RESULT, QUICK HIT
Atlanta 88 Toronto 93
Jason Kapono’s (16 pts) pair of FTs with :17 left sealed win. Mike Bibby scored 24 for Atlanta, which went just 8 of 26 on 3-pointers.
Philadelphia 78 Boston 102
Celtics won 7th in row. Ray Allen (23 pts) scored 11 straight in 3rd (with 3 3-ptrs) as Boston extended 18-point halftime lead to 73-47.
Golden State 97 Cleveland 112
Cleveland won 12th of 13 and is league-best 9-0 at home, equaling its top home start (1976-77 and 1991-92). Warriors lost 5th straight.
Milwaukee 97 Detroit 107
Richard Jefferson, Ramon Sessions each scored 21 for Bucks, who lost 3rd consecutive game and trailed by as many as 15 pts.
Charlotte 115 Indiana 108
Raymond Felton’s 31 pts tied career high in Bobcats’ OT win, just 2nd victory in last 7. Pacers’ Danny Granger had season-high 35 pts.
Minnesota 105 Okla. City 103
Mike Miller hit game-winning, 19-ft jumper from left baseline with :00.1 left to hand Thunder franchise record-tying 14th straight loss.
Miami 107 Phoenix 92
Dwyane Wade scored season-high 41; he had 22 on 8-of-13 shooting in 1st half. Suns’ Leandro Barbosa scored 20 on 26th birthday.
Memphis 98 San Antonio 109
In 1st game since spraining ankle Nov. 7, Tony Parker had 15 pts and 7 asts as Spurs won 4th in row. O.J. Mayo scored 32 for Memphis.
Sacramento 94 Utah 120
Deron Williams had 9 of his 15 asts during a 44-point 3rd when Jazz pulled away from 50-50 halftime tie. Kings lost 5th in row, 8th of 9.
New Orleans, Portland, late
Portland, 6-0 at home, off to 1st 10-6 start since 2000-01. New Orleans, on 4-game win streak, beat Blazers 87-82 on Nov. 14.
Dallas, L.A. Lakers, late
Dirk Nowitzki averaging 28.8 pts, 11.6 rebs in Mavs’ 5-game win streak. Lakers’ Kobe Bryant 34.6-pt avg in last 5 games vs. Dallas.
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SCOREBOARD EDITED BY DANIEL ELLMAN AND DAMIAN HOPKINS
