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Heat go cold over Jennings onslaught

Heat go cold over Jennings onslaught
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The Miami Heat slumped to their second straight loss, while the Oklahoma City Thunder thumped the Houston Rockets in the NBA on Saturday.

Brandon Jennings had 25 points as the Milwaukee Bucks clinched a 104-85 win over the visiting Heat, who failed to score 100 points for just the third time in 28 games.

Dwyane Wade marked his return from suspension with 24 points, though his efforts were in vain as Miami failed to bounce back from Friday's upset loss to the Detroit Pistons.

Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook starred with 28 points, eight assists and eight rebounds as the Thunder proved too strong for Houston with a 124-94 road win.

Rockets guard James Harden had 25 points against his former team, who ended Houston's four-game home winning streak.

Elsewhere, Eric Gordon scored 24 points off the bench as the visiting New Orleans Hornets recovered from 21 points down to record a thrilling 98-95 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.

Lou Williams had 21 points and a career-high 11 assists as the Atlanta Hawks posted their fourth straight win with a 109-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers at home.

DeMar DeRozan led six Raptors in double figures with 21 points as Toronto outclassed the Orlando Magic 123-88 away from home.

Brook Lopez scored 11 of his season-high 35 points in the final quarter as the Brooklyn Nets earned a 103-100 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Marco Belinelli led with 17 points off the bench as the Chicago Bulls posted an 87-77 win over the visiting Washington Wizards.

Rudy Gay finished with a game-high 19 points as the Memphis Grizzlies grabbed an 81-72 home victory over the Denver Nuggets.

Nikola Pekovic posted 28 points to guide the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 111-107 home win over the Phoenix Suns.

Nicolas Batum had 22 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as Portland earned their eighth straight home win with an 89-85 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

And Stephen Curry recorded 22 points and nine assists to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 101-83 win over the Boston Celtics at home.

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