Chicago's Derrick Rose showed he is back to full fitness by grabbing 32 points and nine assists to help the Bulls beat the New Orleans Hornets 99-95 Tuesday. Rose, who has missed 10 games this season with various injuries, scored six of the game's final eight points as the Bulls finished on an 8-0 run to hold off a late charge by the visiting Hornets. It was Rose's best performance in nearly a month and allowed Chicago (28-8) to tie idle Miami at the top of the Eastern Conference. The Bulls did not have it all their own way, however. New Orleans (8-26) erased a nine-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter and blitzed Chicago with a 13-0 run to grab a 95-91 lead with 1:25 left in the game. Chris Kaman had 17 points and 11 rebounds while Trevor Ariza added 16 points for the Hornets, who are last in the Western Conference. Celtics 86, Cavaliers 83: Ray Allen scored 22 points and Kevin Garnett added 18 as the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers Tuesday to snap a five-game losing streak. Boston, which couldn't hold a 16-point lead in the first quarter, avoided its first six-game skid since dropping seven in a row from April 4-15, 2007. Kyrie Irving returned from a bruised elbow that sidelined him late in the second quarter and led Cleveland with 24 points, 19 in the second half. Irving hit two free throws with 1:21 remaining to give Cleveland an 81-80 lead. After Allen missed a 3-pointer, Garnett tipped Irving's pass, leading to Allen's dunk with 48.6 seconds left. Indiana 102, Golden State 78: At Indianapolis, Danny Granger scored 25 points to help Indiana win its fifth straight game. Tyler Hansbrough scored 15 points and Roy Hibbert added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, who remained in third place in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers topped 100 points for the fourth straight game after doing so just six times before the current stretch. 76ers 97, Pistons 68: At Auburn Hills, Michigan, Thaddeus Young scored 12 of his 20 points in a pivotal second quarter and All-Star Andre Iguodala had 12 points, six assists and four steals to help Philadelphia snap a five-game losing streak. In other games it was: Nets 93, Mavericks 92; Bucks 119, Wizards 118; Rockets 88, Raptors 85; Sacramento 103, Utah 96: Minnesota 109, LA Clippers 97. Bryant has concussion Kobe Bryant has a concussion in addition to the broken nose he sustained in the All-Star Game. The Los Angeles Lakers said Bryant saw a neurologist Tuesday and he diagnosed the concussion. Bryant's status remains day-to-day. Meanwhile, Dwyane Wade said that he had apologized to Bryant multiple times for foul, first during the game and then sending Bryant a message after the game.
