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 Rockets 113, Timberwolves 102
James Harden earned his second triple-double of the season with 31
points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to help the Houston Rockets fend
off the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Minnesota rookie Andrew Wiggins (30 points, seven rebounds) paced
the Timberwolves (12-43) who erased a 14-point, fourth-quarter
deficit. But the Rockets (38-18) discovered their touch from deep,
with Harden nailing their second 3-pointer with 1:33 left for a
107-98 lead.
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Heat 119, 76ers 108
The Miami Heat got 29 points from Luol Deng to beat the Philadelphia
76ers.
Goran Dragic, playing just his second game with the Heat, had 23
points and 10 assists as Miami (24-31) posted a season high in
points. Philadelphia (12-44) scored more than 100 for just the third
time in 33 games.
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 Jazz 90, Spurs 81
Trey Burke scored 23 points and Gordon Hayward added 18 to lead the
Utah Jazz to a victory over the San Antonio Spurs.
The triumph helped the Jazz (21-34) win the season series against
the Spurs for the first time since the 2009-10 season.
Tim Duncan scored 14 points for the Spurs (34-22) turned the ball
over 22 times, leading to 17 Jazz points.
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Bulls 87, Bucks 71
Reserve guard Tony Snell scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the
first half and the Chicago Bulls had no trouble with the Milwaukee
Bucks.
The Bulls (36-21) seized the lead in the first quarter and never
trailed again as Paul Gasol recorded his NBA-leading 37th
double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.
The Bucks (31-25) fell to 1-2 since trading leading scorer Brandon
Knight to the Phoenix Suns on Feb. 19.
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Pelicans 100, Raptors 97
Reserve center Alexis Ajinca hit a go-ahead layup off a wraparound
feed from guard Tyreke Evans with 49 seconds left, and New Orleans
added two late free throws to earn a comeback win.
New Orleans (29-27) won despite an 18-point, first-half deficit and
the absence of injured All Star Anthony Davis (shoulder). Toronto
dropped to 37-19.
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Celtics 115, Suns 110
Isaiah Thomas burned his former team with six of his 21 points in
the final 1:37 as the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Phoenix
Suns.
Thomas was traded from Phoenix to Boston (21-33) four days ago at
the deadline.
The Suns (29-28) had won their last three since trading away five
players.
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Nets 110, Nuggets 82
Deron Williams had 16 points and 12 assists, center Brooks Lopez
scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets
beat the slumping Denver Nuggets.
The 28-point win is Brooklyn's (23-31) largest margin of victory
since beating Oklahoma City by 31 on Nov. 3.
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Grizzlies 90, Clippers 87
Mike Conley scored 18 points and recorded a game-winning steal in
the final seconds, and the Memphis Grizzlies edged the Los Angeles
Clippers.
Chris Paul scored 30 points and handed out 10 assists to lead the
Clippers, who had a five-game winning streak snapped.
Los Angeles (37-20) had an opportunity to take the lead on two
occasions, but Conley, who also had seven assists, stripped Paul of
the ball with 1.9 seconds left as Memphis (41-14) won for the 12th
time in 14 games.
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