San Antonio Spurs clip Los Angeles
(The Sports Xchange) —Center Tiago Splitter scored a season high 22-points as the San Antonio Spurs rolled to a 116-92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
Splitter shot eight of 12 for the game in 24 minutes, but left early in the fourth quarter with a sprained right shoulder and did not return.
San Antonio had four other players in double figures, including guards Tony Parker (17) and Manu Ginobili (15). Forward Kawhi Leonard added 10 and center Tim Duncan had 19 with 11 rebounds.
The Clippers played their first game without guard Chris Paul, who suffered a separated right shoulder in a 119-112 win over Dallas on Friday.
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Heat 110, Magic 94
Veterans Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade both scored 20 points in leading the Miami Heat to a 110-94 victory over the Orlando Magic.
Bosh made all nine of his shots and collected six rebounds. Wade made eight of his 15 shots and added six rebounds and four assists.
Veteran forward Rashard Lewis, in a rare start, scored a season-high 18 points in 27 minutes, helping the Heat work through a below average game by LeBron James who had 15 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, making just five of 13 shots.
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Pacers 99, Pelicans 82
Forward Paul George scored 24 points to rally the Pacers to a 99-82 come-from-behind win over the New Orleans Pelicans. Guard Lance Stephenson added 19 points, 14 that helped spark the Pacers’ second-half surge.
The Pacers managed to overcome a dismal 35 percent shooting from the field during the opening quarter with the help of its bench during the second quarter to slowly start chipping away at the Pelicans’ 27-15 first quarter lead.
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Bulls 91, Hawks 84
Forward Mike Dunleavy scored 20 points off the bench to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 91-84 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Forward Luol Deng added 17 points and the Bulls had three players produce double-doubles.
Deng grabbed 11 rebounds, while forward Taj Gibson and center Joakim Noah both finished with 10 points and 12 boards. Guard Jeff Teague and forward Paul Millsap led Atlanta with 16 points each.
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Thunder 115, Timberwolves 111
Oklahoma City small forward Kevin Durant scored 23 of his season-high 48 points in the fourth quarter as the Thunder rallied for a come-from-behind 115-111 victory at Minnesota. Durant’s 18-footer with four seconds to play gave the Thunder a 113-111 lead.
Minnesota had a chance to win the game when power forward Kevin Love was fouled on a three-point attempt with 2.2 seconds to play.
Love missed the first two free throws and turned the ball over when his missed shot did not hit the rim.
Center Nikola Pekovic led the Timberwolves with 31 points and 11 rebounds. Love scored 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to record his 29th double-double in 32 games.
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Nets 89, Cavaliers 82
The Brooklyn Nets suffered another third-quarter letdown but survived to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 89-82.
Guard Deron Williams had 21 points and six assists, guard Paul Pierce had 17 points and five assists and forward Andray Blatche came off the bench to score 12 points for the Nets.
Guard Dion Waiters scored a game-high 26 points, guard C.J. Miles had 19 points and eight rebounds for the Cavaliers.
