Chauncey Billups scored 24 points and dished out 11 assists as part of a balanced attack, and the Denver Nuggets posted a 135-115 win over the Indiana Pacers at the Pepsi Center.
Deron Williams scored 25 points and doled out 15 assists, as Utah edged Golden State, 119-114, at EnergySolutions Arena.
With the reigning league most valuable player still sidelined with a sore ankle, the Seattle Storm turned to a former MVP and rallied behind a stingy defense to pull even with Los Angeles in its WNBA Western Conference first-round playoffs matchup.