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Durant scores 19 in 4th as Thunder sink Mavs

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Kevin Durant scored 19 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Dallas Mavericks 107-101 Sunday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Derrick Williams scored a career-high 28 points and Ricky Rubio had 16 with six assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Hornets 97-95 on Sunday night.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Stephen Curry scored 29 points, Klay Thompson had 26 with six 3-pointers, and Golden State stayed ahead of Houston in the Western Conference standings with a 108-78 win over the Rockets on Sunday night.

nba.com

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he is disappointed with how Derek Fisher left the team earlier this season, only to eventually end up signing with Oklahoma City last month.

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

This is a weird sequence from last night's Grizzlies-Jazz Game. Early in the fourth quarter Gasol converted a quick turnaround hook and on his way back up the court, had his foot stepped on, losing his shoe. While Gasol was complaining to the referee an…