Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 29 points to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 95-88 home victory over Charlotte on Friday night, with minority owner Michael Jordan on hand to witness his Bobcats drop their seventh straight.
Milwaukee (7-3) finished the homestand 5-1 and is off to its best start since going 9-1 in 2001, even though the Bucks were without guard Michael Redd (sprained left knee) and center Andrew Bogut (strained left leg).
Magic 83, Celtics 78 -- At Boston: Vince Carter scored 26 points, and Rashard Lewis had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Orlando.
Cavaliers 105, Pacers 95 -- At Indianapolis: LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points, and Cleveland rallied to beat Indiana. James also had nine rebounds and seven assists for Cleveland (9-4).
Hawks 105, Rockets 103 -- At Atlanta: Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and Atlanta won its seventh in a row, beating Houston to maintain the NBA's best record.
Raptors 120, Heat 113 -- At Toronto: Chris Bosh had 29 points and 12 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani had 24 points and 10 rebounds and the Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak.
Mavericks 104, Kings 102 -- At Dallas: Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, and Dallas got 52 points from the bench in winning its fifth straight.
Grizzlies 102, 76ers 97 -- At Philadelphia: Rudy Gay tied his season high with 33 points, including a clutch jumper with 19 seconds remaining, Zach Randolph added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Memphis registered its their first road win of the season.
Thunder 127, Wizards 108 -- At Oklahoma City: Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and Oklahoma City had its highest-scoring output of the season.




