Warriors 110, Bobcats 103
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jamal Crawford scored 50 points to help Golden State beat Charlotte. Acquired from New York last month, Crawford was 14-of-26 from the field, 5-of-8 on 3-pointers and made 17 of 18 free throws. He was two points shy of his career high.
Magic 106, Lakers 103
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jameer Nelson had 27 points, and Orlando overcame Kobe Bryant’s season-high 41 points for Los Angeles. Bryant missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.
Rockets 109, T-wolves 102
MINNEAPOLIS — Tracy McGrady scored 23 points and Houston made 12 3-pointers to hand Minnesota its 12th straight loss.
Suns 108, Nuggets 101
PHOENIX — Steve Nash scored eight straight points in the final 3 minutes and Phoenix beat Denver for the eighth straight time at home.
Pacers 95, 76ers 94
PHILADELPHIA — T.J. Ford hit a 15-foot jumper with 3.9 seconds left and finished with 25 points for short-handed Indiana. The Pacers dressed just nine players. For the second straight game, Indiana was without starters Troy Murphy, Marquis Daniels and Danny Granger, out with viral infections. The Pacers also were missing Maceo Baston (lower-back strain).
Hornets 99, Kings 90
NEW ORLEANS — Chris Paul had 34 points, nine assists and a season-high eight steals, and New Orleans won for the 11th time in 13 games.
Heat 106, Nets 103
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Dwyane Wade matched his season high with 43 points, scoring 12 of Miami’s final 14 points.
Wade put Miami ahead to stay with a reverse layup with 1:58 remaining for a 98-97 lead. Udonis Haslem sealed the win with a jumper from the corner with 14.7 seconds left that put the Heat up by 5.
Brook Lopez led the Nets with 22 points and 13 rebounds.
Spurs 107, Raptors 97
SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker had 24 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, and San Antonio matched a franchise record with 16 3-pointers.
Tim Duncan scored 19 points, and Roger Mason had 16.
Jermaine O’Neal led Toronto with 24 points. The Raptors have lost five straight for the second time this season to drop to 10-14.
Bulls 106, Jazz 98
CHICAGO — Ben Gordon scored 26 points, and Derrick Rose had 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter for Chicago.
The Bulls have won five straight home games and are 10-3 at the United Center.
Mehmet Okur had 23 points and 13 rebounds for Utah, and Paul Millsap added 22 points and 10 rebounds.
Bucks 119, Clippers 85
MILWAUKEE — Richard Jefferson scored 22 points, and Luke Ridnour added 18 for Milwaukee in its fourth victory in five games.
Al Thornton scored 20 points for Los Angeles in its worst loss of the season. The Clippers were playing their fourth road game in five nights.
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