SPURS 154, THUNDER
147
SAN ANTONIO -- LaMarcus
Aldridge scored a career-high 56 points and the San Antonio
Spurs overcame Russell
Westbrook's triple-double with 24 points, 24 rebounds and 13 assists
and outlasted the Oklahoma City
Thunder for a 154-147 victory in double-overtime on Thursday
night.
Aldridge had seven points in the second overtime and Derrick White added
four points, a steal and a block of Jerami Grant at
the rim with San Antonio up 148-144 with less than 2 minutes remaining. White
finished with 23 points and Marco
Belinelli made all five of his 3-point attempts while scoring
19 points for the Spurs, who have won seven straight at home.
San Antonio made its first 14 3-pointers to set a franchise
record -- but still needed two overtime periods to topple Oklahoma City.
Aldridge surpassed his previous career high of 45 points,
which he set against Utah on March 23, 2018.
The Thunder lost their seventh straight in San Antonio
despite Westbrook's huge game. Paul George scored
30 points and Grant added 25 points and 12 rebounds, but fouled out with 25
seconds remaining in the second overtime.
NUGGETS 121, CLIPPERS 100
DENVER -- Nikola Jokic had
18 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his 21st career triple-double and the
Nuggets extended their home winning streak to 11 with a victory over the Los
Angeles Clippers.
Jamal Murray scored
23 points, and Mason Plumlee added
a season-high 17 points to go with 12 rebounds for the Western
Conference-leading Nuggets. They're 17-3 at home.
Lou Williams led
the Clippers with 19 points, and Danilo
Gallinari had 18 against his former team.
HEAT 115, CELTICS 99
MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade scored
19 points, Josh
Richardson added 18 and Miami connected on a season-high 18
3-pointers on the way to beating Boston.
Derrick Jones
Jr. scored 14 points, and Justise
Winslow finished with 13 points and a career-best 11 assists.
Miami had 33 assists on 45 field goals.
Kyrie Irving had
22 points. for the Celtics. After scoring a season-high 135 points a night
earlier in a home victory over Indiana, they were held under 100 for only the
fourth time this season.
KINGS 112, PISTONS 102
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Buddy Hield scored
18 points, Willie
Cauley-Stein had 14 points and 14 rebounds, and the Kings beat
the Detroit
Pistons with Blake Griffin out
for rest.
Iman Shumpert had
13 points and De'Aaron Fox had
12 points and six assists for the Kings, who had lost five of six.
Stanley
Johnson had 16 points off the bench, Reggie
Bullock added 15 points and Andre
Drummond had 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons, who
have lost four straight and 9 of 11.
Griffin, Detroit's scoring leader, got the night off after
playing 37 minutes Wednesday night in a 113-100 loss at the Los Angeles
Lakers. He did not have a rebound in that game, the first time that
had happened in his eight-year pro career.
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