SHAI Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points and Aaron Wiggins added 19, as the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their winning streak to six games by holding on for a 103-101 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday (Monday in Manila).
Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points with 10 rebounds and James Harden added 17 points as the Clippers saw their five-game winning streak come to an end.
Trailing 101-100, the Clippers had multiple chances to take the lead in the final 22 seconds, but Norman Powell missed a 3-point attempt and Leonard was off target on a contested 21-footer.
Gilgeous-Alexander extended the lead to three points against his former team on two free throws with three seconds remaining. The Clippers got the ball back, but Leonard was intentionally fouled. After purposefully missing the second free throw, they could not score at the buzzer.
In other games, it was the Cavs 120, Jazz 91; Hawks 132, Sixers 119; Heat 122, Hornets 105; Pistons 136, Pelicans 130; Spurs 123, Raptors 89; and Nuggets 116, Rockets 111.
Cavs 120, Jazz 91
Jarrett Allen scored 18 points to help Cleveland snap a season-high four-game losing streak in a road win over Utah.
De’Andre Hunter added 15 points and Evan Mobley contributed 11 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks in the win. Darius Garland and Ty Jerome each scored 12 for the Cavs, who hadn’t won for nine days.
Kyle Filipowski led the short-handed Jazz with 18 points and 13 rebounds. Utah shot just 36 percent from the field while losing for the 12th time in 13 outings. That included a 16-for-50 performance from beyond the arc.
Hawks 132, Sixers 119
Trae Young scored 28 points, one of three Atlanta players with 20 or more points, to lead the team to its third straight win, a victory over visiting Philadelphia.
Young made four 3-pointers and added 12 assists for his 42nd double-double. He joined rookie ZaccharieRisacher (22 points) and Georges Niang (20 points) as the Hawks won for the seventh time in nine games and have a two-game lead for the No. 7 spot in the East.
American George Foreman, a sporting comeback king, died on Friday at age 76.
Philadelphia has lost four in a row and 19 of 22. The Sixers are seven games behind Miami for the No. 10 playoff spot with 11 games remaining. Quentin
Grimes scored 26 points for the 11th time in 20 games that he’s scored at least 25 points.
