NBA: James turns up the Heat

Rose scored 34 points for Chicago, but missed a pair of foul shots that would have given Chicago the lead with 22.7 seconds left.

And Rose had a shot to tie in the final seconds, but it bounced off the rim.

Jeff Teague equalled a career high with 24 points despite a sore left ankle as the Atlanta Hawks beat the New Orleans Hornets 94-72.

Danny Granger scored 24 points, and David West and George Hill each had 16 as the Indiana Pacers eased past the Orlando Magic 106-85.

Kyrie Irving scored 23 points, sinking a lay-up with 2.6 seconds left as the Cleveland Cavaliers scored the last 12 points of the game to beat the Boston Celtics 88-87.

Season's best

At Denver, Chauncey Billups scored a season-high 32 points and drew a crucial foul in the last seconds to help seal a 109-105 victory for the Los Angeles Clippers that ended the Denver Nuggets' six-game winning streak.

Kobe Bryant had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Pau Gasol scored 28 to give the Los Angeles Lakers a much-needed road victory with a 106-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Jason Terry scored a season-high 34 points, including four in the last 42 seconds of overtime, as the Dallas Mavericks rebounded after blowing a big lead against San Antonio for a 101-100 victory.

DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 94-73 victory over New Jersey.