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Villanueva’s career night ends in loss

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The best game of his NBA career couldn’t save a lousy day for Charlie Villanueva.

Villanueva scored a career-high 48 points, but the Milwaukee Bucks got 35 points from Michael Redd to beat the visiting Toronto Raptors 125-116 in overtime Sunday.

“Right now I am little disappointed and frustrated,” Villanueva said. “We lost. If we won, it would have made my night even bigger.”

Toronto played much of the way without injured All-Star Chris Bosh, but stayed in the game behind Villanueva, who shot 20 of 32 and had the highest rookie point total this season.

Pacers 92, 76ers 79: At Indianapolis, Stephen Jackson scored 23 points and Peja Stojakovic added 18 as Indiana beat Philadelphia.

Timberwolves 98, Knicks 94: At Minneapolis, Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and Minnesota survived a late scare to send New York to its fifth straight loss.

Bulls 101, Celtics 97: At Boston, Luol Deng scored 20 points, Ben Gordon added 13 of his 17 in the fourth quarter, and Chicago rallied to win its second straight after losing four in a row.

Cavaliers 104, Rockets 102 (OT): At Houston, LeBron James scored 36 points, including the go-ahead dunk with 3:24 left in overtime, and Cleveland beat the Rockets.

Grizzlies 102, Bobcats 95: At Memphis, Tenn., Pau Gasol had 33 points and 15 rebounds, and the Grizzlies beat Charlotte for their season-high seventh straight win.

•A small fire that erupted on a freight elevator a minute before the scheduled 3 p.m. CST tipoff delayed the start of the game by 90 minutes. The fire broke out on a food preparation cart on the terrace level of the building, which had to be evacuated.

Magic 108, Hawks 101: At Orlando, Fla., Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points, Dwight Howard added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and the Magic beat Atlanta for their third straight victory.

Nets 79, Pistons 74: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Vince Carter scored 22 points and Jason Kidd added a season-high 14 rebounds as New Jersey won its eighth straight game.

Warriors 90, Kings 83: At Sacramento, Calif., Adonal Foyle scored a season-high 18 points, Mike Dunleavy added 17 and Golden State snapped the Kings’ 14-game home winning streak.

Clippers 97, Trail Blazers 83: At Portland, Elton Brand scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help Los Angeles extend the Trail Blazers’ losing streak to eight games.

Lakers 105, Hornets 94: At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 30 points and Lamar Odom added 23 to help the Lakers beat New Orleans for their fourth straight victory.