Jazz 112, Thunder 101
Gordon Hayward scored 17 of his career-high 37 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Utah Jazz to a surprise win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Hayward also grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out seven assists to overshadow a strong performance from Kevin Durant and help the Jazz to their best biggest win of a rough season.
Durant scored 48 points for Oklahoma City, who played without starters Russell Westbrook (knee) and Serge Ibaka (illness).
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Bulls 92, Suns 87
Taj Gibson led Chicago with 19 points, Joakim Noah added 14 points, 16 rebounds and six assists and the Chicago Bulls nearly held Phoenix to their lowest point total of the season.
In their first game since trading All Star Luol Deng, Chicago held off the Suns late as a three-pointer by guard Kirk Hinrich gave them an 88-81 lead with 2:01 remaining.
Goran Dragic scored 21 points for the Suns who scored with 4.4 seconds left to surpass their previous season low of 86 points, set against Golden State on Dec. 27.
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Knicks 89, Pistons 85
Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 34 points as the New York Knicks accounted for the Detroit Pistons.
Detroit's Andre Drummond scored 12 points and grabbed 17 rebounds while Josh Smith added 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Pistons.
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