Spurs snap Rockets’ 10-game streak
Lakers blow 19-point lead in loss to Charlotte
HOUSTON — Patty Mills hit a 3-pointer with 12.9 seconds left to lift the San Antonio Spurs over the Houston Rockets 102-100 on Tuesday night.
Eric Gordon missed a 3-point attempt after that before Manu Ginobili missed two free throws to give Houston one last chance, but James Harden’s 3-point attempt bounced off the rim at the buzzer.
The victory is San Antonio’s fifth straight and improves the Spurs to 15-1 on the road. It also snaps Houston’s NBA-long 10-game winning streak.
Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs with 21 points.
HORNETS 117, LAKERS 113: In Charlotte, N.C., Kemba Walker had 28 points and 10 assists, and Marco Belinelli scored 11 fourth-quarter points as Charlotte rallied from 19 down to beat Los Angeles.
Walker had 15 points in the third quarter and a key rebound with 27.9 seconds left in the fourth to set up a tie-breaking jumper by Nicolas Batum with 13 seconds remaining.
Batum had 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting and added 10 assists. Belinelli finished with 13 points.
CAVALIERS 114, BUCKS 108: In Milwaukee, LeBron James made a goahead 3-pointer with 24 seconds left in overtime and Cleveland held on for a victory over Milwaukee to avenge a late November loss.
Milwaukee took a 108-107 lead on a tip-in by Giannis Antetokounmpo with 1:12 left. Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving missed a 3-pointer from the left corner on the next possession, but Jabari
Parker’s lay-in attempt at the other end curled out.
James, who totaled 34 points, was fouled on the rebound by Antetokounmpo, his sixth. James then hit the deep 3-pointer to put Cleveland up 110-108.
WARRIORS 104, JAZZ 74: In Oakland, Calif., Stephen Curry scored 25 points with four 3-pointers and Kevin Durant had 22 points as Golden State whipped Utah.
Klay Thompson added 17 points and Draymond Green had 15 points, 11 rebounds and five steals as the Warriors handed the Jazz their worst defeat of the season.
CLIPPERS 119, NUGGETS 102: In Los Angeles, J.J. Redick scored 27 points, including 7-for-9 shooting on 3-pointers, and Chris Paul had 16 points, 15 assists and eight rebounds as Los Angeles beat Denver.
DeAndre Jordan had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Luc Mbah a Moute added 14 points for the Clippers, who won for the fifth time in six games. LA was playing for the first time since losing leading scorer Blake Griffin up to six weeks after knee surgery. CELTICS 112, GRIZZLIES 109 (OT): In Memphis, Tenn., Isaiah Thomas scored a career-high 44 points, including 36 after halftime, to lead Boston past Memphis in overtime.
After the Grizzlies took a 106-105 lead on a rebound basket by Tony Allen with 1:10 left in the extra period, the Celtics scored the next five points.
MAGIC 136, HEAT 130 (2 OT): In Miami, Nik Vucevic had 26 points and 12 rebounds, and Evan Fournier scored 26 and hit the 3-pointer that put Orlando up for good as the Magic topped Miami in double overtime.
Tyler Johnson had a career-high 32 points, the most any Heat reserve has ever scored in a game. KNICKS 118, PACERS 111: In New York, Carmelo Anthony matched a season high with 35 points and New York used a big second-half turnaround to beat Indiana.
The Knicks fell behind by 15 in the third quarter, then suddenly seized control to snap a three-game losing streak. KINGS 126, TRAIL BLAZERS 121: In Sacramento, Calif., DeMarcus Cousins’ three-point play with 35 seconds to play broke a 119-119 tie and lifted Sacramento past Portland. RAPTORS 116, NETS 104: In Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 23 points and Norman Powell scored a season-high 21 as Toronto defeated Brooklyn. PELICANS 108, 76ERS 93: In Philadelphia, Anthony Davis had 31 points and 16 rebounds to lead New Orleans over Philadelphia.