Tony Parker scored 42 points and broke the Spurs' franchise record for career assists, leading host San Antonio to a 107-96 win over the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder Saturday. The Thunder (18-5) narrowly averted their worst loss this season. All-Star Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Parker scored a season high and had nine assists. Parker, who has spent his entire 11-year career with the Spurs, has 4,477 assists. It was Parker's best night since scoring 43 points in a playoff win over Dallas in 2009. Cavaliers 91, Mavericks 88: The rookie Kyrie Irving made a driving layup in traffic with 15.8 seconds left to give host Cleveland a victory against Dallas. Irving, who is showing a knack for last-second plays, finished with 20 points and Anderson Varejao added 17 points and 17 rebounds for the Cavs. Jason Terry missed an off-balance 3-point attempt with 2.2 seconds left for Dallas. After a replay review gave the Mavericks a final chance, Brandan Wright missed a desperation shot at the horn. The Mavericks did not score a field goal in the final 4:13. Clippers 107, Wizards 81: Blake Griffin had 21 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists, and DeAndre Jordan had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead visiting Los Angeles over Washington. Nick Young and John Wall each scored 14 for Washington, which lost its fourth in a row and dropped to 4-20 this season. Griffin narrowly missed his second career triple-double, despite not playing in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles rested its starters. 76ers 98, Hawks 87: The rookie Nikola Vucevic set a career high with 15 points to lead six Philadelphia scorers in double figures as the 76ers dodged back-to-back losses by beating host Atlanta. Bulls 113, Bucks 90: Derrick Rose scored 21 points and had 13 assists and Luol Deng added 21 points in his return after missing seven games with a wrist injury, as visiting Chicago easily beat Milwaukee. Deng, who was averaging 15.9 points and 7.5 rebounds before tearing a ligament in his left wrist Jan. 21, scored on a layup from Rose just 76 seconds into the game. He made 9 of 19 shots and had nine rebounds in 41 minutes. Jazz 96, Lakers 87: Al Jefferson scored 18 points and Earl Watson keyed a game-clinching 14-0 fourth quarter run to help Utah defeat Los Angeles for the first time in three tries this season. Kobe Bryant scored 26 points and Gasol had 24 points and 16 rebounds but the Lakers dropped to 3-8 on the road. Timberwolves 100, Rockets 91: Kevin Love scored 25 points and grabbed 18 rebounds and Luke Ridnour added 22 points to lead host Minnesota over Houston. Kyle Lowry had 24 points and 11 assists for the Rockets and Luis Scola also had 24 points, but Kevin Martin scored a season-low 2 points on 1-for-10 shooting. Other results: Pistons 89, Hornets 87; Magic 85, Pacers 81; Suns 95, Bobcats 89; Trail Blazers 117, Nuggets 97; Kings 114, Warriors 106; Knicks 99, Jets 92.
