NBA ROUNDUP Thursday's games

Mavericks 97, Rockets 86
DALLAS -- Antoine Walker had 17 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to lead Dallas. Walker scored seven of his points in a game-turning 22-8 run in the third quarter that put Dallas ahead to stay as the Mavericks snapped the Rockets' four-game winning streak. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points, Steve Nash had 16 and Michael Finley 14. Antawn Jamison had 13 points and eight rebounds. Jim Jackson led Houston with 23 points.
Timberwolves 92, Bulls 89, OT
CHICAGO -- Latrell Sprewell forced overtime with a 3-pointer, then scored four points in the extra period to lead Minnesota. The Bulls had a scary moment in the fourth quarter when Jamal Crawford landed on the back of his head and had to be taken off the floor on a stretcher. Crawford was moving around after he fell, landing just above his neck. He was taped to a stretcher and taken to a hospital as a precaution. Sprewell finished with a season-high 27 points, and also had eight rebounds. Kevin Garnett added 19 points and 17 rebounds to help Minnesota win its ninth straight against the Bulls.
Trail Blazers 112, Kings 110, OT
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds as Portland climbed out of a 24-point deficit. The Blazers rallied to tie the score five times in the second half but could not take over the lead until overtime. Damon Stoudamire's reverse layup put Portland ahead for the first time in the game, 109-107 with 3:23 remaining in OT, before Rasheed Wallace followed up with a decisive dunk. Mike Bibby hit a 3-pointer to keep it close at 111-110, but Doug Christie missed a 23-foot jumper that would have put the Kings back on top. After he was fouled with 5.8 seconds remaining, Wallace missed his first free throw but made his second, and the Blazers went ahead 112-110 before Bibby missed an 18-footer at the buzzer. Bonzi Wells had 27 points and nine rebounds for the Blazers and Wallace had 26 points. Bibby had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and Peja Stojakovic had 27 points.
-- Associated Press