Playing without fallen guard Derrick Rose, who suffered a torn medial meniscus in his right knee on Friday, the Chicago Bulls could not keep up with the relentless Clippers in a blowout 121-82 defeat, reports Reuters. Blake Griffin (15 points, 12 rebounds) and Chris Paul (16 points, 17 assists) were two of six Los Angeles players in double-figures. The Clippers improved to 10-5 while the Bulls (6-6) lost their third straight.
Serge Ibaka scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Utah Jazz 95-73.
Kevin Durant added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder (9-4).
The Jazz fell to an NBA-worst 1-14.
Goran Dragic had 23 points and 13 assists, leading the fast-breaking Phoenix Suns to a 104-96 victory over the Orlando Magic.
The Suns (7-6) got 20 points from guard Gerald Green.
The Magic (4-9) were led by center Nikola Vucevic with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Another second-half meltdown from the Brooklyn Nets sealed their fifth straight loss as they fell 109-97 to the Detroit Pistons.
A second quarter that helped the Nets build a lead as large as 10 was quickly overshadowed as Brooklyn (3-10) was outscored 34-15 in the third.
Rodney Stuckey helped seal the Pistons (5-8) win, scoring 17 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter.
Nets guard Joe Johnson led all scorers with 34 points on 11-of-15 shooting.
Forward Xavier Henry came off the bench to score 21 points, guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to a 100-86 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Pau Gasol scored 14 of his 20 points in the first half and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Lakers (7-7) won their third in a row and sent the Kings (4-9) reeling to their second loss in as many days.
Point guard Greivis Vasquez led Sacramento with 20 points and seven assists.
-With New Age input
