Wednesday's best

Kobe Bryant scored 32 points in his hometown to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Philadelphia 114-102

Point guard Steve Nash missed the Suns' game at New Orleans on Wednesday night because of flu-like symptoms. Also inactive for Phoenix was Shaquille O'Neal, who has made a practice of sitting out a game in stretches when the Suns have two games in two nights.

He said it

''It's a distraction for the Knicks. It's not a distraction for us - we're good.''

CLEVELAND'S LeBron James, on speculation he'll sign with New York in 2010

Cavaliers 118, Knicks 82

CLEVELAND - LeBron James scored 21 points and then grabbed an early seat on the bench as the Cavs improved to 10-0 on their own floor for the first time in franchise history with their 14th win in 15 games.

Mo Williams added 16 points, and none of Cleveland's starters played more than 28 minutes.

FG FT Reb

NEW YORK Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Chandler 33:42 5-14 0-0 1-3 1 5 12

Harrington 36:44 9-18 0-0 1-7 2 5 20

Lee 41:51 7-12 2-4 6-16 3 2 16

Duhon 32:37 1-9 4-4 1-3 4 2 6

Richardson 16:59 2-6 1-1 2-3 1 2 6

Thomas 29:31 1-6 1-1 0-2 1 2 3

Roberson 28:23 7-14 0-0 1-2 4 3 19

Rose 20:13 0-4 0-0 1-3 0 2 0

Totals 240:00 32-83 8-10 13-39 16 23 82

Percentages: FG .386, FT .800. Three-Point Goals: 10-34, .294 (Roberson 5-12, Chandler 2-6, Harrington 2-6, Richardson 1-3, Duhon 0-1, Rose 0-1, Thomas 0-5). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 28 (37 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Chandler 2, Rose). Turnovers: 26 (Duhon 6, Chandler 4, Harrington 4, Lee 4, Roberson 3, Thomas 3, Rose 2). Steals: 8 (Roberson 3, Lee 2, Richardson 2, Thomas). Technical Fouls: Duhon, 5:50 second; Richardson, 2, 2:25 second. Flagrant Foul: Harrington, 10:36 third. Ejection: Richardson, 2:25 second.

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CLEVE Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

LJames 28:09 5-10 10-10 0-5 6 0 21

Wallace 22:44 2-2 0-0 1-3 0 2 4

Ilgauskas 23:19 7-15 0-0 6-10 1 0 14

West 27:57 4-11 4-4 0-3 1 2 12

MWilliams 25:50 6-10 2-2 0-4 1 3 16

Gibson 27:28 4-6 4-5 0-1 5 2 13

Szczerbiak 17:51 2-7 1-1 0-2 2 1 6

Varejao 19:47 4-5 1-4 2-10 2 0 9

Hickson 17:08 4-6 1-1 1-5 0 1 9

Pavlovic 12:00 3-5 1-1 0-0 3 2 8

Jackson 9:59 1-5 0-0 0-1 0 1 2

Kinsey 7:48 1-3 2-2 1-4 0 1 4

Totals 240:00 43-85 26-30 11-48 21 15 118

Percentages: FG .506, FT .867. Three-Point Goals: 6-21, .286 (M.Williams 2-4, Pavlovic 1-2, Gibson 1-3, L.James 1-4, Szczerbiak 1-4, West 0-4). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 17 (16 PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (Wallace 4, Gibson, Jackson, L.James, Varejao). Turnovers: 16 (M.Williams 4, Ilgauskas 3, West 3, Hickson 2, Szczerbiak 2, Gibson, Jackson). Steals: 18 (L.James 5, Gibson 3, Szczerbiak 3, West 3, Hickson, Kinsey, Pavlovic, Wallace). Technical Foul: James, 2:25 second.

New York 20 15 24 23 -82

Cleveland 31 30 24 33 -118

A - 20,562 (20,562). T - 2:08. Officials: Sean Corbin, Mark Lindsay, Rodney Mott.

Lakers 114, 76ers 102

PHILADELPHIA - Kobe Bryant tormented his hometown team again, scoring 32 points to help the Lakers rebound from a last-second loss to Indiana the night before. Andre Miller scored 26 points and Andre Iguodala added 19 for the Sixers, who played the entire fourth quarter and the last four minutes of the third without Elton Brand.

It was unclear whether Brand was injured or simply benched on an off night. He was limited to three points on 1-for-7 shooting.

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L.A. Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Radmanovic 19:24 4-8 0-0 0-4 2 1 11

Gasol 36:13 8-12 6-8 5-13 1 1 22

Bynum 29:54 7-11 4-5 2-3 4 4 18

Fisher 30:27 3-7 0-0 1-5 4 2 7

Bryant 36:33 12-20 7-7 0-6 4 4 32

Odom 29:53 3-8 3-4 0-3 1 2 9

Ariza 28:36 3-4 1-1 1-4 4 2 7

Farmar 17:33 3-4 1-2 0-1 3 1 8

Vujacic 11:27 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 1 0

Totals 240:00 43-74 22-27 9-41 24 18 114

Percentages: FG .581, FT .815. Three-Point Goals: 6-13, .462 (Radmanovic 3-5, Fisher 1-1, Farmar 1-2, Bryant 1-3, Ariza 0-1, Odom 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 16 (19 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Gasol 3, Bynum). Turnovers: 16 (Bynum 5, Bryant 4, Gasol 3, Ariza, Fisher, Odom, Vujacic). Steals: 7 (Ariza 2, Bryant 2, Farmar, Fisher, Gasol). Technical Fouls: None.

