Auburn Hills, MI (My Sportsbook) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half and hit a key bucket with under a minute left in Dallas' 95-90 win over the
Detroit Pistons. Rookie Rodrigue Beaubois added 14 points for the Mavericks, who also got 11 points and 11 rebounds from Drew Gooden. Shawn Marion totaled 11 points and seven boards for Dallas, which has won four of its last five games. Rodney Stuckey had 28 points for Detroit, but he left the game late in the fourth quarter with an apparent ankle injury. Will Bynum had 27 points, while Charlie Villanueva chipped in 13 points and 10 rebounds. Detroit guard Ben Gordon went just 1-of-16 from the floor and his desperation three-pointer in the closing seconds was off the mark.
Final Score: LA Clippers 101, Oklahoma City 93
Oklahoma City, OK (My Sportsbook) - Baron Davis scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half, boosting the Los Angeles Clippers to a 101-93 win over the Thunder, offsetting a 40-point night for Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant. Chris Kaman tallied 25 points and seven rebounds for the Clippers, who snapped a three-game skid. Al Thornton finished with 20 points for Los Angeles, which finished the game on a 9-0 run. Durant shot 14-of-25 from the field, but couldn't help the Thunder to a win, one night after they came away victorious at San Antonio. Russell Westbrook chipped in 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, while Nenad Krstic scored 10. The Thunder, who beat the Clippers at the Staples Center 83-79 on Wednesday, shot just 3-of-20 from three-point range.
Final Score: Phoenix 101, Toronto 100
Phoenix, AZ (My Sportsbook) - Steve Nash poured in 23 points and his three- point play with 38.9 seconds left in the fourth proved to be the difference, as the Phoenix Suns continued their recent dominance over the Toronto Raptors with a 101-100 win at US Airways Center. Phoenix has won the past 11 meetings between the teams. The Suns have also posted a 15-4 record over the previous 19 encounters with Toronto. The Raptors are winless in their past six trips to the Valley of the Sun. Nash also dished out nine assists for the Suns, who have the best record in the NBA at 9-2. Amare Stoudemire added 30 points and eight rebounds. Channing Frye ended with 20 points and seven boards for Phoenix, which was coming off a 121-102 loss to the Lakers on Thursday. Chris Bosh made 10-of-19 shots on his way to 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Raptors, who had a two-game winning streak snapped. Hedo Turkoglu made four three-pointers and finished with 20 points. Andrea Bargnani added 17 points in defeat.