SAN ANTONIO, AP:

Memphis prevailed in a triple-overtime classic at San Antonio on Wednesday, blowing a 23-point lead before recovering to eke out a 117-116 victory over the NBA champions, a day after ending Golden State's 16-game winning streak.

The Grizzlies moved within half a game of the Warriors for the overall league lead, and moved 4-1/2 games ahead of the Spurs, a Southwest Division rival.

Memphis' Marc Gasol scored 26 points, including a banked-in 3-pointer as regulation expired, while Zach Randolph had 21 points and 21 rebounds in the Grizzlies' sixth straight victory.

Danny Green scored 25 points, and Tim Duncan had 23 points and 16 rebounds for San Antonio. Portland pulled away in the fourth quarter to down Milwaukee 104-97, with both teams reeling from injuries. Atlanta made it 11 wins from 12 with a 127-98 victory at Cleveland, dominating the second half of the match after being down 12 points during the second quarter. Toronto used a big fourth quarter to overrun Brooklyn 105-89. Toronto reached 20 wins before Christmas for the first time in its 20-year history.

Houston's James Harden scored 41 points, including eight in overtime, as the Rockets beat Denver 115-111. Los Angeles' Blake Griffin had 31 points and 16 rebounds as the Clippers edged Indiana 102-100.

Dallas' Chandler Parsons scored a season-high 32 points to lead the Mavericks to a 117-106 win against Detroit. Utah's Gordon Hayward scored 29 points in the Jazz's 105-87 win at Miami, which got 42 points from Dwyane Wade.

Phoenix ended a run of six consecutive defeats by winning 111-106 at Charlotte, with reserve guard Isaiah Thomas scoring 23 points.

Boston had a comfortable 109-92 home win over Orlando, with an even spread of scoring in which no player scored more than 18.