NBA standings and summaries

— TIMBERWOLVES 99, THUNDER 93 OKLAHOMA CITY (93) Durant 12-21 8-8 33, Ibaka 6-13 1-2 14, Perkins 0-2 0-0 0, Westbrook 9-28 11-13 30, Sefolosha 3-9 2-3 9, Collison 0-1 0-0 0, Jackson 2-6 0-0 4, Thabeet 0-0 0-0 0, Maynor 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 33-82 22-26 93.

MINNESOTA (99) Kirilenko 3-10 3-4 9, Love 9-20 6-8 28, Pekovic 10-18 4-4 24, Ridnour 1-4 2-2 4, Shved 5-10 0-0 12, Rubio 0-3 0-0 0, Cunningham 0-3 0-0 0, Barea 7-13 1-3 18, Williams 1-2 0-2 2, Stiemsma 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-84 16-23 99.

Oklahoma City ........18 26 25 24 - 93 Minnesota .............30 23 23 23 - 99 3-Point Goals-Oklahoma City 5-20 (Ibaka 1-1, Maynor 1-2, Durant 1-4, Sefolosha 1-5, Westbrook 1-6, Jackson 0-2), Minnesota 9-20 (Love 4-9, Barea 3-4, Shved 2-4, Kirilenko 0-1, Rubio 0-1, Ridnour 0-1). Fouled Out-Kirilenko. Rebounds-Oklahoma City 51 (Westbrook 11), Minnesota 56 (Love 11). Assists-Oklahoma City 17 (Westbrook 9), Minnesota 27 (Shved 12). Total Fouls-Oklahoma City 24, Minnesota 19. Technicals-Durant. Attendance-17,114 (19,356).

HEAT 110, MAVERICKS 95 MIAMI (110) L.James 9-13 3-4 24, Haslem 1-3 3-4 5, Bosh 8-14 1-1 17, Chalmers 1-2 2-2 4, Wade 7-13 4-4 19, Battier 4-9 2-2 13, Anthony 1-3 0-0 2, Allen 4-7 1-1 10, Cole 3-6 0-0 6, Miller 2-4 0-0 6, Lewis 1-1 0-0 2, Pittman 1-2 0-0 2, J.Jones 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-78 16-18 110.

DALLAS (95) Da.Jones 3-6 5-5 12, Marion 5-14 0-0 10, Kaman 4-10 0-0 8, Collison 4-8 3-4 11, Mayo 3-14 2-2 8, Carter 4-9 2-2 10, Do.Jones 2-9 3-4 7, B.James 6-10 0-0 12, Crowder 5-13 3-4 15, Beaubois 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 37-96 18-21 95.

Miami .................. 31 27 33 19 - 110 Dallas ................... 20 22 19 34 - 95 3-Point Goals-Miami 10-28 (L.James 3-5, Battier 3-7, Miller 2-4, Wade 1-3, Allen 1-4, Bosh 0-1, Chalmers 0-1, J.Jones 0-1, Cole 0-2), Dallas 3-22 (Crowder 2-8, Da.Jones 1-2, Collison 0-1, Beaubois 0-2, Carter 0-4, Mayo 0-5). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Miami 56 (L.James 9), Dallas 44 (Marion, B.James 9). Assists-Miami 25 (Wade 6), Dallas 23 (Do.Jones 7). Total Fouls-Miami 14, Dallas 17. Attendance- 20,160 (19,200).

TRAIL BLAZERS 101, NUGGETS 93 DENVER (93) Gallinari 1-10 4-4 6, Faried 3-10 0-0 6, Koufos 3-3 1-2 7, Lawson 6-15 1-1 13, Iguodala 5-13 3-6 13, McGee 3-8 1-2 7, A.Miller 5-14 2-2 12, Brewer 4-10 5-6 13, Mozgov 2-2 0-0 4, Fournier 1-3 0-0 2, Randolph 2-3 0-0 4, Hamilton 3-7 0-1 6. Totals 38-98 17-24 93.

PORTLAND (101) Batum 7-15 3-3 22, Hickson 7-16 4-6 18, Freeland 1-4 0-0 2, Lillard 3-14 5-6 12, Matthews 7-19 2-2 20, Babbitt 4-10 2-2 14, Leonard 2-4 3-3 7, Claver 0-1 0-2 0, Pavlovic 1-2 0-0 2, Price 1-6 2-2 4, Barton 0-1 0-00. Totals 33-92 21-26 101.

Denver ..................14 26 21 32 - 93 Portland ................25 25 19 32 - 101 3-Point Goals-Denver 0-22 (A.Miller 0-2, Fournier 0-2, Gallinari 0-2, Hamilton 0-3, Brewer 0-3, Lawson 0-4, Iguodala 0-6), Portland 14-36 (Batum 5-9, Babbitt 4-7, Matthews 4-9, Lillard 1-6, Pavlovic 0-1, Barton 0-1, Claver 0-1, Price 0-2). Fouled Out-Babbitt. Rebounds-Denver 72 (A.Miller, Koufos, Brewer 9), Portland 59 (Hickson 18). Assists-Denver 20 (Lawson 8), Portland 25 (Lillard 10). Total Fouls-Denver 20, Portland 21. Attendance-19,982 (19,980).

