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 Heat 108, Trail Blazers 104
Dwyane Wade scored 32 points to help the Miami Heat rally from an
11-point deficit in the second half to overcome the Portland Trail
Blazers.
With the Heat trailing by two points in the final minute, Wade hit
two jumpers then added two free throws to score his team's final
eight points and 15 in the fourth quarter.
Miami (31-36) is seventh in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 34 points and 12 rebounds for Portland
(44-22), who dropped to fourth place in the Western Conference.
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Spurs 114, Bucks 103
Danny Green scored 20 points, Tim Duncan had 19 and the San Antonio
Spurs avoided losing three straight games to Eastern Conference
opponents with a win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Less than 24 hours after a loss to the woeful New York Knicks, one
that led San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich to publicly criticize his
team, the Spurs reverted to championship form.
The Bucks got 19 points and nine rebounds from Giannis
Antetokounmpo.
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Thunder 122, Celtics 118
Russell Westbrook scored 36 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder
to victory over the Boston Celtics.
Westbrook added 10 assists and five rebounds as the Thunder (38-30)
moved a half game ahead of the idle New Orleans Pelicans for eighth
place in the Western Conference.
The Celtics (30-37) are tied for eighth place in the Eastern
Conference with the Indiana Pacers. Both teams are one game behind
the seventh-place Miami Heat.
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Cavaliers 117, Nets 92
Kevin Love returned from a two-game absence with 10 points and 11
rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers recovered from a sluggish start
to easily handle the Brooklyn Nets.
LeBron James had 16 points and seven assists and guard Kyrie Irving
had 12 points and 10 assists for the Cavaliers (44-26), who had
seven players in double figures in scoring and are second place in
the Eastern Conference.
Deron Williams had 20 points and six assists for the Nets (27-39).
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Bulls 103, Pacers 86
Rookie forward Nikola Mirotic scored 25 points with nine rebounds
off the bench as the Chicago Bulls cruised to victory over the
Indiana Pacers.
Mike Dunleavy added 21 points for Chicago, which never trailed after
the first quarter. Pau Gasol contributed 19 points and 12 rebounds
for the Bulls (41-28).
Solomon Hill scored 13 points to lead Indiana (30-37), who remained
tied with Boston for eighth in the East.
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Mavericks 107, Magic 102
Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points in Dallas' wire-to-wire win over the
Orlando Magic.
The visitors gave the Mavericks (44-25) a late scare after Dallas
dominated through a breezy first three quarters.
Magic rookie point guard Elfrid Payton had a triple-double with 15
points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.
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Raptors 105, Timberwolves 100
DeMar DeRozan led the way with 21 points as the Raptors defeated the
Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Raptors (41-27) are winners of seven straight meetings against
Minnesota (14-53) and are third in the East, two games behind
Cleveland.
Minnesota guard Kevin Martin had a game-high 37 points and seven
rebounds in the defeat.
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76ers 94, Pistons 83
Ish Smith had 15 points and eight assists as the Philadelphia 76ers
beat the slumping Detroit Pistons.
Jason Richardson added 14 points for the Sixers (16-52), who won for
just the third time in 10 games.
Detroit (24-44) lost for the 11th time in 12 games. (Compiled by
Jahmal Corner; Editing by John O'Brien)
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