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Spurs remain perfect at home
Associated Press

LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs rebounded from their worst loss in three years to bash the Houston Rockets, 130-99, on Wednesday night and remain undefeated at home.

San Antonio (39-7) has won 25 straight at home to open the season and 34 consecutive dating back to last season.

Aldridge bounced back — as did the rest of the Spurs — after he was held to five points and three rebounds in a 30-point loss to Golden State on Monday.

San Antonio had 32 assists and shot 56 percent from the field in snapping Houston’s three-game winning streak and handing the Rockets their worst loss of the season.

James Harden had 20 points and Dwight Howard added 13 for Houston.

San Antonio was without Tim Duncan for a second straight game due to a sore right knee, but he wasn’t needed as the Spurs won their league-high 17th game by at least 20 points.

Clippers 85, Hawks 83 — Jamal Crawford scored 21 points and visiting Los Angeles won again without Blake Griffin, holding off mistake-prone Atlanta.

The Hawks turned it over a season-high 23 times but still had a chance to force overtime when Chris Paul lost the handle on an inbounds pass after Al Horford’s free throw. Atlanta got it back with 6.7 seconds left and inbounded to Paul Millsap, who drove against Luc Mbah a Moute and got a good look at the basket but came up short on a running one-hander.

Thunder 126, Timberwolves 123 — Kevin Durant had 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists and hit two huge shots in the final two minutes to help Oklahoma City win a second-straight fast-paced thriller, this time over Minnesota in Minneapolis. The Thunder beat the Knicks in overtime the night before.

Pistons 108, 76ers 97 — Andre Drummond had 25 points and 18 rebounds, and host Detroit rallied over Philadelphia.

Jazz 102, Hornets 73 — Rodney Hood scored a game-high 24 points and Gordon Hayward added 22 to help host Utah overpower Charlotte.