Kyle Lowry led a well balanced scoring attack for the Toronto Raptors (19-17) that saw five different players score in double figures as they defeated the lowly Milwaukee Bucks (7-30) 116-94 on Monday night at the Air Canada Centre.

Houston Rockets 104 V Celtics 92
Dwight Howard dominated with 32 points and 10 rebounds to help the Houston Rockets beat the Celtics 104-92 at TD Garden. Jeremy Lin added 16 points and nine assists in a balanced scoring effort for the visitors in which all five starters scored in double figures. Avery Bradley had a team-high 24 points in the ninth consecutive loss for Boston (13-26).

New York Knicks 98 V Phoenix Suns 96
Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points and had 16 rebounds and Raymond Felton finished with 19 points as the Knicks won their fifth straight, 98-96 in overtime, against the Phoenix Suns at Madison Square Garden.Kenyon Martin added eight points and nine rebounds, Andrea Bargnani had 10 points and seven rebounds and J.R. Smith tallied 10 points.Goran Dragic led Phoenix with 28 points, eight rebounds and four assists, Leandro Barbosa scored 21 points and Miles Plumlee added 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Washington Wizards 102 Chicago Bulls 88
Nene and John Wall each scored 19 points and four other teammates reached double figures as the Washington Wizards posted a 102-88 victory over the host Chicago Bulls on Monday night at the United Center.

San Antonio Spurs 101 V New Orleans Pelicans 95
Tony Parker scored 27 points and Tim Duncan added 18 as San Antonio Spurs defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 101-95 on Monday night at the New Orleans Arena for their fifth straight victory.

Dallas Mavericks 107 V Orlando Magic 88
Monta Ellis scored 21 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 15 to pace the Mavericks to a 107-88 win over the Orlando Magic on Monday night at the American Airlines Center.
Dallas (23-16) jumped out to an early eight-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back, upping the advantage to as many as 22. Six Mavericks scored in double figures, including Vince Carter, who added 17 off the bench. Jameer Nelson led the way for Orlando (10-28), contributing 21 points.

Utah Jazz 118 V Denver Nuggets 103
Despite missing top scorer Gordon Hayward to a hip injury for the second straight game, the Utah Jazz withstood a fourth-quarter rally by the Denver Nuggets to come away with a 118-103 win Monday night at EnergySolutions Arena. In Hayward's absence, the trio of Alec Burks, Derrick Favors and Trey Burke stepped up to push Utah's record to 13-26 for the season