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NBA: Flagg scores nine of career-high 35 points in fourth quarter as Mavericks beat Clippers

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Cooper Flagg had a season-high 35 points and Klay Thompson scored 17 of his 23 in the fourth quarter to rally the Dallas Mavericks to a 114-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.

Thompson hit four 3-pointers in the final period, his final one putting Dallas ahead for good with 1:51 left. He shot 6 of 10 from long distance overall as the Mavericks snapped a three-game losing streak.

Playing his 20th career game, Flagg went 13 for 22 from the field. The top pick in this year's NBA Draft also grabbed eight rebounds. Naji Marshall added 18 points and eight boards for Dallas, and Brandon Williams had 14 points and seven assists.  

Kawhi Leonard led Los Angeles with 30 points and eight rebounds. James Harden added 29 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for the Clippers, who dropped their fourth consecutive game overall and seventh straight at the Intuit Dome.  

Pistons' Robinson wins in return to Miami

Cade Cunningham scored 29 points, Duncan Robinson had 18 in his return to Miami and the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons held off the Heat 138-135 to snap a two-game skid.

Miami was down by 22 with 8:09 left, then got within 133-131 when Bam Adebayo scored on a putback with 34 seconds remaining. But Cunningham scored on the next Detroit possession and the Pistons escaped.

Tobias Harris was 10 for 12 from the field and scored 26 for the Pistons, who are 16-4 – their best 20-game start since opening 17-3 in 2005-06. Detroit shot 59% and had 76 points in the paint.

Andrew Wiggins scored 31 for Miami, which got 28 from Norman Powell and 24 from Tyler Herro.

It was the first time Robinson was back in Miami as an opponent after he was traded to Detroit this past summer. He spent his first seven seasons with the Heat and went on to become Miami’s career 3-point leader.

Bridges, Hornets end Raptors’ win streak

Miles Bridges scored 10 of his 35 points in overtime and the Charlotte Hornets overcame a 17-point first-half deficit to beat Toronto 118-111, ending the Raptors' nine-game winning streak.

Rookie Kon Knueppel had 20 points, including a leaning 3-pointer from the corner to tie the game with 10 seconds left in regulation. He also had a key pass to set up a Bridges dunk in OT to ice the victory for Charlotte, which won on consecutive nights for its first winning streak of the season.

Collin Sexton came off the bench to score 18 points and handled most of the point guard duties after LaMelo Ball went to the bench early in the fourth quarter for what coach Charles Lee said was a “minutes restriction” while playing on back-to-back nights.

Scottie Barnes had 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Raptors, whose last loss came on Nov. 8 against Philadelphia. Brandon Ingram and Immanuel Quickley each scored 22 points for Toronto.

Bridges was huge for the Hornets in a game in which the team's other top scorers – Ball and Brandon Miller – struggled and didn't play key minutes in the fourth and overtime. Bridges finished 13 of 23 from the field and carried the team in overtime, scoring 10 of Charlotte's 14 points.