ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Vince Carter had 25 points, and Dwight Howard finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds as the Orlando Magic beat the Lakers 96-94 on Sunday to hand Los Angeles its first three-game losing streak of the Pau Gasol-Kobe Bryant Era.
Carter made his first 13 free throws and kept the Magic in control, showing signs of why Orlando made the move for the eight-time All-Star after losing to the Lakers in last year's finals.
Bryant had 34 points and Gasol added 20 points for the Lakers, walking to the locker room distraught and dejected after their latest loss. And with quite a different feeling than that champagne-soaked championship celebration last June.
| Celtics 86, Wizards 83 |
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At Boston, Ray Allen scored a game-high 25 points, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 17.1 seconds remaining, as Boston rallied past Washington.
Boston trailed 79-66 with 6:11 remaining and responded with a 20-4 run to close out the game with eight points from Allen and six from guard Rajon Rondo.
Al Thornton scored 24 points to lead the Wizards and Andray Blatche added 23 for Washington.
| Pistons 110, Rockets 107, OT |
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At Auburn, Michigan, Tayshaun Prince scored a season-high 29 points to help Detroit snap a six-game losing streak.
Richard Hamilton added 22 points for Detroit, while Kevin Martin had 27 points for Houston and Aaron Brooks scored 25. Martin and Brooks, though, both missed key 3-point attempts in the last 10 seconds of overtime.
| Nuggets 118, Trail Blazers 106 |
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At Denver, Carmelo Anthony scored 30 points — his third consecutive game with at least 30 points — as Denver beat Portland for its third straight victory.
J.R. Smith added 22 points, Chauncey Billups had 21 points and Nene 14 for the Nuggets.
Jerryd Bayless' 24 points led the Trail Blazers, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped.
Andre Miller had 19 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 16.
| Thunder 108, Kings 102 |
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At Sacramento, California, Kevin Durant had 27 points and eight rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Sacramento.
The road victory was the seventh in nine games for the Thunder, who are 3-1 against the Kings this season.
Tyreke Evans had 24 points and seven assists for the Kings and Carl Landry had 20 points and eight rebounds. Francisco Garcia scored 14 points and Jason Thompson added 11.
The Kings have lost two straight and three of four in falling to 15-15 this season at home.
Russell Westbrook scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Thunder, who have won two straight and five of six. James Harden scored all 14 of his points in the first half, while Jeff Green added 12 points.
| 76ers 114, Raptors 101 |
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At Toronto, Thaddeus Young scored a career-high 32 points and Jrue Holiday had 21 as Philadelphia beat Toronto to snap a five-game losing streak.
Andre Iguodala had 16 points and 10 assists and Elton Brand had 12 points and nine rebounds for the 76ers. Louis Williams added 12 points.
Jarrett Jack had 20 points and nine assists for Toronto, which has lost five of six. Chris Bosh had 12 points and 12 rebounds in his return to the lineup.
