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CHICAGO -- Draymond Green scored a career-high 31 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Chicago Bulls 112-102 on Saturday night to set a franchise record with their 12th straight victory.

Klay Thompson added 24 points for the Warriors, who extended their league-best record to 17-2.

Jimmy Butler led the Bulls with 24 points. Pau Gasol added 22 points and 20 rebounds.

The Warriors improved to 10-1 on the road. They previously won a franchise-record 11 straight games from Dec. 29, 1971-Jan. 22, 1972.

The Bulls fell to just 2-5 at home.

During warmups, Chicago point guard Derrick Rose wore a black "I Can't Breathe" T-shirt, referring to a New York man who died July 17 after a police officer placed him in a chokehold when he was being arrested for selling loose, untaxed cigarettes.

A grand jury decided it would not indict the officer in Eric Garner's death. A videotape recording of the arrest showed Garner gasping, "I can't breathe" during the fatal encounter. Thousands have protested the grand jury decision around the country.

76ERS 108, PISTONS 101, OT

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Hollis Thompson's 3-pointer in the final seconds sent the game to overtime, and Philadelphia outlasted Detroit in a matchup of the teams with the NBA's two worst records.

Detroit (3-17) dropped its 11th straight and now leads the 76ers (2-18) by only a game in the standings. Philadelphia has won two of three since starting the season 0-17.

Thompson tied it at 100 when he sank a fadeaway shot from the right corner with 13.4 seconds left in regulation. The Pistons managed only one point in overtime.

The teams entered with a combined record of 4-34, the second-worst in NBA history for teams about to play each other -- with a minimum of 38 combined games. The 76ers and Buffalo Braves were 4-35 entering their meeting Nov. 24, 1972, according to STATS.

Robert Covington scored 25 points for Philadelphia. Josh Smith led Detroit with 23 points, and he also had eight rebounds and seven assists.

MAGIC 105, KINGS 96

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Tobias Harris scored a season-high 27 points for Orlando, and Channing Frye made a game-changing 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter.

Victor Oladipo had 16 points, seven assists and five rebounds, helping the Magic to their second straight win following back-to-back losses to Golden State and the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Magic (9-14) led most of the game and were up by 16 early in the fourth quarter before holding off a late Sacramento push to end a four-game losing streak to the Kings.

Darren Collison scored 22 points for Sacramento, and Jason Thompson had 18. The Kings have dropped five of six.

ROCKETS 100, SUNS 95

HOUSTON -- Trevor Ariza and Pat Beverley each scored 19 points, leading Houston to its fourth straight win.

The Rockets improved to 16-4 by winning for the seventh time in the nine games All-Star center Dwight Howard (knee strain) has been out.

The Rockets led by as many as 22 points. The Suns used an 8-2 run, capped by a tip-in by PJ Tucker, to cut the lead to 97-93 with 21.9 seconds remaining.

But Beverley made three free throws to make it 100-93 and Houston held on for the win.

Eric Bledsoe led the Suns with 23 points.

SPURS 123, TIMBERWOLVES 101

SAN ANTONIO -- Marco Belinelli scored 20 points, Tim Duncan had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and San Antonio rolled to the easy win.

The Spurs had seven players score in double figures. Kawhi Leonard and Cory Joseph had 18 points apiece, and Boris Diaw finished with 17.

San Antonio (15-5) had a season-high 30 assists.

Zach LaVine had 22 points and Shabazz Muhammad added 20 for Minnesota (4-15), which has lost five straight.

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