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Orlando center Dwight Howard continues to lead all players in the latest fan balloting results for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game.

The banged-up Los Angeles Clippers hope to avoid their ninth consecutive loss tonight when they face the surging San Antonio Spurs in the Alamo City.

The NBA schedule can be a fickle mistress.

Travis Outlaw drained a fade-away jumper with 8.9 seconds remaining to lift Portland to an 84-83 triumph over Detroit, snapping the Pistons' seven-game winning streak.

Pau Gasol recorded a game-high 33 points and 18 rebounds, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-106 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Linas Kleiza stepped up in Carmelo Anthony's absence and was one of three Nuggets to record 21 points, as Denver got by Miami, 108-97, at the Pepsi Center.

Danny Granger nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Indiana Pacers to a 113-110 win over the Phoenix Suns at US Airways Center.

Paul Millsap recorded his 19th straight double-double with 27 points and 14 rebounds, as the Utah Jazz crushed the New Orleans Hornets, 116-90.

Andre Miller posted a terrific all-around effort with 28 points, nine rebounds and six assists, as his three-pointer late in the fourth quarter spurred the Sixers to a 110-105 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

Randy Foye tied a career high with 32 points and established a career mark with six three-pointers, as the Minnesota Timberwolves crushed the Oklahoma City Thunder, 129-87.