The Bulls helped their playoff chances mightily on Tuesday night, while the Nuggets slid further down in the West.

- Chicago 101, Boston 93

Team FIC Differential: Bulls +19.8, Celtics -19.8

The Chicago Bulls (40-41) improved their postseason chances with a win over the Boston Celtics (50-31) on Tuesday night. Derrick Rose starred with 39 points, seven assists and five rebounds, Joakim Noah posted nine points and 16 boards and Kirk Hinrich added 30 points and five dimes. Chicago won the rebounding battle by nine and outscored Boston by nine in the fourth quarter. Paul Pierce scored 28 points on 12-for-17 shooting, Kevin Garnett tallied 14 points and nine rebounds and Ray Allen contributed 25 points on 14 shots.

Game FIC Scores

Derrick Rose, Chicago ? 30.0

Kirk Hinrich, Chicago ? 20.1

Paul Pierce, Boston ? 15.8

Kevin Garnett, Boston ? 12.4

- Utah 103, Golden State 94

Team FIC Differential: Jazz +32, Warriors -32

The Utah Jazz (53-28) used a strong third quarter to defeat the Golden State Warriors (25-56) at Oracle Arena. Mehmet Okur had 23 points and seven rebounds, Paul Millsap tallied 10 points and 24 boards and Ronnie Price put up 14 points, nine assists and six rebounds. Utah outrebounded Golden State by 26 and held the home team to 38% shooting. Devean George led with 21 points and five rebounds, Anthony Tolliver posted 15 points and nine boards and Stephen Curry chipped in 17 points, six assists and five rebounds in the loss.

Game FIC Scores

Paul Millsap, Utah ? 19.0

Devean George, Golden State ? 18.0

Ronnie Price, Utah ? 15.5

Stephen Curry, Golden State ? 11.5

- L.A. Lakers 106, Sacramento 100

Team FIC Differential: Lakers -3.2, Kings +3.2

Even without Kobe Bryant the Los Angeles Lakers (57-24) were able to handle the Sacramento Kings (25-57). Pau Gasol had 28 points and eight rebounds, Sasha Vujacic posted 13 points and six boards and Shannon Brown scored 24 points on 10-for-19 shooting. Los Angeles shot 49% and held Sacramento to 5-for-16 shooting from three-point land. Beno Udrih led with 21 points and 11 assists, Jason Thompson tallied 19 points and 16 rebounds and Tyreke Evans scored 10 points in just 16 minutes of action.

Game FIC Scores

Beno Udrih, Sacramento ? 22.8

Jason Thompson, Sacramento ? 21.8

Pau Gasol, Los Angeles ? 18.9

Shannon Brown, Los Angeles ? 15.6

- Phoenix 123, Denver 101

Team FIC Differential: Suns +46.9, Nuggets -46.9

The Phoenix Suns (53-28) thumped the Denver Nuggets (53-29) on Tuesday night. Amare Stoudemire had 26 points and eight rebounds, Steve Nash tallied 18 points and 10 assists and Channing Frye totaled 12 points and eight boards off the bench. Phoenix hit 53% of their shots and outrebounded Denver by eighteen. Carmelo Anthony had 29 points and six rebounds, Ty Lawson posted 13 points and five assists and Chauncey Billups helped with 16 points and three boards in 33 minutes of action.

Game FIC Scores

Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix ? 19.4

Steve Nash, Phoenix ? 14.9

Carmelo Anthony, Denver ? 12.5

Ty Lawson, Denver ? 9.9

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