NBA ROUNDUP \ Wednesday’s other games

Hornets 96, Trail Blazers 81

NEW ORLEANS — Jannero Pargo scored a season-high 24 points in 24 minutes, and New Orleans extended its season-best winning streak to six games. Pargo’s 10-of-18 shooting, five assists and energy coming off the bench helped the Hornets overcome an early 12-point deficit and surge into the lead for good in the second quarter. David West scored 18 for the Hornets, who have won 14 of 16 games and lead the Southwest Division after their best first half of a season in franchise history. Chris Paul had 18 points and 10 assists for New Orleans. LaMarcus Aldridge led Portland with 17 points. Brandon Roy and Travis Outlaw each had 14 for Portland, which wound up 3-4 on its seven-game road trip.

Raptors 114, Celtics 112

BOSTON — Jose Calderon converted a go-ahead, three-point play with 10.5 seconds left and finished with 24 points and 13 assists to lead Toronto. Chris Bosh and Anthony Parker scored 23 points apiece for the Raptors, and Andrea Bargnani had 20 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Carlos Delfino was 5-for-5 from 3-point range, and Calderon had four of Toronto’s 15 3-pointers (in 21 tries). Kevin Garnett scored 26 for Boston, which had won three in a row and hadn’t lost to an Atlantic Division rival in 10 tries this season. Paul Pierce had 19 points and nine assists, and Ray Allen also scored 19 for Boston.

Pistons 86, 76ers 78

PHILADELPHIA — Richard Hamilton scored 21 points and Chauncey Billups had 19 to help the Pistons snap a rare three-game losing streak. Willie Green scored 16 points, Andre Iguodala had 15 and Lou Williams 13 for the slumping Sixers.

Timberwolves 117, Suns 107

MINNEAPOLIS — Al Jefferson had a career-high 39 points and 15 rebounds, and the Timberwolves won two in a row for the first time this season. Amare Stoudemire led Phoenix with 33 points, but only 19 of them came in the last 43 minutes. Steve Nash had 21 points and 16 assists, but it wasn’t enough to keep Phoenix from losing to Minnesota for the second time this season.

Magic 112, Grizzlies 85

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hedo Turkoglu scored 26 points, and Orlando Magic made a team-record 18 3-pointers. Turkoglu was 6-of-8 outside the arc for Orlando, which hit 55 percent of its 3s. The Magic’s previous record for 3-pointers was 16 against the Atlanta Hawks on April 18, 1996. Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis scored 16 points apiece for the Magic, and Howard grabbed 10 rebounds. Keyon Dooling finished with 13 points, and Maurice Evans scored 12. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 20 points, and Pau Gasol had 17 points and 11 rebounds. Mike Conley had 13 points.

Mavericks 102, Bobcats 95

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Devin Harris scored 23 points, Josh Howard added 21 points and 12 rebounds and Dallas withstood a late rally by Charlotte. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Mavericks, who improved to 7-0 all-time against Charlotte. Gerald Wallace had 22 points and 11 rebounds despite playing with a strained left calf. Jason Richardson also scored 22 points and Emeka Okafor had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcats, who lost their second straight game. It was the first matchup between Dallas coach Avery Johnson and his former assistant Sam Vincent, in his first season as Charlotte’s coach.

Bulls 108, Pacers 95

CHICAGO — Kirk Hinrich scored a career-high 38 points, and Chicago beat Indiana even though their two best players were injured. The Bulls learned earlier in the day that forward Luol Deng would miss one to three weeks because of his recurring left Achilles’ tendinitis. Then, they found out that leading scorer Ben Gordon would sit out with a sprained right wrist. Joakim Noah added 14 points and 15 rebounds, and Thabo Sefolosha scored 14 points. Danny Granger did all he could to keep Indiana in the game, scoring a career-high 33 points.

Associated Press