Top Ranked Duke Loses and Spurs Win 15th Straight at Home + NBA, NCAA, NHL Scores & Schedules

Top-ranked Duke Blue Devils fell to 25th-ranked Miami (Fl) in their 3rd worst defeat ever in college basketball. The San Antonio Spurs rolled to their 15th straight home win as they beat the New Orleans Hornets last night. The Houston Rockets committed 23 turnovers in their loss to the Denver Nuggets last night. NBA, NCAA, and NHL scores, schedules and more on today's Sports Report.

NBA SCORES...

Atlanta 104 – CHARLOTTE 92... Josh Smith pumped in 30 points and brought down 13 rebounds in powering the Hawks past the Bobcats for their first win in seven road games. Kyle Korver made 5-of-6 3-pointers and finished with 21 points. Ivan Johnson had 12 points and 15 in replacing the injured Al Horford.

MIAMI 123 – Toronto 116 (OT)... The Heat rallied from 15 points down to outlast the Raptors. Dwyane Wade scored 35 points to lead all scorers. LeBron James racked up 31 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in his 34th career triple-double. Chris Bosh contributed 12 points and as many boards.

CHICAGO 85 - Detroit 82... The Bulls outscored the Pistons 28-14 in the fourth quarter to steal the victory. Marco Belinelli completed a go-ahead three-point play with seven seconds remaining. Nate Robinson came off the bench to spark the late rally with nine straight points. Jimmy Butler scored a team-high 18 points.

Denver 105 – HOUSTON 95... The Nuggets took control with a big third quarter and held on to down the Rockets. They got 21 points from Ty Lawson and 20 from Wilson Chandler. Denver converted 28 points off 23 Houston turnovers.

Brooklyn 91 – MINNESOTA 83... The Nets held off the Timberwolves and improved to 12-2 under interim coach P.J. Carlesimo. Brook Lopez scored a game-high 22 points. Deron Williams and Joe Johnson added 18 points apiece.

MEMPHIS 106 - L.A. Lakers 93... Darrell Arthur came off the bench to score a season-high 20 points as the Grizzlies dealt the Lakers their fourth straight loss. Rudy Gay added 12 points and brought down 11 rebounds. Memphis had four other players in double figures.

SAN ANTONIO 106 - New Orleans 102... The Spurs were too much for the Hornets down the stretch in winning their 15th in a row at home. Tony Parker scored 24 points and dished out 13 assists. Tiago Splitter led all scorers with 25 points.

UTAH 92 – Washington 88... Paul Millsap scored 16 points and gathered 15 boards in powering the Jazz past the Wizards. Utah led by as many as 22 first-half points, but had to withstand a fourth-quarter rally.

PORTLAND 100 - Indiana 80... The Trail Blazers cruised past the Pacers to snap their six-game losing streak. LaMarcus Aldridge pumped in 27 points and all five starters were in double figures. J.J. Hickson had 14 points and 13 rebounds.

Phoenix 106 – SACRAMENTO 96... The Suns pulled past the Kings in the fourth quarter to record their first victory under new coach Lindsey Hunter. Michael Beasley scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter. Luis Scola led Phoenix with 21 points.

GOLDEN STATE 104 - Oklahoma City 99... The Warriors ran past the Thunder in the fourth quarter to win their third in a row. Stephen Curry poured in 31 points. David Lee had 22 points and 12 boards. Carl Landry tossed in 20 points off the bench.

NBA SCHEDULE...

Toronto is at Orlando...
Boston hosts New York...
the L.A. Clippers are at Phoenix

NHL...

Toronto 5, PITTSBURGH 2...
N.Y. RANGERS 4, Boston 3 (OT)...
PHOENIX 5, Columbus 1...
VANCOUVER 3, Calgary 2 (SO)

NHL SCHEDULE...

the N.Y. Islanders are at Toronto...
Washington hosts Montreal...
Buffalo is at Carolina...
Philadelphia hosts the N.Y. Rangers...
Ottawa is at Florida...
St. Louis hosts Nashville...
Chicago is at Dallas...
Colorado hosts Columbus...
Los Angeles is at Edmonton...
San Jose hosts Phoenix

NCAA TOP 25 MENS BASKETBALL... 25th-ranked Miami (Fla.) handed Duke the third worst defeat ever for a No. 1 team with a 90-63 home-court drubbing last night. The Canes put the game away with a 25-1 first-half run. In other games involving top 25 teams...