Williams leads Jazz past Raptors
TORONTO -- Deron Williams had 25 points and nine assists, Mehmet Okur had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the Toronto Raptors 109-101 on Sunday for their 11th straight win.
Kyle Korver matched a season-high with 20 points. Paul Millsap had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Andrei Kirilenko scored 18 for the Jazz, who have won eight straight over Toronto.
Utah matched its longest winning streak since an 11-game run from April 1-18, 1999.
Chris Bosh had 30 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, with Andrea Bargnani scoring 20 and Jose Calderon adding 10 points and 11 assists. Anthony Parker scored 16 points, but Toronto still lost its fifth straight.
Magic 86, Celtics 79
BOSTON -- Dwight Howard scored 18 points with 15 rebounds, making a pair of free throws with 13.9 seconds left to ice it after Boston cut a 22-point deficit to three. With the win, Orlando moved two games behind Boston and three behind first-place Cleveland in the East.
Rashard Lewis scored 15 and Rafer Alston had 10 points and eight assists for Orlando, which won its fourth straight. One game after turning back Cleveland to grab the tiebreaker edge in the Eastern Conference, the Celtics offered a feeble start on their home court against third-place Orlando.
Ray Allen had 17 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, scoring nine straight to make it 82-79 with 1:22 to play. But he hit the back of the rim on a 3-point attempt from the left side that would have tied it with 41 seconds to play.
Spurs 103, Suns 98
SAN ANTONIO -- Putting away the Suns with 12 points in the fourth quarter, Tony Parker notched his fourth 30-point performance in his last seven games and the Spurs sent Phoenix home 0-for-4 on its road swing. Averaging 25.6 points since the All-Star break, Parker sealed San Antonio's third win this season over the slumping Suns with a one-handed runner with 26.2 seconds left.
The Suns fell further back in the Western Conference playoff picture with about six weeks left. San Antonio, meanwhile, reinforced its No. 2 place in the West with the win. The Spurs have done so despite not having Manu Ginobili the past 11 games and a brief spell without Tim Duncan, who had 17 points and 15 rebounds against the Suns.
Going in the wrong direction is Phoenix, which fell four games behind Dallas for the final playoff spot in the West. Shaquille O'Neal was held to 14 points after averaging nearly 30 in his previous four games.
Nets 106, Knicks 101
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Devin Harris had 35 points and 10 assists, and the Nets ended a frustrating stretch of close losses. Vince Carter added 25 points for the Nets, who had lost three of four, failing to pull out tight games against New Orleans, Boston and Orlando. This time they made the plays down the stretch, while the Knicks melted down amid an ugly combination of missed shots and turnovers in the final 2½ minutes.
Brook Lopez's bucket inside gave New Jersey a 100-99 lead, then Harris took Larry Hughes' turnover the other way for an uncontested layup with none of the Knicks scurrying back on defense, making it a three-point game with 1:15 to go.
Harris and Bobby Simmons each added a pair of free throws in the final seconds after empty New York possessions.
David Lee had 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks, who opened a five-game trip with their fifth loss in six games. Nate Robinson scored 17 points and fellow reserve Danilo Gallinari added 15.
Rockets 93, Grizzlies 83
HOUSTON -- Yao Ming had 24 points, 17 rebounds and three blocks and the Rockets extended their home-court winning streak to 12. Luis Scola added 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Rockets, who got an easy victory heading into a tough week that includes games against Denver, the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio.
Rudy Gay scored 21 points and Marc Gasol added 18 for the Grizzlies, who've lost 10 of 11 and seven of their last eight road games. O.J. Mayo, the Grizzlies' leading scorer, had only 10 points on 4-for-13 shooting after scoring 32 in Memphis' 104-93 win over Houston on Feb. 4.
Thunder 89, 76ers 74
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Nenad Krstic scored 20 points and Malik Rose added a season-high 14 as the Thunder continued their strong play without their two leading scorers.
The Thunder surged ahead by outscoring Philadelphia 20-2 to start the second quarter, and the 76ers were never able to get within 10. Rose had eight of the Thunder's points in that stretch, while the 76ers went 1-for-9 from the field and committed six turnovers.
Andre Miller and Thaddeus Young led Philadelphia with 20 points apiece. Miller has scored at least 20 points in five straight games for the first time in his career.
Nick Collison added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which has won four of five without Kevin Durant (ankle) and three of four without Jeff Green (back).