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 Grizzlies 110, Pelicans 74
Zach Randolph posted a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds
as the Memphis Grizzlies rolled to a victory over the New Orleans
Pelicans.
Randolph, like center Marc Gasol, had a game-high six assists. Gasol
also scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two
shots.
The loss dropped New Orleans (42-36) back into a tie with Oklahoma
City for the eighth and last playoff spot in the Western Conference.
The Thunder were idle on Wednesday and both teams have four games
left.
The Grizzlies (53-25) pulled into a tie with Houston for the second
spot in the West.
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Spurs 110, Rockets 98
Tony Parker scored 27 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat Houston
to win their ninth straight game.
The Spurs (53-26) moved into a tie for fifth place with the Los
Angeles Clippers in the Western Conference and within a half-game of
Houston (53-25) for the lead in the Southwest Division.
James Harden finished with 22 points to lead the Rockets.
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Magic 105, Bulls 103
Victor Oladipo hit a layup with 1.5 seconds remaining to give the
Orlando Magic a victory over the Chicago Bulls, spoiling the much
anticipated return of All Star Derrick Rose.
Rose, who missed 20 games after right knee surgery, had little
impact for the Bulls (46-32) and did not play in the fourth period.
He finished with nine points in 19 minutes.
Oladipo led everyone with 23 points as the Magic (25-43) won their
third consecutive game, tying their longest winning streak this
season.
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Trail Blazers 116, Timberwolves 91
LaMarcus Aldridge collected 24 points and 13 rebounds despite
sitting out the entire fourth quarter in the Portland Trail Blazers'
rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Robin Lopez scored 18 points with six rebounds, and guard Damian
Lillard had 17 points and handed out six assists for the Trail
Blazers (51-27), who won for the seventh time in nine games and sit
fourth in the West.
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Mavericks 107, Suns 104
Mavs shooting guard Monta Ellis scored a team-high 20 points,
including a driving layup in a 6-0 run that gave Dallas the lead for
good down the stretch as Dallas eliminated Phoenix from playoff
contention.
Dirk Nowitzki added 19 points and drilled a three-pointer with 23
seconds left that helped nailed down the win for the Mavs (47-31),
who are seventh in the West.
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Wizards 119, 76ers 90
Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the hot-shooting Washington
Wizards ripped the Philadelphia 76ers to win their fourth straight
game.
Ramon Sessions added a season-high 19 points and Marcin Gortat had
18 for the Wizards, who shot a franchise-record 65.3 percent from
the field despite resting guard John Wall and forward Nene.
Washington (45-33) remained fifth in the East.
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Cavaliers 104, Bucks 99
LeBron James knocked down a three-pointer with 14.1 seconds left
that snuffed out a late Milwaukee rally and the Cleveland Cavaliers
clinched the Central Division title with a victory over the Bucks.
James finished with 21 points despite scoring just two in the second
and third quarters.
Milwaukee (38-40) remain in sixth in the Eastern Conference.
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Celtics 113, Pistons 103
Isaiah Thomas poured in a season-high 34 points off the bench and
the Boston Celtics eliminated the Detroit Pistons from playoff
contention.
Thomas, a point guard whose previous season high was 28 against
Charlotte on Feb. 27, also had six assists.
Jae Crowder contributed 17 points and six rebounds for Boston
(36-42), who had a half-game lead for the eighth and final playoff
spot in the Eastern Conference entering the game.
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Raptors 92, Hornets 74
DeMar DeRozan scored 18 points as the Toronto Raptors routed the
Charlotte Hornets.
Greivis Vasquez and Louis Williams poured in 16 points each, while
Tyler Hansbrough had 12 points and James Johnson added 11 points for
Toronto (46-32), who remain third in the Eastern Conference.
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Hawks 114, Nets 111
Al Horford scored 24 points and Mike Scott added 20 points, leading
the Atlanta Hawks to a victory over Brooklyn, damaging the Nets'
Eastern Conference playoff hopes in the process.
The victory gave the Hawks a franchise-record 59 wins with 19
losses. The loss dropped the Nets to 36-42 overall and into a tie
with Boston for the seventh spot in the conference playoff race.
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Pacers 102, Knicks 86
George Hill scored a game-high 20 points to spearhead the Indiana
Pacers' rout of the New York Knicks.
Indiana guard Paul George had 10 in his second game of the season
following rehabilitation from a gruesome broken leg sustained during
a Team USA scrimmage last summer.
The Pacers (35-43) remain one game back in the race for the final
two Eastern Conference playoff spots.
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Nuggets 119, Lakers 101
Kenneth Faried had a season-high 29 points and also grabbed 11
rebounds as the Denver Nuggets used a big second half to pull away
from the Los Angeles Lakers.
Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points and guard Ty Lawson had 16 in his
return from a one-game absence to help the Nuggets clinch the season
series with the Lakers.
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Jazz 103, Kings 91
Rodney Hood scored 20 points and collected a career-high eight
rebounds while Derrick Favors added 18 points and 11 rebounds to
help the Utah Jazz rally in the second half for a victory over the
Sacramento Kings.
Rudy Gobert and guard Dante Exum each scored 12 points and Gobert
added 10 rebounds to help the Jazz (36-42) win the season series
against the Kings. (Editing by Peter Rutherford; )
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