Ingles drains five-from-five in NBA loss
Nov 18, 2017 - 6:30 AM Australian forward Joe Ingles has scored 15 points in Utah Jazz's 107-118 NBA loss against Brooklyn Nets, with all of his points coming from beyond the arc.Ingles didn't miss a shot all night, going five-for-five from three-point range, as a career-high 25 points from Spencer Dinwiddie guided Brooklyn to the win.
Toronto beat New York 107-84, also on Friday night, as Kyle Lowry matched his season high with 22 points and added 10 assists.
LeBron James scored 39 points, Kevin Love added 25, and the Cleveland Cavaliers won their fourth straight, 118-113 in overtime, over the skidding Los Angeles Clippers.
Love made a pair of three-pointers in extra time, when the Cavs outscored the Clippers 13-8. Dwyane Wade added 23 points and 11 rebounds for Cleveland.
The Cavs' win wasn't eye-pleasing, but it was another step in the right direction for the Eastern Conference champions, who went 3-1 on a just-completed trip.
The Clippers are headed the other way. Los Angeles has lost seven in a row and nine of 10 since a 4-0 start.
In San Antonio, LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points and the Spurs overcame a 23-point deficit to beat Oklahoma City.
Danny Green added 17 points, and Pau Gasol had 14 points to help San Antonio end Oklahoma City's three-game winning streak.
The Miami Heat nearly wasted a terrific defensive effort against John Wall and the high-scoring Washington Wizards, allowing a 25-point lead to dwindle all the way down to one before holding on for a 91-88 victory.
Hassan Whiteside had 22 points and 16 rebounds for the Heat, who limited the Wizards to 29 first-half points - Washington's lowest output for a half in more than two-and-a-half years.
In Indianapolis, reserve guard Lance Stephenson scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, including a key three-pointer in the final few minutes, and the Indiana Pacers rallied from 22 down to defeat the Detroit Pistons 107-100.
Jimmy Butler led a balanced set of Minnesota starters with 21 points and the Timberwolves ended a five-game losing streak in Dallas, winning 111-87.
Reserve guard Lance Stephenson scored all 13 of his points in the fourth quarter, including a key three-pointer, and Indiana Pacers rallied from 22 down to beat Detroit 107-100.
In other results, Phoenix beat the LA Lakers at home 122-113; Denver were too strong for New Orleans 146-114, and Chicago eclipsed Charlotte 123-120.
Source: AAP
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