Kevin Durant scored 32 points, Russell Westbrook added 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder added to their surprising start by beating the Miami Heat, 100-87, last night.
An early 20-1 run put the Thunder in control, and a 14-2 burst in the third quarter helped seal it for Oklahoma City. Jeff Green added 13 for the Thunder, who've won three straight on the road.
Dwyane Wade scored 22 points on 6 of 19 shooting and Daequan Cook scored 14 of his 17 in the fourth quarter for Miami. Jermaine O'Neal added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who visit Atlanta tonight for the first time since the Hawks beat Miami in Game 7 of last season's Eastern Conference opening-round series.
Pacers 91, Nets 83
Danny Granger scored 22 points, Roy Hibbert tied a career high with 19 and Indiana dropped New Jersey to 0-11.
Dahntay Jones added 17 points for the Pacers, who extended their winning streak to five and can continue their turnaround from an 0-3 start tonight when they host another struggling team, the New York Knicks.
Chris Douglas-Roberts scored a career-high 27 points and Brook Lopez added 26 points and 16 rebounds for the Nets, who head to Milwaukee tonight.
Cavaliers 114, Warriors 108
LeBron James had 31 points and 12 assists, J.J. Hickson added a career-high 21 points and Cleveland held off a gutsy effort by the short-handed Golden State.
Injuries and illness left Golden State with seven healthy bodies, although the Cavaliers had their own injury concerns.
Jamario Moon left in the third quarter with a sprained left ankle, and Shaquille O'Neal and Anderson Varejao were both inactive for Cleveland.
Nuggets 130, Raptors 112
Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points and reserve J.R. Smith had 29, leading Denver past Toronto.
Anthony is the only player in the NBA to score at least 20 points in all of his team's games so far. He's topped 30 points seven times and 40 points twice. He sat out the final quarter of this one after putting in 30 efficient minutes.
After withstanding Smith's seven-game suspension and a six-game trip consisting of three back-to-backs, the Nuggets weathered a very determined Raptors team that was without forward Hedo Turkoglu but didn't trail until midway through the third quarter.
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