nba roundup \ Friday’s games

December 20, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

Nets 121, Mavericks 97

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Devin Harris dominated the team that traded him, scoring 41 points and helping the Nets ruin Jason Kidd’s return to New Jersey. Harris added 13 assists in thoroughly outplaying Kidd, who spent 6 1/2 years in New Jersey before the Nets dealt him to Dallas last February for a package highlighted by Harris, who had his second 40-point game during a breakout season.

76ers 109, Wizards 103

WASHINGTON — Even without Elton Brand, the Philadelphia 76ers were able to avoid becoming one of the unfortunate few to lose a game to the Wizards. Lou Williams, coming off the bench to score a career high for the second straight game, had 26 points Friday night and the 76ers held on.

Clippers 117, Pacers 109, 2OT

INDIANAPOLIS — Zach Randolph had 34 points and 16 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat the shorthanded Pacers in double overtime. Al Thornton scored 25 points, Marcus Camby had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Baron Davis had 18 points and 11 assists for the Clippers, who have won four of five after a 4-17 start. Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 27 points, T.J. Ford scored 17 and Rasho Nesterovic and Roy Hibbert each scored 16 for the Pacers.

Hawks 115, Warriors 99

ATLANTA — Flip Murray scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter to help the Hawks beat Golden State. The Warriors fell to 3-13 on the road with their fifth straight loss overall, but they held slim leads at halftime and after three quarters. The Hawks pulled away with a 13-2 run early in the fourth quarter. Marvin Williams led Atlanta with 22 points. Joe Johnson added 19.

Celtics 126, Bulls 108

BOSTON — Make it 17 in a row for the 17-time NBA champions. Ray Allen scored 27 points, Kendrick Perkins scored a career-high 25 on 12-for-15 shooting and the Celtics earned their 17th straight victory. Kevin Garnett scored 17, Paul Pierce had 16 and Rajon Rondo had 15 assists for the Celtics, who could tie the longest winning streak in franchise history with a win on Sunday night against the New York Knicks. The 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers won an NBA-record 33 in a row.

Bucks 105, Knicks 81

NEW YORK — Michael Redd scored 21 points to lead the Bucks to their third win this season over the Knicks. Redd scored 12 points in a decisive 25-7 run that spanned the two halves. Richard Jefferson and Luc Mbah a Moute each had 16 points for the Bucks. Nate Robinson, inserted into the Knicks’ lineup to replace Al Harrington after he got caught in traffic, had 21 points.

Thunder 91, Raptors 83

OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 24 points, rookie Russell Westbrook added 19 and Oklahoma City snapped an 11-game home losing streak. Toronto erased a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit before Durant hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer from the left wing with 3:36 to play, and the Thunder’s young core avoided the mistakes down the stretch that have dogged them all season to pick up only their third win. Jeff Green scored the last of his 13 points on an exclamation-point dunk with 33.8 seconds left that stretched the lead to 87-81 and all but cemented the win.

Bobcats 112, Grizzlies 83

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Boris Diaw had a season-high 26 points and 10 rebounds, helping the Bobcats control the interior on the way to an easy win. Emeka Okafor added 25 points and Gerald Wallace finished with 22 points, connecting on 9 of 11 shots for Charlotte, which set a franchise record by making 66 percent of its shots.

Heat 89, Lakers 87

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade got his offensive touch back. More importantly, the Miami Heat brought a level of defense that the Lakers simply hadn’t seen this season. Wade scored 35 points, including a desperation 3-pointer to close the third quarter, and the Heat held the Lakers to their lowest scoring total this season in knocking off the reigning Western Conference champions. Kobe Bryant scored 28 points for the Lakers (21-4), including a spinning jumper from the left side of the lane that drew his team within 88-86 with 41.7 seconds left. But Wade and Joel Anthony blocked potentially game-tying shots in the lane on the next Lakers’ possession, and after Bryant’s 15-foot fadeaway rimmed out as time expired, the Heat (13-12) could celebrate snapping a three-game slide.

Rockets 107, Kings 96

HOUSTON — Yao Ming scored 11 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter and Luis Scola earned his seventh double-double of the season to lead Houston.

Jazz 120, Pistons 114

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Deron Williams scored 29 points to lift the Jazz in double overtime. The win was Utah’s seventh straight over the Pistons and Mehmet Okur, who finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds, is 8-1 against them since leaving after winning the 2004 NBA title. Allen Iverson led Detroit with 38 points and Richard Hamilton added 30. Rasheed Wallace’s 3-pointer pulled Detroit within 96-94 with 1:20 to play, and Rodney Stuckey picked off the inbounds pass and laid it in to tie the game moments later.

Associated Press