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Last night:

Kings 86, Heat 107: Finally! A win in Miami! It’s been exactly a month, but D-Wade, Marion & Co. finally put something together that resembled an NBA team. Up next for the Kings is the Hawks, who are good at giving a win to a bad team coming off a bad loss.

Magic 102, Nets 92: Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis both had 25 points, and Dwight Howard did his normal double-double deal. Vince Carter led all Nets players with 26 points on 11/23 shooting.

Cavs 102, Bucks 105: Milwaukee continues to stay alive in the Eastern Conference, proof to everyone just how bad the Eastern Conference really is. All five Bucks starters scored double digits, led by Mo Williams 37 point effort. LeBron had 35 points for the Cavs in the losing effort.

Jazz 100, T-Wolves 111: It’s rare in the regular season that you really look back and say, “Damn, that loss hurt,” but it’s also rare that you lose to the T-Wolves. Carlos Boozer put in 34 points and Deron Williams put in 18, but it wasn’t enough to keep up with Al Jefferson, Ryan Gomes, Randy Foye, and Rashad McCants, who all scored 20 or more.

Suns 127, Grizzlies 113: Remember a time — I think it was just a couple of years ago — when the Grizzlies were good, and were thought to have finally turned the corner. Well, 13 wins into this season, that corner isn’t so turned. Though all five starters had double-digit scoring nights for the Grizz, it wasn’t enough to keep up with the Suns 6 players in double digits, led by Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash’s 25.

Wizards 69, Rockets 94: One more win, and PTI will strike up the “Are the Rockets better off without Yao?” talk. I think this win had little to do with the fact that they didn’t have Yao, and a lot to do with the fact that Washington shot 30 percent from the field.

Supersonics 99, Warriors 105: Kevin Durant is shooting only 40 percent on the season, yet he continues to chuck it up like he’s back at Texas. I know he doesn’t have a lot to work with, but my God: Pass the ball.

Trail Blazers 83, Lakers 96: Four Portland Trail Blazers scored in double digits, but it wasn’t enough to stop the Kobe Show. Bryant led all Lakers with 30 points, and Jordan Farmar and Pau Gasol chipped in with 21 and 15, respectively.