Nick Collison scored 21 points and Kevin Durant had 18 for the Thunder, who have lost four of five.
NUGGETS 103, MAVERICKS 101
At Dallas, Carmelo Anthony made three free throws and a tough layup in the final 43 seconds, capping a 43-point performance that lifted the Nuggets over Jason Kidd-less Dallas.
Kidd hurt his lower back on Wednesday night and missed his first game for Dallas after playing 100 straight since being acquired last year.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points but missed a go-ahead jumper with about 10 seconds left and fell after grabbing a rebound of Anthony’s missed final free throw with less than a second left.
SPURS 111, CLIPPERS 98
At San Antonio, Texas, Tony Parker scored 18 points as the home team celebrated having its big three together for the first time in six weeks by drubbing the weary Los Angeles Clippers.
Manu Ginobili had 14 points and Tim Duncan had 13 before San Antonio’s nucleus kicked back for most of the fourth quarter. Ginobili returned from a lengthy ankle injury on Wednesday, but Duncan had sat out to rest his knees.
Mike Taylor, starting in place of an ill Baron Davis, scored 23 points for the Clippers.
GRIZZLIES 113, KINGS 95
At Sacramento, California, Marc Gasol scored 27 points as Memphis won in Sacramento for the first time in 11 years.
Rudy Gay had 23 points and Mike Conley had 20 for the Grizzlies, who snapped a 20-game losing streak in Sacramento. The franchise’s only win at Arco Arena came in the final game of the 1997-1998 season, when the Grizzlies were in Vancouver and current Kings assistant coach Shareef Abdur-Rahim was in his second NBA season.
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