OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oklahoma City Thunder withstood a 48-point onslaught by Monta Ellis and nipped the Golden State Warriors 119-116 last night. Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 33 points and 10 rebounds.
MIAMI (AP) - Dwyane (dwayn) Wade scored 26 points, LeBron James added 24 against his former team and the Miami Heat tuned up for a long road trip by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-91. Chris Bosh finished with 15 points for the Heat, who have won 11 of their last 13 games and now head out for five road games in seven nights starting with Orlando tonight.
BOSTON (AP) - Paul Pierce passed Larry Bird for No. 2 on the Celtics' career scoring list, finishing with 15 points as Boston increased its winning streak to five straight with a 94-84 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats, who lost their 12th in a row. Pierce needed nine points to tie Bird's total of 21,791 and nearly celebrated with a triple-double, adding nine assists and eight rebounds.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Freshman Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 13 points and 13 rebounds in leading top-ranked Kentucky to a 78-58 victory over No. 8 Florida last night. The 24-1 Wildcats have won 49 straight home games and are 15-0 in Southeastern Conference play.
NEW YORK (AP) - Martin Brodeur (mar-TAN' broh-DYOOR') stopped 30 shots for his first shutout of the season and the record 117th of his NHL career, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Eastern Conference-leading New York Rangers 1-0 for their fifth straight win. The Rangers appeared to score the tying goal with 3.5 seconds left, but it was disallowed because Marian Gaborik (MEHR'-ee-uhn GA'-bohr-ihk) was called for goalie interference.
