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 Grizzlies 119, Rockets 93
The Memphis Grizzlies emphatically defended their home court at
FedExForum with a 119-93 victory over the Houston Rockets in a
battle of the top teams in the West.
Memphis (10-1) led by as many as 36 points in the fourth quarter and
finished with its largest margin of victory this season.
Houston (9-2) never pulled closer than 20 points after halftime.
Point guard Mike Conley led the Grizzlies with 19 points and six
assists while forward Trevor Ariza paced Houston with 16 points.
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Nuggets 106, Cavaliers 97
Arron Afflalo had a season-high 23 points, guard Ty Lawson had 24
points and 12 assists and the Denver Nuggets ended the Cleveland
Cavaliers' four-game winning streak with a 106-97 victory on the
road.
The Nuggets (3-7) led throughout the second half as the Cavs (5-4)
struggled with forward LeBron James battling a head cold, limiting
him to 22 points, nine rebounds and five assists.
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Mavericks 107, Hornets 80
Guard Monta Ellis scored 18 points and forward Chandler Parsons
added 17 points and nine rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks routed the
Charlotte Hornets 107-80.
The Mavericks rolled to a 24-point halftime lead by shooting 61.9
percent from the field, then led by as many as 33 in the second half
before resting their starters the entire fourth quarter.
Dallas (8-3) earned its fourth consecutive win while Charlotte (4-7)
has lost four of its past five.
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Magic 107, Pistons 93
Nikola Vucevic powered for 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the
Orlando Magic defeated the Detroit Pistons and their former coach
Stan Van Gundy 107-93.
Magic forward Tobias Harris scored 16 of his 24 points in the second
half to spoil Van Gundy's first game against the team he coached for
five seasons.
Shooting guard Evan Fournier supplied 14 points and eight assists
for Orlando (5-7) while reserve forward Caron Butler led the Pistons
(3-8) with 20 points.
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Suns 118, Celtics 114
The Phoenix Suns blew double-digit leads in both halves but still
pulled out a 118-114 victory over the Boston Celtics.
The Suns (6-5) led by 13 points in the first half, lost the lead and
then led by 14 in the second half, and lost it.
But guard Eric Bledsoe stole an Avery Bradley pass and scored,
breaking a 114-114 tie with 29.5 seconds left.
Suns forward Markieff Morris scored a career-high 30 points as the
Celtics suffered their third straight tough home loss to fall to
3-6.
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Heat 95, Nets 83
Guard Mario Chalmers scored 22 points, and the short-handed Miami
Heat dominated the second half en route to a 95-83 victory over the
Brooklyn Nets.
Center Chris Bosh contributed 15 points and nine rebounds for Miami,
which outscored Brooklyn 57-40 in the second half.
Rookie forward Bojan Bogdanovic tied a career high with 22 points
for the Nets, who dropped their fourth straight.
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Spurs 100, 76ers 75
With neither Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili nor Tony Parker logging more
than 18 minutes, the San Antonio Spurs defeated Philadelphia 100-75
for their fourth victory in the last five games.
The 76ers, meanwhile, fell to 0-10.
Spurs (6-4) forward Matt Bonner led the team with 18 points in 20
minutes.
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Trail Blazers 102, Pelicans 93
Portland outscored New Orleans 34-13 in the fourth quarter to erase
a 15-point deficit and escape with a 102-93 victory.
Guard Damian Lillard scored 24 points and dished out seven assists
as the Trail Blazers (8-3) won their fifth straight game. Forward
LaMarcus Aldridge added 22 points with nine rebounds for the
Blazers.
Forward Anthony Davis collected 31 points, 11 rebounds, three
assists, three steals and three blocked shots for the Pelicans
(5-4).
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Bulls 105, Clippers 89
Guard Jimmy Butler scored 22 points and forward Taj Gibson added 20
as the Chicago Bulls defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 105-89.
Despite playing without the injured Pau Gasol (left calf strain) and
point guard Derrick Rose (hamstring), Chicago (8-3) dictated in the
second half and snapped a four-game losing streak to Los Angeles
(5-4) to be 6-0 on the road this season.
Guard Jamal Crawford led the Clippers with 24 points and forward
Blake Griffin scored 19 points and pulled down 10 rebounds.
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