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Thunder rally late to beat Mavericks

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 10 months AGO
| March 6, 2012 8:15 PM

Russell Westbrook scored 24 points, Kevin Durant added 22 and the host Oklahoma City Thunder scored the final eight points to escape with a 95-91 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night and run their home winning streak to 13 games.

Westbrook answered Dirk Nowitzki's fourth 3-pointer of the final period by hitting one of his own from the right wing to get Oklahoma City within 91-90 with 2:25 remaining, and Dallas didn't score again.

Jazz 109, Cavaliers 100: Al Jefferson scored 25 points, Gordon Hayward added 23 to lead Utah at Cleveland, sending the Cavaliers to their sixth straight loss.

Utah snapped a six-game road losing streak with only its fourth victory away from home in 17 games.

Magic 92, Raptors 88: Dwight Howard had 36 points and 13 rebounds, Ryan Anderson added 19 points and 13 boards to help Orlando at Toronto.

Warriors 120, Wizards 100: Monta Ellis scored 25 points and former Washington State standout Klay Thompson added 18 to lead Golden State at Washington.

Bulls 92, Pacers 72: Luol Deng scored 20 points, teaming with Derrick Rose in a decisive third-quarter rally that sent host Chicago to its seventh straight victory, beating Indiana.

Nuggets 119, Kings 116, OT: Arron Afflalo hit three free throws with 0.6 seconds left in regulation and Ty Lawson made a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining in overtime as host Denver rallied over struggling Sacramento.

Timberwolves 95, Clippers 94: At Minneapolis, Kevin Love had 39 points and 17 rebounds to carry Minnesota over the Los Angeles.

Bucks 97, 76ers 93: Beno Udrih hit a go-ahead jumper with just under a minute left, and host Milwaukee held off a late comeback to beat Philadelphia.

Trail Blazers 86, Hornets 74: Nicolas Batum scored 19 points, Marcus Camby added six points and 16 rebounds to help host Portland past New Orleans.

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