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From the Associated Press

at San Antonio 116, Golden State 92: Tony Parker scored 26 points and the Spurs won their eighth in a row and beat the Warriors for the 20th straight time at San Antonio to drop Golden State half a game behind Denver for the final Western Conference playoff spot.

at Sacramento 99, Houston 98: Tracy McGrady scored 32 points but missed a jump shot at the buzzer and the Rockets fell to 3-5 since a franchise-record 22-game winning streak. Ron Artest scored 30 points as the Kings (34-40) surpassed last season’s win total.

New Orleans 98, at Orlando 97: Peja Stojakovic made a three-point basket and three free throws in the final minute to help the Hornets improve to 4-1 on a six-game trip and stay percentage points ahead of San Antonio atop the Western Conference.

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Philadelphia 108, at New Jersey 99: Lou Williams made three consecutive baskets in the final 3:47 to help the 76ers win for the 20th time in their last 27 games to pull within half a game of idle Washington and Toronto in the three-way fight for playoff position 5-7 in the East.

Detroit 94, at Minnesota 90: With starters Chauncey Billups, Rasheed Wallace and Richard Hamilton sitting to rest for the playoffs, rookie Rodney Stuckey scored 12 of his career-high 27 points in the fourth quarter to help the Pistons overcome a 21-point second-quarter deficit.

Boston 106, at Chicago 92: The Celtics overcame 20 turnovers, including a career-high seven by Rajon Rondo, to win their fourth in a row. Ray Allen scored 22 points. Chicago fell five games behind Atlanta for the final Eastern playoff spot with eight games to play.

at Milwaukee 119, New York 115 (OT): Michael Redd finished with 36 points and Bobby Simmons added a season-high 24 points to help the Bucks end a four-game losing streak. The Knicks lost their fifth straight road game and are 2-15 in their last 17 games.

at Denver 126, Phoenix 120: One night after blowing a 22-point lead and losing at Phoenix, the Nuggets blew a 14-point lead but held on to keep the Suns from moving alone ahead of the Lakers atop the Pacific Division.

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