Associated Press
The NBA roundup …CHICAGO ó Ben Gordon scored 39 points, John Salmons finished with 19 after a slow start and the Chicago Bulls hit the .500 mark for the first time since mid-November with a 113-106 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Saturday night.
With the Bulls trailing 93-92 midway through the fourth, Salmons and Gordon hit back-to-back 3-pointers to start the decisive 10-point run and send Chicago to its fourth straight win and 11th in 14 games. Derrick Rose added 22 as the seventh-place Bulls (40-40) strengthened their standing in the Eastern Conference.
Raymond Felton (26 points) and Boris Diaw (24 points) kept the Bobcats in it for 31/2 quarters.
Nets 103, Magic 93
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. ó Vince Carter had 27 points and nine assists, and the New Jersey Nets ended Orlando’s bid for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference by beating the Magic 103-93.
The Magic (58-22) may have lost more than the No. 2 seed. Star forward Hedo Turkoglu hurt his left ankle with 6:51 left in the game and he had to be helped to the locker room. There was no immediate word on his condition.
Keyon Dooling added 12 points and 10 assists for the Nets, who played without All-Star guard Devin Harris (shoulder). Rookie Brook Lopez added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets.
Suns 110, T’wolves 97
MINNEAPOLIS ó Two games after Phoenix was eliminated from playoff contention, Grant Hill scored 19 points in 23 minutes to lead the Suns over Minnesota.
Hill was 7-for-8 from the floor and played as if this game actually mattered, even though the Suns will miss the postseason for the first time in five years.
Jared Dudley scored 16 points and Shaquille O’Neal had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns.
Sebastian Telfair had 21 points for Minnesota.
Bucks 115, Thunder 98
MILWAUKEE ó Richard Jefferson finished 13-of-21 from the field to tie a season high with 35 points and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 115-98 victory over Oklahoma City.
Pacers 106, Pistons 102
INDIANAPOLIS ó Danny Granger scored 24 points and Indiana stalled Detroit’s bid for a higher playoff seed.
Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 23 points.