LaMarcus Aldridge scored 28 points and Kawhi Leonard added 23 as the San Antonio Spurs got seven points on one possession in the fourth quarter to help them beat the Miami Heat 119-101 on Tuesday.
Danny Green added 15 for the Spurs, who have won six straight over the Heat going back to the 2014 NBA Finals.
Dwyane Wade scored 20 on nine-for-12 shooting for Miami, who go into the All-Star break on a two-game slide.
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Chris Bosh scored 18, while Hassan Whiteside added 14 points and six rebounds before getting ejected in that pivotal possession in the fourth quarter.
Whiteside was assessed a flagrant-2 for elbowing Boban Marjanovic as they tried to get position from a rebound. That was part of a seven-point trip for the Spurs, who pushed an 87-80 lead to 94-80 and were not threatened again.
JAZZ 121, MAVERICKS 119, OT
In Dallas, Gordon Hayward hit a fadeaway jumper at the buzzer in overtime as Utah extended their winning streak to seven games.
Rodney Hood had a tying three-pointer with 1.5 seconds left in regulation as the Jazz ended a 10-game losing streak in Dallas. Their last win on the Mavericks’ home court was on Jan. 9, 2010.
Hood finished with 29 points, while Hayward had 20, including 13 in the second half and overtime.
Chandler Parsons led Dallas with 24 points, but missed an open three-pointer for the lead with 24 seconds left in the Mavericks’ second straight overtime game and an NBA-high eighth of the season.
WIZARDS 111, KNICKS 108
In New York, John Wall had 28 points and 17 assists, while Bradley Beal scored 26 as Washington beat New York in the Knicks’ first game under Kurt Rambis.
Wall made four free throws in the final 6.6 seconds and the Wizards held on when Langston Galloway’s three-point attempt at the buzzer was just short.
Carmelo Anthony had 33 points and 13 rebounds, but the Knicks lost their sixth straight in their first game since firing Derek Fisher on Monday. They have dropped 10 of 11 and they started the Rambis era the same way Fisher’s ended, by quickly falling in a huge early hole.
Rookie Kristaps Porzingis scored 20 points, but just two after his 14-point third quarter.
BUCKS 112, CELTICS 111
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Khris Middleton made one of two free throws with 0.6 seconds left as Milwaukee defeated Boston.
Middleton drew a foul on Avery Bradley to get to the line. Boston had tied the game when Kelly Olynyk made two free throws with 1 second remaining.
Milwaukee appeared to have won the game on Greg Monroe’s last-second hook shot, giving the Bucks a 111-109 lead. Olynyk then drew the foul with no time expiring off the clock.
Monroe, who was removed from the starting lineup, had 29 points and 12 rebounds as the Bucks ended a five-game losing streak.
Middleton had 20 points and Michael Carter-Williams, who was also benched, added 16.
Crowder and Bradley had 18 points each for the Celtics.
WARRIORS 123, ROCKETS 110
In Oakland, California, Stephen Curry had 35 points, nine assists and six rebounds as the Golden State Warriors relied on a signature put-away fourth quarter to hold off the Houston Rockets 123-110.
Andrew Bogut added 13 points, 11 rebounds, a season-high six blocked shots — three in the fourth quarter — and three steals in one of his best games yet.
Andre Iguodala and Harrison Barnes scored back-to-back three-pointers to start the fourth to get the defending champions going after the game was tied at 93-93 after the third quarter.
Golden State won their 42nd straight regular-season home game and they are 24-0 at the Oracle Arena this season.
The Warriors are within two home victories of matching the Chicago Bulls’ NBA-record home winning streak of 44 games from March 30, 1995, to April 4, 1996.
James Harden overcame a scoreless first quarter to finish with 37 points, five assists and five rebounds in Houston’s eighth straight loss to Golden State.
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