NBA RESULTS, SCHEDULE

Struggling 76ers surprise Rockets

* Philadelphia 111, at Houston 107: Andre Miller scored 26 points, Samuel Dalembert added 19 points and the 76ers rallied from a 16-point third-quarter deficit to end a seven-game losing streak and a five-game road slide. Houston committed nine turnovers and went five minutes without a field goal in the fourth quarter.

* at New York 105, Washington 93: Jamal Crawford scored 29 points and the Knicks started with a 17-5 lead on the way to consecutive victories for only the third time this season. New York, which once led by 22 points, will go for its first three-game winning streak tonight at New Jersey. Washington had its three-game winning streak ended.

* Golden State 105, at Minnesota 98: Baron Davis had 22 points, nine assists and a season-high five steals to pace the Warriors, who scored 31 points off 20 turnovers. The Timberwolves trimmed a 14-point halftime lead to 62-58 in the third quarter, but the Warriors responded with a 21-6 run. Minnesota got within 96-92 but could get no closer.

* at Orlando 102, Chicago 88: Rashard Lewis scored 26 points and the Magic held the Bulls to 21.4% shooting (three for 14) in a decisive 32-10 third quarter. Brian Cook, playing for only the second time in the last 14 games, had 14 points in only 13 minutes off the bench for Orlando, which had lost five of its previous six games.

* at Atlanta 104, Denver 93: Joe Johnson scored 22 points and the Hawks held off a late rally. Denver, which trailed by 25 points early in the third quarter, cut the lead to 101-93 on Carmelo Anthony’s fallaway with 1:50 left. But Denver’s Allen Iverson and J.R. Smith were ejected with 38.9 seconds left for arguing calls and the Nuggets could get no closer.

* at Detroit 103, Toronto 89: Rebounding from an embarrassing loss to New York, the Pistons won as Richard Hamilton scored a season-high 39 points on 16-for-22 shooting. They broke the game open when the Raptors missed 10 of their first 12 shots of the second half. The Pistons lost, 89-65, to the last-place Knicks on Sunday.

* Cleveland 132, at Memphis 124 (OT): LeBron James scored a season-high 51 points, including 25 in the fourth quarter and overtime, for the Cavaliers. James, whose career high is 56 points, made 18 of 28 shots and also had nine assists and eight rebounds as the Cavaliers handed the Grizzlies their fifth straight loss.

* at Clippers 97, Phoenix 90: Sam Cassell broke out of a shooting slump, scoring 32 points on 15-for-21 shooting to help the Clippers end a four-game losing streak.

From the Associated Press

TODAY’S SCHEDULE
Chicago at Miami, 4 p.m. Sacramento at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Golden State at Indiana, 4 p.m. Orlando at Charlotte, 4 p.m.
New York at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m. Portland at Boston, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Seattle at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
Phoenix at LAKERS, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at San Antonio, 5 p.m.
Utah at Denver, 6 p.m.

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