RESULT, QUICK HIT
Oklahoma City 89 Orlando 98
Dwight Howard had 21 pts, 23 rebs as Magic prepped for 5-game road trip. Rookie Russell Westbrook had 19 pts for Thunder (2-18).
L.A. Lakers 106 Washington 104
Kobe Bryant (23 pts) banked in running 12-foot jumper with :25 left to lift Lakers. Wizards’ Caron Butler missed 3 in final seconds.
New York 95 Atlanta 98
Marvin Williams scored 18, Joe Johnson added 17 for Hawks. Knicks’ Al Harrington finished with 27 pts, missed last-second 3.
Indiana 73 Cleveland 97
Cavs won 7th straight despite season-low 11 pts from LeBron James. Mo Williams, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 17 pts each for Cavs.
Minnesota 84 New Jersey 113
Vince Carter scored 18, Yi Jianlian and Devin Harris each added 16 as Nets won for 4th time in 5 games. Randy Foye’s 20 pts led T’wolves.
Portland 78 Boston 93
Ray Allen had 19 pts, Rajon Rondo added 16 pts as Celtics won 11th straight. Blazers’ Greg Oden had 5 pts in 18 mins before fouling out.
Philadelphia 96 Detroit 91
Donyell Marshall’s 3 with :35 left lifted 76ers, who were without Elton Brand (hamstring). Richard Hamilton had 19 pts for Pistons.
L.A. Clippers 81 Memphis 93
Rudy Gay scored 16 of his 25 in 2nd half to help Grizzlies snap 7-game skid. Baron Davis had 23 pts, 8 asts to lead Clippers.
Golden State 112 Houston 131
Yao Ming scored 19 of season-high 33 in 4th to lift Rockets, who shot 13-of-21 from 3-pt range to hand Warriors 8th straight loss.
Charlotte 96 Milwaukee 101
Michael Redd scored 25, Richard Jefferson added 22, including 2 key FTs with :09 left, for Bucks. Jason Richardson had 20 pts for Bobcats.
Toronto, Utah, late
Jazz sought to avoid 3-game home skid. Utah has averaged just 88.5 ppg in losing last 2 at home after averaging 106.3 points in 1st 9.
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SCOREBOARD EDITED BY DANIEL ELLMAN AND DAMIAN HOPKINS
