James Harden scored 31 points and came up big in overtime to help the Los Angeles Clippers erase a double-digit deficit on the way to a 121-117 NBA victory over the Toronto Raptors on Friday.<\/p>\n
Harden scored 16 points in the fourth quarter and overtime as the Clippers pushed their wining steak to five games despite the absence of star Kawhi Leonard with a sprained right ankle.<\/p>\n
The Clippers trailed by 11 entering the fourth quarter, but Harden drilled a pair of free-throws with 1:24 left in regulation to tie it and after misses from both teams they went to the extra session.<\/p>\n
Harden made four free-throws to open overtime as the Clippers pulled away, scoring eight of their 12 points in the decisive extra frame.<\/p>\n
Scottie Barnes scored 24 points to lead seven Raptors players to score in double figures.<\/p>\n
With their 12th victory in 14 games the Clippers have climbed into 10th place in the Western Conference, thrusting themselves into the post-season picture after a disastrous start to the season.<\/p>\n
Evan Mobley threw down the game-winning dunk with 4.8 seconds left to play as the Cleveland Cavaliers edged the 76ers 117-115 in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
Three days after they were blown out by the Cavs, the 76ers were unable to turn the tables despite leading by as many as 11 points with 8:47 left to play.<\/p>\n
Cleveland forward Jaylon Tyson, making a rare start with Darius Garland and Sam Merrill sidelined by injury, led all scorers with a career-high 39 points and fed Mobley for the game-winner.<\/p>\n
Mobley scored 15 and Donovan Mitchell scored 13 points with nine rebounds and 12 assists.<\/p>\n
Joel Embiid led the 76ers with 33 points. Tyrese Maxey added 22 but missed a half-court desperation heave at the buzzer.<\/p>\n
In Brooklyn, the Nets squandered a 20-point fourth quarter lead before clawing out a 112-109 victory over Chicago that snapped their five-game losing streak.<\/p>\n
The Bulls, trailing 92-72 with 11:20 remaining, had taken a 109-108 lead on Tre Jones’s fastbreak layup with 11.4 seconds to go.<\/p>\n
Michael Porter Jr. responded with a layup that put the Nets back on top and Noah Clowney sank a pair of free throws to seal the victory.<\/p>\n
Porter led the Nets with 26 points and Clowney chipped in 23 points and 11 rebounds. Center Nikola Vucevic led the Bulls with 19 points.<\/p>\n
“This is how a losing team becomes a winning team, learning how to win games like this,” Porter said. “We’re growing, we’re getting better, so it’s great.”<\/p>\n
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