AROUND THE NBA | Wednesday's games

Pacers 111, Bucks 78
INDIANAPOLIS -- Ron Artest had 21 points and nine rebounds, Jermaine O'Neal had 16 points and seven assists and the Indiana Pacers clinched the Central Division title with a win over Milwaukee. The Pacers, an NBA-leading 55-20, also secured homecourt advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. Seven Pacers scored in double figures, including Al Harrington, who had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Trail Blazers 105, Celtics 98
BOSTON -- Darius Miles scored a career-high 31 points and led a third-quarter surge that carried Portland to win over Boston. Miles had 10 points as Portland opened the third quarter with a 20-6 run that turned a 51-48 halftime deficit into a 68-57 lead midway through the period. Zach Randolph had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, who held a 44-30 advantage on the boards. The Celtics were led by Ricky Davis with 27 points and Paul Pierce with 23.
Warriors 85, Raptors 78
TORONTO -- Jason Richardson had 25 points and Golden State handed Toronto its fifth straight loss. Erick Dampier had 14 rebounds before leaving the game late in the fourth quarter after rolling his left ankle on the foot of Toronto's Jalen Rose. Vince Carter had 22 points for the Raptors.
Bulls 109, Magic 91
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jamal Crawford had 27 points and nine assists, and short-handed Chicago snapped a five-game losing streak by Orlando matchup between the teams with the NBA's worst records. Orlando, missing NBA scoring leader Tracy McGrady, lost its ninth consecutive game. Juwan Howard scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half to lead Orlando.
Nets 103, Wizards 99, OT
WASHINGTON -- Richard Jefferson had 28 points and a season-high 14 rebounds, and New Jersey broke a three-game losing streak. Lucious Harris added a season-high 24 points, and Kerry Kittles scored 18 and helped forced overtime with a 3-pointer and a blocked shot in the final minute of regulation. Gilbert Arenas had 29 points and seven turnovers to lead the Wizards.
Heat 100, Hawks 97
ATLANTA -- Dwyane Wade made a go-ahead runner over Bob Sura to cap a frantic comeback in the final minute, and Miami held off Atlanta. Eddie Jones had 23 points and Lamar Odom added 21 before fouling out for Miami, which won for the ninth time in the past 10 games. Wade finished with 10. Stephen Jackson scored 29 points and Jason Terry had 23 for the Hawks.
Timberwolves 90, SuperSonics 83
MINNEAPOLIS -- Latrell Sprewell had 27 points, including six 3-pointers, to help Minnesota hold off Seattle. Kevin Garnett had 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Minnesota. Vitaly Potapenko had 18 points and nine rebounds and Rashard Lewis had 17 points for Seattle.
Pistons 108, Clippers 99
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Richard Hamilton had 28 points and a career-high five steals for Detroit. Chauncey Billups had 21 points for Detroit, including 12 in the fourth quarter, while Mehmet Okur added 19 and reserve Corliss Williamson. Elton Brand led the Clippers with 27 points and 10 rebounds and Keyon Dooling had 20 points and 10 assists.
Spurs 107, Kings 89
SAN ANTONIO -- Reserve Manu Ginobili scored 15 of his game-high 29 points in the fourth period, and San Antonio kept its hopes for a division title alive by beating Western Conference-leading Sacramento. Tim Duncan added 19 points for the Spurs, and Bruce Bowen had a season-high 16 on 7-for-10 shooting. Peja Stojakovic scored 19 points and Doug Christie contributed 17 for Sacramento, which is 4-6 in its last 10 games. Chris Webber, Vlade Divac and Mike Bibby all had 14.
Jazz 89, Hornets 76
SALT LAKE CITY -- Mikki Moore scored all 15 of his points in the fourth quarter to lead Utah past New Orleans. Gordan Giricek scored 19 points and Carlos Arroyo had 12 points and five assists for Utah, which won for the fifth time in seven games in the final push for the playoffs. Darrell Armstrong led the Hornets with 19 points off the bench.
-- Associated Press