Orlando hands Cleveland its third straight loss
at Orlando 101, Cleveland 95: Dwight Howard had 22 points and 16 rebounds in a bruising battle with Shaquille O’Neal, and the Magic beat Cleveland to hand the Cavaliers their first three-game losing streak in two years.
Utah 93, at Portland 89 (OT): Carlos Boozer scored on a putback at the end of regulation to force overtime, then gave Utah its first lead since the opening minutes, and the Jazz rallied from down 25 in the third quarter.
at Denver 114, Boston 105: J.R. Smith scored 16 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and the Nuggets recovered to get the win after blowing an early 20-point lead.
Oklahoma City 109, at Minnesota 107: Kevin Durant scored 32 points to extend his streak of games with at least 25 points to 28 games and Russell Westbrook had a triple-double to lead the Thunder.
at Detroit 109, San Antonio 101 (OT): Richard Hamilton scored 27 points and Rodney Stuckey added 20 as the Pistons won in overtime.
Memphis 104, at New Jersey 94: Rudy Gay scored 29 points and the Grizzlies rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit.
at New Orleans 102, Houston 94: David West scored 27 points, including four in the final two minutes, to lift the Hornets.
at Phoenix 104, Sacramento 88: Jason Richardson scored 26 points, Amare Stoudemire had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Steve Nash had 17 assists for the Suns.
-- associated press
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