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Kevin Durant scored 34 points in his return to Oklahoma City, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Thunder 130-114 in a chippy game on Saturday night.
It was Durant’s first game back since he left the Thunder after eight seasons in Oklahoma City to join the rival Warriors as a free agent last summer. The crowd booed him loudly during pregame warmups, starter introductions and whenever he touched the ball.
Emotions ran high throughout the game. At one point in the third quarter, Durant and Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook yelled at each other as they walked toward their benches during a timeout.
Later in the third quarter, Oklahoma City’s Andre Roberson fouled Durant hard, and the two got in each other’s faces and were called for double technicals.
Westbrook finished with 47 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
76ers 117, Heat 109: Nerlens Noel, Robert Covington and Dario Saric each scored 19 points to lead Philadelphia to a victory over Miami, snapping the Heat’s winning streak at 13 games. Goran Dragic had 30 points for the Heat, whose winning streak was the longest in the NBA this season, the third-best in team history and tops in league history by a sub-.500 team. Miami, which fell 11/2 games back of idle Detroit for the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot, hadn’t lost since Jan. 13 at Milwaukee.
Cavaliers 122, Nuggets 109: LeBron James and Kyrie Irving each scored 27 points and combined for three 3-pointers in Cleveland’s long-range barrage in the third quarter that sent the Cavaliers to a victory over Denver. James added 12 assists in 32 minutes as the defending NBA champions won for the fifth time in six February games after going 7-8 in January. Back from a four-game road trip, the Cavs didn’t find their range until after halftime, when they opened the third with an 18-0 run to take control.
Clippers 107, Hornets 102: Blake Griffin had 20 points and 12 rebounds, Austin Rivers scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and Los Angeles beat Charlotte. Griffin finished two assists shy of his second triple-double in his past three games.
Bucks 116, Pacers 110: Giannis Antetokoumpo had 20 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds to help Milwaukee beat Indiana. Mirza Teletovic made five 3-pointers and had 19 points, and Malcolm Brogdon and Greg Monroe each added 17 for the Bucks. C.J. Miles had six 3s and scored 23 points, and Monta Ellis and Myles Turner each had 18 points for the Pacers. They have dropped three straight after a season-best seven-game winning streak.
Mavericks 112, Magic 80: Wesley Matthews scored 12 of his 20 points in the first quarter, and Dallas cruised past Orlando. Dirk Nowitzki scored 14 points in 18 minutes, hitting a 3-pointer to give Dallas its first 30-point lead at 67-37 in the first minute of the third quarter before going to the bench for good a little more than six minutes later.
Rockets 133, Suns 102: James Harden scored 40 points and added six rebounds and eight assists to lead Houston to a rout of Phoenix.
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