T'Wolves beat Thunder in best of West clash
Anthony Edwards scored 27 points and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-101 on Monday in a matchup of teams that entered the night tied for the lead in the Western Conference standings.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Rudy Gobert added 12 points and 17 rebounds for Minnesota, which had lost three of five.
Timberwolves point guard Mike Conley was out with a sore left hamstring.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and Jalen Williams added 20 for the Thunder, who lost their second straight after a fivegame win streak. The teams split their four meetings this season.
There were 11 lead changes in the fourth quarter.
CAVALIERS 118, CLIPPERS 108 >> Donovan Mitchell had 28 points and 12 assists and Jarrett Allen extended his double-double streak to 15 straight games, leading host Cleveland past Los Angeles. Isaac Okoro added 17 points — all in the first half — as the Cavs held off a late Clippers' comeback and ended L.A.'s winning streak at five.
Cleveland is 10-1 since Jan. 3.
Kawhi Leonard scored 30 and Norman Powell 18 for the Clippers.
Allen finished with 20 points and 17 rebounds, extending his franchise record for consecutive games with double digits in points and boards.
Evan Mobley played for the first time since undergoing left knee surgery on Dec. 18 and had 10 points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes. ROCKETS 135, LAKERS 119 >> Jalen Green scored 34 points and Alperen Sengun added 31 to help host Houston beat Los Angeles. Houston led by as many as 30 points in the second half before the Lakers used a 20-5 run to get within 10 with four minutes left. LeBron James, Anthony Davis and D'Angelo Russell scored 23 points apiece for the Lakers.
NETS 147, JAZZ 114 >> Ben Simmons had 10 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds in his return from a 38-game absence, Mikal Bridges added 33 points and host Brooklyn routed Utah. Simmons hadn't played since Nov. 6 because of a pinched nerve in his lower back. The No. 1 pick in the 2016 draft played 18 minutes off the bench. SUNS 118, HEAT 105 >> Eric Gordon scored 23 points off the bench, Devin Booker scored 22 and visiting Phoenix handed Miami its seventh consecutive loss.
Jimmy Butler scored a game-high 26 points for the Heat.
LAKERS' RUSSELL FINED 15K >> Los Angeles Lakers guard D'Angelo Russell has been fined $15,000 for kicking the ball into the stands following a victory against Golden State, NBA executive vice president Joe Dumars said Monday.
Russell booted a desperate heave by Steph Curry that came up well short after LeBron James' two free throws with 1.2 seconds left capped a frantic finish to the second overtime in a 145-144 Lakers victory at Chase Center on Saturday.