Dec 5, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) celebrates a play with guard Victor Oladipo (5) in the fourth quarter of their game against the Atlanta Hawks at Philips Arena. The Thunder won 102-99. Photo Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
TORONTO — LeBron James scored 34 points, Kevin Love had 28 points and 14 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 116-112 on Monday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Tristan Thompson also nabbed 14 rebounds and had six points for the Cavaliers (14-5), who ended a season-beat six-game winning streak by the Raptors (14-7).
The Cavaliers opened a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter, but the Raptors cut the lead to four with two seconds left when Kyle Lowry hit three free throws.
Kyrie Irving added 24 points and Channing Frye had 10 off the bench for the Cavaliers.
DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 31 points and Lowry added 24 points and nine assists.
Thunder 102, Hawks 99
ATLANTA — Russell Westbrook’s triple-double streak continued, as did the team streaks of Oklahoma City and Atlanta.
Westbrook had 32 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists as the Thunder won to stretch their winning streak to six and extend the Hawks’ stretch of losses to seven.
It was the sixth consecutive triple-double by Westbrook and his 11th of the season in 22 games. The streak is the longest in the NBA since Michael Jordan did it over seven consecutive games in 1989.
Wizards 118, Nets 113
NEW YORK — John Wall collected 25 points and 10 assists as Washington rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to defeat Brooklyn.
Bradley Beal added 18 points and hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 3:27 remaining as Washington outscored the Nets 67-47 in the second half. Otto Porter Jr contributed 18 points before fouling out, Markieff Morris had 16 and Marcin Gortat added 10 points and 12 rebounds.
Brook Lopez scored 25 points for the Nets (5-15), who have lost three in a row since last Tuesday’s double-overtime win against the Los Angeles Clippers. Sean Kilpatrick added 21 for Brooklyn, which led by 16 late in the first half.
Nuggets 106, 76ers 98
PHILADELPHIA — Danilo Gallinari scored 24 points and Jamal Murray and Will Barton added 22 apiece as Denver beat Philadelphia.
Barton contributed seven of his points in the final 49.7 seconds and Wilson Chandler notched all 10 of his in the fourth quarter, lifting Denver to just its second victory in the last seven games.
Sergio Rodriguez scored a season-high 17 points for Philadelphia, which lost its seventh straight. Dario Saric and Ersan Ilyasova also finished with 17 apiece, with each adding eight rebounds.
