Carlos Delfino added 19 points for Milwaukee in a game that featured a heated on-court confrontation between Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings and the Celtics’ Glen Davis midway through the fourth quarter.
The Bucks went on an 18-9 run from there, grabbing an 86-79 lead on Jennings’ floating jumper in the lane with 2:42 left.
Rajon Rondo converted a three-point play, then Kevin Garnett hit a jumper to cut the lead to two with 53 seconds left. Paul Pierce missed a potential game-tying shot just before the final horn. Rondo had 20 points for Boston.
In Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant hit a 17-foot fall-away jumper with 1.9 seconds left, and Los Angeles rallied in the fourth quarter to snap its three-game losing streak.
Chris Bosh hit a 3-pointer with 9.5 seconds left to tie it for the Raptors, who outplayed the defending champions for most of the first three quarters before losing on another big shot by Bryant, who scored 14 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter.
Andrew Bynum scored 22 points and Pau Gasol had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, who returned from a winless road trip to beat Toronto for the eighth straight time at Staples Center.
Bosh scored 22 points in his second game back from a seven-game injury absence, and Andrea Bargnani had 21 as the Raptors opened a four-game road trip by struggling from the field in the final minutes of their sixth loss in seven games.
In Charlotte, N.C., Stephen Jackson scored 17 points, Raymond Felton added 15 points and 11 assists, and Charlotte used a fourth-quarter comeback to beat Miami in a key game for playoff positioning in the Eastern Conference.
The Bobcats (31-31) reached .500 at the latest point in their six-year history and moved into a tie with Miami (32-32) as they both tangle with Chicago for the last two playoff spots.
Charlotte moved to 3-0 against Miami and clinched the tiebreaker by rallying from nine points down with 9 minutes left.
Dwyane Wade scored 27 points, but passed up a tying shot in the final minute, then clanged a tying 3-point attempt in the final seconds for the Heat, who had their three-game winning streak snapped.
Jazz 132 Bulls 108: In Chicago, Deron Williams got the better of Derrick Rose, finishing with 28 points and a season-high 17 assists, and CJ Miles scored a season-best 26 points to lead Utah.
Williams threw down a hard dunk on Rose during a 13-1 run late in the third quarter that broke a 77-all tie and sent Utah to its 22nd win in 27 games. Miles scored 18 in the fourth, hitting four of his six 3-pointers, as the Jazz outscored Chicago 40-27 and secured at least a .500 record for the 26th time in 27 years.
With 25 points and 13 assists, Rose didn’t exactly get dominated in a matchup of star point guards. But the Bulls tied a season high with their fifth
Magic 113 Clippers 87: In Orlando, Fla., Dwight Howard had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and Orlando rolled past Los Angeles to tie a season high with six straight victories.
Jameer Nelson had 17 points and Rashard Lewis added 15 to help the Magic take a 26-point halftime lead and cruise to a blowout after beating the Lakers in an NBA finals rematch Sunday.
Baron Davis fought through a stomach illness that forced him to miss the Clippers’ morning shootaround. He came off the bench to finish with 16 points, and Chris Kaman added 12 as Los Angeles lost for the sixth time in the last
Trail Blazers 88 Kings 81: In Portland, Ore., Brandon Roy scored 19 points and hit a clinching jumper with just over two minutes left, leading Portland to its fifth straight victory over Sacramento.
Roy added eight rebounds for Portland. Nicolas Batum and Andre Miller each scored 14 points.
Marcus Camby returned after sitting out the Blazers’ last game, a 118-106 loss at Denver, with a sprained left ankle.
Tyreke Evans had 18 points for the Kings, who have lost three straight overall. Carl Landry finished with 17 points and eight rebounds.,
Pacers 107 76ers 96: In Indianapolis, Dahntay Jones scored 25 points and Indiana snapped a four-game losing streak.
Brandon Rush had 24 points and nine rebounds, and Troy Murphy added 19 points for the Pacers (21-43), who won for just the second time in nine games. Indiana played without leading scorer Danny Granger, suspended one game by the NBA for his part in an altercation in Phoenix on Saturday.
Jrue Holiday scored 21 points and Samuel Dalembert added 16 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for the 76ers (23-40). Philadelphia has dropped six of eight since Allen Iverson left the team for personal reasons.
Rockets 96 Wizards 88: In Washington, Luis Scola had 23 points and 10 rebounds, Kevin Martin scored 21 points, and Houston back above .500.
The Rockets took the lead for good midway through the second quarter and were hardly threatened in the second half by the Wizards, who have lost four straight and six of seven.
Aaron Brooks added 14 points and Trevor Ariza returned from an injury to score 13 for the Rockets, who won despite shooting 38 percent to the Wizards’ 42. It helped that Houston forced 18 turnovers and had the advantage at the free throw line, going 24 for 28 to Washington’s 15 for 16.
Andray Blatche had 18 points and eight rebounds for Washington.
