76ERS 104, ROCKETS 96: At Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala scored 28 points and reeling Philadelphia returned home from a dreadful road trip to beat Houston. The Sixers needed to escape the Lone Star State to finally defeat a team from Texas. They lost at Dallas and San Antonio in the final two games of a 1-5 road trip and had lost five of seven overall, parking them in last place in the Atlantic Division.

Heading home was the perfect tonic. Iguodala continued on his recent scoring surge and scored nine points in the third quarter to help the Sixers stretch the lead to 11. Luis Scola led six Rockets in double figures with 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds.

TIMBERWOLVES 94, GRIZZLIES 87: At Memphis, Randy Foye scored 23 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 40 seconds left, and Minnesota weathered a late rally to beat Memphis. Following his basket, Foye blocked O.J. Mayo's shot on the next Grizzlies possession, leading to a fast-break bucket by Ryan Gomes, and the Timberwolves secured their third straight win — their longest winning streak since January 2007. Al Jefferson added 19 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks for Minnesota, which scored the final seven points, five by Foye. Hakim Warrick scored 22 points and Mayo added 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Memphis.

THUNDER 107, KNICKS 99: At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant had 27 points and 12 rebounds, Jeff Green scored 27 points and Oklahoma City held off New York. The Thunder (5-30) continued their recent offensive surge, shooting 52.7 percent from the field — including an 11-for-16 performance by Durant. Still, they nearly blew a 23-point second-half lead before recovering. Al Harrington scored 21 points and Chris Duhon added 18 for the Knicks (13-20)., who were coming off a victory over defending NBA champion Boston. New York, which beat the Thunder by 10 points on Nov. 14, shot 39.8 percent. Russell Westbrook added 22 points and nine assists for Oklahoma City.

MAVERICKS 107, CLIPPERS 102: At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki scored 34 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 37 seconds left right after he blocked a shot, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers. The Mavericks needed a game-ending 11-1 run to avoid being upset at home by Los Angeles, which had only eight players in uniform because of injuries and a suspension. Los Angeles, two days after a one-point loss to Detroit, overcame an 18-point deficit before halftime and led in the fourth quarter. The Clippers have lost eight consecutive games.

BULLS 99, KINGS 94: At Chicago, Ben Gordon scored 24 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the Sacramento Kings 99-94 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. The Bulls converted 33 of 36 free throws, and the three foul shots they missed nearly cost them the game. After making its first 29, Chicago converted just four of its final seven, allowing Sacramento to stay in the game. Trailing 97-94 after Chicago's Drew Gooden hit 1-of-2 with 9.1 seconds left, Sacramento had a chance to tie it. But Kevin Martin missed a finger roll with 4 seconds left, and Thabo Sefolosha hit two more free throws to seal it for Chicago.