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Pau Gasol had 25 points, 14 rebounds and a key block of Allen’s putback attempt at the overtime buzzer Thursday night and the Lakers held on to beat the Celtics 88-87. Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 17 boards for Los Angeles, which snapped a two-game losing streak while although Stephen Curry's dancing was a thing of beauty, his stat line was. After sinking one of his six 3-pointers as the Warriors pulled away from the Denver Nuggets for a 109-101 victory Thursday night, Curry did the old shimmy-shake as he trotted back downcourt--It was admittedly the only blemish of the night for Curry, who scored a season-best 36 points and sank 13 of 17 shots, including 6 of 9 from behind the arc. Chase Budinger scored 12 points while playing a team-high 31 points and starter Luis Scola had 16 points to help the Rockets outlast the Phoenix Suns 96-89 while Tyreke Evans scored 22 points, DeMarcus Cousins had 19 points and nine rebounds and the Sacramento Kings rallied to beat Oklahoma City 106-101 on Thursday night, dropping the Thunder to second overall in the NBA.

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Los Angeles Lakers @ Boston Celtics: 88-87
Golden State Warriors @ Denver Nuggets: 109-101
Houston Rockets @ Phoenix Suns: 96-89
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Sacramento Kings: 101-106