Tim Duncan and Boris Diaw scored 19 points apiece, and the defending NBA champions beat Cleveland for the 10th straight time with a 92-90 win over LeBron James and the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
Manu Ginobili scored on a layup with 18 seconds left, made a free throw with 9.1 to go and harassed James into his costly turnover with 1.9 seconds remaining.
Anderson Varejao scored 23 points, Kyrie Irving added 20 and James had 15 for the Cavs, who fell to 5-5 and aren't rolling the way most predicted.
James was just 6-of-17 from the field, Kevin Love went 4-of-12 and Cleveland's bench contributed 17 points.
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Clippers 114 Magic 90
The Clippers, who traveled across country to play seven games in 11 days, gave their starters the fourth quarter off in a 114-90 win over the Orlando Magic.
Reigning Sixth Man of the Year Jamal Crawford and the rest of the Clippers reserves used a 27-11 run that spanned the final three minutes of the third quarter and first two minutes of the fourth to run away from Orlando. Crawford led Los Angeles with 22 points.
Tobias Harris led all scorers with 25 points and Nikola Vucevic had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Magic. Orlando's starting backcourt of Victor Oladipo and Willie Green combined for 5-for-23 shooting as the Magic hit just 39.5 percent for the game.
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Celtics 101 Sixers 90
Brandon Bass scored 23 points, Jared Sullinger added 22 and Boston sent Philadelphia to its 11th straight loss to start the season.
Rajon Rondo had 13 assists and nine points, and Jeff Green chipped in 11 points for the Celtics (4-6), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
Tony Wroten led five 76ers in double figures with 21 points. Philadelphia (0-11) is seven defeats from tying the 2009-10 Nets for the worst start in NBA history.
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Thunder 100 Nuggets 107
Wilson Chandler had 21 points, including a key 3-pointer late in the game, and Timofey Mozgov finished with a season-high 17 to lift the Denver Nuggets over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Ty Lawson added 15 points and 15 assists for the Nuggets, who returned home following a 2-1 trip that included a win over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Serge Ibaka had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Oklahoma City.
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