Portland's 13-game NBA winning streak came to an end on Monday as the Trailblazers lost 111-101 to Utah.
Andrei Kirilenko had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the Jazz.
The Trailblazers' previous loss had been on Dec. 2, and they was three victories away from tying the franchise record.
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Portland coach Nate McMillan was attending a family funeral and not with the team to see the streak come to an end.
The Blazers couldn't overcome a cold stretch in the third quarter, going scoreless for almost 3 minutes and without a field goal for 4:34 as the Jazz pulled away.
Pistons 114, Bucks 69
In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Detroit routed Milwaukee to record a ninth straight win.
Richard Hamilton scored 22 points and Chauncey Billups added 13 points and 12 assists for the Pistons.
The 45-point margin of defeat was the third-worst in Bucks history, trailing a pair of 48-point losses. The Pistons have a franchise-record 15 wins last month, while Milwaukee has lost four straight.
Magic 112, Bulls 110, OT
In Chicago, Hedo Turkoglu hit a fadeaway jump-shot with seven-tenths of a second left in overtime to give Orlando victory over Chicago.
It was Chicago's first loss in three games since Jim Boylan became interim head coach.
After Chicago's Ben Gordon hit a tying 3 with 6.7 seconds left, Turkoglu made a shot over Ben Wallace. The Magic's fourth win a row was secure when Wallace missed at the buzzer.
Bobcats 107, Pacers 103, OT
In Charlotte, North Carolina, Gerald Wallace led a furious comeback in the fourth quarter and took charge in overtime, finishing with 36 points and giving Charlotte a win over Indiana.
The Bobcats snapped a four-game losing streak by rallying from a 13-point deficit with under 6 minutes left in regulation, sending the Pacers to their fourth-straight loss.
Wallace had two three-point plays late in regulation. He then hit two 3-pointers in overtime and four free throws in the final 22 seconds, finishing with 20 points in the fourth quarter and overtime combined.
Indiana lost for the sixth time after leading by double digits.
Warriors 112, Rockets 95
In Houston, Golden State overcame 21 turnovers to rally past Houston.
Baron Davis scored 23 points and Al Harrington had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Warriors, who outscored Houston 37-15 in the final quarter to win for the 19th time in 26 games.
Golden State coach Don Nelson was ejected in the second quarter for arguing with the referee.
Raptors 97, Hornets 92
In New Orleans, Toronto rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat New Orleans.
Chris Bosh scored 29 points for the Toronto Raptors.
The Hornets' winning streak ended at five after Chris Paul committed a turnover with just over a minute to go and then missed a pair of free throws that could have given New Orleans the lead with 25.8 seconds left.
It was a bitter end to an otherwise strong performance for the Hornets' star point guard, who finished with 23 points, 16 assists and seven rebounds.
Clippers 91, Timberwolves 82
In Los Angeles, Chris Kaman had 16 points and 16 rebounds to help Los Angeles rally to beat Minnesota.
The Clippers snapped a six-game losing streak and a seven-game home skid despite missing all 14 3-point attempts.
76ers 98, SuperSonics 90
In Seattle, Andre Iguodala scored 25 points to help Philadelphia beat an injury-depleted Seattle.
The Sonics played without their top two scorers, rookie guard Kevin Durant and Chris Wilcox.
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