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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Sixers absorbed their team-record 21st consecutive loss as Lance Stephenson scored 25 points to lead Indiana's 99-90 victory in Philadelphia. Paul George added 24 points for the Pacers, who earned their fourth straight win and stretched their lead in the NBA's Eastern Conference to 3 1/2 games over Miami. The 76ers actually had an early nine-point lead before breaking the previous club mark for consecutive losses set by the 1972-73 team.
CHICAGO (AP) — Oklahoma City has climbed within 1 ½ games of the Western Conference-leading San Antonio Spurs. Kevin Durant poured in 35 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the Thunder's 97-85 victory at Chicago. Russell Westbrook had 17 points, nine boards and nine assists after missing the Oklahoma City's previous game to rest his surgically-repaired knee.
DENVER (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers' 11-game winning streak is over after J.J. Hickson contributed 21 points and 11 rebounds off the bench to lead the Nuggets to a 110-100 triumph at Denver. Kenneth Faried had 18 points and 16 boards for the Nuggets, who held the Clippers to 39 percent shooting and outrebounded them 55-43. Chris Paul had a game-high 29 points and Blake Griffin added 26, but the rest of L.A.'s starters combined for just 25.
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have increased their lead in the NHL's Eastern Conference to five points over idle second-place Pittsburgh by posting their longest winning streak since a 10-game run in November 2011. Jarome Iginla (ih-GIHN'-luh) scored twice and Tuukka (TOO'-kah) Rask stopped 33 shots in the Bruins' ninth consecutive victory, 4-1 over Vancouver. Loui (LOO'-ee) Eriksson and Reilly Smith also tallied as Boston improved to 12-1-2 in its last 15 games while dropping the Wild to 1-2-3 in their last six contests.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues are the NHL's first team to eclipse 100 points this season, doing it with a 3-1 victory over Winnipeg. David Backes (BAK'-ehs) scored twice and Jay Bouwmeester (BOH'-mees-tur) had two assists to back Ryan Miller, who needed to make just 16 saves to improve to 7-0-1 since joining the Blues from Buffalo earlier this month. The Western Conference-leading Blues have won three straight and eight of nine to move four points ahead of Anaheim and San Jose.
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