NBA ROUNDUP | Wednesday’s other games
Raptors 107, Timberwolves 85
TORONTO — Chris Bosh scored 28 points, T.J. Ford had 16 and the Raptors beat the Timberwolves for the eighth straight time. Andrea Bargnani had 12 and Jamario Moon added 11 for Toronto, which has won five of six overall and four straight at home. Toronto hasn’t lost to Minnesota since a 108-97 defeat on Jan. 21, 2004. Al Jefferson scored 23 points and Rashad McCants had 19 for the Timberwolves, who have lost eight of their past 10. Randy Foye added 18 points as Minnesota dropped to 2-24 on the road and 1-11 in the second game of back-to-backs.
76ers 101, Magic 89
PHILADELPHIA — Andre Miller scored 22 of his 26 points in the first half and Willie Green had a season-high 26 to lead the Sixers. Miller and Green, the Sixers’ starting backcourt, outscored Orlando starting guards, Jameer Nelson and Maurice Evans, 52-2. Miller was 11-for-16 from the floor and added nine assists and six rebounds. Evans played 10 minutes in the first half and did not return. The Sixers had lost their first two meetings to Orlando earlier this month, four straight overall and six of the last seven. Orlando also had won the last four meetings in Philadelphia. The Sixers have now won seven straight at home — with their last loss at the Wachovia Center coming to the Magic on Feb. 1. Andre Iguodala added 24 points, and the Sixers constantly harassed Orlando center Dwight Howard, who managed 14 points on 6-for-13 shooting and 16 rebounds.
Bulls 113, Pacers 107
INDIANAPOLIS — Larry Hughes had 29 points and Drew Gooden added 10 points and 15 rebounds, helping the new-look Bulls to victory. Luol Deng finished with 16 points and Ben Gordon scored 15 for the Bulls (23-34), who won for the first time since acquiring Hughes and Gooden from Cleveland on Feb. 21. Mike Dunleavy had 25 points, Travis Diener scored 22 and Troy Murphy chipped in 19 for the slumping Pacers (22-36). With the score tied at 82, the Bulls scored the first seven points of the fourth quarter, including five by Andres Nocioni, to open a seven-point lead. Indiana cut the deficit to 97-94 following seven straight points by Dunleavy with 6 minutes left. The Bulls answered with the next six points, capped by Hughes’ 3-pointer, to regain a 103-94 edge. The Pacers got within 110-105 with 57 seconds left, but Gooden’s free throw and Hughes’ layup sealed the victory.
Hawks 123, Kings 117
ATLANTA — Mike Bibby, facing his former team for the first time in Atlanta, had 24 points and 12 assists in the Hawks’ win.
Knicks 113, Bobcats 89
NEW YORK — Nate Robinson scored 22 points, Jamal Crawford added 20, and the Knicks matched their easiest victory of the season.
Associated Press