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January 1, 2011

Thunder, Lakers, Bulls notch wins

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant hit a season-high five three-pointers and scored 33 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 103-94 win over the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA on Friday.

Durant went three for three on threes during a 16-6 run in the fourth quarter as the Thunder put the game away after Atlanta had pulled within two points.

Russell Westbrook finished off a triple-double with his 10th assist in the final seconds. Westbrook finished with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists — the last coming when he rushed the ball up to Serge Ibaka for a dunk with 6.9 seconds left instead of running out the clock. Players from both teams stayed on the court for a few moments after the game as the Hawks were apparently upset by the final sequence.

Jamal Crawford led Atlanta with 26 points.

Hornets 83, Celtics 81

BOSTON (AP) — Trevor Ariza made a tie-breaking three-pointer with 1:34 to play, leading New Orleans over an injury-riddled Boston.

David West scored four of his 19 points in the final minute to help snatch the win.

Ray Allen led Boston with 18 points, but hit the back rim with a desperation three-point attempt in the closing seconds.

Lakers 102, 76ers 98

In Los Angeles, the hosts were unconvincing yet again, but did enough to sneak past a pesky Philadelphia.

Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and hit a tiebreaking jumper with 1:15 to play.

Pau Gasol had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Lakers, as the defending champions barely hung on to win the NBA’s final game of 2010.

Los Angeles never trailed for the sixth time this season, but also couldn’t shake the young Sixers until Philadelphia missed five shots in the final minute.

Jrue Holiday had 19 points and 11 assists for the Sixers, whose eight-game road trip concludes Monday in New Orleans.

Bulls 90, Nets 81

In Chicago, the home team made it 12 wins from 14 games with victory over New Jersey.

Carlos Boozer scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while Luol Deng and Derrick Rose scored 19 apiece as the Bulls made enough late shots after struggling from the field for much of the game.

Brook Lopez led New Jersey with 19 points. The Nets dropped their fourth straight but at least they didn’t get blown out this time. Outscored by a combined 51 points over the previous three games, the Nets hung in against the Central division leaders.

Rockets 114, Raptors 105

In Houston, reserve guard Chase Budinger scored a season-high 22 points to help Houston overcome Toronto.

Kevin Martin added 20 for the Rockets, who shook off a poor first quarter to shoot 48 per cent (44 of 91) and win for the ninth time in 10 home games.

DeMar DeRozan scored a career-high 37 points for the Raptors, who’ve dropped 10 of their last 13 games.

Suns 92, Pistons 75

In Phoenix, the reserves built a big lead in the second quarter that helped Phoenix take control and go on to

beat Detroit.

Jared Dudley scored nine of his 19 points in the second quarter. he made three three-pointers during a 22-4 run over seven minutes of the second quarter, and backup point guard Goran Dragic hit two 3s of his own to help the Suns to a 50-28 lead.

Phoenix snapped a season-worst four-game losing streak.

Ben Gordon scored 19 points to lead the Pistons.

Warriors 96, Bobcats 95

In Charlotte, Golden State held off a late rally to beat Charlotte.

Monta Ellis scored 25 points and Stephen Curry added 24 points for the Warriors, who led by as many as 11 points midway through the third quarter and held a six-point lead with 1:20 remaining.

Stephen Jackson scored 22 points for the Bobcats, but missed a three-pointer with two seconds remaining.

Pacers 95, Wizards 86

In Indianapolis, Indiana pulled away early and won against Washington.

Danny Granger and Darren Collison scored 18 points apiece. Granger shot 8 of 12 from the field and scored 13 of his points in the first half in helping the Pacers snap a three-game losing streak.

John Wall scored 25 for the Wizards, who are 0-16 on the road this season and 8-7 at home.

The Pacers took control of the game with a 20-4 run in the second quarter, giving them a 45-26 lead. The Wizards shot 2 of 14 in the quarter.

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