Chicago 98, Portland 122: Greg Oden has one of his best games as a pro – 24 points and 12 rebounds – but the outstanding performance (7-of-8 shooting, six offensive rebounds, two blocks) will be marred by the above slam by Derrick Rose, and after the jump, the facial that Joakim Noah delivered to the former OSU star. Oden’s averaging 18-7-2 in his last three games. The Blazers are 11-5.

jonny-flynn-tried-to-flush-one-on-chris-kamanMinnesota 87, Clippers 91: The Clippers got 31 points from Al Thornton, and shook off terrible games by Baron Davis (1-for-10) and Chris Kaman (6-for-20) to improve to 6-9. If they can just hold on until Eric Gordon and Blake Griffin are back … The hapless Wolves fell to 1-13. Imagine if they win the lottery and staring at a John Wall decision. Would they take another point guard?

Milwaukee 98, San Antonio 112: Tony Parker returned, Tim Duncan contributed 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the bench came through with 58 points in victory. The Bucks got Michael Redd back (for just 11 minutes), but didn’t get enough offense from rookie Brandon Jennings (12 points, 6-for-21). Here’s a strong read on Jennings, for those in lust with him.

Sacramento 105, Memphis 116: Don’t tell Allen Iverson, but the Grizzlies had planned a big giveaway of 3,000 promotional t-shirts with his name on the back. Since he’s gone, they had to quickly make that change to Marc Gasol. The AI t-shirts? They’re being shipped to impoverished children in Tanzania, birthplace of rookie Hasheem Thabeet. Tyreke Evans, who might still make a run at ROY, scored 28 points. Evans has topped 20 points in the last seven games he’s played. All five Memphis starters were in double figures, led by Rudy Gay’s 24.