NBA ROUNDUP | Friday's games
Nuggets 86, 76ers 77
PHILADELPHIA -- Andre Miller had 23 points and Marcus Camby had 16 points and 17 rebounds, leading the Denver Nuggets to a victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Each of Denver's starters scored in double figures as the vastly-improved Nuggets snapped a two-game losing skid. Kenny Thomas had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Eric Snow had 14 points and 11 assists for the Sixers, who had won three straight.
Timberwolves 110, Wizards 91
WASHINGTON -- Sam Cassell scored 25 points, Kevin Garnett had 23 points and 16 rebounds and Minnesota made 17 of its first 22 shots in a victory over the Washington Wizards. It was the fourth straight road victory for Minnesota, which got 21 points from Latrell Sprewell and 16 from Gary Trent. T
Celtics 114, Raptors 111
BOSTON -- Paul Pierce had 33 points and 11 rebounds, leading the Boston Celtics to their fourth straight win and snapping Toronto's five-game winning streak with a victory. Vince Carter, who scored 35, missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
Pacers 103, Hawks 92
INDIANAPOLIS -- Fred Jones took over after Al Harrington left with an injury, scoring a career-high 18 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a win over the Atlanta Hawks. Harrington had a strong first half before leaving with a bruised right cheekbone, scoring nine points on 4-of-4 shooting with three assists as the Pacers built a 52-35 lead.
Heat 91, Grizzlies 88
MIAMI -- Lamar Odom scored a season-high 29 points and the Miami Heat held off a rally to defeat Memphis, preventing the Grizzlies from setting a franchise record for consecutive wins. Odom also had 14 rebounds, Dwayne Wade scored 14 and Brian Grant had 11 points and 13 rebounds for Miami
Nets 99, Magic 95
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Kerry Kittles snapped out of a slump to score 22 points, including three 3-pointers in the final four minutes, in leading the Nets to their fourth straight victory -- over the Orlando Magic. Richard Jefferson added 19 points while Kenyon Martin had 16 points and 15 rebounds.
SuperSonics 93, Pistons 72
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Rashard Lewis scored 33 points to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to victory over the slumping Detroit Pistons, whose only consolation was Darko Milicic scoring his first NBA points. Seattle also got 19 from Ronald Murray and 18 from Brent Barry.
Bucks 109, Bulls 95
MILWAUKEE -- Michael Redd scored 30 points and Damon Jones added a season-high 22, helping the Milwaukee Bucks send the Chicago Bulls to their fourth consecutive loss. Milwaukee, the Eastern Conference's highest scoring team, blew a 16-point first-half lead but used a late 16-2 run to drop the Bulls to 1-4 since Scott Skiles became coach Dec. 1.
Kings 100, Jazz 93
SALT LAKE CITY -- Mike Bibby scored 25 points, Peja Stojakovic added 24 and the Sacramento Kings held on to win for the eighth straight time in Utah. Stojakovic scored 13 of his points in the last five minutes, including seven straight free throws in the final 2:37 to help the Kings prevail in their first game after a franchise-record eight-game home-stand.
-- Associated Press
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