Spurs silence Thunder
LeBron's 39 leads Cavs to OT win over Clippers
SAN ANTONIO —The Thunder don't believe they blew another big lead, the Spurs simply took it away.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and San Antonio overcame a 23-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City 104-101 on Friday night.
"The team showed a lot of heart, lot of character by not giving up," Spurs center Pau Gasol said. "By not just saying we're down by 20 and it's one of those nights."
Danny Green added 17 points and Gasol had 14 points to help San Antonio end Oklahoma City's three-game winning streak.
The Thunder were outscored 89-69 in the final three quarters after holding the Spurs to a season-low 15 points in the opening period.
The Thunder have blown several double-digit leads this season, including an 18-point advantage against Boston in a 101-94 home loss Nov. 3.
Anthony had 20 points to lead the Thunder. Westbrook was held to 15 points after scoring 10 in the opening period. He was 5 for 22 from the field.
CAVALIERS 118, CLIPPERS 113
LeBron James scored 39 points, Kevin Love added 25 and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight in overtime over the skidding Los Angeles Clippers .
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 are headed the other way. Los Angeles has lost seven in a row and nine of 10 since a 4-0 start.
HEAT 91, WIZARDS 88
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.
Hassan Whiteside had 22 points and 16 rebounds for the Heat. They limited the Wizards to 29 first-half points — Washington's lowest output for a half in more than 2 1/2 years. Wall wound up with only eight points on 3-for-12 shooting. The All-Star point guard's first points of the night came with about 5 1/2 minutes left, on a 3-pointer that got Washington to 75-71.
TIMBERWOLVES 111, MAVERICKS 87
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 — April 8, 2014. The losing streak against the Spurs was 12 games.