George Hill leads Spurs past Cavaliers, 109-99
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George Hill equaled a season high with 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat the host Cleveland Cavaliers 109-99 yesterday to become the first NBA team to reach 50 wins.
Tim Duncan scored 16 points and DeJuan Blair had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Spurs, who bounced back from a 109-93 loss to Memphis on Tuesday. San Antonio, playing its second game since point guard Tony Parker with a calf injury, also got 14 points from Gary Neal and 13 each from All-Star Manu Ginobili and Matt Bonner.
Samardo Samuels, making his first NBA start, had a career-high 23 points for Cleveland.
Timberwolves 116, Pistons 105
At Auburn Hills, Michigan, Kevin Love had 20 points and 20 rebounds, and Anthony Randolph was among three reserves in double figures scoring for the Timberwolves.
Lazar Hayward scored a career-high 16 points and Anthony Tolliver added 13 for Minnesota, which has won three of its last five road games after a 2-23 start away from home.
Love's double-double was his 48th in a row, the longest streak since Moses Malone's 51 straight games in 1978-79. Love appeared to hurt his right thigh late but played on.
Austin Daye scored a career-high 22 points for the Pistons.
Hawks 83, Bulls 80
At Atlanta, Al Horford matched his career high with 31 points, including a jam with 29 seconds remaining to give Atlanta its first lead of the game.
Horford had 16 rebounds and two steals, including one after his go-ahead basket that set up a jam by Joe Johnson for the final margin.
Luol Deng had 15 points, Joakim Noah had 13 points and 12 rebounds and Derrick Rose had 12 points and 12 assists for Chicago.
Warriors 106, Wizards 102
At Washington, Stephen Curry scored 29 points as Golden State snapped a four-game losing streak and improved to 1-2 on their season-high seven-game road trip.
Monta Ellis scored 21 points and David Lee added nine points and 16 rebounds for the Warriors, who outrebounded Washington 54-40. Nick Young had 31 points for the Wizards.
Celtics 115, Suns 103
At Boston, Kevin Garnett scored 28 points with 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce had 16 and 13 and Rajon Rondo scored 16 with 15 assists to lead Boston past Phoenix.
Aaron Brooks scored 17 points, former Boston College star Jared Dudley had 15 and fellow reserve Marcin Gortat had 13 points and 13 rebounds. The Suns played the last 17 minutes without Vince Carter and Channing Frye, who banged heads and left the game.
Knicks 107, Hornets 88
At New York, Amare Stoudemire scored 24 points and Carmelo Anthony added 22 as New York rolled to its sixth straight win over New Orleans.
Toney Douglas also scored 24 points in place of an injured Chauncey Billups, outplaying slumping Hornets All-Star Chris Paul in the point guard matchup. Shawne Williams finished with 16 points off the bench, 11 in the third quarter when the Knicks broke open the game.
Jarrett Jack scored 21 points and David West had 16 for the Hornets, who have lost three straight.
Thunder 113, Pacers 89
At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 21 points before leaving with a sprained left ankle as Oklahoma City snapped its first three-game losing streak of the season.
Russell Westbrook added 21 points and nine assists and James Harden scored 17 of his 20 points during the first half, when Oklahoma City built a 22-point lead. The Thunder led by as many as 35 in the fourth quarter before emptying their bench.
Hansbrough led Indiana with 13 points and Dahntay Jones scored 12.
Clippers 106, Rockets 103
At Los Angeles, Eric Gordon scored nine of his 24 points during the final 4:46 in his return to the Clippers' lineup, helping Los Angeles snap a five-game losing streak.
Blake Griffin had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, and reserve Chris Kaman scored 10 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter.
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