LeBron James nailed a 19-footer as time expired to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a hard-fought 106-105 away victory over the Golden State Warriors on Friday.
James scored eight of his game-high 32 points in the final five minutes including the game-clinching jumper, the first buzzer-beater of his career.
"We knew it was going to the wire, I guess tonight whoever had the ball last was going to win the game," James said after a clash that had six lead changes in the final 90 seconds.
"The Warriors are a very explosive team, but we got the win."
Cleveland's win spoiled the return of the Warriors guard Monta Ellis, who played in his first game of the season after recovering from an ankle injury.
Ellis had 20 points on eight-for-19 shooting while Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 24 points and put them 105-104 ahead after putting in a 23-foot shot with six seconds remaining.
However, James had the last laugh and added nine rebounds and eight assists as Cleveland (33-8) won their second game in a row on a West Coast road trip.
Meanwhile, in other action, the Dallas Mavericks bounced back from their 34-point defeat at Milwaukee as they overcame the Detroit Pistons 112-91.
Dirk Nowitzki led the way for the Mavericks with 26 points, Josh Howard added 22 and Brandon Bass came off the bench to score 18 points.
Danny Granger scored 25 points and Troy Murphy added 14 with 16 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers defeated the injury-plagued Houston Rockets 107-102.
The Rockets played the second-half without All-Star centre Yao Ming. Yao collected eight points and five boards in 17 minutes before leaving with a knee injury.
Boris Diaw collected 26 points and 11 rebounds against his former team and Gerald Wallace added 28 points as the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Phoenix Suns 98-76.
Shaquille O'Neal registered 20 points and seven rebounds to pace the Suns.
Randy Foye hit two three-point baskets and blocked a shot late in the fourth quarter to power the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 116-108 win over the New Orleans Hornets.
Rodney Carney scored 12 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and Jefferson added a double-double of 24 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota. James Posey had 24 points for New Orleans
Tim Duncan collected 30 points and 15 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs edged the New Jersey Nets 94-91.
Tony Parker scored 17 points and Michael Finley added 11, including a key three-pointer that gave San Antonio a 90-86 lead with 22 seconds left in the game.
Flip Murray recorded a season's best total of 25 points off the bench to steer the Atlanta Hawks to a 117-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
The point guard Jose Calderon returned to the line-up after a six-game absence and collected 23 points and 10 assists to help the Toronto Raptors end a seven-game losing run with a 114-94 win over the Chicago Bulls.
David Lee hit 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as six New York Knicks reached double figures in a 108-88 victory over the struggling Memphis Grizzlies.
Eric Gordon scored a career high 41 points as the Los Angeles Clippers recorded a 107-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Kevin Durant, the reigning NBA Rookie of the Year, also had a good day as he tied a season-best with 41 points, hitting 24-of-26 free throws and had 15 rebounds for the defeated Thunder.
* With Agencies
MATCH INFO
World Cup qualifier
Thailand 2 (Dangda 26', Panya 51')
UAE 1 (Mabkhout 45 2')
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FINAL LEADERBOARD
1. Jordan Spieth (USA) 65 69 65 69 - 12-under-par
2. Matt Kuchar (USA) 65 71 66 69 - 9-under
3. Li Haotong (CHN) 69 73 69 63 - 6-under
T4. Rory McIlroy (NIR) 71 68 69 67 - 5-under
T4. Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 67 73 67 68 - 5-under
T6. Marc Leishman (AUS) 69 76 66 65 - 4-under
T6. Matthew Southgate (ENG) 72 72 67 65 - 4-under
T6. Brooks Koepka (USA) 65 72 68 71 - 4-under
T6. Branden Grace (RSA) 70 74 62 70 - 4-under
T6. Alexander Noren (SWE) 68 72 69 67 - 4-under
Navdeep Suri, India's Ambassador to the UAE
There has been a longstanding need from the Indian community to have a religious premises where they can practise their beliefs. Currently there is a very, very small temple in Bur Dubai and the community has outgrown this. So this will be a major temple and open to all denominations and a place should reflect India’s diversity.
It fits so well into the UAE’s own commitment to tolerance and pluralism and coming in the year of tolerance gives it that extra dimension.
What we will see on April 20 is the foundation ceremony and we expect a pretty broad cross section of the Indian community to be present, both from the UAE and abroad. The Hindu group that is building the temple will have their holiest leader attending – and we expect very senior representation from the leadership of the UAE.
When the designs were taken to the leadership, there were two clear options. There was a New Jersey model with a rectangular structure with the temple recessed inside so it was not too visible from the outside and another was the Neasden temple in London with the spires in its classical shape. And they said: look we said we wanted a temple so it should look like a temple. So this should be a classical style temple in all its glory.
It is beautifully located - 30 minutes outside of Abu Dhabi and barely 45 minutes to Dubai so it serves the needs of both communities.
This is going to be the big temple where I expect people to come from across the country at major festivals and occasions.
It is hugely important – it will take a couple of years to complete given the scale. It is going to be remarkable and will contribute something not just to the landscape in terms of visual architecture but also to the ethos. Here will be a real representation of UAE’s pluralism.
Meydan race card
6.30pm: Maiden; Dh165,000; (Dirt) 1,200m
7.05pm: Handicap; Dh170,000; (D) 1,200m
7.40pm: Maiden; Dh165,000; (D) 1,900m
8.15pm: Handicap; Dh185,000; (D) 2,000m
8.50pm: Handicap; Dh185,000; (D) 1,600m
9.25pm: Handicap; Dh165,000; (D) 2,000m
Results
5pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Maiden (PA) Dh 70,000 (Dirt) 1,000m, Winner: Hazeem Al Raed, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Ahmed Al Shemaili (trainer)
5.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh 85,000 (D) 1,000m, Winner: Ghazwan Al Khalediah, Hugo Lebouc, Helal Al Alawi
6pm: Maiden (PA) Dh 70,000 (D) 1,400m, Winner: Dinar Al Khalediah, Patrick Cosgrave, Helal Al Alawi.
6.30pm: Handicap (TB) Dh 70,000 (D) 1,600m, Winner: Faith And Fortune, Sandro Paiva, Ali Rashid Al Raihe.
7pm: Maiden (PA) Dh 70,000 (D) 1,600m, Winner: Only Smoke, Bernardo Pinheiro, Abdallah Al Hammadi.
7.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh 70,000 (D) 1,600m, Winner: AF Ramz, Saif Al Balushi, Khalifa Al Neyadi.
8pm: Maiden (PA) Dh 70,000 (D) 2,000m, Winner: AF Mass, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel.
TRAP
Starring: Josh Hartnett, Saleka Shyamalan, Ariel Donaghue
Director: M Night Shyamalan
Rating: 3/5
THE SPECS
Engine: 4.4-litre V8
Transmission: eight-speed automatic
Power: 523hp
Torque: 750Nm
Price: Dh469,000
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