SAN ANTONIO — LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and 13 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors 87-79 on Saturday night to remain perfect at the AT&T Center this season and extend their home dominance over the defending champions to 33 straight regular-season games.

Kawhi Leonard added 18 points and 14 rebounds for San Antonio, which has won 44 straight at home in the regular season, tied for the second-longest streak in NBA history.

The Spurs held Warriors star Stephen Curry to 14 points while limiting him to 1 for 12 shooting on 3-pointers.

San Antonio (59-10) moved within three games of Golden State (62-7) for the league’s top seed with two games remaining between the two teams.

HEAT 122, CAVALIERS 101: Dwyane Wade scored 24 points to surpass 20,000 for his career, Josh Richardson added 19 and Miami never trailed against visiting Cleveland.

Miami outrebounded Cleveland 42-26 and led by as many as 33 points.

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LeBron James had 26 points for Cleveland but sat out the final 15 minutes, the outcome already decided. Richard Jefferson scored 20 and Kyrie Irving had 14 for the Cavaliers, who have lost 11 consecutive games in Miami.

GRIZZLIES 113, CLIPPERS 102: Zach Randolph recorded his first career triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Tony Allen added 22 points and Memphis won at home.

Randolph, returning from a seven-game absence due to a sore knee, was 10 of 19 from the floor, while Allen was 7 of 10 as Memphis snapped a four-game losing streak.

Chris Paul had 25 points and six assists for the Clippers, who have lost three of four.

THUNDER 115, PACERS 111: Russell Westbrook had his second triple-double in two nights, Kevin Durant had 33 points and 13 rebounds, and visiting Oklahoma City overcame Paul George’s 45 points to beat Indiana.

Westbrook finished with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists for his 14th triple-double of the season. Durant nearly had one, too, finishing with eight assists to lead Oklahoma City to its fourth straight win.

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George missed a 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left that could have tied it.

HAWKS 109, ROCKETS 97: Al Horford scored 22 points and streaking Atlanta continued to feast on Western Conference teams, beating Houston at home.

The Hawks have won five straight and eight of nine overall, and six straight against Western Conference teams.

Michael Beasley led Houston with a season-high 30 points, including 12 of the team’s 14 fourth-quarter points. James Harden had 25, and Dwight Howard finished with eight points and 17 rebounds.

BULLS 92, JAZZ 85: Derrick Rose scored 22 points to lead short-handed Chicago to a victory over visiting Utah, which had won four straight.

The Bulls were playing without Pau Gasol (right knee swelling) and E’Twaun Moore (left hamstring).

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Derrick Favors led the Jazz with 24 points.

PISTONS 115, NETS 103: Anthony Tolliver scored all 17 of his points in the second half and Aron Baynes scored 17 of his 21 in the fourth quarter to lift Detroit to a victory at home.

The Pistons trailed by six in the third quarter and were in danger of what would have been a terrible home loss, but they were eventually able to take advantage of Brook Lopez’s absence. The Brooklyn big man missed the game because of a virus.

NUGGETS 101, HORNETS 93: D.J. Augustin scored 24 points on 8-of-11 shooting, and Denver snapped a three-game road losing streak.

WIZARDS 99, KNICKS 89: John Wall had 24 points and 10 assists, and Washington rallied from an 18-point, second-quarter deficit to beat visiting New York for its fourth straight victory.

NOTES

NETS: Brooklyn signed guard Sean Kilpatrick to a multiyear contract.

Kilpatrick has averaged 11.9 points in nine games since signing his first of two 10-day contracts on Feb. 28.


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