Highlights of Thursday's NBA games
Raptors 106, Magic 103 (overtime)
Point guard Kyle Lowry scored 24 points as the Toronto Raptors posted a 106-103 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on Thursday at the O2 Arena in London. The victory was the fourth straight for Toronto.
Bulls 115, 76ers 111 (overtime)
Jimmy Butler scored a career-high 53 points and E'Twaun Moore had seven of his 14 in overtime as the Chicago Bulls rallied for a 115-111 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Butler, 15-for-30 from the floor and 21-for-25 from the foul line, added 10 rebounds and six assists for the Bulls, who rested Pau Gasol and were without Derrick Rose.
Grizzlies 103, Pistons 101
Mario Chalmers scored a game-high 25 points with eight assists and hit the game-winning basket as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Detroit Pistons 103-101 at FedExForum.
Down 101-96 after Detroit rookie forward Stanley Johnson hit his fifth three-pointer of the night with 3:07 to play, Chalmers scored the Grizzlies' last seven points for the victory.
His game-winning shot came when he picked up a loose ball and fired off-balance with 00.8 left on the clock.
Spurs 99, Cavaliers 95
Tony Parker scored 24 points and Kawhi Leonard poured in 20 points, 16 after halftime, as the San Antonio Spurs shrugged off a slow start to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-95.
Eighteen of Parker's points came in the first half, when just about every other San Antonio player struggled. The second half belonged to Leonard, the league's reigning defensive player of the year, who held Cavaliers forward LeBron James to seven points after halftime.
Kings 103, Jazz 101
Rudy Gay saved the day for the Sacramento Kings, hitting a game-winning jumper with less than a second remaining for a 103-101 win over the Utah Jazz.
The Jazz had worked out of a 10-point deficit in the final five minutes and finally tied the game with four seconds remaining on a three-pointer by backup forward Joe Ingles.
Warriors 116, Lakers 98
The Golden State Warriors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 116-98 to record their 37th consecutive home victory.
Stephen Curry bombed in 24 of his game-high 26 points on three-pointers, helping the Warriors (37-3) record a seventh straight home win over the Lakers (9-32).
Reuters