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Today's Games, Hawaii Times
Memphis at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Miami, 2:30 p.m.
Orlando at Chicago, 3 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 3 p.m.
Dallas at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m.
Portland at Houston, 3:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Phoenix, 4 p.m.
STARS
Monday
—Devin Harris, Nets, capped a 39-point night with a halfcourt 3-pointer at the final buzzer, lifting New Jersey past Philadelphia 98-96.
—Nate Robinson, Knicks, scored a season-high 41 points, including the tiebreaking layup with 26 seconds left, in New York's 123-119 win over Indiana.
—Ray Allen and Paul Pierce, Celtics. Allen scored 26 points and Pierce added 22 in Boston's second straight win since Kevin Garnett strained a muscle in his right knee, 114-76 over Denver.
—Chris Paul, Hornets, had 27 points and 13 assists in leading New Orleans to a 112-105 win over Sacramento.
—Zach Randolph and Eric Gordon, Clippers, each scored 27 points to lead Los Angeles to a 118-105 win over Golden State.
MILESTONE
Kevin Martin scored 24 of his 32 points in the fourth period, setting an Arco Arena record for points in a quarter. But Sacramento lost to New Orleans 112-105.
STREAKS
Atlanta lost its 15th straight game at Utah, 108-89. The Jazz have won five in a row. ... A first-quarter miss by Peja Stojakovic ended his consecutive free throw streak at 36 for New Orleans. ... The Nets snapped a five-game slide with a 98-96 win over Philadelphia on Devin Harris' half-court shot at the final buzzer. The 76ers have lost four in a row.
SCORING
Nate Robinson scored 32 of his 41 points in the second half and matched Bob McAdoo's franchise record for most points in a game by a reserve in New York's 123-119 victory over Indiana. ... Utah's reserves scored 58 points in a 108-89 win over Atlanta. ... Tyson Chandler, who was traded last week to Oklahoma City but failed the physical and was returned to the Hornets, had 15 points and 10 rebounds in a 112-105 win at Sacramento. ... Eric Gordon had a career-high six 3-pointers in the Los Angeles Clippers' 118-105 win over Golden State and has scored 21-plus points in each of his last five games.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Indiana's Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 33 points and Marquis Daniels matched a season best with 28 in a 123-119 defeat at New York. Troy Murphy had 19 points and 21 rebounds.
WEAK IN DEFEAT
Boston's 114-76 victory at Denver was the Nuggets' worst home loss since Feb. 2, 1998, when they were routed by Chicago 111-72. The 38-point margin of defeat tied for the second-biggest home loss since Denver joined the NBA in 1976.
LATE START
J.R. Giddens, the 30th pick in the draft out of New Mexico, scored his first career NBA bucket late in the fourth quarter for Boston in a 114-76 romp at Denver.
SIDELINED
The Pacers were already without top scorer Danny Granger (torn right foot tendon) and Mike Dunleavy (right knee) before they were forced to go without point guard T.J. Ford (flu) in a 123-119 loss at New York. New York was without Quentin Richardson (sore right Achilles' tendon). ... While the Celtics didn't miss Kevin Garnett (right knee) in a 114-76 win, the Nuggets longed for their big man, Nene, who is expected to miss a week with a bruised right knee he injured Sunday night at Milwaukee. ... The Clippers were without starter Al Thornton, missing his second game of the season with a right foot injury. They still won 118-105.
NO LONGER SIDELINED
Carlos Boozer returned from a three-month absence in Utah's 108-89 rout of Atlanta. The Jazz won their fifth straight and got to use Boozer sparingly in his first game since Nov. 19, when he injured a tendon in his left quadriceps. The two-time All-Star also had knee surgery to remove cartilage in January and returned after missing 44 straight games. He finished with two points and five rebounds as the rest of the Jazz handled the scoring. ... Zach Randolph, back from a two-game suspension for punching a player, was a late addition to the Clippers' starting lineup because he had been visiting his ailing father in Indianapolis. He wound up with 27 points and 11 rebounds in a 118-105 win over the Warriors.
SPEAKING
"It's the great thing about this game. These players are so talented, they make freakish shots. Not that it's a rehearsed shot. I don't know if Devin's doing it in the gym, but the basketball gods were with us tonight." — Nets coach Lawrence Frank after Devin Harris' lunging 47-footer at the buzzer beat Philadelphia 98-96.