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NBA roundup: San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls suffer surprise defeats

Sports Mole rounds up all of the action from Saturday's games in the NBA as the San Antonio Spurs and the Chicago Bulls suffer surprise defeats.

NBA champions the San Antonio Spurs suffered a fourth defeat of the season as the Sacramento Kings held on for a 94-91 victory at the Sleep Train Arena.

DeMarcus Cousins starred with 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Kings, who ended a run of nine games without a win against San Antonio.

The Indiana Pacers handled injuries to key players in impressive fashion by easing to a 99-90 win over the Chicago Bulls.

A.J. Price, Luis Scola and Solomon Hill all scored 21 points to lead the Pacers to success, despite 32 points from Chicago's Jimmy Butler.

LeBron James guided the Cleveland Cavaliers to another emphatic success with 32 points in a 127-94 triumph over the Atlanta Hawks.

James was key in the win, but he was supported well by Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson, who scored 20 and 15 points respectively.

The Golden State Warriors extended their best start to an NBA season for 20 years with a comfortable 112-87 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.

Klay Thompson scored 21 points, while Stephen Curry added 19 points and nine assists as the Warriors benefited from a strong second quarter in which they scored 39 points.

The Los Angeles Clippers proved to be too strong for the Phoenix Suns at the Staples Center as the hosts cruised to a 120-107 victory.

Chris Paul finished the night with 32 points, and DeAndre Jordan was equally dominant as he recorded 12 points, 18 rebounds and seven blocks.

LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum were both missing, but the Portland Trail Blazers were still able to earn a convincing 97-87 win over the Brooklyn Nets.

Damian Lillard led the way with 28 points and 10 assists for the Blazers, who improved their record to 7-3.

The bench scored 48 points as the Washington Wizards recorded a third successive win by beating the Orlando Magic 98-93.

Kris Humphries scored 16 points, while John Wall contributed 15 points and 10 assists in Washington's seventh win of the season.

Toronto Raptors star DeMar DeRozan scored 27 points and Jonas Valanciunas set season highs with 17 points and 14 rebounds in a 111-93 win over the Utah Jazz.

Enes Kanter and Derrick Favors both scored 18 points, but they were unable to prevent Utah from losing for the fifth time on the road in the current campaign.

The Memphis Grizzlies continued their 100% home record by easing to a 95-88 win over the Detroit Pistons at the FedExForum.

Marc Gasol scored 23 points, while Zach Randolph was impressive for the hosts with 17 points and 22 rebounds.

The Minnesota Timberwolves suffered a fifth successive defeat as the Dallas Mavericks strolled to a 131-117 victory in Texas.

Kevin Martin scored a season-high 34 points for Minnesota, but the Mavericks were never troubled as Tyson Chandler produced a typically dominant display with 12 points and six rebounds.

Results in full: Orlando Magic 93-98 Washington Wizards, Atlanta Hawks 94-127 Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz 93-111 Toronto Raptors, Indiana Pacers 99-90 Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons 88-95 Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves 117-131 Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets 87-97 Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs 91-94 Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Hornets 87-112 Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns 107-120 Los Angeles Clippers

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