AROUND THE NBA

AROUND THE NBA
Sunday's games
Raptors 107, Heat 94
TORONTO -- The Toronto Raptors won for the first time in 10 games this season, beating the Miami Heat to leave Atlanta as the NBA's only winless team. Chris Bosh had a season-high 27 points and 12 rebounds, and Mike James added 25 points for Toronto. The 0-9 start -- the worst start in the Raptors' 11-year history -- was Toronto's longest losing streak since a 12-game skid Dec. 18, 2002-Jan. 10, 2003. Dwyane Wade had 33 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Heat.
Knicks 103, Trail Blazers 92
NEW YORK -- Stephon Marbury scored a season-high 27 points Sunday to help New York give coach Larry Brown his first Knicks victory at Madison Square Garden. Channing Frye added 20 points and Jamal Crawford had 19 for New York. Sebastian Telfair, Marbury's cousin, had a career-high 27 points for Portland.
Clippers 113, Warriors 101
LOS ANGELES -- Elton Brand had 32 points and 10 rebounds to help the Pacific Division-leading Clippers improve to 8-2, the best start in franchise history, and tie defending champion San Antonio for the best record in the Western Conference. Cuttino Mobley had 22 points for Los Angeles and Sam Cassell added 14 points and 10 assists. The Pacific Division-leading Clippers improved to 8-2, the best start in the franchise's 36-year history, and pulled back into a tie with defending champion San Antonio for the best record in the Western Conference. Baron Davis had 21 points and 13 assists for Golden State.
Pacers 85, Rockets 74
INDIANAPOLIS -- Ron Artest scored 24 points to lead the Pacers. Stephen Jackson added 17 points and Jermaine O'Neal had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Yao Ming led Houston with 24 points and 13 rebounds. The Rockets played without Tracy McGrady, sidelined by a strained back. The Pacers (6-3) won their second in a row heading into their Thanksgiving Night showdown with Cleveland. The short-handed Rockets (3-7) lost their third in a row. Their top scorer, Tracy McGrady, missed the game because of a strained back. He sat out most of the second half in the Rockets' last game, a 78-70 loss to Detroit, and missed three games earlier this month because of the lingering back pain. Indiana led 38-37 at halftime before Stephen Jackson scored eight points in the third quarter to give the Pacers a 58-52 lead heading into the fourth.
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