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Chicago beat Toronto 105 94 and Philadelphia topped Atlanta 106 101. Boston fell 85 71 to Indiana while Orlando won 105 90 against New York. Detroit won 109 98 over Sacramento and Charlotte lost 91 83 to New Jersey. Miami defeated Milwaukee 100 83. L A Lakers 94 Memphis 79. Dallas 102 Phoenix 96. New Orleans 102 L A Clippers 89. Utah 82 Portland 77. Houston 111 Golden State 105 in overtime.
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Upcoming NBA games schedule and matchups today
The schedule lists today’s games: Denver at Cleveland 7 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota 7 p.m. Houston at Seattle 9:30 p.m. Friday games include Utah at Indiana 6 p.m. New York at Atlanta 6 p.m. Golden State at Toronto 6 p.m. Milwaukee at Boston 6:30 p.m. Denver at New Jersey 6:30 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia 7 p.m. Chicago at Detroit 7 p.m. Phoenix at New Orleans 7 p.m. Orlando at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Seattle at Portland 9 p.m. Washington at L.A. Lakers 9:30 p.m.
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Kirk Hinrich scored 13 for Chicago with 5 of 12 shooting while Raef LaFrentz and Paul Pierce led Boston with 25 and 7 free throws respectively. Ostertag did not play for Utah due to knee injury and Miles also sat for Golden State. Raef LaFrentz and Pierce were among the standout performers with Vaughn tallying 7 for New Jersey and Pollard scoreless for Indiana.
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Sonics say officials target Fortson in fouls and suspensions
Seattle notes Danny Fortson faces repeated fouls and ejections. Coach Bob Weiss and teammates say officials show bias, citing 20 fouls, five technicals, two ejections and a league suspension over four games. Fortson describes unfair targeting after a rough stretch.
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Celtics Take Advantage Of Short-Handed Pacers
The Celtics defeated the Pacers 85 to 71 as Boston benefited from Indiana’s injuries and a strong defensive effort. Paul Pierce led with 25 points and seven rebounds, while Mark Blount set a season high with 22. Jermaine O’Neal was limited to 14 after seven straight games with 20+. The Pacers shot 32.5 percent. Chicago beat Toronto for the 10th straight time with seven Bulls in double figures.
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Pistons tie franchise start with 16-3 after win over Kings
Pistons beat Kings 109-98 in Auburn Hills as Chauncey Billups had 28 points and a career-high 19 assists and Richard Hamilton added 36. Detroit ties 1996-97 for best opening, while Sacramento falls to 10-13 and ends a three-game streak. Allen Iverson scores 39 for Philadelphia in a win over Atlanta. Grant Hill debuts for Orlando with a key three and 23 points from Dwight Howard.
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Mavericks 102 Suns 96 Dirk Leads Dallas Rally
Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points and Jason Terry 23 as the Mavericks beat the Suns 102 96 Terry hit 10 of 22 from the field with four assists and helped fuel an early 15 2 run Terry added seven points in the stretch Dallas held off Phoenix to snap a skid
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Heat routs Bucks as Wade 27 Payton 20 pace win
Dwyane Wade scored 27 points and Gary Payton 20 as Miami beat Milwaukee 100 83. Wade and Payton exploited the Bucks weak perimeter defense going 17 for 26 from the field, giving Pat Riley his second consecutive victory.
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Rockets Top Warriors In OT On Late Head Three
In Oakland California rookie guard Luther Head tied the game with a 3 at 2.7 seconds left in regulation. Yao Ming added 30 points and scored four in overtime as the Rockets won their fifth of six.
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