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Oklahoma City extended its lead over nearest divisional rival Portland to five games by winning 98-95 at the Trail Blazers on Tuesday.
NBA leading scorer Kevin Durant continued his stellar season with 36 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder.
Also, LeBron James bounced back to near his best to lead Miami over Phoenix, Charlotte earned a rare win over Dallas, and Memphis hung on for a narrow victory over Washington.
Oklahoma City widened its advantage over Portland in the Northwest Division, and made it 14 wins from 16 games, due in no small part to Jeremy Lamb’s vital 3-pointer with 1:38 left which put the Thunder up by a point. Lamb finished with 19 points.
Durant connected on 15-of-28 shots as Oklahoma City improved to 42-12 for the season.
“We respect this team and they respect us, but we don’t like them and they don’t like us,” Durant said. “Point blank.”
LaMarcus Aldridge, who missed a mid-range jumper in the final seconds that could have salvaged the win for Portland, was asked what he thought of Durant’s comment. “We’re not trying to make friends out there,” he said. “We’re trying to win games.”
Nicolas Batum had 18 points for Portland, which led by 13 points in the first half and held a 55-45 advantage at the break, but the Thunder kept chipping away and the teams went into the fourth quarter tied.
Miami’s LeBron James responded to one of his worst games of the season by scoring 37 points to lead the Heat to a 103-97 win over the Suns.
James, who had matched a season low with 13 points in Saturday’s loss at Utah, scored 25 in the second half. Chris Bosh added 21 points for Miami, which has beaten Phoenix eight straight times.
Gerald Green scored 21 of his 26 points in the second half for the Suns, who dropped half a game behind the Golden State Warriors in the Pacific Division.
Charlotte reversed its horrible run of results against Dallas by beating the Mavericks 114-89.
Al Jefferson scored 30 points and Anthony Tolliver added 22 for the Bobcats, who had won only one of their previous 18 games against Dallas.
Charlotte scored 60 points in the key and tied a season-high with 12 3-pointers. Tolliver was 5 of 6 from 3-point range.
Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki sprained his left ankle in the second quarter but returned in the second half and finished with 16 points.
Elsewhere, it was: Grizzlies 92, Wizards 89; Bulls 100, Hawks 85; Cavaliers 109, Kings 99; and Jazz 96, Lakers 79.
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