WARRIORS 111, TRAIL BLAZERS 104
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant had 28 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three blocked shots, leading short-handed Golden State to the victory.
Golden State played without two-time MVP Stephen Curry, who is nursing a sprained right ankle and missed his third straight game. Draymond Green sat out with a sore right shoulder while starting centre Zaza Pachulia was sidelined for his second game in a row because of soreness in his left shoulder.
Damian Lillard scored a season-high 39 points for Portland, which has lost five in a row.
CLIPPERS 96, RAPTORS 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Montrezl Harrell scored 17 points, and the Clippers snapped the Raptors' six-game winning streak.
DeAndre Jordan had 14 points and 17 rebounds for the Clippers. Their backups outscored Toronto's reserves 50-17, led by Harrell and Lou Williams, who also had 17 points.
Milos Teodosic scored 12 points in his return after missing 22 games with a left foot injury. His 3-pointer with 40 seconds left extended the Clippers' lead to 91-87.
Jonas Valanciunas had 23 points and 15 rebounds, and Serge Ibaka added 17 points for the Raptors, who led by 13 points in the first half.
HORNETS 116, THUNDER 103
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Dwight Howard scored 23 points, leading Charlotte to the road win.
Kemba Walker had 19 points for the Hornets, who had lost seven of eight. Marvin Williams scored 18, and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist finished with 17 points.
It was Charlotte's second road win of the season in 12 tries.
Russell Westbrook had 30 points and seven assists and Paul George scored 20 points for the Thunder after missing the previous two games with a right calf contusion.
Charlotte shot 53 per cent from the field against one of the league's best defensive teams. The Bobcats made 13 of 25 3-point attempts.
HEAT 107, GRIZZLIES 82
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Goran Dragic scored 19 points, leading the balanced Heat to the victory.
Miami shot 56.1 per cent from the field and had seven players score in double figures in its second straight win. Josh Richardson had 17 points, and reserves Tyler Johnson and Bam Adebayo finished with 14 apiece.
Memphis lost for the 15th time in 16 games. Marc Gasol scored 19 points on 5-for-14 shooting and Andrew Harrison had 16.
By The Associated Press