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LOS ANGELES – Elton Brand had 31 points and 12 rebounds and tied a career high with eight blocked shots, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 103-90 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.

Corey Maggette scored eight of his 18 points in the final 5:18 in his sixth start of the season, helping the Clippers end a four-game losing streak.

Tim Thomas had 17 points and 10 rebounds before leaving the game because of back spasms in the fourth quarter.

Clippers swingman Cuttino Mobley, who sat out Tuesday’s 25-point home loss against Phoenix because of groin strain, returned to the lineup and scored 15 points in 42 minutes.

Sam Cassell played just 15 minutes and had four points.

Center Chris Kaman missed his second straight game because of flulike symptoms.

Al Harrington led the Warriors with 24 points.

Raptors 93, Bobcats 76

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Chris Bosh scored all 24 of his points in the second half and added 11 rebounds to help the Toronto Raptors beat the injury-depleted Charlotte Bobcats 93-76.

Jazz 105, Celtics 87

SALT LAKE CITY – Derek Fisher scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half and Carlos Boozer had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 105-87 win over the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.

Boozer had a double-double in his second game back after missing eight with a hairline fracture in his leg and the Jazz swept Boston for the first time since 1998.

Deron Williams finished with 10 assists and helped lead Utah’s rally in the third quarter after Boston narrowed a 15-point margin down to one but never quite caught the Jazz, who were without starters Mehmet Okur (back) and Andrei Kirilenko (knee).

Paul Pierce had 19 points to lead the Celtics, who have lost 22 of 23.

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