Spurs 101, Suns 74
Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points and the San Antonio Spurs held the Phoenix Suns to the lowest-scoring first half in franchise history on the way to an easy 101-74 win.
Aron Baynes, Danny Green and Boris Diaw all added 12 points for the Spurs, who led by as many as 34 points and ended their nine-game "Rodeo Road Trip" at 4-5 with back-to-back wins in Sacramento and Phoenix.
Markieff Morris had 19 points for Phoenix, who scored just 24 points in the first half. It was the lowest scoring half in the 47-year history of the franchise, eclipsing a 25-point second half in a 100-89 loss to the Sacramento Kings in 2001.
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Nets 104, Mavericks 94
Deron Williams scored 25 points that included a season-high four three-pointers in a victory over Dallas.
Brooklyn (24-33) desperately needed the victory in their last of eight consecutive road games, and after playing so well at Houston on Friday only to allow the Rockets to steal it late.
Dallas (39-22), playing without injured starters Tyson Chandler and Chandler Parsons, have lost consecutive games.
Dirk Nowitzki finished with 20 points for the Mavericks.
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Knicks 103, Raptors 98
The New York Knicks won for the second time in as many nights, turning back the Atlantic Division-leading Toronto Raptors.
Tim Hardaway Jr led the Knicks (12-46) with 22 points. Center Andrea Bargnani scored 19 points against his former team.
Lou Williams came off the bench to score 22 points for the Raptors (37-22), who have dropped a season-high five straight games.
Toronto's leading scorer, point guard Kyle Lowry, took a game off for the first time this season due to fatigue and nagging injuries.
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Jazz 82, Bucks 75
Reserve guard Trey Burke sparked the Utah Jazz to a hard-fought win over the Milwaukee Bucks in a defensive battle.
Burke scored a game-high 23 points with six assists and three rebounds to help the Jazz improve to 23-35.
The Bucks (32-27) only shot 39.2 percent while falling for the second night in a row to begin a four-game road trip.
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