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 Raptors 104, Suns 100
Jonas Valanciunas scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 11
rebounds as the Toronto Raptors held on to defeat the Phoenix Suns
104-100 for their fifth win in a row.
The Raptors led by 17 points early in the fourth quarter but two
free throws by Eric Bledsoe gave the Suns a one-point lead with
three minutes to play.
The Raptors (12-2) regained the lead on a jumper by DeMar DeRozan
and a layup by Kyle Lowry and while the Suns (9-6) tied it twice
more they could not find a winning score.
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Cavaliers 106, Magic 74
LeBron James scored 29 points, including 16 in the first quarter, as
the Cleveland Cavaliers ended a four-game losing streak with a
106-74 victory over the Orlando Magic.
Cavaliers (6-7) center Anderson Varejao finished with 14 points, and
Kevin Love had 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists while
James added 11 assists.
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Clippers 113, Hornets 92
Blake Griffin bounced back from a rare off night with 22 points, 16
rebounds and nine assists, and Chris Paul had 22 points and 15
assists as the Los Angeles Clippers beat the reeling Charlotte
Hornets 113-92.
Griffin's performance, one assist shy of his first triple-double of
the season, came a night after he was held to a season-low 12 points
and four rebounds in a loss at Memphis.
The Clippers (8-5) led 56-53 at halftime but pulled out to a
14-point lead early in the third quarter and maintained control over
the Hornets (4-11) for the rest of the game.
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Trail Blazers 114, 76ers 104
LaMarcus Aldridge scored a season-high 33 points, 15 in the pivotal
third quarter, as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the winless
Philadelphia 76ers 114-104 for their eighth straight victory.
Wesley Matthews added 17 points and Damian Lillard scored 16 for the
Blazers (11-3).
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Rockets 91, Knicks 86
James Harden scored 12 consecutive points down the stretch to lead
the short-handed Houston Rockets to a 91-86 win over the New York
Knicks.
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Houston (11-3) faced a surprisingly game challenge from the Knicks,
who lost leading scorer Carmelo Anthony to back spasms at halftime.
Even without Anthony, New York (4-11) surged to a six-point lead in
the fourth quarter before Harden carried Houston to victory with a
game-high 36 points.
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Pacers 111, Mavericks 100
Indiana guard Donald Sloan, a Dallas native, scored a game-high 29
points to lead the Pacers to a gutsy 111-100 victory over the Dallas
Mavericks.
The Pacers entered the game averaging 20 fewer points per game than
the high-octane Mavs but it was Indiana's offense who stole the show
with dead-eye three-point shooting helping to produce two 30-point
quarters.
The Pacers (6-8) won for the fifth time in seven games after
starting the season 1-6 as Dallas (10-5) lost consecutive games for
the first time this season after winning six in a row.
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Bulls 97, Jazz 95
Jimmy Butler scored 25 points, and Pau Gasol added 23 points and
nine rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 97-95 victory over the
Utah Jazz.
Derrick Rose chipped in 18 points in his return to the lineup for
the Bulls after missing four games due to a hamstring injury.
Derrick Favors scored 21 points and pulled down a season-high 15
rebounds to lead Utah, who rallied from as many as 21 points down.
(Editing by Peter Rutherford)
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