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From the Associated Press

* Denver 105, at Portland 103 (OT): Allen Iverson’s 14-foot fadeaway jumper with 0.9 seconds left in overtime lifted the Nuggets, who had blown a 17-point first-half lead. Portland’s Travis Outlaw tied it, 100-100, at the end of regulation by making one free throw. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 28 points and 15 rebounds.

* Dallas 107, at Orlando 98: Josh Howard scored 28 points and the Mavericks overcame Hedo Turkoglu’s triple-double to hold off the Magic after leading by as many as 19. Turkoglu had 13 points, a career-high 13 assists and 12 rebounds for Orlando, which got to within 83-80 before Dallas went on a 10-0 run to ice it.

* Chicago 118, at Seattle 108: Joe Smith scored 25 points after missing three games because of flu and a sore knee to help end the SuperSonics’ season-high three-game winning streak. Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich (15 points) left in the fourth quarter because of a rib injury. He will undergo tests, the team said.

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* at Atlanta 96, Philadelphia 91: Josh Smith had 19 points, nine assists and nine blocked shots and the Hawks overcame a 32-14 first-quarter deficit. Smith tied a team record with six blocks in the second quarter as the Hawks pulled to within 50-44 at halftime before taking their first lead in the third quarter.

* Toronto 114, at Miami 82: Chris Bosh scored 24 points on eight-for-11 shooting, Andrea Bargnani had 22 and the Raptors shot 60% in handing the Heat (9-37) its worst loss of the season. T.J. Ford, who hadn’t played since a nasty fall Dec. 11, returned with four points and four assists in 18 minutes for the Raptors.

* Houston 92, at Minnesota 86: Tracy McGrady had 26 points, six rebounds and seven assists to help the Rockets improve to 8-1 since his return from a knee injury. McGrady also had seven turnovers in Houston’s eighth straight road victory. Al Jefferson had 33 points and 16 rebounds for the Timberwolves.

* at Phoenix 118, Charlotte 104: Leandro Barbosa scored 30 points and Raja Bell had 24, including a season-high seven three-pointers. It helped the Suns stay unbeaten (8-0) against the Bobcats, who lost the last four on a five-game trip. Phoenix made 22 of 35 shots (63%) in a 64-point second half.

* at Utah 110, New Orleans 88: Kyle Korver, who scored 20 points, opened the third quarter with four straight three-pointers during a 15-4 run that kept the game out of reach for the Hornets in the Jazz’s ninth straight victory. The Jazz set a franchise record with 14 three-pointers in 22 attempts.

* Clippers 103, at New York 94: L.A. outscored the Knicks, 52-34, in the second half to end a nine-game road losing streak. New York lost its sixth in a row.

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