{"id":18250,"date":"2015-12-04T09:06:22","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T17:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spijue.wpengine.com\/news\/heat-defeat-thunder-in-back-and-forth-brawl\/"},"modified":"2015-12-04T09:06:22","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T17:06:22","slug":"heat-defeat-thunder-in-back-and-forth-brawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/sports\/heat-defeat-thunder-in-back-and-forth-brawl\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat defeat Thunder in back-and-forth brawl"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI \u2014<\/strong> Dwyane Wade scored 28 points, including two free throws with 1.5 seconds left and the Miami Heat topped the Oklahoma City Thunder 97-95 on Thursday night in a wild, back-and-forth game that featured 38 lead changes and 11 ties.<\/p>\n

Chris Bosh scored 16 points, Goran Dragic added 14 and Josh McRoberts scored 12 for Miami, which survived when Russell Westbrook\u2019s 3-point try from the right wing bounced off the backboard as time expired.<\/p>\n

Westbrook and Kevin Durant each scored 25 for Oklahoma City, which misfired on a pair of 3s in the final 10 seconds. Durant missed a 3-pointer and Bosh grabbed the rebound, calling time with 7.7 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n

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NUGGETS 106, RAPTORS 105<\/strong><\/p>\n

TORONTO \u2014<\/strong> Will Barton came off the bench to score 22 points and Danilo Gallinari added another 21 as Denver stopped an eight-game losing streak, beating Toronto.<\/p>\n

Denver avoided its first nine-game losing streak since the 2002-03 season, when it dropped 14 in a row.<\/p>\n

Joffrey Lauvergne had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who made all 18 of their foul shots.<\/p>\n

DeMar DeRozan scored a Raptors\u2019 season-high 34 points and Kyle Lowry had 16.<\/p>\n

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CELTICS 114, KINGS 97<\/strong><\/p>\n

MEXICO CITY \u2014<\/strong> Isaiah Thomas tormented his former team, scoring 21 points and leading Boston over Sacramento in the NBA\u2019s third regular-season game played in Mexico.<\/p>\n

Thomas, who played for the Kings from 2011-14, scored 19 points in the first half. He shot 8 for 14 overall and had nine assists as the Celtics won for the fourth time in five games.<\/p>\n

Kelly Olynyk added 21 points for the Celtics while Avery Bradley and Jae Crowder each had 20.<\/p>\n

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MAGIC 103, JAZZ 94<\/strong><\/p>\n

SALT LAKE CITY \u2014<\/strong> Tobias Harris scored 17 points and Orlando beat Utah for its fifth straight win, the Magic\u2019s best streak since January 2012.<\/p>\n

Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 24 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals.<\/p>\n

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SPURS 103, GRIZZLIES 83<\/strong><\/p>\n

MEMPHIS, Tenn. \u2014<\/strong> Kawhi Leonard scored 27 points, shooting 7 for 9 on 3-pointers as San Antonio defeated Memphis.<\/p>\n

Leonard\u2019s career-high 3s were part of the Spurs going 10 of 18 from behind the arc. Tony Parker had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists as San Antonio won for the seventh time in eight games. <\/p>\n

Mike Conley, Marc Gasol and Mario Chalmers scored 15 apiece for the Grizzlies.<\/p>\n

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TRAIL BLAZERS 123,
PACERS 111<\/strong><\/p>\n

PORTLAND, Ore. \u2014 <\/strong>Damian Lillard had 26 points and backcourt partner CJ McCollum added 21 as Portland snapped Indiana\u2019s six-game winning streak.<\/p>\n

Mason Plumlee added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers, who had a season-high 18 3-pointers in their seventh-straight victory at home against the Pacers. C.J. Miles had 27 points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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