NBA Roundup: Bulls nip Hornets in overtime

Bulls 108, Hornets 106 (OT): Luol Deng scored 26 points and visiting Chicago beat New Orleans last night.

CHICAGO — Deng 10-21 5-7 26, Gibson 4-9 0-0 8, Noah 5-11 3-3 13, Rose 7-19 4-5 18, Hinrich 4-9 0-0 10, Miller 5-10 3-3 14, Salmons 2-6 3-4 8, Thomas 4-6 3-5 11, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-91 21-27 108.NEW ORLEANS — Stojakovic 4-15 2-2 13, West 12-22 4-4 29, Okafor 2-10 3-5 7, Paul 6-13 3-3 18, Thornton 6-12 3-3 20, Songaila 6-15 0-0 12, Collison 1-4 1-2 3, Wright 2-8 0-0 4. Totals 39-99 16-19 106.

Chicago 30 27 31 14 6 — 108
New Orleans 29 21 27 25 4 — 106

3-Point Goals—Chicago 5-13 (Hinrich 2-5, Salmons 1-2, Deng 1-3, Miller 1-3), New Orleans 12-22 (Thornton 5-8, Paul 3-5, Stojakovic 3-7, West 1-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 62 (Noah 18), New Orleans 57 (West 14). Assists—Chicago 23 (Hinrich 6), New Orleans 22 (Paul 12). Total Fouls—Chicago 18, New Orleans 21. Technicals—New Orleans defensive three second. A—16,578 (17,188).

Cavaliers 94, Pacers 73: LeBron James finished one rebound short of a triple double as visiting Cleveland beat Indiana last night.

CLEVELAND — James 6-18 10-17 22, Hickson 3-5 0-1 6, O'Neal 8-10 6-12 22, Gibson 3-8 2-2 10, Parker 2-9 0-0 6, Ilgauskas 5-7 3-6 13, Varejao 1-2 1-2 3, Moon 1-4 0-0 2, J.Williams 3-4 0-0 9, Green 0-1 0-0 0, D.Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, C.Jackson 0-0 1-4 1. Totals 32-69 23-44 94.

INDIANA — D.Jones 5-11 1-1 11, Granger 6-23 0-0 13, Hibbert 2-9 0-0 4, Watson 2-5 0-0 4, Rush 5-14 0-0 12, Murphy 4-8 1-1 10, Dunleavy 2-8 3-3 7, Price 4-10 0-0 10, McRoberts 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 31-92 5-5 73.

Cleveland 36 22 19 17 — 94
Indiana 18 26 20 9 — 73

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 7-22 (J.Williams 3-3, Gibson 2-6, Parker 2-7, Moon 0-2, James 0-4), Indiana 6-25 (Rush 2-4, Price 2-6, Murphy 1-4, Granger 1-8, Dunleavy 0-3). Fouled Out—Hibbert. Rebounds—Cleveland 78 (James, Varejao 9), Indiana 41 (Granger 10). Assists—Cleveland 19 (James 13), Indiana 14 (Granger 5). A—18,165 (18,165).

Lakers 99, 76ers 91: Kobe Bryant scored 24 points to lead visiting Los Angeles over Philadelphia last night.

L.A. LAKERS — Artest 7-13 1-1 18, Gasol 6-14 7-8 19, Bynum 2-6 2-2 6, Fisher 2-4 5-6 9, Bryant 10-22 4-6 24, Brown 3-6 0-0 6, Odom 5-9 3-4 13, Farmar 1-4 0-0 2, Vujacic 1-2 0-0 2, Powell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-80 22-27 99.

PHILADELPHIA — Iguodala 3-7 2-4 8, Brand 9-19 1-1 19, Dalembert 2-7 6-6 10, Holiday 2-5 0-0 5, Iverson 10-18 1-1 23, Green 3-7 2-4 8, Young 4-11 1-2 10, Williams 1-3 2-2 4, Speights 0-1 0-0 0, Kapono 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 36-80 15-20 91.

