Boozer leads charge as Bulls bounce back

CARLOS BOOZER led the Chicago Bulls to victory after a superb late fightback by the Detroit Pistons took the game to overtime.

The Central Division rivals were locked at 85-85 after Detroit scored seven straight points at the end of regulation time, but Boozer scored four in overtime to take his personal tally to 31 and help his side emerge 95-92 winners.

Elsewhere in the division, the Cleveland Cavaliers went down 98-97 to the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Indiana Pacers were beaten 104-90 by the Memphis Grizzlies.

Memphis, though, remain bottom of the South-West Division, which saw wins for leaders the San Antonio Spurs and the New Orleans Hornets tonight.

Manu Ginobili scored 21 points and Tony Parker backed up his 20 with 14 assists as the Spurs beat the Washington Wizards 94-80, while New Orleans enjoyed a 93-86 win over the Atlanta Hawks, aided by Emeka Okafor’s fourth successive double-double and 22 points from Chris Paul.

Los Angeles Clippers’ Blake Griffin recorded an 18th straight double-double in his rookie season but then fouled out as his side beat the Phoenix Suns 108-103.

Jrue Holiday (22) and Thaddeus Young (20) led the Philadelphia 76ers to a 95-89 win over the Denver Nuggets.