Associated Press
The NBA roundup …
WASHINGTON ó Raja Bell scored 19 points, and Boris Diaw added 18 to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 92-89 victory over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
After trailing most of the game, the Bobcats took the lead for good on Shannon Brown’s 3-pointer with 2:42 left, and held off Washington’s late charge.
Charlotte snapped a two-game losing streak to improved to 14-24, while Washington lost its fourth straight to drop to an Eastern Conference-worst 7-29.
Diaw scored eight of his points in the fourth quarter.
T’Wolves 106, Bucks 104
MINNEAPOLIS ó Randy Foye scored 10 of his 11 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from 13 points down in the second half for a thrilling 106-104 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. Rodney Carney scored 22 points, and Sebastian Telfair had 17 points and 11 assists for the Wolves, who have won five in a row for the first time since December 2005.
Thunder 109, Bulls 98, OT
CHICAGO ó Kevin Durant scored 28 points, Nick Collison added a season-high 21, and Oklahoma City rallied to beat Chicago.
Trailing by seven midway through the fourth quarter, Oklahoma City had a chance to win it at the end of regulation, but Durant missed jumper from the top of the key and Russell Westbrook missed a tip-in try.
Ben Gordon led Chicago with 22 points.
Jazz 99, Pistons 82
SALT LAKE CITY ó Mehmet Okur scored 20 of his 22 points in the first half against his former team to help Utah beat Detroit for the eighth straight time.
Rodney Stuckey led the Pistons with 19 points. Allen Iverson added 11 points and five assists for Detroit, which last beat Utah in March 2005.
Rockets 96, Knicks 76
HOUSTON ó Luis Scola had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Rafer Alston added 17 points and six assists for undermanned Houston.
Aaron Brooks scored 16 points, Von Wafer had 15 and Yao Ming 14 for the Rockets, who played without Tracy McGrady and Ron Artest. Tim Thomas led New York with 18 points.