OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook’s 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left in overtime sent the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook’s 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left in overtime sent the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 113-112 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.
The Thunder had plenty of chances to tie or take the lead in the final seconds but kept coming up empty — though getting more chances — before Westbrook drained the corner 3-pointer just before the buzzer.
Westbrook scored a season-high 34 points on 10-of-25 shooting, Kevin Durant added 25 and the Thunder won their sixth consecutive game overall and ninth straight at home to start the season.
Stephen Curry scored 32 for Golden State and Harrison Barnes had a career-high 26 points.
HAWKS 88, MAVERICKS 87
ATLANTA — Al Horford made the go-ahead shot with 4.2 seconds left and Atlanta rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half to beat Dallas.
Jeff Teague scored 25 points for the Hawks, while Horford finished with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
The Mavericks were up 70-55 when point guard Jose Calderon went out late in the third quarter with a sprained right ankle. He was taken for X-rays and did not return.
HEAT 90, RAPTORS 83
TORONTO — LeBron James scored 27 points, Dwyane Wade had 22 and Miami beat Toronto to win its ninth straight game.
Ray Allen and Michael Beasley each scored seven points and Chris Bosh fouled out with four points as the Heat won their 13th straight over the Raptors and their seventh straight in Toronto. Miami has not lost to the Raptors since Jan. 27, 2010.
ROCKETS 114, NETS 95
HOUSTON — Chandler Parsons scored 21 points, making six 3-pointers, and Houston easily picked up its fourth straight win by beating Brooklyn.
The Rockets led by 26 points at halftime and Brooklyn coach Jason Kidd benched all his starters except Brook Lopez for the entire second half.
LAKERS 106, PISTONS 102
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Wesley Johnson scored 27 points, and Jordan Farmar led a fourth-quarter rally by Los Angeles, which overcame a 10-point deficit to beat Detroit.
Dominated around the basket for most of the night, the Lakers held on when Detroit’s Josh Smith drove into traffic and was called for an offensive foul with 2.7 seconds left and the Pistons down two. Nick Young made two free throws at the other end to put the game away.
PACERS 93, WIZARDS 73
INDIANAPOLIS — Paul George scored 23 points and Roy Hibbert added 13 and eight rebounds to lead Indiana past injury-hampered Washington.
The Pacers won their sixth straight and extended their best start in franchise history to 15-1.
PELICANS 121, 76ERS 105
PHILADELPHIA — Jrue Holiday had 20 points and 13 assists in his first game as a visiting player against his former team, leading New Orleans over Philadelphia.
Eric Gordon scored 26 points and Holiday added seven rebounds as the Pelicans (7-8) snapped a four-game road skid.
SPURS 109, MAGIC 91
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tim Duncan scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half, Marco Belinelli also had 19 points, and San Antonio beat Orlando.
San Antonio scored 17 straight points in the second quarter, turning a one-point edge into a 58-40 lead, and was able to rest Duncan for much of the second half while Orlando couldn’t slice the deficit into single digits.
CELTICS 103,
CAVALIERS 86
BOSTON — Jeff Green scored 31 points, the most by Boston player this season, and the Celtics beat Cleveland for their third victory in four games.
Jordan Crawford had 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Boston, which at 7-11 has the most wins in the Atlantic Division. Avery Bradley scored eight of his 21 points in the first quarter, when the Celtics jumped to an 18-2 lead. They maintained a double-digit edge for the rest of the game.
NUGGETS 97, KNICKS 95
DENVER — Carmelo Anthony missed a contested, 14-foot jumper at the buzzer, and Denver hung on to beat New York and its former star player.
Ty Lawson scored 22 points for the Nuggets, who sent the Knicks to an eighth consecutive loss.
Randy Foye added 17 points and provided the defense on Anthony’s last shot.
CLIPPERS 104,
KINGS 98, OT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jamal Crawford had a season-high 31 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds off the bench to help Los Angeles beat Sacramento.
Crawford made two free throws with 21 seconds left in the extra period to cap a 10-0 run. Blake Griffin added 21 points and 12 assists, while DeAndre Jordan blocked a career-high nine shots for the Clippers, who played without point guard Chris Paul for the first time this season.
The win moved Clippers coach Doc Rivers within one victory of 600 for his career.
SUNS 112, JAZZ 101
SALT LAKE CITY — Markieff Morris scored 23 points on 8-of-13 shooting off the bench, and Goran Dragic added 19 points and nine assists to lead hot-shooting Phoenix over Utah.
Eric Bledsoe also scored 19 points off the bench and Miles Plumlee chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who beat the Jazz for the second time this month. Phoenix had no trouble getting into an offensive rhythm early, shooting 41-of-75 (54.7 percent) from the field.
BOBCATS 92, BUCKS 76
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Al Jefferson posted season highs with 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Charlotte handed Milwaukee its 11th straight loss.
Jefferson scored 13 points in the fourth quarter for the Bobcats, who had lost six of their past seven at home.