NBA ROUNDUP

NBA ROUNDUP
Wednesday's games
Celtics 95, Hawks 91
BOSTON -- Antoine Walker stole the ball from Al Harrington with 35 seconds left and fed Ricky Davis for the clinching basket as Boston withstood unusually feisty Atlanta. The Hawks, who have the worst record in the NBA and just two road wins in 32 tries, led for the first 42 minutes and didn't trail until Paul Pierce hit a fallaway jumper with 3:53 left. Pierce finished with 27 points and 10 rebounds, making 10 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter to ice the game. Walker had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Celtics, who are 5-1 since getting him from Atlanta at the trading deadline.
Raptors 106, Magic 96
TORONTO -- Chris Bosh had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and six other Toronto players reached double figures in scoring. Orlando rookie Dwight Howard had 17 points and tied a season-high with 20 rebounds for the Magic, who have lost two straight following a three-game wining streak. Morris Peterson and Rafer Alston each had a team-high 16 points for the Raptors. Orlando's Steve Francis scored 27 points and Hedo Turkoglu, starting in place of injured Grant Hill, added 21.
Pistons 92, Warriors 88
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Tayshaun Prince and Antonio McDyess scored 20 points each as the Detroit Pistons snapped a three-game losing streak. The Pistons lost the final three games of a six-game West Coast trip, but were able to beat Golden State to extend their season-best home win streak to eight. The Warriors are 2-4 on their eight-game road trip. Baron Davis tied the game at 88 with a 3-pointer with 1:48 to go, but after both teams missed on their next possessions, Rasheed Wallace's jumper put Detroit up two with 44.2 seconds left. Former Michigan State star Jason Richardson was fouled 6 seconds later, but missed both free throws, and Prince put the game away with a driving layup at the other end.
Nets 86, Hornets 85, OT
NEW ORLEANS -- Jason Kidd's rebound of a blocked shot and driving layup as he was fouled with 2.5 seconds left in overtime lifted the Nets. The Hornets had a chance to win when rookie J.R. Smith, who had been the Hornets best player of the night, was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 1.5 seconds to go. But Smith missed the first two foul shots, then tried to miss the third but ended up putting it in off the backboard, allowing New Jersey to inbound the ball and run out the clock. Vince Carter led the Nets with 24 points and 10 rebounds.
Suns 107, Spurs 101
PHOENIX -- Amare Stoudemire scored 44 points and Phoenix beat San Antonio for its first win over the Spurs this season. The Spurs played without injured All-Stars Tim Duncan (ankle) and Manu Ginobili (groin), so it was no preview of a possible playoff meeting between teams battling for the NBA's best record. But it was satisfying to the Suns, who snapped their longest current losing streak to one team. Since beating Phoenix in a playoff game on April 27, 2003, the Spurs had won six consecutive regular-season games and two playoff contest against the Suns.
Associated Press