NBA ROUNDUP | Wednesday's other games
Pacers 101, Suns 79
INDIANAPOLIS -- Al Harrington had 24 points and six rebounds to help Indiana avoid its first three-game losing streak of the season. The Pacers broke the game open with a 14-2 run in the first four minutes of the second half to take a 66-46 lead. Reggie Miller then hit three straight 3-pointers to give Indiana a 27-point lead. Miller scored 15 points in the quarter and was 4-for-4 from 3-point range. He finished with 18 points.
Magic 104, Wizards 100
WASHINGTON -- Tracy McGrady had 39 points, nine rebounds and five assists to send Washington to its fourth straight home loss. Juwan Howard scored 21 points on 10-for-15 shooting, and Rod Strickland finished with 14 points and 10 assists. Drew Gooden added 15 points and a season-high five blocks for the Magic.
Pistons 106, Celtics 103
BOSTON -- Chauncey Billups scored eight of his 21 points in the final five minutes as Detroit spoiled John Carroll's debut as Boston coach.
Raptors 94, 76ers 84
TORONTO -- Donyell Marshall had 19 points and 10 rebounds as Toronto ended a five-game losing skid. Allen Iverson, the NBA's leading scorer, missed his second straight game because of sprained right index finger. Morris Peterson added 18 points and Vince Carter 17 for the Raptors, who had five players in double figures. Toronto's Jalen Rose had 13 assists and nine points. Philadelphia's Glenn Robinson went 4-for-14 from the field for 16 points in 36 minutes.
Trail Blazers 88, Grizzlies 76
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The longest winning streak Memphis history ended at eight games. Randolph had 21 points and nine rebounds and Rasheed Wallace added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Portland. Memphis' leading scorer, Pau Gasol, was held to 13 points.
Hornets 101, Bucks 100
NEW ORLEANS -- Jamal Mashburn made his first game of the season one to remember, scoring New Orleans' final 13 points. Mashburn, returning from minor knee surgery, started slow but was 8-for-10 in the second half and finished with 24 points. Baron Davis, back after three games out with a sprained left ankle, scored 23 points.
Jazz 91, Mavericks 88
SALT LAKE CITY -- Raja Bell made two free throws with 12.3 seconds remaining and finished with 18 points against his former team to help the Utah snap Dallas' nine-game winning streak. Andrei Kirilenko had 23 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in his second game after missing four with a sprained ankle. Michael Finley scored 29 for Dallas.
Nuggets 115, Bulls 99
DENVER -- Marcus Camby grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds and Carmelo Anthony added 21 points and seven rebounds, helping Denver snap a season-long three-game losing streak. Eddy Curry had 21 points and Jamal Crawford added 20 for the Bulls, who have lost eight of nine.
Kings 99, Rockets 94
HOUSTON -- Mike Bibby equaled a season high with 28 points as Sacramento rallied after trailing for most of the game. Bobby Jackson scored 21 points for the Kings, Stojakovic added 19 and Brad Miller had 16.
Lakers 96, Supersonics 82
LOS ANGELES -- Gary Payton had 24 points against his former team, and Shaquille O'Neal and Rick Fox returned to action. The Lakers won despite Ray Allen's third career triple-double and first this season. Allen had 22 points and season-high totals of 10 rebounds and 10 assists. O'Neal missed 12 games because of a strained right calf, and Fox was playing for the first time since tearing a tendon in his left foot nine months ago. O'Neal had seven points and five rebounds in 18 minutes and Fox scored two points in eight minutes.
Warriors 97, Timberwolves 90
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Erick Dampier recorded his 23rd double-double with 21 points and 19 rebounds and Golden State spoiled Kevin Garnett's triple-double and snapped Minnesota's five-game winning streak. Garnett had his second triple-double of the season with 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists. He also added three blocked shots and a steal.
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