(The Sports Xchange) — – -The Golden State Warriors harried Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook out of their rhythm en route to a 117-91 victory — their third consecutive win over the Thunder.
Durant finished 3-for-16 and 14 points, thanks mostly to 7-of-11 foul shooting. He also had 10 rebounds.
Westbrook led the Thunder with 22 points, but it took him 21 shots to get there. He misfired 16 times and, like Durant, did much of his scoring from the free-throw line (11-for-14).
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Hawks 107, Clippers 98
The sizzling Atlanta Hawks captured their eighth win in a row over a Western Conference foe, their best run since the 1997-98 season, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 107-98 on the road.
Paul Millsap scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds and Jeff Teague added 20 points, nine assists and four steals as the Hawks (26-8) won their fifth straight and the 10th in their last 11 games.
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Mavericks 96, Nets 88 (overtime)
Dirk Nowitzki moved into sole possession of seventh place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list by hitting a clinching three-pointer with 34.8 seconds remaining in overtime, as the Dallas Mavericks ran their winning streak to six games with a 96-88 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Nowitzki, who needed 13 points to surpass Hall of Famer Moses Malone, finished with 15 points.
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76ers 95, Cavaliers 92
Tony Wroten scored nine of his 20 points in the last 3:48, including the go-ahead layup with 9.1 seconds left, as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers 95-92 for their first home victory of the season.
The Sixers (5-28) had dropped their first 14 at home, five shy of the NBA record held by the 1993-94 Dallas Mavericks.
Cleveland (19-16), who lost for the fifth time in six games, had just nine available players because of injuries to LeBron James and Kyrie Irving and a pending three-team trade that prevented Dion Waiters, Lou Amundson and Alex Kirk from participating.
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Pacers 105, Jazz 101
Center Roy Hibbert scored 22 points and the Indiana Pacers staved off a furious fourth-quarter rally by Utah to beat the Jazz 105-101. Utah cut an eight-point deficit inside the final minute to one-point before falling short.
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Trail Blazers 98, Lakers 94
Guard Damian Lillard scored 14 of his 39 points in the final six minutes as the Portland Trail Blazers rallied from a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit to down the Los Angeles Lakers 98-94.
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Bulls 114, Rockets 105
Pau Gasol scored 27 points and Chicago outscored the Houston Rockets by 15 in the fourth quarter for a 114-105 victory as the Bulls won for the 10th time in 11 games.
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Wizards 92, Pelicans 85
John Wall scored 15 points and dished out 12 assists, leading five players in double figures, as the Washington Wizards snapped a three-game road losing streak with a 92-85 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans.
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Hornets 104, Celtics 95
Kemba Walker scored 33 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat slumping Boston 104-95 as the Celtics lost for the eighth time in nine games.
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Nuggets 110, Timberwolves 101
Arron Afflalo scored 34 points, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 110-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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Grizzlies 105, Knicks 83
The Memphis Grizzlies slammed the depleted New York Knicks 105-83, sending the Knicks to a 12th straight defeat.
