NBA roundup: recap, scores, notes for every game played on December 22

Los Angeles Clippers 106, San Antonio Spurs 101

LOS ANGELES -- Despite losing Chris Paul to a hamstring injury, the Los Angeles Clippers beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-101 Thursday night at Staples Center.

Paul suffered a strained left hamstring early in the third quarter and did not return. He finished with team-high 19 points, six assists and seven rebounds in 23 minutes.

Without Paul, the Clippers received a boost from their bench. Marreese Speights had 14 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Raymond Felton added 13 points. Jamal Crawford chipped in 11 points. The Clippers' reserves outscored the Spurs' bench 58-31.

Clippers center DeAndre Jordan had 11 points and nine rebounds, and J.J. Redick also scored 11 for the Clippers (22-8), who beat the Spurs for the second time this season.

Kawhi Leonard led the Spurs (23-6) with 27 points and nine rebounds. Pau Gasol contributed 21 points and eight rebounds. Danny Green and LaMarcus Aldridge scored 10 apiece. The Spurs lost for only the second time on the road. They are 15-2 away from home.

Boston Celtics 109, Indiana Pacers 102

INDIANAPOLIS -- Isaiah Thomas scored 28 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and Boston defeated Indiana in Bankers Life Fieldhouse.

Boston won its fourth in a row, sealing it with two free throws from Thomas and two from Jae Crowder during the final 14.9 seconds after Indiana closed to within 105-102 on two C.J. Miles free throws with 19 seconds to play.

Jeff Teague had a season-high 31 for Indiana, which lost its second straight. Paul George and Miles each had 19 for the Pacers, and Thaddeus Young added 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Pacers shot 42.7 percent.

New York Knicks 106, Orlando Magic 95

NEW YORK -- Derrick Rose tossed in 19 points and reserve center Willy Hernangomez added 15 points to lead New York to a win over Orlando at Madison Square Garden.

Kyle O'Quinn contributed 14 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in recording his third double-double of the season for the Knicks.

Serge Ibaka led the Magic with 23 points and 10 rebounds and Evan Fournier added 21 points.

With Kristaps Porzingis forced to leave the game with what appeared to be an ankle injury with 11:58 to play, Hernangomez took over. He contributed 10 straight points to provide the Knicks with a 92-78 lead with 8:15 to play.

Golden State Warriors 117, Brooklyn Nets 101

NEW YORK -- Kevin Durant scored 26 points as Golden State clamped down defensively in the second half and rallied from a 16-point deficit to earn a victory over Brooklyn.

Klay Thompson added 23 points for the Warriors, who ran their winning streak to six games by completely turning things around after halftime. Stephen Curry contributed 15 points despite shooting 6 of 19, including 3 of 13 from 3-point range.

Golden State's Zaza Pachulia contributed 15 points and 14 rebounds. Durant added nine boards and seven assists.

Miami Heat 115, Los Angeles Lakers 107

MIAMI -- Justise Winslow scored a career-high 23 points and Hassan Whiteside had his sixth double-double in a row to lead Miami past Los Angeles at AmericanAirlines Arena.

Whiteside and Winslow each had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Whiteside has 23 double-doubles this season, tying him for the NBA lead with Russell Westbrook and James Harden.

It was the first career double-double for the second-year forward Winslow as the Heat (10-20) snapped a three-game losing streak. All three of those losses came at home.