NBA - Friday’s games

Wizards 111, Knicks 98

WASHINGTON — That sudden surge by the New York Knicks? Over, emphatically. Antawn Jamison scored 32 points and Caron Butler added 22 while stretching his made free-throw streak to an NBA season-high 54, leading the Wizards over New York, which had won its previous three games. The Knicks’ run included a victory at home over Washington on Tuesday, but they failed to record what would have been the team’s first four-game winning streak since January 2006.

Celtics 116, 76ers 89

BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored 14 of his 22 points in the third quarter to help Boston take the lead, and Ray Allen scored 10 of his 23 in the fourth when the Celtics pulled away. Kevin Garnett had 11 points, eight assists and six rebounds in Boston’s second consecutive victory since their only losing streak of the season: a two-game skid — and three losses in four games — that has been the only blip for the best team in the league.

Trail Blazers 98, Heat 91

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade scored 37 points, and that still wasn’t enough for the hapless Miami Heat. Brandon Roy led a fourth-quarter comeback and the Trail Blazers won to extend the Heat’s losing streak to 12 games, which matches the third-longest in franchise history. Roy finished with 24 points to help the Trail Blazers win for the ninth time after trailing at the start of the fourth quarter. Wade tied his own franchise record by scoring 17 consecutive Heat points, and he set a team record for points in a third quarter with 20 to help Miami take a 76-69 lead to start the fourth quarter.

Raptors 89, Hawks 78

TORONTO — Chris Bosh had 35 points and nine rebounds, Anthony Parker scored 18 points and the Raptors beat the Hawks for their sixth win in seven games. Bosh, who had 13 points in the fourth quarter, has scored at least 30 in four of Toronto’s past five games. Joe Johnson had 25 points for the Hawks.

Grizzlies 124, SuperSonics 100

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Pau Gasol had 24 points and 12 rebounds, Mike Miller added 25 points and the Grizzlies sent the SuperSonics to their ninth straight loss. Seattle had not lost nine straight since early in the 1972-73 season. Memphis, meanwhile, snapped a five-game skid. Gasol had four blocks and connected on 11 of 19 shots as Memphis shot 52 percent

Kings 100, Pistons 93

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Ron Artest came off the bench to score 18 points, including a key basket late in the game, and lift the King. Artest, suspended 73 games after instigating a Nov. 2004 brawl here, made a 3-pointer with less than 4 minutes to go to give the Kings a cushion they’d never lose. Chauncey Billups had 28 points and Richard Hamilton added 24 for the Pistons.

Hornets 112, Bobcats 84

NEW ORLEANS — David West scored 28 points in 32 minutes and the New Orleans Hornets won their fourth straight game. Peja Stojakovic hit five 3-pointers and finished with 17 points for New Orleans (27-12), which shot 60 percent in winning for the 12th time in its last 14 games to keep pace with the leaders in the Western Conference. The Hornets’ starters played only three quarters.

Associated Press