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 Clippers 102, Nuggets 98
Jamal Crawford led a fourth quarter comeback as the Los Angeles
Clippers beat the Denver Nuggets 102-98.
Crawford scored 21 of his 23 points in the final period as the
Clippers recovered from a 10-point deficit to post their fifth
consecutive victory.
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Thunder 92, Timberwolves 84
Russell Westbrook scored 18 points, and Serge Ibaka grabbed 19
rebounds to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 92-84 home victory
over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Thunder (23-22) ended a two-game losing streak despite playing
without injured forward Kevin Durant. The Wolves (7-37) lost their
fifth game in a row.
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Pelicans 99, 76ers 74
Forward Anthony Davis scored a game-high 32 points and grabbed 10
rebounds to power the New Orleans Pelicans to an easy 99-74 home
victory over the lowly Philadelphia 76ers.
It was the 12th time this season Davis has scored at least 30
points, and his 12-of-19 shooting sparked the Pelicans (24-21) to a
fourth consecutive win and elevated them to three games above .500
for the first time since the 2010-11 season.
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Grizzlies 103, Magic 94
Forward Zach Randolph and center Marc Gasol combined for 40 points,
20 rebounds and 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Orlando
Magic 103-94.
Randolph notched his ninth consecutive double-double with a
game-high 24 points and 10 rebounds. Gasol finished with 16 points
and 10 rebounds as the Grizzlies (32-12) earned their eighth
consecutive victory over Orlando.
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Celtics 99, Jazz 90
Forward Tayshaun Prince scored 19 points and the Boston Celtics won
for the third time in four games with a 99-90 road victory over the
Utah Jazz.
The 34-year-old Prince, who was picked up by the Celtics in a trade
with Memphis two weeks ago, had a big first half off the bench to
help Boston build a 24-point lead that proved big enough. (Compiled
by Andrew Both)
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