L.A. Lakers 19 32 25 23 — 99
Philadelphia 18 24 25 24 — 91

3-Point Goals—L.A. Lakers 3-15 (Artest 3-5, Fisher 0-1, Farmar 0-1, Brown 0-1, Vujacic 0-1, Odom 0-2, Bryant 0-4), Philadelphia 4-11 (Iverson 2-2, Holiday 1-2, Young 1-3, Williams 0-1, Green 0-1, Brand 0-1, Iguodala 0-1). Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 42 (Gasol 10), Philadelphia 55 (Dalembert 12). Assists—L.A. Lakers 18 (Gasol 5), Philadelphia 19 (Iverson, Iguodala 4). A—20,809 (20,318).

Hawks 100, Celtics 91: Joe Johnson scored 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and Atlanta beat visiting Boston last night.

BOSTON — Pierce 11-15 12-13 35, Garnett 5-11 5-6 15, Perkins 2-4 4-4 8, Rondo 3-13 0-0 6, R.Allen 4-13 0-1 9, T.Allen 3-3 2-2 8, Wallace 2-8 1-2 6, Davis 1-2 2-2 4, House 0-4 0-0 0, Scalabrine 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-74 26-30 91.

ATLANTA — M.Williams 2-5 0-0 4, Jos.Smith 4-10 4-9 12, Horford 5-11 1-1 11, Bibby 1-2 0-0 2, Johnson 10-22 5-5 27, Crawford 9-16 7-7 28, Evans 2-6 2-3 7, Pachulia 4-5 1-2 9, Teague 0-1 0-0 0, West 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-78 20-27 100.

Boston 22 19 32 18 — 91
Atlanta 23 30 21 26 — 100

3-Point Goals—Boston 3-12 (Pierce 1-1, R.Allen 1-4, Wallace 1-5, House 0-2), Atlanta 6-15 (Crawford 3-7, Johnson 2-3, Evans 1-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 46 (Perkins 12), Atlanta 49 (Jos.Smith 9). Assists—Boston 18 (Rondo 8), Atlanta 15 (Crawford 6). Total Fouls—Boston 20, Atlanta 23. A—18,732 (18,729).

Heat 92, Pistons 65: Dwyane Wade scored 22 points as visiting Miami routed Detroit last night.

MIAMI — Richardson 3-7 0-0 7, Anthony 1-2 2-2 4, O'Neal 4-11 2-2 10, Alston 1-7 0-0 2, Wade 7-11 4-7 22, Haslem 7-12 2-2 16, Chalmers 1-1 0-0 2, Magloire 0-3 2-4 2, Wright 5-7 0-0 12, Cook 3-7 0-0 8, Arroyo 2-4 0-0 4, Jones 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 35-73 12-17 92.

DETROIT — Prince 4-9 2-2 10, Wilcox 3-7 1-1 7, Wallace 3-5 0-0 6, Stuckey 1-6 2-2 4, Hamilton 4-14 0-0 8, Villanueva 6-11 2-4 15, Jerebko 2-4 0-0 4, Atkins 0-0 0-0 0, Gordon 3-6 4-4 10, Maxiell 0-1 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 1-6 1, Daye 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-66 12-19 65.

Miami 26 21 24 21 — 92
Detroit 23 13 12 17 — 65

3-Point Goals—Miami 10-15 (Wade 4-5, Wright 2-2, Cook 2-2, Jones 1-1, Richardson 1-3, Alston 0-2), Detroit 1-4 (Villanueva 1-2, Hamilton 0-1, Gordon 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Miami 58 (O'Neal 11), Detroit 32 (Villanueva, Hamilton, Wallace, Wilcox, Prince 4). Assists—Miami 23 (Alston 7), Detroit 13 (Hamilton 5). A—20,669 (22,076).

Thunder 101, Nuggets 84: Kevin Durant scored 30 points and Oklahoma City snapped visiting Denver's nine-game winning streak last night.

