Heat silence cold-shooting Raptors
MIAMI — Bam Adebayo had 15 points and 14 rebounds, and the Miami Heat put together their best defensive performance of the season in an 84-76 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night.
Tyler Herro and Goran Dragic each scored 13 points for Miami, which is now 2-0 against the Raptors this season and improved to 9-0 after a loss. The Heat and Milwaukee are the only teams to not lose consecutive games this season.
Serge Ibaka had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Toronto, which shot only 31.5 percent and was 6 for 42 from 3-point range.
THUNDER 109, SPURS 103
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 25 points and Oklahoma City overcame 30 points by DeMar DeRozan to snap a nine-game skid in San Antonio.
Chris Paul had 10 of his 16 points in the final quarter to help Oklahoma City win its fourth straight.
MAVERICKS 123, NETS 111
Luka Doncic scored 15 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, helping Dallas pull away from visiting Brooklyn.
Seth Curry finished with 25 points while keeping the Mavericks even with the Nets with Doncic sitting late in the third quarter and Nos. 2 and 3 scorers Kristaps Porzingis and Tim Hardaway Jr. out with injuries.
NUGGETS 124, PACERS 116
Michael Porter Jr. scored a career-high 25 points and Jamal Murray added 22, leading Denver to a victory at Indianapolis.
The Nuggets have won three of four and earned this one despite having Nikola Jokic in serious foul trouble all night. Jokic finished with 22 points, 12 in the fourth quarter.
CLIPPERS 126 PISTONS 112
Reserves Montrezl Harrell scored 23 points and Lou William 22 to help Los Angeles hand Detroit its third straight loss to start a six-game trip..
TIMBERWOLVES 99 WARRIORS 84
Shabazz Napier and Robert Covington each scored 20 points to help Minnesota beat Golden State s at Minneapolis.
KINGS 128, GRIZZLIES 123
De’Aaron Fox scored 10 of his 27 points in the final five minutes and Sacramento overcame a 20point deficit in the first half to beat visiting Memphis, ending an eight-game losing streak.
HORNETS 109 CAVALIERS 106
Devonte’ Graham hit a 3-pointer with 26 seconds left to break a tie and cap Charlotte’s rally in a win at Cleveland that ended a six-game losing streak.
JAZZ 102, BULLS 98
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 19 points and Utah held on to win at Chicago.
ODDS AND ENDS
Rookie forward Zion Williamson returned to practice with the Pelicans for the first time since he had arthroscopic knee surgery shortly before the season. Coach Alvin Gentry said Williamson is not expected to play in road games Friday against the Lakers and Saturday against the Kings. … The Magic are bracing to be without forward Jonathan Isaac for at least two months after tests showed an injury to the posterior lateral corner of his left knee as well as a bone bruise. … Kings center Dewayne Dedmon has been fined $50,000 by the NBA for public comments about wanting a trade.