Clippers 103, Bulls 89
At Chicago, Cuttino Mobley scored 25 points, Corey Maggette added 22, and Elton Brand finished with 21.
The Clippers showed some spark after losing seven of their first nine games this month. Mobley, Brand and Maggette made sure of that.
Mobley went 8-for-16, while Brand haunted his former team early on, hitting his first five shots and scoring the Clippers' first 10 points. He was 9-of-14 from the floor and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Maggette hit 14 of 17 foul shots.
Jazz 104, Warriors 100
At Salt Lake City, Carlos Boozer had 25 points and tied his career high with 21 rebounds, and the Jazz snapped a four-game losing streak. Deron Williams had 17 assists and scored all 10 of his points in the second half as the Jazz rallied to win and avoid their longest slide of the season.
Paul Millsap added 16 points, including a 3-pointer with 7 seconds remaining as the shot clock was just about to expire.
Rockets 86, Pacers 76
At Houston, Yao Ming had 32 points and 14 rebounds and Tracy McGrady added 20 points and 10 assists for Houston.
The Rockets outrebounded Indiana 53-41 to make up for 39 percent shooting and kept pace with Utah in the race for the fourth-best record in the Western Conference. The Jazz beat Golden State 104-100 and lead Houston by 1 1/2 games.
Jermaine O'Neal scored 25 and grabbed nine rebounds for the Pacers, who have dropped eight straight road games and 12 of 13 overall.
Suns 108, Timberwolves 90
At Phoenix, The Phoenix Suns regrouped from two blowout losses to clinch their third consecutive Pacific Division title. Raja Bell scored 16 of his 22 points in the decisive third quarter. Leandro Barbosa, inserted into the starting lineup to try to rev up the stuttering Suns' offense, added 20 points. Steve Nash had 18 points and 11 assists.
Kevin Garnett had 30 points and 16 rebounds in the Timberwolves' 11th consecutive road loss.
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