Monday, November 24, 2014
Warriors hold off Thunder; Heat snap losing streak
Warriors 91, Thunder 86
Marreese Speights scored a season-high 28 points to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 91-86 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The win pushed the Warriors' record to 10-2 on the season while the Thunder fell to 3-12.
Reggie Jackson led the way with 22 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for Oklahoma City, who are still playing without injured All Stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.
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Trail Blazers 94, Celtics 88
LaMarcus Aldridge powered the Trail Blazers with a double-double, scoring a game-high 20 points and scooping up 14 rebounds, as they defeated Boston 94-88.
Portland (10-3) have now won seven in a row and their last four against Boston (4-8), who lost for the fifth time in their last six games.
Jeff Green and Jared Sullinger led the Celtics with 19 points apiece.
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Heat 94, Hornets 93
The Miami Heat snapped a three-game home losing streak by defeating the Charlotte Hornets 94-93.
Chris Bosh hit a fade-away jumper with 31 seconds left to give Miami the lead, and the Hornets (4-10) failed with several chances to win in the final seconds.
Luol Deng led the Heat (8-6) with 26 points, eight rebounds and one key block, while Bosh added 20 points and 10 rebounds.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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