DENVER — Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points, Arron Afflalo and Corey Brewer each had 19 points and Denver beat New Jersey.
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LOS ANGELES — Chris Paul had 27 points and 11 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat Miami 95-89 in overtime Wednesday night, dealing the Heat a second straight extra-time loss.
Blake Griffin had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Caron Butler added 20 points, and Chauncey Billups had 12 for the Clippers, 9-2 against Miami at home since 2001-02. DeAndre Jordan had 11 rebounds.
The Clippers outscored the Heat 9-3 in the extra session. Miami coach Erik Spoelstra got ejected after a technical foul with 5 seconds left.
The Clippers led by two with 27 seconds left in regulation before LeBron James tied it 86 on a free throw. The Clippers called their final timeout and Paul dribbled around with James hounding him before putting up a shot that missed as time expired, forcing the Heat to the third overtime of their trip.
James had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the 200th double-double of his career, Mario Chalmers added 18 points, Dwyane Wade 17 and Chris Bosh had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Heat, who lost at Golden State in OT a night earlier.
LAKERS 90,
JAZZ 87, OT
SALT LAKE CITY — Kobe Bryant scored 40 points and Andrew Bynum blocked Al Jefferson’s shot with 1.9 seconds left in overtime to lift Los Angeles past Utah, ending the Jazz’s winning streak at five.
The win was the first on the road for the Lakers, while Utah dropped its first home game after starting 5-0. Los Angeles handed the Jazz a 96-71 loss Dec. 27 in Utah’s season opener.
MAVERICKS 90,
CELTICS 85
BOSTON — Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 points, driving past Kevin Garnett for the go-ahead layup with 5.1 seconds left in Dallas’ victory over Boston.
Dallas led most of the game, but Paul Pierce hit a 3-pointer — just his second basket of the night — to tie it at 85 with 25 seconds to play. Former Celtic Delonte West dribbled the clock down to about 10 seconds before giving it to Nowitzki. The NBA finals MVP cut to the basket past Garnett and picked up a foul from Brandon Bass while floating the ball into the basket.
BULLS 78, WIZARDS 64
CHICAGO — John Lucas III scored a career-high 25 points filling in for injured Derrick Rose and Chicago beat Washington for its third victory in three nights.
THUNDER 95,
HORNETS 85
NEW ORLEANS — Kevin Durant had 29 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma City.
KNICKS 85, 76ERS 79
NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony had 27 points and the nine rebounds, and New York won its fourth straight game and snapped Philadelphia’s six-game winning streak.
SPURS 101,
ROCKETS 95, OT
SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker hit four free throws late in overtime to lift San Antonio past Houston.
MAGIC 107,
TRAIL BLAZERS 104
PORTLAND, Ore. — Dwight Howard had 13 points and 13 rebounds and Orlando survived a late rally to hand Portland its first loss at home.
PACERS 96, HAWKS 84
INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Granger scored 24 points to break out of a shooting slump, and Roy Hibbert added 12 points and 11 rebounds to lead Indiana past Atlanta.
KINGS 98,
RAPTORS 91
TORONTO — Tyreke Evans scored a season-high 29 points, and DeMarcus Cousins had 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds to help Sacramento beat Toronto for its first road victory of the season.
NUGGETS 123,
NETS 115
DENVER — Danilo Gallinari scored 22 points, Arron Afflalo and Corey Brewer each had 19 points and Denver beat New Jersey.