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Carlos Delfino scored 24 points, and rookie Brandon Jennings had 18 points and a career-high 13 assists, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 127-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night.
Rookie Jonny Flynn had 20 points, and Corey Brewer added 18 for Minnesota.
Kevin Love had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Wolves.
Mehmet Okur had 20 points and 11 rebounds and the Utah Jazz beat the bumbling New Jersey Nets 116-83 on Saturday night, keeping the Nets winless against the Western Conference
Carlos Boozer had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Ronnie Brewer added 15 points for Utah. The Jazz have won five of six and are seven games above .500 for the first time this season at 25-18.
Brook Lopez had 14 points, five rebounds and two blocks, and Yi Jianlian scored 16 points for New Jersey.
Goran Dragic scored 18 of his career-high 20 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Phoenix Suns past the depleted Golden State Warriors, 112-103 on Saturday night.
Steve Nash scored 23 points for the Suns in their 10th consecutive victory over Golden State in Phoenix.
Corey Maggette led the Warriors with 27 points, and rookie Stephen Curry added 25 on the heels of his career-best 32 against the Nets.
Carmelo Anthony scored four of his 30 points in overtime and added 11 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Hornets 116-110 on Saturday night for their season-high sixth straight victory.
Kenyon Martin added 20 points and 14 rebounds, and Chauncey Billups had 20 points and nine assists, and Arron Afflalo had 19 points, hitting two 3-pointers in overtime.
Chris Paul had 26 points, seven in overtime, and 10 assists for the Hornets. Darius Songaila added a season-high 20 starting in place of the injured David West.
Pistons rally from 18 down but still lose to Blazers
Pistons coach John Kuester wanted his team to show more fight after Friday night's poor showing against Indiana. He got his wish, but it didn't help his team beat the Portland Trail Blazers, as the Pistons lost their second straight, 97-93, Saturday. The Pistons trailed by 18 in the first half but rallied to take a 93-92 lead late. They trailed by 96-93 and had three quality looks to tie the score but couldn't convert. Four technicals were handed out between both teams in the third quarter, and a minor scrum ignited by a hard Charlie Villanueva foul seemed to stoke the Pistons' flames. Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 25 points and Rodney Stuckey added 20.
Before the game, Kuester addressed Friday night's verbal spat with forward Tayshaun Prince. "This is an emotional game," Kuester said. "It wasn't anything that escalated. He wanted to win and he expressed a couple thoughts." With seven minutes left and the Pistons trailing by 23 on Friday, Kuester had seen enough, pulling Prince, Hamilton and Villanueva. Prince and Kuester then got into a verbal quarrel and Prince had to be restrained by teammates. Kuester downplayed the incident but defended his actions to empty the bench. "You can sense a change had to be made and that's when I decided to make that move," Kuester said.
Prince was playing in his first game since Jan. 9, finishing with seven points and six rebounds in 24 minutes. He declined comment before Saturday's game per his usual pregame policy.Kuester said he and Prince spoke before the game to clear the air. "You'd rather have guys that want to win," he said. "Tay understands what needs to be done. It's a passionate game, and emotions carry over."
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