NBA ROUNDUP \ Friday's games



Pacers 97, Pistons 82
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Indiana's Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charged into the stands and fought with fans in the final minute of the game, forcing an early end. The game was stopped with 45.9 seconds remaining when a pushing and shoving between the teams spilled into the stands after fans began throwing things at the players near the scorer's table. "It's the ugliest thing I've seen as a coach or player," Pistons coach Larry Brown said. After several minutes of players fighting with fans in the stands, the Pacers were pelted with beer, ice, and popcorn as they made their way to the locker room in one of the scariest brawls in an NBA game. The Palace announcer said the game was being stopped and pleaded with fans not to throw things. Jermaine O'Neal had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Pacers. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 20 points.
SuperSonics 101, Raptors 94
TORONTO -- Rashard Lewis scored 27 points and Ray Allen had 24 to lead Seattle to its ninth straight victory. Antonio Daniels scored 12 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter for the surprising SuperSonics, who have the NBA's best record at 9-1. They've won nine straight for the first time since January 1997, and improved to 3-0 on a six-game, 10-day road trip. Vince Carter had 21 points for the Raptors, losers of five straight.
Spurs 92, Celtics 84
BOSTON -- Tim Duncan scored 26 points to stay unbeaten in all 14 of his games against Boston. Trailing 66-59 after three quarters, the Spurs opened the fourth with a 25-6 run in which 18 of their points came off Boston's eight turnovers. The Spurs scored the last 13 points of the surge that led to their sixth straight victory. Manu Ginobili scored 21 points and Tony Parker had 16. Boston was led by Paul Pierce with 25 points and Gary Payton with 16, and lost despite ourebounding the Spurs 44-29.
Heat 107, Jazz 105, OT
MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade capped a career-high 39-point night with a jumper at the buzzer in overtime. The second-year guard had 23 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, leading the Heat past a Western Conference opponent for the first time in four tries this season. Shaquille O'Neal had 22 points -- with 2-for-10 foul shooting -- and 11 rebounds for Miami before fouling out with 1:19 left in overtime. Eddie Jones added 17 for the Heat. Carlos Boozer had 25 points and nine rebounds for Utah, which led by nine in the fourth quarter.
Mavericks 103, Knicks 101
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki had 30 points and 12 rebounds to lead Dallas past New York. Josh Howard added 22 points and 13 rebounds for the Mavericks, who led by as many as 10 early in the fourth quarter and then had to withstand a late rally by the Knicks. Jamal Crawford had 26 points and Stephon Marbury added 24 points and eight assists to pace the Knicks.
Nuggets 99, Bulls 81
DENVER -- Earl Boykins matched his career high with 32 points and Carmelo Anthony added 18, helping Denver keep Chicago winless. Kenyon Martin had another active night with 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and Andre Miller added 16 points for Denver, which has won three of four since a 1-4 start. The 5-foot-5 Boykins went over 30 points for the second time in four games, matching his point total against Detroit on Nov. 11, when he became the smallest player in NBA history to eclipse the mark.
Suns 107, Lakers 102
PHOENIX -- Amare Stoudemire scored 33 points, including the go-ahead three-point play with 51.8 seconds remaining. It was the third consecutive 30-plus game for the third-year power forward -- the first Suns frontcourt player to do that since Charles Barkley in 1995-96. After shooting 0-for-10 in the first half, Kobe Bryant scored 26 of his 29 points in the second and finished with a triple-double, but he missed two 3-pointers late while the Suns went on a 9-3 run over the final minute. Steve Nash had 18 points and 16 assists, while Shawn Marion had 27 points and 15 rebounds.
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