Griffin's career-best 47 lifts Clippers

LOS ANGELES (AP):

Blake Griffin had a career-high 47 points and 14 rebounds for his 27th consecutive double-double, and the Los Angeles Clippers rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 114-107 on Monday.

It was Griffin's 33rd double-double of his rookie season, and his 19 field goals made were a career best.

Danny Granger scored 32 points, making 10 of 11 free throws, and former UCLA star Darren Collison added 30 points and eight assists for the Pacers.

Eric Gordon added 23 points and Baron Davis had 14 points and 12 assists for the Clippers, who were coming off a win over the two-time defending NBA champion Lakers a day earlier and have won 10 of their last 14.

Lakers 101 Thunder 94

LOS ANGELES (AP):

Pau Gasol scored 21 points, Kobe Bryant had 21 and also missed three last-minute free throws, and the Lakers won for the eighth time in nine games.

Lamar Odom had 16 points and Derek Fisher scored a season-high 15 for the Lakers in the clubs' first meeting since the Los Angeles sent home the eighth-seeded Thunder from the first round of last season's play-offs in a highly competitive six-game series.

Russell Westbrook had 32 points and 12 assists, and he led a late run aided by those three straight misses by Bryant. But Westbrook missed two free throws of his own with 21.4 seconds left before airballing a 3-point attempt.

NBA scoring-leader Kevin Durant had 24 points on 8-of-24 shooting for the Thunder, whose four-game winning streak ended. The Thunder were undone by 2-for-22 shooting from the 3-point line, including a1-for-8 effort by Durant, who missed 14 of his last 18 shots overall.

Celtics 109 Magic 106

BOSTON (AP):

Kevin Garnett returned after missing nine games with an injured leg and came up with a steal in the final seconds to help Boston beat Orlando.

Garnett went around Jameer Nelson and intercepted a pass intended for Jason Richardson, then threw the ball ahead to Ray Allen. Allen was fouled trying to dribble out the clock, but he made both free throws - giving him 26 points for the game and 13 in the fourth quarter alone.

Garnett scored 19 with eight rebounds in his first game since he strained his right calf on December 29. Rajon Rondo had 10 points and 13 assists.

Dwight Howard scored 33 points with 13 rebounds and Ryan Anderson scored 16 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Magic.

Trail Blazers 113 Timberwolves 102

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP):

LaMarcus Aldridge scored a career-high 37 points and Portland beat Minnesota for the 15th consecutive time.

Aldridge, who scored 36 points against Minnesota on December 17, hit 15 of 24 shots in leading the Trail Blazers to their second consecutive win. He also grabbed 12 rebounds and is averaging 34 points and 11 rebounds in three games against Minnesota this season.

Wesley Matthews scored 23 points for Portland. André Miller had 15 points and 10 assists for the Blazers.

Darko Milicic and Kevin Love each scored 22 points to lead Minnesota, who have lost seven of eight games. Milicic hit 11 of 16 shots in his best scoring game of season.

Other results: Hawks 100 Kings 98, Suns 129 Knicks 121, Pistons 103 Mavericks 89 Hornets 85 Raptors 81, Bulls 96 Grizzlies 84, Rockets 93 Bucks 84, 76ers 96 Bobcats 92, Wizards 108 Wizards 101, Warriors 109 Nets 100.