Mills keeps Spurs perfect on road

[caption id="attachment_102837" align="alignleft"] Patty Mills of the San Antonio Spurs takes a shot against Wesley Matthews of the Dallas Mavericks during their NBA game at American Airlines Center in Dallas Wednesday. — AFP
[/caption] DALLAS — Australian guard Patty Mills came off the bench to score 23 points for the short-handed San Antonio Spurs Wednesday in 94-87 victory over the Mavericks in Dallas. The Spurs rallied to remain perfect on the road this season, improving to 11-0 in away games with their second win over Dallas in the past 10 days. Spurs coach Gregg Popovich rested stars Pau Gasol, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker on the second night of back-to-back games. Even without their big guns, the Spurs came back from a 13-point third-quarter deficit. Mills scored 15 in the fourth period, including eight points in a row as the Spurs went up 90-84. The Mavericks, a league-worst 3-14, were led by Wesley Matthews’ season-high 26 points. Dallas coach Rick Carlisle had his own injury troubles to contend with. Dirk Nowitzki was out for the 12th time this season, Deron Williams and Devin Harris were limited and Seth Curry left the game late with an undisclosed injury. Knicks 106, Timberwolves 104 Carmelo Anthony hit the game-winning jumper with 2.3 seconds remaining as the New York Knicks fended off a furious fourth-quarter comeback by Minnesota to beat the Timberwolves 106-104. Minnesota tied the game with 24.2 seconds to play before Anthony’s jumper over Andrew Wiggins. The Knicks overcame a career night from Minnesota’s Karl-Anthony Towns. The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year scored a career-high 47 points. Thunder 126, Wizards 115 (OT) Russell Westbrook notched his fourth consecutive triple-double in leading Oklahoma City to a 126-115 overtime victory over the Washington Wizards. Westbrook posted 35 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists to garner his eighth triple-double of the season. Victor Oladipo added 25 points on 10 of 16 shooting. Enes Kanter came off the bench to score 14 points as Oklahoma City improved to 12-8. Raptors 120, Grizzlies 105 Kyle Lowry scored 29 points and handed out eight assists, DeMar DeRozan added 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors held off the undermanned Memphis Grizzlies 120-105. The Raptors (12-6) extended their winning streak to four games. Trail Blazers 131, Pacers 109 Damian Lillard scored 28 points and handed out 10 assists as the Portland Trail Blazers held off a late surge by the Indiana Pacers to win 131-109. Moe Harkless matched his season high with 23 points, and CJ McCollum contributed 19 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Trail Blazers (10-10), who had six players score in double figures. Suns 109, Hawks 107 Leandro Barbosa scored all eight of his points early in the fourth quarter as the Phoenix Suns took the lead for good and went on to beat the slumping Atlanta Hawks 109-107. Heat 106, Nuggets 98 Hassan Whiteside had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Wayne Ellington came off the bench to score 22 and the Miami Heat beat the Denver Nuggets 106-98. Lakers 96, Bulls 90 Guards Jordan Clarkson and Lou Williams scored 18 points apiece off the bench, and the Los Angeles Lakes rallied for a 96-90 road win over the Chicago Bulls. Pistons 121, Celtics 114 Kentavious Caldwell-Pope led a group of four 20-point scorers for Detroit, dropping 25 points as the Pistons beat the Boston Celtics 121-114. The game between the Philadelphia 76ers and Sacramento Kings was postponed due to moisture on the court. — Agencies