New York Post<\/a><\/p>\nSPURS, OKC WIN<\/p>\n
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points and added 13 assists while Cason Wallace had a career-high 27 points with seven three-pointers as reigning champions Oklahoma City won 121-111 at Denver.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew we were going to have to bring it in this building if we wanted to get a W,\u201d Gilgeous-Alexander said.<\/p>\n
French star Victor Wembanyama delivered 25 points, eight rebounds, five blocked shots, four steals and two assists to ignite San Antonio\u2019s 112-103 home triumph over Orlando.<\/p>\n
The game was pushed back to a night contest after the Spurs (33-16) had trouble flying out of snowstorm-hit Charlotte.<\/p>\n
Cleveland\u2019s Jarrett Allen scored 40 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as the Cavaliers won 130-111 at Portland.<\/p>\n
Detroit claimed the most lopsided victory in team history as Jalen Duren scored 21 points while Cade Cunningham had 18 points and 12 assists in a 130-77 rout of visiting Brooklyn.<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Nets head coach Jordi Fernandez. Picture: AP Photo\/Duane BurlesonSource: AP<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not just that you don\u2019t play consistently hard: It\u2019s that you quit. And we cannot allow that,\u201d Nets coach Jordi Fern\u00e1ndez said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, it starts with me; gotta create habits \u2026 So obviously this one hurts. Got to help them be better.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 53-point shellacking comes after other big recent losses to the Knicks (-54 points) and Clippers (-37).<\/p>\n
\u201cMan, we just got to learn from it,\u201d said Nic Claxton, who had 10 points in the first quarter, and was scoreless after that. \u201cWe just can\u2019t keep getting beat by 50, though. It\u2019s really demoralising as a group for us. We got to come together and figure out ways to at least keep the games closer.\u201d<\/p>\n
Swedish guard Pelle Larsson and Bam Adebayo each scored 20 points as host Miami ripped Chicago 134-91, the third-biggest rout in Heat history.<\/p>\n
Jaylen Brown had 30 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics over Milwaukee 107-79.<\/p>\n
RJ Barrett scored 21 points and Brandon Ingram added 19 for Toronto in a 107-100 home victory over Utah. Finland\u2019s Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 27 points.<\/p>\n
Washington rookie Will Riley scored 18 points off the bench to lead the host Wizards over Sacramento 116-112, stretching the Kings\u2019 losing streak to six games.<\/p>\n
Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points and Ivica Zubac had 14 points and 20 rebounds to spark the Los Angeles Clippers to a 117-93 triumph at Phoenix.<\/p>\n
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