OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored a season-high 45 points to take over second place in the NBA scoring race, Russell Westbrook added 28 points and eight assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Golden State Warriors 112-104 on Sunday night.
Golden State rallied back from 14 down in the fourth quarter to get within three in the final 2 minutes before Durant and Westbrook finally closed the door with five free throws down the stretch.
Durant made 16-of-21 shots and ended up two points shy of the highest-scoring output of his career — and the Thunder ended up needing every basket.
Corey Maggette scored 26 points for Golden State and Monta Ellis added 25.
Lakers 90, Celtics 89
BOSTON — Kobe Bryant sank a go-ahead fallaway jumper with 7.3 seconds left to send the struggling Celtics to their sixth loss in eight games. Rajon Rondo had 21 points and 12 assists for the Celtics.
Cavaliers 114, Clippers 89
CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored half of Cleveland’s 46 points in the first quarter and the streaking Cavaliers tied an NBA record with 11 3-pointers in the opening period of their victory over Los Angeles.
The 46 points tied a franchise mark for most in a quarter, and Cleveland’s 16 3-pointers fell one shy of the team record for a game. Cleveland has won eight straight.
James, who finished with 32 points and 11 assists, fueled the early outburst by making his first seven shots — including four 3s. Cleveland made 3-pointers on seven consecutive possessions during the spurt.
Nuggets 103, Spurs 89
SAN ANTONIO — Kenyon Martin scored 27 points and Denver won again without Carmelo Anthony.
Magic 91, Pistons 86
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — J.J. Redick scored 17 points and Dwight Howard overcame free-throw problems to put up 16 points and 14 rebounds as Orlando beat struggling Detroit.
Suns 115, Rockets 111 (OT)
HOUSTON — Amare Stoudemire scored a season-high 36 points, Steve Nash handed out 16 assists and Phoenix beat Houston in overtime.
Raptors 117, Pacers 102
TORONTO — Chris Bosh had 26 points and 15 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani scored 17 points and Toronto won its fifth straight game.
76ers 83, Nets 79
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Andre Iguodala scored 14 points, including seven in a key portion of the third quarter, leading Philadelphia over New Jersey.
T-wolves 112, Knicks 91
MINNEAPOLIS — Kevin Love had a career-high 25 points to go with 11 rebounds and Minnesota exacted a little payback on New York.
Ryan Hollins had 16 points and three blocks in his second straight strong game since being inserted into the starting lineup for the Timberwolves, who lost by 27 points at Madison Square Garden last week.
Wilson Chandler scored 27 points for the Knicks (18-29), who fell 11 games below .500 for the first time since Dec. 2 when they were 4-15.
One night after playing all 48 minutes in a loss at Washington, Jared Jeffries had 14 points and six rebounds for the Knicks, who have lost three in a row.
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