NBA ROUNDUP \ Saturday’s games

Pacers 93, Wizards 85

INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Granger scored 11 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and the Pacers held off the short-handed Wizards. Jermaine O’Neal had 18 points and eight rebounds, and reserve Kareem Rush added 15 points for the Pacers (15-13), who won for the fourth time in five games. Antawn Jamison finished with 29 points and 12 rebounds, and Roger Mason scored a career-high 20 points for Washington (13-13), which played without injured starters Gilbert Arenas, Caron Butler and Antonio Daniels. Trailing by seven entering the fourth quarter, the Wizards used a 9-0 run to tie it at 70 with 8 minutes remaining. The Pacers responded by scoring the next seven points, including a Granger 3-pointer. Washington got within 84-79 later in the period, but Granger’s 3-pointer and O’Neal’s jumper pushed the lead back to 10 points with 3 minutes left.

Heat 104, Jazz 102

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade hit a 20-foot jumper at the buzzer, lifting Miami. Wade finished with 20 points for Miami, which wasted a 16-point second-half lead — but won when the 2006 NBA finals MVP pump-faked, shot and saw the ball bounce off the rim and through the hoop as time expired. Shaquille O’Neal finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Daequan Cook had 15 points, including a crucial 3-pointer with 28.2 seconds left, for Miami. Deron Williams scored 22 points, Andrei Kirilenko had 21 and C.J. Miles scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth for Utah, which took its only lead of the second half on a pair of free throws by Matt Harpring with 46.3 seconds remaining. But Cook hit his 3-pointer to put Miami back on top and, after Carlos Boozer tied it with a jumper, Wade came through with the winning jumper.

Hornets 110, Timberwolves 76

NEW ORLEANS — Chris Paul had 19 points, 15 assists and five steals in only 30 minutes, helping New Orleans. Paul had his 14th double-double of the season early in the third quarter, when New Orleans built a 27-point lead and soon after went with a lineup of all reserves to finish it off. David West scored 22 points for the Hornets (17-10), who’ve won two straight overall and four in a row in New Orleans, where they improved to 8-5. Peja Stojakovic returned from a groin pull that had kept him out for three games. He scored 11 points in 26 minutes. Reserve Jannero Pargo scored 13 points and Morris Peterson 10, while Tyson Chandler grabbed 14 rebounds. Ryan Gomes scored 20 to lead Minnesota (4-22), which won Friday night but still has yet to win two straight this season and has won only once in its last eight games. Al Jefferson and Gerald Green each scored 11 for the Timberwolves. Jefferson also had 13 rebounds.

Nets 100, Warriors 95

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Richard Jefferson scored 31 points, Jason Kidd collected his 93rd career triple-double and the Nets beat Golden State. Vince Carter finished with 23 points, including a clutch 3-pointer with 24.6 seconds left, for the Nets, who led by 14 in the first half and needed some clutch plays from their Big Three to get the win.

Associated Press