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By The Associated Press

CLEVELAND - Flattened by an inadvertent elbow, Toronto All-Star forward Chris Bosh broke a bone in his face Tuesday night as the Raptors' playoff hopes took a blow with a 113-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have won 11 straight at home.

Bosh was accidentally struck by Cleveland's Antawn Jamison in the first three minutes.

Bucks 79, Bulls 74

CHICAGO - John Salmons scored 26 points against his former team and Milwaukee secured a playoff spot by beating Chicago.

Wizards 112, Warriors 94

WASHINGTON - Don Nelson came up way short in his first attempt at breaking Lenny Wilkens' record for NBA coaching victories as Golden State fell behind by double digits before the game was 3 minutes old and lost to Washington.

JaVale McGee set career highs with 25 points and 15 rebounds for the Wizards.

Bobcats 109, Hawks 100

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Gerald Wallace scored 28 points, Boris Diaw nearly had a triple-double, and Charlotte ensured its first non-losing season in its six-year history with a victory over banged-up Atlanta.

Diaw had 17 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.

Knicks 104, Celtics 101

NEW YORK - Danilo Gallinari scored a career-high 31 points, including the go-ahead basket with 36 seconds left, Earl Barron had 17 points and a career-best 18 rebounds, and New York handed Boston its fourth loss in five games.

Pistons 124, 76ers 103

PHILADELPHIA - Charlie Villanueva scored 25 points, Rodney Stuckey added 24 and short-handed Detroit snapped an 11-game losing streak with a victory over Philadelphia.

Rockets 113,

Grizzlies 103

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Kevin Martin scored 29 points, and Aaron Brooks added 17 points and seven assists to lead Houston over Memphis.

Jazz 140, Thunder 139,

SALT LAKE CITY - Deron Williams scored a career-high 42 points, including a go-ahead jumper from the top of the key with 1.1 seconds left in overtime, and the Utah Jazz pulled into second place in the Western Conference with a wild 140-139 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.

Utah overcame 45 points by Kevin Durant, who thought he was fouled on a 3-pointer just before the buzzer that would have won it for the Thunder. Durant and several teammates stayed on the court pleading for a call that never came before the officials were escorted to the tunnel by security.

It was the highest-scoring game in the NBA this season, according to STATS LLC.

Durant hit four of his seven 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Thunder rallied to force overtime.

Spurs 95, Kings 86

SACRAMENTO - Richard Jefferson scored 18 points, Manu Ginobili had 16 and the surging San Antonio Spurs beat the Sacramento Kings 95-86 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory.

The Spurs moved into a sixth-place tie with Oklahoma City in the Western Conference playoff race.

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