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 Bogdanovic had the most points by a Nets player in Brooklyn,
surpassing Deron Williams' 42-point game on March 8, 2013, against
Washington.
He equaled the most points by a foreign-born Nets player, set by
Drazen Petrovic on Jan. 24, 1993, against Houston and also had the
most points by a Nets player against Philadelphia, surpassing Vince
Carter's 43 points.
Bogdanovic made 17 of 27 shots from the field, hit four 3-pointers
and topped Brook Lopez's 36 points as the most prolific output by a
Nets player this season.
Magic 116, Nuggets 110
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Evan Fournier matched his career high with 30
points, leading Orlando to a victory over Denver at the Amway
Center.
Reserve Jason Smith scored a season-high 25 points, including 15 in
the fourth quarter to hold off a late charge by the Nuggets. Victor
Oladipo had 23 points and six assists. Aaron Gordon scored 16
points. Brandon Jenning, in his first Magic start, had 12 points and
a game-high 11 assists.
 The Magic won for just the second time in six games. The Nuggets
dropped their second consecutive game.
Pacers 103, Celtics 98
INDIANAPOLIS -- Paul George scored 25 points and Indiana pulled away
during the final 7:43 for a 103-98 victory over Boston.
Two George Hill free throws with 7:43 to play began a 6-0 Pacers run
and the Celtics never led again. It was only the fourth time in the
past 30 games that Boston was held below 100 points.
Indiana won the four-game season series with Boston 3-1.
Raptors 107, Bucks 89
MILWAUKEE -- Kyle Lowry scored 25 points and handed out 11 assists
as Toronto got back to its winning ways and swept the season series
from Milwaukee with a victory at the Bradley Center.
Lowry scored 20 in the first half as the Raptors took advantage of a
punchless Milwaukee second unit. Toronto led by eight after Lowry
drained a 3-pointer with 6:33 left in the second quarter.
Bucks coach Jason Kidd went back to his starters, including Giannis
Antetokounmpo, who had scored seven with five rebounds and three
assists in the first quarter, and they managed to cut the deficit to
52-49 at the half.
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Spurs108, Clippers 87
SAN ANTONIO -- Kawhi Leonard poured in 20 points to lead five San
Antonio players in double figures as the Spurs turned a close game
into a rout in the fourth quarter and walloped Los Angeles.
The Spurs led by just a point heading to the final quarter but ran
away from Los Angeles in the first four minutes of the period and
never looked back.
San Antonio's bench and its defense made all the difference. Reserve
David West had all eight of his points in the fourth-quarter run,
and reserve Patty Mills had seven in that stretch. The Spurs
eventually ran their lead to 99-79 and wound up winning by 21.
Kings 106, Lakers 98
LOS ANGELES -- Darren Collison and DeMarcus Cousins scored 22 points
apiece, sparking Sacramento to a victory over Los Angeles.
Rudy Gay added 20 points and eight rebounds for the Kings, who beat
the Lakers for the seventh consecutive time. Rajon Rondo dished out
12 assists to go along with nine points as Sacramento swept the
regular-season series with the Lakers for the first time in 54
seasons.
Lou Williams came off the bench to score 17 points for the Lakers,
who lost their third in a row. Julius Randle and rookie D'Angelo
Russell finished with 14 points each. Randle also had 11 rebounds.
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