Rose sizzles as Bulls hand Knicks sixth straight loss
Chicago — Derrick Rose scored 32 points as the Chicago Bulls beat New York 104-99 on Monday night, handing the Knicks their sixth straight loss.
Rose shot 12 of 29 from the floor and had six rebounds and seven assists as the Bulls got their 10th win in 11 games.
Taj Gibson had 15 points and a team-high 13 rebounds for Chicago.
Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 21 points and Amare Stoudemire added 20, but the two combined for just seven points in the fourth quarter as the Bulls pulled away.
Jeremy Lin had 15 points and eight assists for New York, but shot just 4 of 11 from the floor and had little luck stopping Rose.
Timberwolves 127, Suns 124
Article continues after this advertisementAt Phoenix, Kevin Love scored 13 of his game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter as the Minnesota Timberwolves outlasted the Suns.
Article continues after this advertisementNikola Pekovic scored 24 points and Derrick Williams added 19 to help the Timberwolves end a nine-game losing streak in Phoenix.
Jared Dudley scored a season-high 28 points, Steve Nash had 25 and Channing Frye added 18 for the Suns, who snapped a three-game winning streak.
Sebastian Telfair scored six points in seven seconds — converting a four-point play and stealing the ensuing inbounds pass and scoring a layup — to give the Suns a 111-107 lead with 6:38 left.
Luke Ridnour put Minnesota ahead for good, 121-120, with 1:50 to go and the Timberwolves made six straight free throws in the final 37.8 seconds to close out the game.
Celtics 94,
Clippers 85
At Los Angeles, Paul Pierce scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and Kevin Garnett added 21 points and eight rebounds as Boston made an impressive late rally to win for the second time in their last nine road games.
Ray Allen scored 15 points and Rajon Rondo had 12 points and 10 assists for the Celtics, who recovered after blowing a 10-point lead in the final minutes.
Blake Griffin had 24 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers, who have lost four of five while falling behind the Lakers atop the Pacific Division. Chris Paul had 14 points on 3-for-12 shooting in his second game wearing a clear protective mask over his broken nose.
Jazz 105,
Pistons 90
At Salt Lake City, Al Jefferson scored 33 points to lead Utah past Detroit.
C.J. Miles added 15 points, including three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, to help the Jazz end a two-game skid and snap Detroit’s three-game winning streak.
Rodney Stuckey scored 29 points for the Pistons, who have not won in Salt Lake City since 2002 —losing their last nine visits here.
The win ended a drama-filled day for the Jazz that started with a closed-door meeting between guard Raja Bell and team officials. It came two days after Bell was sent home from a road trip following a verbal clash with coach Tyrone Corbin, but both sides proclaimed the matter closed. Bell started, but had just one point. OTHER RESULTS: Spurs 12, Wizards 97; Bobcats 73, Hornets 71; Bucks 105, Nets 99. /ap
