NBA ROUNDUP | Wednesday's other games
SuperSonics 92, 76ers 88
PHILADELPHIA -- Brent Barry sank a 3-pointer and Gary Payton made two free throws in the final 23 seconds as Seattle snapped the Sixers' 10-game home winning streak. Payton and Rashard Lewis each scored 20 points, Barry had 18 and Vladimir Radmanovic came off the bench to score 11 for the Sonics, who held the Sixers to 9-of-34 shooting in the second half. Allen Iverson had 26 points, Keith Van Horn scored 24 and Eric Snow had 13 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Sixers.
Suns 103, Celtics 94
BOSTON -- Shawn Marion had 32 points and 11 rebounds and Amare Stoudemire added 19 points and 12 rebounds to lead Phoenix to its second road victory of the season. Antoine Walker tied a season-high of 31 points for Boston, while Paul Pierce was injured on a hard foul by Stoudemire and was held to 16 points.
Pistons 91, Hawks 80
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Richard Hamilton scored a season-high 32 points, and Cliff Robinson added a season-best 21 as the Pistons avenged a two-point loss last weekend in Atlanta. The Pistons also got 16 points from Corliss Williamson and 18 rebounds from Ben Wallace. The Hawks, led by 21 points from Shareef Abdur-Rahim and 15 from Jason Terry, have lost five in a row on the road.
Nets 105, Trail Blazers 104
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Jason Kidd had 27 points and 12 assists as New Jersey won its sixth straight at home. Richard Jefferson added 22 points and career-highs of 15 rebounds and seven assists, and Rodney Rogers made a big steal with 8.1 seconds to play. Ruben Patterson came off the bench to score a season-high 26 points for Portland, which had a three-game winning streak snapped.
Grizzlies 96, Nuggets 93
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Jason Williams returned from a three-game absence and scored five of his 16 points in the final 36 seconds. Williams' 3-pointer with 35.2 seconds remaining tied the game, 93-93. His two free throws 10 seconds later gave Memphis the lead for good, 95-93. Pau Gasol led six Grizzlies in double figures with 18, Drew Gooden, Lorenzen Wright and Wesley Person scored 14 each and Stromile Swift had 10. Williams had nine assists to go with his 16 points, while Gasol had 10 rebounds. Denver, which lost for the sixth time in seven games, was led by Donnell Harvey's 23 points and 22 from Juwan Howard.
Pacers 126, Bucks 119, OT
MILWAUKEE -- Jermaine O'Neal matched his season high with 30 points, including four in overtime, Jamaal Tinsley scored 21 and Reggie Miller 20. Ron Artest had 12 points, including three in overtime, to help the Pacers beat the Bucks for the first time in five games at the Bradley Center. Ray Allen had 26 points before fouling out with 16.3 seconds remaining in overtime. Sam Cassell added 25 and Tim Thomas had 19 for the Bucks, who lost for the fourth time in five games.
Spurs 111, Mavericks 104
SAN ANTONIO -- Tony Parker scored a career-high 32 points, including seven free throws in the final minute. The loss was only the third in 22 games this season for the Mavericks, who played without leading scorer and rebounder Dirk Nowitzki (sprained ankle). The Spurs held off a fourth-quarter Dallas charge led by Michael Finley, who made four 3-pointers in the period. Tim Duncan added 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Spurs, and David Robinson had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Stephen Jackson contributed 17 points off the bench.
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