Spurs get down 23, rally to top OKC
Cavaliers hand Clippers their seventh straight loss
LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 23-point deficit to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-101 on Friday night.
Danny Green added 17 points, and Pau Gasol had 14 points to help host San Antonio end Oklahoma City’s three-game winning streak.
Aldridge put back of Green’s missed 3-pointer gave the Spurs a 102-99 lead with 24.2 seconds remaining.
The Thunder 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.
Gasol made two free throws, and Russell Westbrook stumbled to the court and threw up an airball on a 3-point attempt.
Anthony had 20 points to lead the Thunder. Westbrook was held to 15 points.
San Antonio’s Davis Bertans hit three consecutive 3-pointers in the third quarter, tying it at 78 with 38 seconds remaining. CAVALIERS 118, CLIPPERS 113 >> LeBron James scored 39 points as Cleveland needed overtime to win its fourth straight. Los Angeles is headed the other way, having lost seven in a row and nine of 10 since a 4-0 start. TIMBERWOLVES 111, MAVERICKS 87 >> Jimmy Butler led a balanced set of Minnesota starters with 21 points, and Timberwolves ended a fivegame losing streak in Dallas. Minnesota rallied from 14 points down early in the third quarter. Harrison Barnes led the Mavericks with 18 points. Dallas is an NBA-worst 2-14. NUGGETS 146, PELICANS 114 >> Jamal Murray scored 31 points, and Denver had the NBA’s highest-scoring game of the season. Anthony Davis had 17 points and five rebounds for New Orleans before he left the game with a concussion in the opening minute of the third quarter. RAPTORS 107, KNICKS 84 >> Kyle Lowry matched his season high with 22 points and added 10 assists, DeMar DeRozan also scored 22 points, and short-handed
Toronto beat New York for the eighth straight time. Toronto played without injured starters in forward Serge Ibaka (swollen left knee) and guard Norman Powell (right hip). Reserve guard Delon Wright (dislocated right shoulder) also was unavailable. PACERS 107, PISTONS 100 >> Reserve guard Lance Stephenson scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, including a key 3-pointer, and Indiana rallied from 22 down to beat Detroit. NETS 118, JAZZ 107 >> Spencer Dinwiddie scored a careerhigh 25 points hours after D’Angelo Russell had knee surgery, and 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 >> Justin Holiday had 27 points, and Chicago overcame a 47-point outburst by Kemba Walker to snap its five-game losing streak. Charlotte has dropped six straight. SUNS 122, LAKERS 113 >> Devin Booker hit six 3-pointers while scoring 33 points, and Phoenix beat Los Angeles for the first time in three tries this season. Kyle Kuzma scored 28 of his 30 points in the second half for the Lakers, who have lost five of six. KINGS 86, TRAIL BLAZERS 82 >> Willie Cauley-Stein scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter to lead Sacramento to its third straight home win. GRIZZLIES’ CONLEY OUT AT LEAST TWO WEEKS >> Grizzlies guard Mike Conley is out indefinitely with a sore left heel and Achilles tendon, leaving Mario Chalmers to start in his place. The Grizzlies have no timetable for Conley’s return, but Memphis coach David Fizdale said doctors think there’s a good chance the soreness can be healed in two weeks. CAVS’ ROSE STILL NURSING ANKLE INJURY >> Derrick Rose could miss three more weeks with a left ankle injury that has bothered him for a month. Rose injured the ankle Oct. 20 at Milwaukee and has missed Cleveland’s past five games. The team said that Rose’s ankle will be immobilized for a week, and he will undergo extended treatment.