Final Score: Minnesota 100, Utah 98

MINNEAPOLIS - Luke Ridnour finished with 17 points, none bigger than his floater at the final buzzer, lifting the Timberwolves to a 100-98 comeback victory over the Jazz at Target Center on Wednesday. With seven ticks on the clock, Minnesota inbounded the ball to Barea, who dished it back to Ridnour. Ridnour split the defense at the top of the key and let go of a floater from the foul line that hit nothing but nylon to complete an 18- point comeback for the Timberwolves. Five Jazz players finished in double figures, led by 22 off the bench from J.J. Barea. Nikola Pekovic added 15 and Derrick Williams netted 13 points to help Minnesota reach the .500 mark heading into the All-Star break. Paul Millsap led the Jazz with 25 points to go with nine rebounds, while Al Jefferson contributed a double-double with 18 points and 11 boards to hand Utah its third straight loss. Josh Howard added 19 points in a losing effort.

Final Score: Golden State 106, Phoenix 104

PHOENIX - Monta Ellis scored 26 points and made the game- winning jumper with one second left, lifting the Golden State Warriors over the Phoenix Suns, 106-104. Ellis' fadeaway jumper with Grant Hill in his face snapped Golden State's 13- game losing streak in Phoenix. The Warriors won in the desert for the first time since March 18, 2005. Dorell Wright and David Lee added 23 and 22 points, respectively, for the Warriors (13-17), who head into the All-Star break on a two-game winning streak. The news was not all good for Golden State, which lost point guard Stephen Curry to a tendon strain in his right foot. The Warriors also saw forward Ekpe Udoh leave the game with a left knee contusion. Marcin Gortat ended with 21 points and 15 rebounds for the Suns (14-20), who head into the break with five defeats in their last seven games. Channing Frye donated 22 points and nine boards.

Final Score: LA Lakers 96, Dallas 91

DALLAS - Pau Gasol had 24 points and nine rebounds on Wednesday night, as the Lakers escaped with a 96-91 win over the Mavericks. With the narrow victory, the Lakers improved to 2-0 this season against Dallas, the team which swept them out of last year's Western Conference semifinals. The Mavericks trailed 93-86 with a minute to play and pulled within two, 93-91, behind six straight missed free throws from the Lakers, a three- pointer from Jason Terry and a Dirk Nowitzki jumper. The sixth missed free throw came from Gasol with 19 seconds left, but Matt Barnes grabbed the offensive rebound and hit a pair from the line to make it 95-91. Derek Fisher then made 1-of-2 foul shots between a pair of Terry missed three-pointers to seal the Lakers' fifth win in six games. They face Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City on Thursday. Nowitzki scored 25 points to pace the Mavericks, who had won seven of eight coming in. Vince Carter added 20 points and Terry had 16.