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 Cavaliers 98, Magic 89
LeBron James scored 29 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter,
to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-89 victory over the Orlando
Magic.
Cleveland (18-11) trailed for much of the game until James began to
dominate late. He scored Cleveland's last eight points.
The Cavs were without point guard Kyrie Irving, who bruised a knee
Thursday.
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Rockets 117, Grizzlies 111 (overtime)
The new-look Houston Rockets defeated Memphis 117-111 in overtime to
take the Southwest Division lead from the Grizzlies, with James
Harden scoring 32 points and just missing out on a triple-double.
Houston (21-7) also got 21 points and eight rebounds from Josh Smith
after signing him to a contract on Friday morning.
The Grizzlies (21-8), who got 29 points and eight rebounds from Marc
Gasol, lost their season-high fourth straight game.
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Mavericks 102, Lakers 98
Dirk Nowitzki scored 14 points and moved into eighth place on the
NBA's all-time scoring list as the Dallas Mavericks earned a 102-98
win over the Los Angeles Lakers, who were playing without the
injured Kobe Bryant.
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Pelicans 97, Spurs 90
Anthony Davis turned in a monster third quarter as the New Orleans
Pelicans beat the San Antonio Spurs 97-90.
In handing the defending NBA champions their sixth loss in seven
games, Davis scored 10 points, blocked four shots and grabbed four
rebounds in the third period as the Pelicans opened a 70-64 lead.
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Bucks 107, Hawks 77
Jared Dudley came off the bench to score a season-high 24 points and
spark the Milwaukee Bucks to a 107-77 road win over Atlanta, ending
the Hawks' five-game winning streak.
Dudley was 10-for-10 from the field as the Bucks halted a seven-game
skid against the Hawks that began on March 27, 2012.
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Nets 109, Celtics 107
Jarrett Jack scored a game-high 27 points and the Brooklyn Nets
edged Boston 109-107 when Jared Sullinger missed a game-tying shot
at the buzzer for the Celtics.
The Nets posted their first three-game winning streak of the season.
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Thunder 98, Hornets 75
Russell Westbrook scored 29 points in the absence of the injured
Kevin Durant to lead Oklahoma City to a 98-75 win over Charlotte.
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Pistons 119, Pacers 109
The Detroit Pistons snapped a 12-game home losing streak by beating
the Indiana Pacers 119-109.
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Nuggets 106, Timberwolves 102
Denver's Kenneth Faried had a career-high 25 rebounds to go with a
season-high 26 points as the Nuggets beat Minnesota 106-102 and sent
the Timberwolves to their seventh straight loss.
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Suns 115, Kings 106
Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris combined for 37 points as the
Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 115-106 to record their fifth
win in a row.
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Trail Blazers 114, 76ers 93
Portland played without regulars LaMarcus Aldridge (upper
respiratory illness), Robin Lopez (broken hand) and Chris Kaman
(wife expecting baby) but still led nearly the entire game on the
way to a 114-93 win over the lowly Philadelphia 76ers. (Compiled by
Andrew Both; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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