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Nikola Jokic paced Denver Nuggets (36-40) to a 116-113 win over Miami Heat (37-40) with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds, as Danilo Gallinari dropped 29 points. For the opposing team, Goran Dragic had 22 points in 34 minutes.
Pau Gasol dropped another double-double for San Antonio Spurs (59-17) with 13 points and 12 rebounds in his team’s 109-103 win against Utah Jazz (47-30), while Davis Bertans added 11 points for the winners. Centers Boris Diaw and Rudy Gobert scored 19 points each for Jazz.
Dirk Nowitzki led the Dallas Mavericks (32-44) to a tight 109-105 win against the Milwaukee Bucks (40-37) of Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 31 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.
Toronto Raptors (47-30) beat Philadelphia 76ers (28-49) 113-105, with Serge Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas adding 24 and 14 points respectively. For the Philadelphia side, Dario Saric had 16 points in 24 minutes in the game.
Nikola Mirotic scored 8 points in Chicago Bulls‘ (38-39) 117-110 win against New Orleans Pelicans (33-44).
The Golden State Warriors (63-14) beat the Washington Wizards (46-31) 139-115, with Zaza Pachulia adding 8 points for the winners, while Marcin Gortat scoring 7 for Wizards.
Nicola Batum recorded 9 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds in Charlotte Hornets‘ (36-41) 113-101 win over Oklahoma City Thunder, while Marco Belinelli added 7 points for the winners as well. For the Thunder side, Domantas Sabonis scored 5 points in 13 minutes.
Brooklyn Nets (18-59) beat Atlanta Hawks (39-38) 91-82. For the Hawks‘ side, Dennis Schroder led with 16 points, while Ersan Ilyasova added 4.
New York Knicks (29-48) fell to Boston Celtics (50-27) 94-110, with Kristaps Porzingis adding 14 points for the Knicks side, while Willy Hernangomez had 12 and Lithuanian forward Mindaugas Kuzminskas scored 11 points.
Memphis Grizzlies (42-35) were beat by Los Angeles Lakers (22-55) 103-108, while Cleveland Cavaliers (49-27) prevailed over Indiana Pacers (37-40) with 135-130. Finally, Houston Rockers (52-25) grabbed a 123-116 win against Phoenix Suns (22-56).