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Dion Waiters’ 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds left capped his 33-point effort, and the Miami Heat beat Golden State 105-102 on Monday night to end the Warriors’ seven-game winning streak.

The Heat wasted a 10- point lead in the final 4 minutes, and Kevin Durant tied the game on a dunk with 11.7 seconds left. With no timeouts, Waiters walked the ball up the court and drilled what became the game-winner over Klay Thompson.

Golden State star Stephen Curry missed a corner jumper as time expired, though referee Brian Forte signaled his attempt was a two-point try anyway.

Goran Dragic scored 19 points for Miami (15-30), which finished a 4-0 homestand. Luke Babbitt added 11, and Hassan Whiteside had 10 points and 15 rebounds.

Pelicans 124,
Cavaliers 122

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Terrence Jones filled in brilliantly for injured All-Star Anthony Davis, scoring a season-high 36 points and grabbing 11 rebounds while powering New Orleans to the surprising victory.

Kyrie Irving scoring 35 of his 49 points in the second half, but the Cleveland fell to its fifth loss in seven games. James had 26 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds, and Kevin Love scored 22 points.

Thunder 97, Jazz 95

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook hit a pull-up jumper with 1.4 seconds left, helping Oklahoma City stop Utah’s six-game win streak.

Westbrook took over down the stretch and scored 11 of the Thunder’s final 13 points after going cold in the third quarter. He finished with 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his 22nd triple-double of the season.

Clippers 115, Hawks 105

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ATLANTA (AP) — Austin Rivers scored 27 points and Jamal Crawford broke out of a shooting slump with 19, helping the Clippers to the road win.

Crawford had eight points in the fourth quarter, including a driving basket after Atlanta cut the Clippers’ lead from 24 to five points.

Wizards 109, Hornets 99

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — John Wall had 24 points and seven assists, Markieff Morris added 23 points and eight rebounds, and Washington earned its fifth win in six games.

Knicks 109, Pacers 103

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points and broke a tie with a baseline jumper with 23.4 seconds left, sending the Knicks to a rare victory at Indiana.

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Bucks 127, Rockets 114

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points, Jabari Parker had 28 and Milwaukee snapped a five-game losing streak.

Spurs 112, Nets 86

NEW YORK (AP) — Patty Mills scored 20 points, LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 and San Antonio rolled while playing without Kawhi Leonard and three other regulars.

Kings 109, Pistons 104

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins had 22 points and 14 rebounds, and the Kings snapped a five-game losing streak.

Ty Lawson added 19 points and helped Sacramento turn the game around with a strong second quarter. Lawson scored nine points in the second, and the Kings outscored the Pistons 37-24 in the period to take a 65-62 lead into halftime.



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