Bulls 109, Celtics 104 (Overtime)
Pau Gasol scored 29 points with 16 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls held on for a win in overtime against the Boston Celtics.
Aaron Brooks added 19 points for the Bulls (24-10), who won for the ninth time in the past 10 games.
Chicago won despite playing without leading scorer Jimmy Butler who missed the game on bereavement leave.
Boston forward Evan Turner scored a season-high 29 points to lead the Celtics (11-20).
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Nuggets 114, Grizzlies 85
Ty Lawson had 25 points and 11 assists, guard Arron Afflalo scored 23, and the Denver Nuggets routed the Memphis Grizzlies.
Kenneth Faried had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Nuggets, who led by as many as 33 to end a three-game skid.
The Grizzlies (24-9) had their Southwest Division lead trimmed to a half-game over Dallas.
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Jazz 101, Timberwolves 89
Trey Burke scored a season-high 28 points and the Utah Jazz continued their recent run of success, using a big third quarter to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Jazz (12-22) led by six at halftime, then went on a 30-20 run in the third quarter, leading by as many as 20 points at one point.
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