMar DeRozan also scored 22, and Toronto beat visiting New York.

Justin Holiday had 27 points, and host Chicago beat Charlotte, overcoming a 47-point outburst by Kemba Walker to snap its five-game losing streak.

Jimmy Butler led Minnesota with 21 points, and the T-Wolves ended a fivegame losing skid in Dallas.

New starting point guard Spencer Dinwiddie scored a career-high 25 points, and Brooklyn beat visiting Utah.

Willie Cauley-Stein scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth, and Sacramento defeated visiting Portland.