Pistons 109, Nets 97
Another second-half meltdown from the Brooklyn Nets sealed their fifth straight loss.
A second quarter that helped the Nets build a lead as large as 10 was quickly overshadowed as Brooklyn (3-10) was outscored 34-15 in the third.
Rodney Stuckey helped seal the Pistons (5-8) win, scoring 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter.
Nets guard Joe Johnson led all scorers with 34 points on 11-of-15 shooting but Brooklyn played without injured players Andrei Kirilenko, Brook Lopez, Deron Williams and Jason Terry.
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Thunder 95, Jazz 73
Serge Ibaka scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Utah Jazz.
Kevin Durant added 19 points on 3-of-9 shooting to go along with nine rebounds for the Thunder (9-4).
The Jazz (1-14) were on pace to set a season low in points until guard Alec Burks hit a free throw with 8.9 seconds left in the game to match the 73 points it scored Nov. 8 against Chicago.
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Suns 104, Magic 96
Goran Dragic had 23 points and 13 assists, leading the fast-breaking Phoenix Suns to a victory over the Orlando Magic.
The Suns (7-6) got 20 points from guard Gerald Green, who started in place of Eric Bledsoe, and 16 points from reserve forward Marcus Morris.
The Magic (4-9) were led by center Nikola Vucevic with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Andrew Nicholson added 19 points.
(Editing by Jahmal Corner)
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