Blake Griffin had 26 points and 13 rebounds as the NBA-leading Los Angeles Clippers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-95 on Saturday.
Chris Paul added 19 points and Maurice Speights scored 11 of his season-high 16 points in the fourth for the Clippers, who improved to 12-2 on the season.
Speights' biggest assist came with 49 seconds left. Jamal Crawford missed a 3-pointer and Speights got the rebound, then fed Crawford for a driving reverse layup that restored the Clippers' lead to five points.
Dwyane Wade led Chicago with 28 points, hitting five 3-pointers. The Bulls had their four-game winning streak ended.
In other games, Kevin Durant scored 33 points and Klay Thompson had 25 of his 29 in the second half as Golden State held on to beat Milwaukee 124-121 for its seventh straight victory.
The Warriors were ahead by as much as 14 before Jabari Parker and Giannis Antetokounmpo led a 13-4 run in the fourth quarter that cut it to 122-120 with about two minutes left.
Draymond Green tipped away an inbounds pass intended for Antetokounmpo with 10 seconds left and Thompson was fouled after securing the loose ball. He hit both free throws to seal the win.
In Detroit, Al Horford's follow shot with 1.3 seconds left gave Boston a 94-92 victory over the Pistons.
Detroit became the last NBA team to lose at home this season.
Houston's James Harden had 31 points and 10 assists to lead the Rockets over Utah 111-102.
Eric Gordon added 20 points and fellow reserve Nene added a season-high 16 as the Rockets won for the third time in four games.
The injury-plagued Jazz dropped their third straight game, following a 6-2 start to November.
In New Orleans, Anthony Davis had 38 points and 16 rebounds and Jrue Holiday added 22 points and nine assists as the Pelicans beat Charlotte in overtime 121-116.
New Orleans, which hadn't won back-to-back games all season, overcame a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit to keep Charlotte from tying its best franchise start through 12 games.
Philadelphia's Joel Embiid scored a career-high 26 points in 20 minutes as the 76ers climbed out of the NBA's cellar by routing Phoenix 120-105.
The Mavericks' struggles continued with a 95-87 loss at Orlando.
Memphis' JaMychal Green had 19 points and eight rebounds and Zach Randolph added 18 points and seven boards as the Grizzlies beat Minnesota 93-71.
And in Washington, Goran Dragic scored 22 points and Hassan Whiteside added 18 points and 18 rebounds as the Heat held on to beat the Wizards 114-111.
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