BULLS 95, NETS 78
CHICAGO (95) Dunleavy 5-10 2-2 13, Boozer 6-11 2-2 14, Noah 3-8 4-4 10, Hinrich 3-5 0-0 6, Butler 4-10 5-6 15, Gibson 9-15 2-2 20, Augustin 4-7 3-4 13, Snell 2-6 0-0 4, Mohammed 0-1 0-0 0, Murphy 0-0 0-0 0, Teague 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-74 18-20 95.
BROOKLYN (78) Anderson 1-2 0-0 2, Teletovic 7-11 0-1 17, Garnett 2-7 2-2 6, Williams 6-10 4-4 18, Johnson 5-11 2-4 12, Blatche 1-11 5-6 7, Evans 1-1 3-6 5, Pierce 1-8 4-4 6, Terry 0-2 1-2 1, Livingston 0-3 0-0 0, Plumlee 1-5 2-2 4, Shengelia 0-0 0-0 0, Taylor 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-71 23-31 78.
Chicago ................ 21 20 36 18 - 95 Brooklyn ................ 23 15 20 20 - 78 3-Point Goals-Chicago 5-17 (Augustin 2-4, Butler 2-4, Dunleavy 1-4, Hinrich 0-1, Snell 0-4), Brooklyn 5-17 (Teletovic 3-7, Williams 2-3, Anderson 0-1, Terry 0-2, Pierce 0-2, Johnson 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Chicago 47 (Noah, Gibson 8), Brooklyn 47 (Evans 13). Assists-Chicago 20 (Augustin 5), Brooklyn 11 (Williams 4). Total Fouls-Chicago 22, Brooklyn 19. Attendance-17,732 (17,732).
THUNDER 123, KNICKS 94
OKLAHOMA CITY (123) Durant 10-16 5-6 29, Ibaka 10-14 3-4 24, Perkins 2-2 0-0 4, Westbrook 5-15 3-4 14, Sefolosha 1-3 0-0 3, Collison 2-4 1-2 5, Jackson 6-16 3-3 18, Lamb 5-8 1-1 13, Fisher 1-1 1-2 4, Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Adams 1-1 3-4 5, Roberson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 45-84 20-26 123.
NEW YORK (94) J.Smith 8-22 1-3 20, Bargnani 4-8 1-1 9, Chandler 2-5 1-2 5, Udrih 1-6 0-0 2, Shumpert 3-8 1-2 8, Hardaway Jr. 8-19 3-3 21, Stoudemire 10-16 2-4 22, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Murry 2-5 2-2 6, Aldrich 0-0 1-2 1, C.Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-90 12-19 94.
Oklahoma City ........ 35 25 27 36 - 123 New York ............... 29 17 21 27 - 94 3-Point Goals-Oklahoma City 13-24 (Durant 4-6, Jackson 3-6, Lamb 2-4, Fisher 1-1, Ibaka 1-1, Sefolosha 1-2, Westbrook 1-3, Jones 0-1), New York 6-23 (J.Smith 3-9, Hardaway Jr. 2-7, Shumpert 1-4, Udrih 0-1, Murry 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds- Oklahoma City 54 (Westbrook 13), New York 50 (Chandler 9). Assists-Oklahoma City 32 (Westbrook 10), New York 23 (Udrih 6). Total Fouls-Oklahoma City 21, New York 22. Technicals-Perkins, Oklahoma City defensive three second, Stoudemire. Attendance-19,812 (19,763).
HEAT 101, LAKERS 95
MIAMI (101) James 7-14 5-9 19, Battier 1-5 0-0 3, Bosh 9-18 5-6 23, Chalmers 3-7 0-0 7, Wade 11-17 0-2 23, Allen 4-5 0-0 12, Lewis 1-5 0-0 3, Andersen 1-1 0-0 2, Cole 3-6 0-0 7, Haslem 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 41-80 10-17 101. LA LAKERS (95) Johnson 4-10 0-0 12, Williams 1-4 0-0 3, Gasol 6-12 1-2 13, Farmar 1-7 1-2 3, Meeks 6-12 1-2 17, Henry 5-8 4-7 14, Hill 2-6 5-9 9, Young 7-18 2-2 20, Kelly 1-2 1-2 4. Totals 33-79 15-26 95.
Miami .................. 21 30 25 25 - 101 LA Lakers .............. 27 19 28 21 - 95 3-Point Goals-Miami 9-27 (Allen 4-5, Wade 1-1, Cole 1-2, Chalmers 1-3, Battier 1-5, Lewis 1-5, Bosh 0-2, James 0-4), LA Lakers 14-36 (Young 4-7, Johnson 4-9, Meeks 4-10, Kelly 1-1, Williams 1-4, Henry 0-1, Farmar 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds- Miami 47 (Bosh 11), LA Lakers 56 (Gasol 13). Assists-Miami 29 (Chalmers, Wade 7), LA Lakers 15 (Meeks, Gasol 3). Total Fouls-Miami 20, LA Lakers 19. Attendance-18,997 (18,997).
ROCKETS 111, SPURS 98
HOUSTON (111) Parsons 8-14 0-0 21, Jones 9-20 3-4 21, Howard 7-12 1-4 15, Lin 5-10 2-4 13, Harden 11-16 3-6 28, Casspi 3-9 0-0 7, Garcia 0-0 0-0 0, Brooks 2-5 0-0 6, Canaan 0-0 0-0 0, Brewer 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-86 9-18 111.
SAN ANTONIO (98) Leonard 6-14 1-1 13, Duncan 4-12 3-6 11, Splitter 2-7 2-2 6, Parker 3-11 0-0 6, Belinelli 4-8 0-0 9, Ginobili 8-17 3-3 22, Diaw 2-5 0-0 4, Mills 3-6 2-2 9, Green 1-4 4-5 6, Joseph 1-2 2-2 4, Bonner 2-3 0-0 4, Ayres 0-1 2-2 2, Baynes 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 37-91 19-23 98.
Houston ................ 40 20 23 28 - 111 San Antonio ........... 25 26 24 23 - 98 3-Point Goals-Houston 12-24 (Parsons 5-9, Harden 3-3, Brooks 2-3, Lin 1-2, Casspi 1-4, Jones 0-3), San Antonio 5-20 (Ginobili 3-7, Belinelli 1-3, Mills 1-3, Bonner 0-1, Diaw 0-1, Joseph 0-1, Leonard 0-2, Green 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Houston 57 (Howard 20), San Antonio 51 (Duncan 14). Assists-Houston 28 (Lin 8), San Antonio 18 (Duncan 5). Total Fouls-Houston 16, San Antonio 13. Attendance-18,581 (18,797).
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Chicago 95, Brooklyn 78 Oklahoma City 123, New York 94 Miami 101, LA Lakers 95 Houston 111, San Antonio 98 LA Clippers at Golden State, (n)
TODAY’S GAMES All times Central Atlanta at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Memphis at Houston, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.
LA Clippers at Portland, 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY’S GAMES Detroit at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Toronto at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
Denver at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
LA Lakers at Utah, 8 p.m.
Miami at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
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