Wednesday’s games KINGS 131, WARRIORS 127 GOLDEN STATE (127) Barnes 2-6 0-0 4, Lee 12-17 5-6 29, Ezeli 1-3 0-0 2, Curry 11-24 3-3 32, K.Thompson 3-9 2-2 11, Biedrins 1-2 0-0 2, Jack 10-16 5-6 28, Green 0-5 2-2 2, Landry 5-8 4-4 14, Jenkins 1-2 0-0 2, Jefferson 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 46-92 22-25 127.

SACRAMENTO (131) Salmons 6-13 5-6 17, J.Thompson 5-14 0-0 10, Cousins 5-12 14-18 24, Brooks 9-12 2-2 23, Garcia 1-1 2-2 5, Thornton 7-15 0-0 19, Fredette 3-7 8-8 15, Hayes 1-1 1-2 3, Thomas 5-7 0-0 11, Robinson 1-3 2-4 4, Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-86 34-42 131.

Golden State ..........24 31 33 39 - 127 Sacramento ............33 30 36 32 - 131 3-Point Goals-Golden State 13-26 (Curry 7-12, Jack 3-5, K.Thompson 3-6, Green 0-1, Barnes 0-2), Sacramento 11-19 (Thornton 5-10, Brooks 3-3, Thomas 1-1, Garcia 1-1, Fredette 1-3, Salmons 0-1). Fouled Out-Curry. Rebounds-Golden State 49 (Lee 8), Sacramento 51 (J.Thompson 15). Assists-Golden State 21 (Lee, K.Thompson 5), Sacramento 25 (Cousins, Salmons, Brooks 5). Total Fouls-Golden State 27, Sacramento 18. Attendance - 12,885 (17,317).

CLIPPERS 93, HORNETS 77 NEW ORLEANS (77) Thomas 1-1 1-2 3, Davis 7-15 2-3 16, Lopez 10-16 2-2 22, Vasquez 1-7 2-2 5, Rivers 1-4 1-4 3, Anderson 2-13 3-3 7, McGuire 0-3 0-0 0, Miller 1-3 2-2 4, Roberts 3-7 1-1 7, Mason 3-6 1-1 8, Henry 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 29-75 17-22 77.

LA CLIPPERS (93) Butler 2-8 2-2 6, Griffin 7-12 4-5 18, Jordan 6-7 0-3 12, Paul 4-9 2-2 10, Green 2-5 0-0 6, Barnes 5-7 0-0 11, Crawford 6-14 4-4 17, Odom 2-4 0-0 4, Bledsoe 1-6 2-2 4, Turiaf 1-1 1-1 3, Hollins 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-74 15-19 93.

New Orleans ...........16 22 18 21 - 77 LA Clippers ............22 26 27 18 - 93 3-Point Goals-New Orleans 2-19 (Vasquez 1-3, Mason 1-4, Roberts 0-1, Davis 0-1, Miller 0-1, Rivers 0-1, Anderson 0-8), LA Clippers 4-20 (Green 2-4, Barnes 1-3, Crawford 1-4, Griffin 0-1, Odom 0-2, Paul 0-2, Butler 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-New Orleans 52 (Lopez 9), LA Clippers 40 (Odom 6). Assists-New Orleans 15 (Vasquez 10), LA Clippers 28 (Paul 12). Total Fouls-New Orleans 18, LA Clippers 21. Technicals-Barnes, LAClippers defensive three second. Attendance -19,188 (19,060).

THURSDAY’S GAMES Minnesota 99, Oklahoma City 93 Miami 110, Dallas 95 Portland 101, Denver 93 TODAY’S GAMES All times Central Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Milwaukee at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Indiana at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Sacramento at LA Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES Chicago at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 6 p.m.

Utah at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Memphis at Houston, 7 p.m.

Indiana at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Denver, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 9 p.m.

LA Lakers at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 2 p.m.

Minnesota at New York, 4 p.m.

Utah at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Dallas at San Antonio, 6 p.m.

LA Clippers at Phoenix, 7 p.m.

Portland at Sacramento, 8 p.m.

TUESDAY’S GAMES Boston at Brooklyn, 11 a.m.

New York at LA Lakers, 2 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Miami, 4:30 p.m.

Houston at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Denver at LA Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 26 Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Toronto at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

LA Lakers at Denver, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Utah, 8 p.m.

New York at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Portland, 9 p.m.

THURSDAY, DEC. 27 Dallas at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Boston at LA Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, DEC. 28 Orlando at Washington, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.

LA Clippers at Utah, 8 p.m.

New York at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Portland at LA Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. SATURDAY, DEC. 29 New Orleans at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Toronto at Orlando, 6 p.m.

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Denver at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Houston, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Miami at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Portland, 9 p.m.

Boston at Golden State 9:30 p.m.

Sports, Pages 24 on 12/21/2012

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