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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Russell Westbrook scored 30 points, including a left-handed hammer dunk over Clint Capela in the closing seconds, to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 105-103 on Wednesday night.Oklahoma City led by three when Westbrook dunked over the 6-foot-10 Capela with 5.5 seconds left to put the Thunder up five.Westbrook, the NBA No. 2 scorer, also had nine assists and seven rebounds. Victor Oladipo had season highs of 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder. They snapped a four-game losing streak.James Harden had 13 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds. He made just 4 of 16 shots while being harassed by Andre Roberson. Capela added 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Rockets.WARRIORS 127, RAPTORS 121TORONTO -- Stephen Curry had 35 points, Kevin Durant added 30 and Golden State beat Toronto for its fifth straight victory.The Warriors also have won five in a row against the Raptors, three in Toronto.NBA scoring leader DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 34 points, and Kyle Lowry had 24. DeRozan was 17 of 17 from the free-throw line, and had his ninth 30-plus-point game in 11 games this season.PACERS 103, CAVALIERS 93INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul George scored 21 points and the Indiana Pacers took advantage off the resting LeBron James absence to beat Cleveland.Jeff Teague added 20 points and eight assists, and Thaddeus Young had 16 points to help the Pacers improve to 6-1 at home and 6-6 overall.James sat out for the first time this season. Averaging 23.4 points and 8.9 rebounds, he rested after playing Tuesday night in a home victory over Toronto. Guard J.R. Smith also missed the game because of a sprained right ankle.Kevin Love led Cleveland with 27 points and 16 rebounds, and Kyrie Irving had 24 points and seven assists. The Cavaliers dropped to 9-2 after matching the best start in franchise history with the victory over Toronto on Tuesday night.KNICKS 105, PISTONS 102NEW YORK -- Kristaps Porzingis scored a career-high 35 points and New York held off Detroit.The 7-foot-3 forward from Latvia hit three 3-pointers and converted a dazzling three-point play in the first half after dunking a lob pass on the break in the first 30-point game of his two-year career.Carmelo Anthony added 22 points to help the Knicks win their second straight. Joakim Noah bounced back nicely with seven points and 15 rebounds after he was benched in the second half of the Knicks victory over Dallas on Monday night. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led Detroit with 21 points.HAWKS 107, BUCKS 100ATLANTA -- Paul Millsap scored 21 points, Mike Muscala added 16 and Atlanta won its sixth straight game, beating Milwaukee.Muscala started in place of star center Dwight Howard, who was sidelined with a left quadriceps contusion. Atlanta improved to 6-1 at home and tied Cleveland for the best record in the Eastern Conference at 9-2.Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 15 rebounds for Milwaukee, and Jabari Parker scored 15 of his 23 points in the third quarter.CELTICS 90, MAVERICKS 83BOSTON -- Isaiah Thomas scored 22 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter in Bostons victory over Dallas.Thomas scored 20 of Bostons final 24 points to help the Celtics beat back a late Mavericks surge. After Dallas took a 70-66 lead, Thomas scored Bostons next 13 points to put the Celtics back in front 79-76. Avery Bradley added 18 points and 13 rebounds.Harrison Barnes led the Mavericks with 28 points.NUGGETS 120, SUNS 104DENVER -- Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 28 points and Denver won for the first time at home this season, beating Phoenix.Kenneth Faried added a season-high 20 points and 15 rebounds to also help Denver snapped a four-game losing streak. Danilo Gallinari had 18 points, Jameer Nelson 17 and Emmanuel Mudiay 15.The Nuggets played their second straight game without starting shooting guard Gary Harris. Hes expected to be out until mid-December with a foot injury.Brandon Knight scored a season-high 32 points for Phoenix, and Devin Booker had 24 before he was ejected with 17.8 left after receiving his second technical foul. 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Two teams from each league participated in the past two years with the conferences splitting the games each season for an overall 2-2 series record.In 2016, games will be scheduled over the dates of Thursday-Sunday, December 1-4. Times and television designation will be released when available. Half of the contests feature at least one team that was ranked in the final 2015-16 USA Today coaches poll while three will highlight top 25 matchups.The Southeastern Conference looks forward to the expansion of an enhanced competitive event with our Big 12 friends, said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey. The SEC/Big 12 Challenge in womens basketball will showcase the strength and depth of our womens basketball teams and provide fans from both conferences with exciting games.We look forward to all 10 of our womens basketball teams competing in the 2016 SEC/Big 12 Challenge, said Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby.dddddddddddd These marquee non-conference match-ups should provide four-consecutive days of quality competition and excitement for fans across the country.The inaugural challenge was held in 2014 in Little Rock, Ark., and featured a top 5 showdown with No. 3 Texas squaring off against No. 4 Texas A&M. Oklahoma and Arkansas, who were both receiving votes, played in the second game. The conferences split the Challenge with the two games decided by a total of nine points.The 2015 version was contested in Oklahoma City with the opponents reversed as No. 5 Texas played Arkansas while No. 17 Oklahoma competed against No. 18 Texas A&M. Each league again claimed a win.2016 SEC/Big 12 Womens Basketball Challenge ScheduleThursday, December 1 Oklahoma at Kentucky South Carolina at TexasFriday, December 2 Auburn at Kansas StateSaturday, December 3 Texas Tech at Arkansas Georgia at Oklahoma State Mississippi State at Iowa StateSunday, December 4 Kansas at Alabama TCU at LSU Baylor at Tennessee Ole Miss at West Virginia ' ' '