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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 29 points and nailed a key jumper in the final minute of the Golden State Warriors' 110-103 win over the Atlanta Hawks. Jonas Jerebko started in place of forward Draymond Green and had season bests of 14 points and 14 rebounds. Green was suspended for the game by the team for his role in a verbal altercation with Durant near the end of regulation in the Warriors' overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.
DENVER (AP) — James Harden scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half of the Houston Rockets' 109-99 win over the Nuggets at Denver. Clint Capela had a team-high 24 points and Chris Paul added 21 for Houston, which has won two straight and six of nine since a 1-4 start. Monte Morris had a team-high 19 points in the Nuggets' fourth consecutive loss since opening the season 9-1.
UNDATED (AP) — Fifth-ranked Tennessee and No. 22 LSU won Tuesday's top-25 men's basketball games. Grant Williams scored 22 points and the Vols improved to 3-0 by getting past Georgia Tech, 66-53. Skylar Mays scored 19 points and transfer Kavell Bigby-Williams added a career-high 14 as the Tigers downed Memphis, 85-76.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Dmitry Orlov scored twice and had an assist as the Washington Capitals handed the Wild their first regulation home loss of the season, 5-2. Tom Wilson also scored in his season debut after his 20-game suspension was reduced to 14 earlier in the day, allowing him to suit up. Wilson had already missed the first 16 games of the season and will recoup about $380,000 of the $1.26 million he initially forfeited as part of the suspension.
UNDATED (AP) — There's no change among the top 10 in the CFP rankings as Alabama stays No. 1, followed by Clemson, Notre Dame and Michigan. On the outside looking in are Georgia, Oklahoma, LSU, Washington State, West Virginia and Ohio State. Unbeaten UCF climbed one spot to 11th.
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