Hot hand
Chicago's Luol Deng scored a game-high 38 points to lift the Bulls over the Blazers on Monday night.
Moving on up
Shaquille O'Neal passed Reggie Miller for 12th place on the NBA's career scoring list Monday night, getting his 25,280th point. O'Neal entered the night 10 points behind Miller and got his 11th point on a free throw with 5:43 left in the first half against the Atlanta Hawks.
Tonight's top game
MAVERICKS at HORNETS, 6 p.m.
Tough test for New Orleans as Hornets compete for final playoff spot in West.