DENVER — Graham 0-2 2-2 2, Martin 5-10 3-4 13, Nene 4-8 2-2 10, Billups 4-8 9-9 19, Afflalo 4-8 1-1 11, Smith 6-15 1-2 18, Andersen 0-2 0-0 0, Lawson 2-7 0-0 5, Allen 2-5 2-2 6, Petro 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-67 20-22 84.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Durant 12-19 5-6 30, Green 7-11 0-0 15, Krstic 3-10 2-3 8, Westbrook 5-11 2-4 12, Sefolosha 4-6 0-0 8, Harden 4-8 1-2 12, Collison 4-5 2-3 10, Ibaka 2-5 0-0 4, Maynor 1-5 0-0 2, Ollie 0-1 0-0 0, Mullens 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-81 12-18 101.

Denver 26 19 15 24 — 84
Oklahoma City 27 24 28 22 — 101

3-Point Goals—Denver 10-21 (Smith 5-10, Billups 2-3, Afflalo 2-4, Lawson 1-3, Graham 0-1), Oklahoma City 5-9 (Harden 3-5, Green 1-2, Durant 1-2). Fouled Out—None.

Wizards 81, Nets 79: Earl Boykins hit a jumper with 0.4 to play and visiting Washington defeated New Jersey last night.

WASHINGTON — Butler 3-9 2-2 8, Jamison 3-13 2-2 9, Haywood 3-4 2-3 8, Foye 3-7 0-0 6, Miller 3-9 0-0 7, Stevenson 1-3 0-0 2, Boykins 7-13 1-2 15, Blatche 4-7 6-6 14, Oberto 1-2 0-0 2, Young 4-9 1-2 10. Totals 32-76 14-17 81.

NEW JERSEY — Douglas-Roberts 3-7 2-3 8, Yi 4-9 1-4 9, Lopez 6-14 5-8 17, Dooling 3-6 0-0 7, Lee 8-12 3-3 19, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Humphries 1-8 6-7 8, Quinn 1-2 0-0 3, Hayes 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 30-66 17-25 79.

Washington 18 28 17 18 — 81
New Jersey 26 21 19 13 — 79

3-Point Goals—Washington 3-17 (Young 1-3, Jamison 1-5, Miller 1-5, Butler 0-1, Foye 0-1, Stevenson 0-2), New Jersey 2-5 (Dooling 1-1, Quinn 1-1, Williams 0-1, Lee 0-1, Hayes 0-1). Fouled Out—Oberto. Rebounds—Washington 49 (Miller 12), New Jersey 42 (Douglas-Roberts 9). Assists—Washington 12 (Jamison, Foye, Stevenson 2), New Jersey 17 (Dooling 6).

Timberwolves 111, Clippers 97: Minnesota, the team with the worst record in the Western Conference beat visiting Los Angeles last night.

L.A. CLIPPERS — Butler 2-5 0-0 4, Camby 4-11 2-5 10, Skinner 1-3 0-0 2, B.Davis 10-24 6-8 28, Gordon 6-17 3-9 17, Smith 3-7 2-3 8, Thornton 7-13 1-2 15, Brown 1-4 0-0 2, Jordan 1-1 0-0 2, R.Davis 4-9 0-0 9. Totals 39-94 14-27 97.

MINNESOTA — Gomes 4-8 1-2 10, Hollins 7-11 5-7 19, Jefferson 5-8 4-5 14, Flynn 7-13 2-2 19, Brewer 8-17 1-2 20, Love 5-11 2-2 13, Wilkins 2-4 0-0 4, Ellington 2-4 0-0 4, Sessions 3-4 2-2 8, Pavlovic 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 43-82 17-22 111.

L.A. Clippers 20 17 36 24 — 97
Minnesota 34 22 26 29 — 111

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 5-23 (B.Davis 2-5, Gordon 2-9, R.Davis 1-4, Thornton 0-1, Brown 0-2, Butler 0-2), Minnesota 8-18 (Flynn 3-5, Brewer 3-8, Gomes 1-1, Love 1-2, Ellington 0-1, Pavlovic 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 59 (Camby 19), Minnesota 53 (Jefferson 16).
Assists—L.A. Clippers 17 (B.Davis, Camby 5), Minnesota 23 (Flynn 8). A—13,398 (19,356).