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Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and Royce O'Neale hit the game-winning shot as the Brooklyn Nets overcame a second-half injury to Kevin Durant to beat the host Miami Heat 102-101 on Sunday night.
O'Neale scored the go-ahead basket on a putback with 3.2 seconds left after rebounding an Irving 3-point miss.
Miami's Jimmy Butler missed a contested drive in the lane off the backboard as time expired. The Heat wanted a foul on an O'Neale bump at the end of the play, but they didn't get one.
Durant left in the third quarter due to a bruised right knee. He appeared to get hurt when Butler accidentally rolled onto his leg. Durant finished with 17 points, four rebounds and two assists. He entered the game averaging 30.0 points.
Kevin Durant went off with a hurt right knee as the Nets edged Miami Heat by a point Sunday
Nets coach Jacque Vaughn said Durant will go for a scan to see the extent of any damage
'Yeah, you know, he didn't finish the game. And just right knee, he'll get evaluated and then hopefully I'll have some more info for you,' coach Jacque Vaughn said after the game. 'Most likely it will include imaging just to make sure we're good.
'I did not inquire about the knee, don't want to speculate. I'm gonna knock on some wood and see what happens. … [He] just pretty much he dapped up everybody coming into the locker room.
'I just said I wish you would've got the rebound on that play and it was heck of a win with the group and that was about it.'
The Nets, who have won 14 of their past 15 games, also got 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks from Nic Claxton.
Butler led Miami with 26 points along with eight rebounds. Tyler Herro, who returned after missing one game due to back spasms, added 24 points. Bam Adebayo was limited to 28 minutes due to a thigh injury. He finished with 10 points and eight rebounds.
76ers 123, Pistons 111James Harden delivered a triple-double with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, Tyrese Maxey had 23 points and visiting Philadelphia rolled past Detroit.
Montrezl Harrell had 20 points and six rebounds and Paul Reed contributed 16 points and 12 rebounds off the bench for the Sixers. Georges Niang tossed in 14 points and Tobias Harris added 12 for Philadelphia, which led virtually from start to finish.
Killian Hayes led the Pistons with 26 points, six assists and three steals. Isaiah Stewart had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Bojan Bogdanovic also scored 20 points.
James Harden impressed with 20 points to lead the 76ers to victory against the Pistons
Pascal Siakam scored 27 points and Toronto defeated visiting Portland.
Scottie Barnes added 22 points for the Raptors, who are 1-2 halfway into a six-game homestand. Gary Trent Jr. had 19 points, Fred VanVleet had 14 points and seven assists and O.G. Anunoby contributed 14 points and four steals before fouling out.
Damian Lillard scored 34 points for the Trail Blazers, who have lost three in a row overall and seven straight on the road. Anfernee Simons added 22 points, Josh Hart had 18 points, Jusuf Nurkic had 14 points and 18 rebounds and Jerami Grant also scored 14 points for Portland.
Pacers 116, Hornets 111Myles Turner scored 29 points, Buddy Hield added 21 and Indiana rallied past Charlotte in Indianapolis.
