RESULTS
at Portland 91, Boston 86: Playing without All-Star guard Brandon Roy, the Blazers ended a seven-game losing streak against the Celtics. Boston has more losses since Dec. 25 than in the previous two months of the season.
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Atlanta 110, at Indiana 104: Joe Johnson scored 12 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter as the Hawks won their sixth straight game.
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New York 93, at Charlotte 89: The Knicks ended a six-game losing streak and improve to 2-0 against their former coach Larry Brown.
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at Miami 104, Cleveland 95: LeBron James’ pro record on his birthday dropped to 0-3 as Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers each scored 21 points for the Heat.
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at New Orleans 97, Washington 85: Hornets’ Chris Paul had 15 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds for his third triple-double of the season.
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Phoenix 101, at Memphis 89: The Suns’ Shaquille O’Neal had 24 points to move into eighth place on the NBA scoring list. Teammate Steve Nash sat out with back spasms.
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at Dallas 107, Minnesota 100: The Mavericks rallied from a 29-point deficit, 70-41, early in the third quarter for their largest comeback in franchise history.
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Milwaukee 100, at San Antonio 98: Michael Redd had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks. The Spurs’ Tim Duncan missed a layup with 3.8 seconds to go.
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at Sacramento 92, Clippers 90: Kevin Martin, playing his first game in nearly three weeks, scored 20 points as the Kings stopped a six-game losing streak.
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