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Paul Millsap scored 20 points and reserve C.J. Miles added a season-high 19 as the Jazz defeated the Clippers 108-79 Tuesday night, Utah’s 16th straight home win against Los Angeles. The Clippers, who were without star guard Chris Paul for the second straight game because of a hamstring injury, have not won in Salt Lake [...]

First half, all San Antonio. Second half, all Miami — and then some. LeBron James had 33 points and 10 assists, Chris Bosh scored 30 points — the 6-foot-11 forward going coast-to-coast for a dunk to punctuate his effort — and the Heat used a historic third-quarter turnaround to erase what was a 17-point deficit [...]

Monta Ellis’ jersey was splattered with blood and his nose was cut and swollen. Golden State’s second straight road win wasn’t painless. David Lee scored a season-high 29 points — 13 in the fourth quarter — and Nate Robinson added 17 points, leading the Warriors to a 105-95 win Tuesday night over the road-worn Cleveland [...]

Corey Brewer scored a season-high 22 points as the Denver Nuggets started their five-game road trip with 105-95 victory against the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Brandon Jennings scored 12 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and first-round pick Tobias Harris came off the bench for 14 for the Bucks, who lost for [...]

Samuel Dalembert had 14 points and 12 rebounds, Luis Scola also scored 14 and the Houston Rockets beat the Detroit Pistons 97-80 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. Kyle Lowry had 13 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Rockets, who outrebounded the Pistons 42-35 to offset 21 turnovers.

Carlos Boozer scored 26 of his season-high 31 points in the first half, leading the short-handed Chicago Bulls to a 118-97 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Boozer hit 12 of 15 shots in the opening half and scored eight points during a 12-point burst that opened up a 20-point lead for Chicago, [...]

David Lee scored a season-high 29 points — 13 in the fourth quarter — and Nate Robinson added 17 points, leading the Golden State Warriors to a 105-95 win Tuesday night over the road-worn Cleveland Cavaliers. Lee scored 7 straight points midway through the final period to help the Warriors pull away from the Cavs, [...]

Dwight Howard had 25 points and 17 rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic past the Charlotte Bobcats 96-89 Tuesday night for their fifth straight win. Jameer Nelson scored 17 points, Hedo Turkoglu had 15 and Von Wafer 13 as the Magic won for the 10th time in 12 games. Gerald Henderson had 22 points for [...]

Chris Paul missed his second straight game with a left hamstring injury and did not play Tuesday night against the Utah Jazz. Los Angeles Clippers coach Vinny Del Negro said Paul is feeling better but he wanted to be smart about the injury and wouldn’t rush his superstar point guard back. Paul’s backup, Mo Williams, [...]

Bulls guard Derrick Rose was held out of the starting lineup for Chicago’s game against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night because of a sprained left big toe. Rose has now missed three of Chicago’s last five games because of the injury, suffered last Tuesday at Minnesota. “It was a collective decision,” Bulls coach Tom [...]