(Sporting Alert) — NBA standings, records and scores from the games that took place in the league on Monday night, March 24.
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Two-time defending champions Miami Heat (48-21), battling with injuries, held off the challenges of Portland Trail Blazers (45-26) on their way to a 93-91 victory.
LeBron James led the Heat with a game high 32 points.
At the STAPLES Center, Blake Griffin put in another impressive workload, finishing with 27 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in the win, as the LA Clippers achieved yet another 50-win campaign.
Elsewhere, Kevin Durant had 27 points and eight assists in leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 117-96 victory over the Denver Nuggets at the Chesapeake Energy Arena.
San Antonio Spurs (54-16) continue to lead the NBA standings overall after picking up another, following their 113-91 positive result over the struggling Philadelphia 76ers (15-56), who have now dropped 25 consecutive games.
While the Spurs were winning their 14th straight game, the Sixers found themselves one defeat away from tying the NBA record for successive losses set by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2010-11.
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NBA Scores and Records
San Antonio Spurs 113 (54-16) – Philadelphia 76ers 91 (15-56)
Oklahoma City Thunder 117 (52-18) – Denver Nuggets 96 (32-39)
Los Angeles Clippers 106 (50-21) – Milwaukee Bucks 98 (13-58)
Miami Heat 93 (48-21) – Portland Trail Blazers 91 (45-26)
Houston Rockets 100 (48-22) – Charlotte Bobcats 89 (34-37)
Memphis Grizzlies 109 (42-28) – Minnesota Timberwolves 92 (34-35)
Phoenix Suns 102 (42-29) – Atlanta Hawks 95 (31-38)
Chicago Bulls 89 (40-31) – Indiana Pacers 77 (51-20)
New Orleans Pelicans 109 (30-40) – Brooklyn Nets 104 (37-32) OT
Detroit Pistons 114 (26-44) – Utah Jazz 94 (23-48)
