AROUND THE NBA Wednesday's games

Heat 103, Celtics 96
BOSTON -- Dwyane Wade had 24 points and eight assists, Antoine Walker scored all of his 13 points in the fourth quarter, and the Miami Heat extended their winning streak to seven with a victory over Boston. Shaquille O'Neal added 16 points and nine rebounds for the Heat, who outscored the Celtics 56-32 in the paint. Wade, the Eastern Conference player of the month for February, shot 7-of-15 from the field and was 10-of-16 from the free throw line. He also had five rebounds for the Heat, who have won 12 of 14 and improved to 26-10 since Pat Riley took over for Stan Van Gundy as coach Dec. 12. Paul Pierce, who set a Celtics record by averaging 33.5 points per game in February, scored 38 points. Delonte West had 20 and Wally Szczerbiak added 12 for the Celtics.
Pacers 99, Wizards 93
WASHINGTON -- Stephen Jackson scored 26 points, David Harrison scored 10 fourth-quarter points on a gimpy ankle, and Indiana beat Washington to snap the Wizards' nine-game home winning streak. Harrison, who sprained his left ankle in the first half, finished with 12 points and limped down court after his biggest basket of the night -- a follow of Fred Jones' missed layup just before the shot clock expired with 47 seconds remaining. It gave the Pacers a 97-91 lead. Gilbert Arenas had 28 points, seven assists and four steals, and Antawn Jamison had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Wizards. Washington went 19-for-31 from the line, while Indiana was 26-for-26.
Hawks 113, Raptors 111, OT
TORONTO -- Joe Johnson and Al Harrington each scored 26 points, and Atlanta recovered from blowing a late lead to beat Toronto for its third overtime win in its last four games.
The Hawks blew a six-point advantage in the final 34 seconds of overtime. Chris Bosh had 27 points and Charlie Villanueva added 25 for the Raptors, who have lost five straight. New president and general manager Bryan Colangelo received an ovation when he was shown on the video board. The Raptors hired the former Suns executive on Tuesday.
Nuggets 98, Pistons 87
DENVER -- Kenyon Martin had 28 points and 12 rebounds and Carmelo Anthony added 25 points to help the Denver Nuggets hand the Detroit Pistons a rare road loss. Marcus Camby grabbed 20 rebounds to go along with 12 points for the Nuggets, who dominated the boards, 59-35. Denver had been outrebounded in 13 of its previous 14 games. Denver native Chauncey Billups led the Pistons with 27 points. Richard Hamilton had 19 points for Detroit, which had its six-game winning streak snapped. The NBA's best road team lost for just the eighth time in 29 games away from home.
Suns 123, Bucks 110
PHOENIX -- Steve Nash scored 23 points and had 13 assists to lead the Phoenix Suns over the Milwaukee Bucks. Shawn Marion added 29 points for the Suns, who shot 57 percent from the floor and extended the NBA's longest active win streak to eight games. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 37 points on 13-of-22 shooting from the floor. The Suns beat the Bucks for the 18th straight time in Phoenix and are 13-0 against Milwaukee in U.S. Airways Center, formerly known as America West Arena. The Bucks' last victory here came on Feb. 21, 1987, when starting center Andrew Bogut was 2 years old.
Bobcats 104, Jazz 89
SALT LAKE CITY -- Brevin Knight had 19 points and 10 assists, and the Charlotte Bobcats won on the road for just the sixth time this season, beating the Utah Jazz. Gerald Wallace also had 19 points and Primoz Brezec added 16 as all five Charlotte starters scored in double figures. The Bobcats were 36-for-69 (52 percent) from the field and improved to 2-0 all-time at Utah, despite missing Emeka Okafor for the 33rd time in 34 games because of a sprained right ankle.
The Jazz were without Andrei Kirilenko (back spasms), but did nothing to help themselves and were booed by the home fans through much of the second half while falling behind by as much as 20.
Grizzlies 101, Knicks 99
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Pau Gasol hit 15-foot baseline jumper with 2.7 seconds remaining to lift the Memphis Grizzlies to avictory over New York. Steve Francis' 21-footer from the top of the key as time ran out bounced off the rim, and New York lost its fifth straight and for the 21st time in the last 23 games.
Stephon Marbury had 25 points and 13 assists for New York, and Francis had his best game since the Feb. 22 trade from Orlando to the Knicks. Francis finished with 19 points, including nine in the fourth period as the Knicks shot 56 percent on the night. Gasol scored 23 and Eddie Jones had 12 of his 20 points in the final quarter, hitting all four of his 3-pointers in the period, to carry the Grizzlies to their second straight victory. The two teams were tied at 97 after Chucky Atkins connected on a 3-pointer for Memphis with just under two minutes to play. Gasol's two free throws with 44.2 remaining gave Memphis a 99-97 lead. But David Lee scored on a dunk after Francis drove to the lane and dished to the reserve forward to tie the score with 25.9 left. That set the stage for Gasol's game-winner as the All-Star forward drove the baseline from the left, pulled up, double-pumped and hit the shot.
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