Nuggets 103, Clippers 88
Nuggets 103, Clippers 88
DENVER -- Carmelo Anthony had 33 points, J.R. Smith added 23 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers for their fifth straight win. Denver, the NBA's highest-scoring team, started strong in the first and third quarters against the tired Clippers, shooting 51 percent and getting 27 assists for its second win in its last nine games against Los Angeles. Andre Miller had 14 points and 10 assists, and Anthony, the NBA's leading scorer, went over 30 points for the ninth time in 12 games. Corey Maggette had 22 points to lead Los Angeles, which shot 36 percent to lose its fourth straight. The clippers dropped to 0-5 on the road. Already playing without center Chris Kaman, who sprained his ankle the night before against the Timberwolves, Los Angeles lost point guard Sam Cassell for most of the second half with a sprained left ankle.
Raptors 92, Pacers 83
TORONTO -- Chris Bosh had 17 points and 11 rebounds and four other Raptors reached double figures in scoring as Toronto led from buzzer to buzzer. Andrea Bargnani -- the No. 1 overall pick in the draft -- had 14 points for Toronto. He made 2 3-pointers and was 5-for-11 from the field. Stephen Jackson and Danny Granger each scored 18 points for the Pacers, who have been behind after the first quarter in 11 of 14 games this season. The Pacers trailed by as many as 27, but cut the lead to four in the third quarter with a 12-1 run capped by Lee Tinsley's driving layup. But the Raptors followed with a 17-4 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
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