NBA Wrap: Late Dwyane Wade free throws give Miami win over Thunder, Celtics win in Mexico

TWO free throws with 1.5 seconds left from Dwyane Wade gave Miami a win over Oklahoma City while Boston beat Sacramento in Mexico City. NBA WRAP.

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) shoots in the fourth quarter as Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) defends in an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, in Miami. The Heat won the game 97-95. (AP Photo/Joe Skipper)

TWO free throws with 1.5 seconds left from Dwyane Wade gave Miami a win over Oklahoma City while Boston beat Sacramento in Mexico City.

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Joe Ingles had eight points, two rebounds and an assist in Utah’s 94-103 loss to Orlando.

20 minutes on the court for Patty Mills saw him collect four points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals as San Antonio rolled Memphis 103-83.

Miami guard Dwyane Wade was clutch in the Heat’s win over Oklahoma City.

MIAMI HEAT 97, OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 95

DWYANE Wade rattled in two game-winning free throws with 1.5 seconds left to lift the Miami Heat to a 97-95 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

“He somehow found daylight,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said of Wade’s drive to the basket that drew a foul on forward Serge Ibaka.

“I’m surprised he found energy to jump.

“Dwyane is a proven Hall of Fame talent, particularly in the fourth quarter. He’s going to have the courage to make plays.”

Thunder coach Billy Donovan also praised Wade.

“It was actually good defence by Serge,” Donovan said, “but Wade did a great job of drawing contact.”

Wade scored Miami’s final eight points en route to a total of 28 to overshadow guard Russell Westbrook and forward Kevin Durant, each of whom had 25 points for the Thunder at Miami’s AmericanAirlines Arena.

NBA Southern Division leaders Miami improved to 11-6 ahead of Saturday’s home game against LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

BOSTON CELTICS 114, SACRAMENTO KINGS 97

ISAIAH Thomas tormented his former team, scoring 21 points and leading the Boston Celtics over the Sacramento Kings 114-97 in the NBA’s third regular-season game played in Mexico.

Thomas, who played for the Kings from 2011-14, scored 19 points in the first half.

He shot 8 for 14 overall and had nine assists, helping the Celtics win for the fourth time in their last five games.

Kelly Olynyk added 21 points for the Celtics while Avery Bradley and Jae Crowder each had 20.

Rudy Gay scored 18 points and DeMarcus Cousins added 16 for the Kings, who lost for the third time in their last four games.

Rajon Rondo, playing against his former team for the second time in his career, was sent off in the third quarter after a double technical foul and finished with five points for the Kings.

Rondo also faced the Celtics last season, when he was playing for the Dallas and scored 29 points in 119-101 win.

A referee watches as Boston Celtic Kelly Olynyk swings from the basket after dunking.

DENVER NUGGETS 106, TORONTO RAPTORS 105

GUARD Will Barton scored 22 points, forward Danilo Gallinari added 21, and the Denver Nuggets held on to defeat the Toronto Raptors 106-105 to end an eight-game losing streak.

Forward Darrell Arthur added 19 points for the Nuggets, while centre Joffrey Lauvergne scored 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Guard Randy Foye added 12 points for Denver.

The Nuggets avoided their first nine-game losing streak since the 2002-03 season, when they lost 14 in a row.

PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS 123, INDIANA PACERS 111

DAMIAN Lillard had 26 points and back-court partner CJ McCollum added 21, and the Portland Trail Blazers snapped Indiana’s six-game winning streak with a 123-111 victory.

The loss snapped the Pacers’ four-game road winning streak. The Pacers haven’t won five straight on the road since the final five road games of 2011-12.

Mason Plumlee added 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers, who had a season-high 18 3-pointers in their seventh-straight victory at home against the Pacers.

C.J. Miles had 27 points, including eight 3-pointers, for the Pacers who were playing the second of a back-to-back after beating the Clippers 103-91 in Los Angeles a night earlier.

San Antonio Spurs centre Tim Duncan controls the ball against Memphis Grizzlies centre Marc Gasol.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS 103, MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 83

KAWHI Leonard scored 27 points, shooting 7 for 9 on 3-pointers as the San Antonio Spurs eased to a 103-83 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Leonard’s career-high 3s were part of the Spurs going 10 of 18 from behind the arc.

Tony Parker had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists as San Antonio won for the seventh time in eight games. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 18 and Manu Ginobili finished with 13.

Mike Conley, Marc Gasol and Mario Chalmers scored 15 apiece for Memphis, and Jeff Green finished with 10 points.

Leonard’s long-distance baskets helped San Antonio build a 15-point lead early in the second half and the Spurs coasted the rest of the way as the lead reached 23 in the fourth quarter.

ORLANDO MAGIC 103, UTAH JAZZ 94

FORWARD Tobias Harris led six players in double figures and the Orlando Magic took advantage of centre Rudy Gobert’s absence to beat the Utah Jazz 103-94.

With the win, the Magic made it five in a row, their best run of victories for the season so far.

It was also the second time this season Orlando beat Utah by nine points.

Originally published as NBA Wrap: Late Dwyane Wade free throws give Miami win over Thunder, Celtics win in Mexico