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RESULTS, SCHEDULE

From the Associated Press

* at Detroit 114, Milwaukee 69: The Pistons easily earned their ninth consecutive win and 17th in 19 games. They have won nine games by 18 points or more in that stretch. It was their biggest win since a 52-point victory at Boston on Jan. 31, 2003. “We knew we were capable of playing at this level, but I’m still extremely happy to see it happen,” Chauncey Billups said. “We know that we’re going to have serious advantages on offense every night, and we’re really locked in defensively now.”

* Orlando 112, at Chicago 110 (OT): Hedo Turkoglu made a fadeaway jump shot with 0.7 of a second left in overtime to win it for the Magic. After Chicago’s Ben Gordon made a tying three-point basket with 6.7 seconds left, Turkoglu made a shot over Ben Wallace. Dwight Howard had 17 points and 22 rebounds for Orlando. He also blocked five shots and made three steals, including a key one from Gordon late in the fourth quarter to improve the Magic’s road record to 15-5.

* at Charlotte 107, Indiana 103 (OT): Gerald Wallace led a comeback late in the fourth quarter and dominated overtime, finishing with 36 points. The Bobcats ended a four-game losing streak by rallying from a 13-point deficit with less than six minutes left in regulation behind a series of spectacular plays from Wallace. “We got the ball to Gerald on the offensive end, and he took the game over,” said Jason Richardson, who scored 28 points. “He pulled the game out for us.”

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* Golden State 112, at Houston 95: Once Coach Don Nelson got ejected, Baron Davis took over. The Warriors outscored the Rockets, 37-15, in the fourth quarter to win for the 19th time in 26 games. Davis either scored or assisted on six of the first eight baskets of the quarter. Nelson was ejected in the second quarter for arguing with referee Bill Kennedy.

* Toronto 97, at New Orleans 92: The Raptors rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to end the Hornets’ five-game winning streak. Chris Paul committed a turnover with just over a minute left and then missed two free throws that could have given New Orleans the lead with 25.8 seconds left.

* Philadelphia 98, at Seattle 90: The SuperSonics played without their top two scorers. Rookie guard Kevin Durant, averaging 19.7 points, was out because of a sprained left index finger. Chris Wilcox has a sprained left knee.

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* at Utah 111, Portland 101: The Jazz ended the Trail Blazers’ 13-game winning streak. Portland lost for the first time since a 100-79 defeat at San Antonio on Dec. 2.

* at Clippers 91, Minnesota 82: The Clippers ended a six-game losing streak and a seven-game home skid despite missing all 14 three-point shots.

From the Associated Press

*--* No games scheduled *--*

*--* New Orleans at CLIPPERS, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Orlando, 4 p.m. Memphis at Indiana, 4 p.m. Detroit at Washington, 4 p.m. Atlanta at Cleveland, 4 p.m. Chicago at Charlotte, 4 p.m. Milwaukee at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Houston at Boston, 4:30 p.m. Sacramento at New York, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Golden State at Dallas, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Utah, 6 p.m. *--*

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