NBA-Highlights of Monday's NBA games
Nov 30 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights of Monday's National Basketball Association games.
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Bulls 92, Spurs 89
Pau Gasol led five Chicago players in double-figures scoring with 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Bulls beat the Spurs 92-89 to end San Antonio's five-game winning streak.
The Spurs (14-4) lost for just the second time in 11 games, while the Bulls (10-5) rebounded from a 104-92 road loss on Friday to the Indiana Pacers.
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Celtics 105, Heat 95
Avery Bradley scored 25 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 105-95 victory over the Miami Heat at AmericanAirlines Arena.
The Celtics, winners of three of their past four games, improved to 10-8. Bradley's total was two points off his season high.
Boston also got 17 points from Jared Sullinger, while Amir Johnson had 13 points and 10 rebounds.
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Pistons 116, Rockets 105
Reggie Jackson had 31 points and eight assists, and the Detroit Pistons built a 28-point first-half lead before holding off the Houston Rockets 116-105 at The Palace.
Detroit center Andre Drummond supplied 24 points and 13 rebounds despite shooting 4-for-18 from the free-throw line.
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Bucks 92, Nuggets 74
Jabari Parker scored 16 points as the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 92-74 victory over the Denver Nuggets at the Bradley Center.
Out of the starting lineup for a second consecutive game, Parker came off the bench to score 10 points in the first quarter, hitting all four of his shots from the field and a pair of free throw attempts.
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Hawks 106, Thunder 100
Jeff Teague scored 25 points, six of them during a 10-2 fourth-quarter run, to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 106-100.
Teague was 10 for 17 from the field, including the go-ahead layup with 1:08 remaining. He added five assists as Atlanta ended Oklahoma City's four-game winning streak.
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Kings 112, Mavericks 98
DeMarcus Cousins scored 31 points and grabbed nine rebounds in his return to the lineup, and the Sacramento Kings ended a long string of futility against the Dallas Mavericks with a 112-98 win at Sleep Train Arena.
Sacramento also clamped down on defense, holding Dallas to one of their lowest offensive outputs of the season to end a six-game losing streak to the Mavericks dating to Dec. 9, 2013.
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Warriors 106, Jazz 103
Stephen Curry scored 12 of his game-high 26 points in the fourth quarter as the Golden State Warriors continued the best start in NBA history with a 106-103 win over the Utah Jazz.
The star point guard came up with multiple clutch three-pointers and free throws late in the fourth quarter to fend off the Jazz.
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Clippers 102, Trail Blazers 87
Blake Griffin had 23 points, eight rebounds and six assists, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 102-87 at Staples Center.
Clippers center DeAndre Jordan set a franchise record for foul shots, attempting 34 and making only 12. Jordan finished with 18 points and 24 rebounds as the Clippers (10-8) won their third in a row.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
