NBA ROUNDUP Friday's other games



Celtics 104, Hawks 84
BOSTON -- Antoine Walker and Ricky Davis each scored 18 points, and Gary Payton added 10 in his return to Boston's lineup. Boston is 4-0 since Walker returned to the team last week in a trade with Atlanta. Payton, who re-signed Friday after being waived by Atlanta on Tuesday, played 21 minutes. Emeka Okafor had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Charlotte.
Magic 111, Knicks 89
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Grant Hill scored 29 points and rookie Dwight Howard added 20 points and 15 rebounds to help Orlando snap New York's three-game winning streak. Kelvin Cato added 14 points, Steve Francis had 13 points and nine assists, and rookie Jameer Nelson had 11 points and seven assists for the Magic. Stephon Marbury led the Knicks with 22 points.
Warriors 103, Wizards 90
WASHINGTON -- Jason Richardson scored 16 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, and also had eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks for Golden State. Troy Murphy added 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Warriors. Larry Hughes scored 27 points for the Wizards.
Grizzlies 86, Raptors 75
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Shane Battier scored a career-high 33 points to help Memphis rally to beat Toronto. Battier, who was 10-of-17 from the field, had 12 points in the final period, including nine straight in one stretch, to erase a Toronto lead and give Grizzlies coach Mike Fratello his 600th career victory. Memphis has won three in a row.
Hornets 92, Jazz 85
NEW ORLEANS -- J.R. Smith and P.J. Brown each scored 14 points and the Hornets beat Utah, snapping the Jazz's three-game winning streak. Jackson Vroman scored a career-high 12 points and had nine rebounds, and Chris Andersen added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets, who won their second straight. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 21 points. Raja Bell added 19 points, Matt Harpring scored 18 and Curtis Borchardt finished with 11 rebounds. Kirilenko had two late putbacks in an 11-3 run in the fourth quarter that cut Utah's 13-point deficit to five with 2:27 left. But Utah could get no closer, despite poor free throw shooting by the Hornets, who missed four late free throw tries to finish 24-for-37 from the foul line.
Heat 104, Kings 83
MIAMI -- Dwyane Wade scored 22 points and Miami made Alonzo Mourning's formal homecoming a good one, getting double-digit scoring from all five starters. Shaquille O'Neal had 18 points, giving him 23,177 for his career and tying him with Adrian Dantley for 17th in NBA history. Eddie Jones had 17 points -- including a perfect 5-for-5 night from 3-point range -- in Miami's fourth straight victory. Mourning, who rejoined the Heat this week, played the final 3:37 and finished with four points and four rebounds. Mike Bibby had 22 points for Sacramento, 4-10 in its last 14 games.
Spurs 102, Bulls 99
SAN ANTONIO -- Tim Duncan made an 18-foot jumper with 38 seconds left to break a tie, and Manu Ginobili added four late free throws for San Antonio. Duncan finished with 31 points and 13 rebounds, Tony Parker had 25 points and eight assists, and Ginobili added 19 points -- 13 in the second half. Ben Gordon and Othella Harrington had 20 points each for Chicago.
Timberwolves 103, Bucks 97
MINNEAPOLIS -- Wally Szczerbiak has found a running partner in Anthony Carter. Szczerbiak scored 28 points, and Carter had a season-high 13 assists to help Minnesota overcome a double-digit deficit and beat Milwaukee. "I've been longing to play with a point guard like Anthony Carter my whole career," said Szczerbiak, who also had nine rebounds. Kevin Garnett had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Timberwolves, who trailed by as many as 16 points and were behind 85-75 with 10:21 left.
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