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WASHINGTON — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points, Tony Parker added 20 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Washington Wizards 112-100 on Saturday night for their ninth straight victory.

The Spurs swept a three-game road swing and are a perfect 10-0 away from home.

Kawhi Leonard scored 19 for San Antonio, which shot 53.3 percent (40 of 75) from the field. The Spurs led by as many as 19 in the second half.

San Antonio’s bench outscored the Washington reserves 35-18.

Bradley Beal led Washington with 25 points and John Wall scored 21 as all five starters finished in double figures.

HORNETS 107, KNICKS 102: Kemba Walker scored 28 points, Jeremy Lamb added 18 points and a career-high 17 rebounds and host Charlotte snapped a four-game losing streak.

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Frank Kaminsky added 14 points, including two clutch 3-pointers late in the fourth quarter as the Hornets ended the Knicks’ three-game winning streak.

The Hornets (9-7) avenged an overtime loss to the Knicks on Friday night at Madison Square Garden in which Carmelo Anthony hit the go-ahead jumper with 3.1 seconds left and finished with 35 points.

Anthony didn’t fare as well the second time around, limited to 18 points on 7-of-24 shooting. Kristaps Porzingis had 25 points and Derrick Rose added 18 points, eight assists and eight rebounds for the Knicks.

GRIZZLIES 110, HEAT 107: Marc Gasol scored a season-high 28 points, Mike Conley had 11 of his 21 in the final 3:06 and Memphis won at Miami.

Troy Williams added 18 for the Grizzlies, who earned a split of the home-and-home with the Heat and gave Coach David Fizdale a win in the building where he served as a Miami assistant under Erik Spoelstra for the past eight seasons.

Dion Waiters scored a season-high 28 for Miami, which got 15 points and 12 rebounds from Hassan Whiteside, and 15 points from Josh Richardson.

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THUNDER 106, PISTONS 88: Russell Westbrook recorded his second straight triple-double and NBA-best seventh of the season with 17 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds, and Oklahoma City beat visiting Detroit.

Westbrook shot just 8 for 22 from the field after scoring at least 30 points for eight straight games. It was just the second time this year Westbrook failed to score 20.

Anthony Morrow scored 21 points off the bench to lead the Thunder, who were playing their fourth game in six nights in four cities. Tobias Harris scored 21 points for the Pistons.

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WARRIORS: The team planned to keep forward Draymond Green out of its late game against Minnesota on Saturday night as a precaution after he injured his left ankle Friday.

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