Darko Milicic had 13 points in a spot start for the injured Nikola Pekovic and Michael Beasley scored all nine of his points in the fourth quarter for the Wolves.
Blake Griffin had 26 points and 12 rebounds, but scored just four in the final period for the Clippers. Mo Williams scored 19 points for Los Angeles, which outrebounded Minnesota 52-43. Three of the Clippers’ 14 losses this season have come to Minnesota.
Chris Paul had a chance to tie the game with 2.7 seconds left, but he missed the third of three free throws and Ricky Rubio corralled the rebound.
In Milwaukee, Beno Udrih hit a go-ahead jumper with just under a minute left, and Milwaukee Bucks held off Philadelphia’s late comeback.
Brandon Jennings had 33 points and Drew Gooden added 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who have been stuck in a funk for a little more than a month. Since beating the Miami Heat on Feb. 1, Milwaukee had lost 12 of its last 16 games coming into Monday night’s game.
In Denver, Arron Afflalo hit three free throws with 0.6 seconds left in regulation and Ty Lawson made a 3-pointer with 4 seconds to go in overtime as Denver improved to 4-0 since the All-Star break.
Afflalo finished with a career-high 32 points for the Nuggets.
Lawson came up with the clutch basket for the second straight night, finishing with 16 points and 13 assists.
Marcus Thornton and Tyreke Evans each had 27 points for the Kings, who dropped their four straight on the day they announced they had extended the contract of coach Keith Smart through the 2012-13 season.
In Chicago, Luol Deng scored 20 points, teaming with Derrick Rose in a decisive third-quarter rally that sent Chicago to its seventh straight victory.
Rose added 13 points and nine assists, hitting three 3-pointers while Deng had two in the third as the Bulls blew open a close game.
Joakim Noah had 17 rebounds to lead the Bulls to a dominating 60-32 edge on the boards. Chicago outscored the Pacers 20-4 on second-chance points.
In Oklahoma City, Russell Westbrook scored 24 points, Kevin Durant added 22 and Oklahoma City scored the final eight points to extend its home winning streak to 13 games.
Westbrook answered Dirk Nowitzki’s fourth 3-pointer of the final period by hitting one of his own from the right wing to get the Thunder within 91-90 with 2:25 remaining, and Dallas didn’t score again.
Serge Ibaka hit two free throws with 46 seconds left to give Oklahoma City the lead, and Jason Terry missed two shots down the stretch for the Mavericks.
Nowitzki finished with 27 points but didn’t touch the ball on a key possession when Dallas was down by two with 13 seconds left.
In Toronto, Dwight Howard had 36 points and 13 rebounds, Ryan Anderson added 19 points and 13 boards, and Orlando won for the fifth time in seven games.
J.J. Redick scored 13 points, making a key 3 pointer in the final 10 seconds, and Jameer Nelson had 11 for the Magic, who have won nine of their last 12.
DeMar DeRozan scored 23 for the Raptors, who have not won back-to-back games since road wins over Phoenix and Utah on Jan. 24 and 25.
In Cleveland, Al Jefferson scored 25 points, Gordon Hayward added 23, and Utah handed Cleveland its sixth straight loss.
Utah snapped a six-game road losing streak with only its fourth victory away from home in 17 games.
Rookie Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 22 points — 21 in the second half. He scored 13 points in the third quarter.
In Washington, Monta Ellis scored 25 points and Klay Thompson added 18 to lead Golden State.
David Lee had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors, who had six players in double figures.
Ellis was 10 for 16 from the floor and didn’t play at all in the fourth quarter as both teams rested their starters. The Warriors ended their six-game road trip with a 3-3 record.
In Portland, Oregon, Nicolas Batum scored 19 points and Portland snapped a three-game losing streak.
LaMarcus Aldridge, who had just two points and three rebounds in the first half, finished with 10 points and 11 boards the Trail Blazers, who led by as many as 26 points and got a morale-boosting victory before heading out on a seven-game, 12-night road trip. Aldridge did not play in the fourth quarter.
Marco Belinelli had 18 points for New Orleans, which has lost four of its last five games.
