NBA ROUNDUP \ Wednesday’s games


Trail Blazers 104, Heat 96

MIAMI — Rudy Fernandez scored 25 points and Greg Oden returned to the Portland lineup. Brandon Roy scored 22 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 14 for the Trail Blazers. Oden finished with three points and two rebounds in 16 minutes in his first action since spraining his right foot in Portland’s season-opener. Dwyane Wade scored 36 points — his fourth straight game of 30 or better, a franchise record — for Miami.

76ers 106, Raptors 96

TORONTO — Elton Brand scored a season-high 25 points and Andre Miller and Andre Iguodala each had 18 as Philadelphia snapped a three-game losing streak. Chris Bosh had 30 points and 12 rebounds, but Toronto still lost for the fourth time in five games after starting the season 3-0.

Pacers 98, Nets 87

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — T.J. Ford had 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as Indiana won its third straight game. Marquis Daniels and Jeff Foster added 16 points apiece as the Pacers beat the Nets for the second time in three games. Vince Carter scored 28 points and Jarvis Hayes added 15 for the Nets, who lost their third straight game with point guard Devin Harris sidelined with a sprained ankle.

Wizards 95, Jazz 87

WASHINGTON — Caron Butler finished with 27 points and nine rebounds and Antawn Jamison added 21 points and eight rebounds as Washington avoided the first 0-6 start in franchise history. First-round draft pick JaVale McGee, a 7-footer who left Nevada after his sophomore season, set personal NBA bests with 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.

Knicks 132, Grizzlies 103

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Wilson Chandler scored a career-high 27 points, missing only one of his 12 shots, and New York made a franchise-record 19 3-pointers. Jamal Crawford added 25 points and eight assists for the Knicks, who shot 59 percent from the field and were 19-of-34 from outside the arc. Nate Robinson scored 21, hitting all eight of his shots, while Zach Randolph had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 20 points, while O.J. Mayo, who had surpassed 30 points in his last two games, scored 17. Marc Gasol finished with 16 points for Memphis, which lost for the first time at home this season.

Magic 109, Thunder 92

OKLAHOMA CITY — Dwight Howard recorded his first career triple-double with 30 points, 19 rebounds and 10 blocks for Orlando. Oklahoma City, playing without reigning rookie of the year Kevin Durant, got as close as 14 points in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. Durant was sidelined with a sore left ankle. Jeff Green had 25 points and Russell Westbrook added 13 for the Thunder.

Bucks 82, Spurs 78

MILWAUKEE — Richard Jefferson scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half and Andrew Bogut grabbed 17 rebounds as Milwaukee held on after a big run. The Bucks, without Michael Redd for the fifth straight game because of a sprained right ankle, used a 21-2 run straddling the third and fourth quarters to take control. Duncan had 24 points.

Lakers 93, Hornets 86

NEW ORLEANS — Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher each scored 20 points as Los Angeles improved to 7-0. Chris Paul had 30 points and 13 assists for New Orleans (4-3).

Associated Press