Ben Gordon scored 30 points and Ben Wallace grabbed 17 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls (25-19) snapped the Dallas Mavericks (35-9) eight game winning streak 96-85. Luol Deng added 21 points and 9 boars for the Bulls and Kirk Hinrich finished with 15 points and 8 rebounds in the win. Dallas was led by Dirk Nowitzki who had 28 points and 11 rebounds but as a team the Mavericks shot just 31 percent from the floor.
The Los Angeles Clippers (21-21) blew a 17 point halftime lead but survived a New Jersey Nets (20-23) rally to win 102-101. Elton Brand had 18 points and 8 boards and Sam Cassell had 15 points and 10 assists Vince Carter scored 33 points Jason Kidd finished with 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists.