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Manu Ginobili leads Spurs to 12th win in a row

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Manu Ginobili scored 14 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to rally the San Antonio Spurs (13-1) from 21 points down for their 12th consecutive victory, 113-109 in overtime over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night at Minneapolis.

Kevin Love had 32 points and 22 rebounds and Darko Milicic had 22 points for the Timberwolves, who blew a fourth-quarter lead for the third time this season.

New York 99, at Charlotte 95: Raymond Felton had 23 points and 13 assists against his former team, Amare Stoudemire scored 20 points and the Knicks won their fifth game in a row, their longest winning streak since the 2005-06 season.

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at Toronto 106, Philadelphia 90: Andrea Bargnani scored 24 points, Reggie Evans had a career-high 22 rebounds and the Raptors ran their winning streak to four games.

at Cleveland 83, Milwaukee 81: Mo Williams made a 15-foot jump shot as time expired to lift the Cavaliers. He finished with 25 points.

at Boston 89, New Jersey 83: Shaquille O’Neal scored a season-high 25 points and even made four consecutive free throws in the fourth quarter to help rally the Celtics. Celtics reserve guard Delonte West broke his right wrist in a fall.

at Memphis 105, Detroit 84: Zach Randolph had 21 points and 14 rebounds and the Grizzlies outscored the Pistons, 33-18, in the third quarter.

Dallas 111, at Oklahoma City 103: Dirk Nowitzki scored 34 points, Tyson Chandler had season highs with 17 points and 18 rebounds, and the Mavericks put the game away with a 12-0 fourth-quarter run.

at Orlando 104, Miami 95: Dwight Howard had 24 points and 18 rebounds, J.J. Redick scored 20 points and the Magic handed the Heat its third consecutive loss.

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at Houston 111, Golden State 101: Kevin Martin scored 25 points and the Rockets held off the foul-prone Warriors to end a skid at four games. The Rockets made 39 of 51 free throws. The Warriors have lost six of their last seven games.

at Utah 105, New Orleans 87: Deron Williams had 26 points and 11 assists and the Jazz sent the Hornets to their second consecutive defeat. The Jazz turned a five-point lead in the fourth quarter into a rout.

Chicago 123, at Phoenix 115 (2OT): Derrick Rose scored 35 points and the Bulls rallied from a 23-point, second-quarter deficit. Rose tied the score, 101-101, on two free throws with 14 seconds to play in regulation. He tied the score, 111-111, with 0.1 seconds left in the first overtime on a reverse layup. Rose scored the Bulls’ first five points in the second overtime.

—associated press

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