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From the Associated Press

at Atlanta 97, Miami 94: Joe Johnson matched a season high with 39 points. Earlier, the Hawks won the NBA’s first replay since 1983 with a 114-111 victory. The NBA ordered the teams back to the court after upholding Miami’s protest of a 117-111 loss to the Hawks on Dec. 19.

at Houston 106, Charlotte 96: Tracy McGrady scored 41 points and the Rockets stretched their winning streak to 18 games. Houston has won its last nine games by double digits and moved into a tie with the Hornets in the overall conference standings. The Hornets had won five of six.

at Utah 132, Denver 105: Mehmet Okur made a career-high six three-point baskets, scoring 27 and adding 11 rebounds. The Jazz won its 18th consecutive home game, one off the team record, and extended its lead over the Nuggets in the Northwest Division to four games.

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Dallas 111, at New Jersey 91: Dirk Nowitzki scored 34 points, Brandon Bass added a career-high 19 points and Jason Kidd had 13 assists, five rebounds and three points. The Mavericks ended a three-game losing streak and improved to 5-5 since making an eight-player deal with the Nets. Richard Jefferson scored 22 points for New Jersey, which lost its fifth in a row and fell to 3-7 since the deal.

Boston 119, at Memphis 89: Ray Allen scored 23 points and Paul Pierce added 19 to lead the Celtics to their eighth win in a row. Kevin Garnett added 17 points and James Posey had 15 points Boston, which shot 58% from the field.

Golden State 104, at Orlando 95: Baron Davis scored 33 points and Stephen Jackson had 20. The Warriors shot only 35% in the first half, but Jackson and Davis sparked a 33-16 run in the third quarter. Golden State finished a four-game Eastern swing 3-1. Dwight Howard led the Magic with 26 points and 12 rebounds.

Charlotte 100, at Washington 97: Jason Richardson scored 34 points and the Bobcats stretched their winning streak to a franchise-record five games. Matt Carroll added 23 points for Charlotte, which went 1-11 in February but is 5-0 in March.

at Cleveland 103, Indiana 95: LeBron James scored 38 points and Anderson Varejao added 15 points and 16 rebounds.

Portland 120, at New York 114 (OT): Brandon Roy scored eight of his 27 points in overtime, and the Trail Blazers overcame Nate Robinson’s career-high 45 points.

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Timberwolves 99, at Clippers 96: Al Jefferson had 30 points and 12 rebounds. The Timberwolves, who beat Sacramento on Friday night, have won consecutive games for the first time since Feb. 11-14, 2007.

From the Associated Press

*--* Sacramento at LAKERS, 6:30 p.m. Seattle at Toronto, 10 a.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 10 a.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 12:30 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 5 p.m. *--*

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