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NBA-Highlights from Saturday's NBA games

(Adds late games) Nov 28 (The Sports Xchange) - Highlights from National Basketball Association games on Saturday: - - - - Raptors 84, Wizards 82 Guard Cory Joseph sank the winning three-pointer with 0.3 seconds remaining as the Toronto Raptors, courtesy of Kyle Lowry's 27 points, beat the Washington Wizards. Despite a horrid shooting performance from guard John Wall and no field goals in the final 4:23, the Wizards (7-7) led 82-81 with five seconds remaining. Wall, who finished 6-of-25 from the field, then missed two free throws, giving Toronto possession with three seconds left where guard DeMar DeRozan drove to the right baseline and fed an open Joseph in the left corner. Guard Bradley Beal had 20 points for the Wizards, while Wall added 18 points and center Marcin Gortat finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. - - Cavaliers 90, Nets 88 LeBron James' driving hook shot in the lane with one second left gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a 90-88 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. James and Kevin Love both scored 26 points as the Cavs remained unbeaten at home (9-0), though Brooklyn's Jarrett Jack's desperation heave at the buzzer from well beyond half court gave them some concerns as the ball hit the back of the rim. Brook Lopez scored 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds and Joe Johnson had 17 points for the Nets, who have lost four of their last five. - - Spurs 108, Hawks 88 Forward Kawhi Leonard scored 22 points as six San Antonio players scored in double-figures in the Spurs' 108-88 victory over the Atlanta Hawks to win their fifth consecutive game and remain undefeated at home. San Antonio (14-3) are 9-0 at home this season and have won 11 of their past 12 games. Leonard did most of his damage with 15 points in the first half, while forward LaMarcus Aldridge and reserve guard Patty Mills added 13 points each for San Antonio, who lead the Western Conference's Southwest Division. Atlanta were led by reserve forward Mike Scott's 12 points. - - Jazz 101, Pelicans 87 The Utah Jazz used a balanced effort to neutralize a big game of 36 points from Anthony Davis and post a 101-87 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Reserve guard Alec Burks scored 21 points to lead the Jazz. Burks, who also had five rebounds and four assists, scored nine points in the decisive fourth quarter for Utah. Small forward Gordon Hayward scored 17 points, shooting guard Rodney Hood added 16 points and power forward Trevor Booker contributed 13 points, 15 rebounds and three blocks. - - Mavericks 92, Nuggets 81 The Denver Nuggets could not buy a basket in the third quarter of their game against the Dallas, letting a 52-48 halftime lead dissolve as the Mavericks outscored them 25-5 to flip the game in their favor for a 92-81 victory. Denver's five points set a Dallas franchise record for the lowest total in a quarter by an opponent. The Nuggets, outscored 16-0 in the opening eight minutes while going 0 of 15 from the floor, ended the quarter 2 of 19 shooting and gave up nine turnovers. - - Trail Blazers 108, Lakers 96 Guards Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum combined for 57 points to lead the Portland Trail Blazers past the Los Angeles Lakers 108-96 at Moda Center. Lillard scored 29 points and McCollum added 28 for the Trail Blazers (7-10), who beat the Lakers for the second time this season. Guard Kobe Bryant scored 21 points while guard Jordan Clarkson had 19 for the Lakers (2-13), who lost their fifth straight game. - - Warriors 120, Kings 101 Small forward Brandon Rush buried three three-pointers in a third-quarter runaway as the Golden State Warriors recorded an 18th straight season-opening win, 120-101 over the rival Sacramento Kings. Point guard Stephen Curry dropped in three three-pointers on a 19-point night and power forward Draymond Green recorded the franchise's first back-to-back triple-double in 51 years with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists. Golden State tied the 2007-08 Houston Rockets with a 22nd consecutive regular-season win dating back to last season, the third-longest streak in NBA history. The last Warriors player to record triple-doubles in consecutive games had been Hall of Fame center Wilt Chamberlain in 1964. (Compiled by Patrick Johnston)