Richard Jefferson scored 24 points, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 117-99 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

Aaron Brooks scored 27 points, Luis Scola added 13 points and 12 rebounds and the Houston Rockets overcame Chris Paul’s triple-double and David West’s career game in a 108-100 win over the New Orleans Hornets on Tuesday night.

Kevin Durant had 35 points and 11 rebounds, Jeff Green added 18 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Washington Wizards 110-98 Tuesday night for the franchise’s first four-game winning streak in 3.5 years.

David Lee had a season-high 30 points and 12 rebounds, and the New York Knicks handed the Detroit Pistons their eighth straight loss, 104-87 Tuesday night.

The Cleveland Cavaliers held Atlanta scoreless for almost nine minutes to open the fourth quarter and scored the first 10 points of the period to break open a close game and beat the Hawks 95-84 on Tuesday night.

D.C. Police say they are investigating a report that weapons were found inside a locker room at the Verizon Center, where the Washington Wizards play.

December 22nd, 2009: The Boston Celtics was losing by 15 by the end of the 1st half, but they stepped it up in the second half. Ray Allen led the Celtics with 23 points, and Paul Pierce got 14 of his 21 points in the 4th. KG was out due to bruised thigh so Rasheed took his place. Box Score sports.yahoo.com…

December 25th, 2009: With Paul Pierce not able to play due to a knee infection, Tony Allen takes his spot. Surprisingly Tony Allen did very well, scoring 16 points. Ray Allen led the Celtics with 18 points. Rajon Rondo, who’s been the top performer for the Celtics scored 17 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and dished out 8 assists. He was two away from triple double. The Celtics win 86-77, and improve…