Mavs shut down Lob City
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, 11 in the final 6-plus minutes, Shawn Marion added 16, and the host Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 96-92 on Monday night.
Jason Terry, Vince Carter and Brendan Haywood all contributed 10 points for the Mavs, who've won 10 in a row at home against the Clippers and extended their overall winning streak to four games.
76ers 98, Bobcats 89: Lou Williams scored 23 points off the bench as visiting Philadelphia built an early lead and held on to send Charlotte to its 15th straight defeat.
Thaddeus Young added 20 points on 6 of 9 shooting for the 76ers.
Magic 102, Timberwolves 89: Jason Richardson scored 17 points, and Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu each added 14 as host Orlando used a big second half to beat Minnesota.
Richardson, coming off a season-high 31 points, was strong early against Minnesota but sat out the fourth quarter.
The Magic didn't need him, though, hitting 12 of 30 3-pointers for the game and with all five starters reaching double figures. Orlando has now won two of its last three games and earned its seventh straight victory over the Timberwolves.
Heat 114, Bucks 96: LeBron James scored 35 points and visiting Miami finally found a way to beat Milwaukee, using a third-quarter surge to beat the Bucks.
Dwyane Wade scored 22 and Mario Chalmers added 13 for the Heat, who were 0-2 against the Bucks coming into Monday night's game.
Hornets 86, Jazz 80: Chris Kaman scored a season-high 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and host New Orleans snapped an eight-game skid by beating Utah.
Marco Belinelli and Gustavo Ayon each added 13 points for New Orleans, which led by as many as 20 in the third quarter before holding on for only its third victory in 26 games.
Warriors 102, Suns 96: At Oakland, Calif., David Lee had 28 points and 12 rebounds, Monta Ellis scored 18 points and Golden State earned its first three-game winning streak under rookie coach Mark Jackson with a win Phoenix.
Former Washington State standout Klay Thompson added 10 points for Golden State.
Steve Nash handed out 14 assists for Phoenix.