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Danny Granger got energized just in time to score 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter to help lead the Pacers and Darren Collison shot 10 of 14 from the floor to score a game-high 25 points and add five assists for the Pacers, who bounced back from an 85-81 loss to the Orlando Magic and have never lost two in a row this season while Paul Pierce now stands alone at No. 2 on Boston's career scoring list with 21,797 points, six more than Bird’s total of 21,791. Only John Havlicek has scored more in team history with 26,395 points. Pierce and the Celtics celebrated the milestone by increasing their season-best winning streak to five with a 94-84 win over the Bobcats. Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, James added 24 and the Heat said farewell to their home floor for nearly two weeks by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-91 on Tuesday night. Miami’s lead was only a point late in the third quarter, before the Cavaliers missed 17 of their next 19 shots and the Heat finally pulled away. Steve Nash, who celebrated his 38th birthday, had 18 points and 11 assists then hit a driving layup with 5 seconds left, giving the Phoenix Suns a 107-105 victory over Milwaukee Bucks while Nikola Pekovic had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Michael Beasley added 17 points and 14 boards to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to an 86-84 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday night in their first game without the suspended Kevin Love. Kevin Durant hit a go-ahead bank shot with 14.2 seconds remaining, and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder overcame career performances by Monta Ellis and David Lee to beat the Golden State Warriors 119-116. Durant finished with 33 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Russell Westbrook added 31 points and seven rebounds to give Oklahoma City its fourth win in five games. After rallying for a thrilling overtime victory at Portland a night earlier, the Thunder had to sweat out another frantic finish.

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Utah @ Indiana: 99-104
Charlotte @ Boston: 84-94
Cleveland @ Miami: 91-107
Phoenix @ Milwaukee: 107-105
Sacramento @ Minnesota: 84-86
Oklahoma City @ Golden State: 119-116