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PHILA Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Young 35:33 7-14 1-1 3-8 0 4 17

Brand 25:29 1-7 1-2 3-5 3 2 3

Dalembert 29:55 4-6 3-4 3-8 3 5 11

Miller 38:17 11-21 4-6 1-8 5 3 26

Iguodala 42:03 9-16 1-3 1-5 5 3 19

Green 13:56 2-4 0-0 0-1 1 1 4

Ratliff 16:38 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 2 2

Williams 17:01 5-8 2-2 0-0 1 0 15

Speights 5:30 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 0

Ivey 15:38 2-6 1-2 1-2 2 1 5

Totals 240:00 42-86 13-20 12-37 21 25 102

Percentages: FG .488, FT .650. Three-Point Goals: 5-15, .333 (Williams 3-5, Young 2-3, Green 0-2, Ivey 0-2, Iguodala 0-3). Team Rebounds: 4. Team Turnovers: 12 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Brand, Ratliff). Turnovers: 12 (Green 2, Iguodala 2, Williams 2, Brand, Dalembert, Ivey, Miller, Speights, Young). Steals: 11 (Ivey 3, Brand 2, Iguodala 2, Miller 2, Ratliff, Young). Technical Fouls: None.

L.A. Lakers 31 30 24 29 -114

Philadelphia 25 26 18 33 -102

A - 19,119 (20,318). T - 2:10. Officials: Bob Delaney, Tommy Nunez, Bennie Adams.

Trail Blazers 98,

Wizards 92

WASHINGTON - Brandon Roy took over down the stretch Wednesday night, scoring 12 of his 22 points in the final eight minutes to help Portland extend its winning streak to six games.

The well-balanced Blazers put five players in double-figures. Greg Oden finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds for his sixth double-double in the past 12 games.

FG FT Reb

PORTLAND Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Batum 15:47 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0

Aldridge 37:49 7-16 2-2 1-4 2 4 16

Oden 31:06 4-6 5-6 3-10 0 2 13

Blake 34:10 4-12 5-6 0-5 5 1 15

Roy 34:20 9-19 4-6 4-8 4 3 22

Outlaw 21:36 3-7 1-2 0-2 0 2 9

Fernandez 25:51 5-6 1-1 2-4 2 1 13

Przybilla 14:34 2-2 0-0 2-4 0 1 4

Frye 11:21 2-4 0-0 0-0 2 1 4

Rodriguez 13:26 1-4 0-0 0-0 7 1 2

Totals 240:00 37-77 18-23 12-38 22 18 98

Percentages: FG .481, FT .783. Three-Point Goals: 6-14, .429 (Outlaw 2-2, Fernandez 2-3, Blake 2-7, Rodriguez 0-1, Roy 0-1). Team Rebounds: 7. Team Turnovers: 12 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 2 (Fernandez, Oden). Turnovers: 12 (Roy 4, Oden 3, Rodriguez 2, Blake, Outlaw, Przybilla). Steals: 5 (Fernandez 3, Blake 2). Technical Fouls: None.

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WASH Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Butler 38:48 6-13 4-4 1-5 3 4 16

Jamison 41:04 10-17 0-0 1-4 5 1 22

McGee 17:46 3-7 0-0 2-7 0 4 6

Brown 16:01 2-3 0-0 0-2 3 1 4

Stevenson 31:24 2-5 4-7 0-5 3 1 8

Blatche 20:56 5-8 1-2 2-2 0 2 11

Young 20:09 4-9 0-0 1-5 1 2 11

Songaila 17:48 4-6 0-0 0-1 3 3 8

Thomas 3:50 1-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 2

McGuire 12:06 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 1 0

Daniels 20:08 0-2 4-4 0-0 3 0 4

Totals 240:00 37-73 13-17 9-34 21 19 92

Percentages: FG .507, FT .765. Three-Point Goals: 5-15, .333 (Young 3-4, Jamison 2-6, Daniels 0-1, Butler 0-2, Stevenson 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 12 (17 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (McGee 3, Butler, McGuire). Turnovers: 11 (Butler 3, Blatche 2, Brown 2, Young 2, Daniels, Jamison). Steals: 5 (McGee 2, Brown, Jamison, Songaila). Technical Fouls: None.

Portland 19 26 32 21 -98

Washington 26 17 29 20 -92

A - 12,802 (20,173). T - 2:13. Officials: Joe DeRosa, Tony Brown, Leon Wood.

Magic 100,

Timberwolves 89

ORLANDO, Fla. - Dwight Howard collected 23 points and 14 rebounds, and Rashard Lewis also scored 23 points to lead Orlando.

Hedo Turkoglu added 22 for the Magic, who have won two of three despite missing their top three guards with injuries.

Al Jefferson scored 19 to lead the Timberwolves.

FG FT Reb

MINN Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Miller 19:00 2-4 0-0 0-5 2 1 4

Gomes 34:14 5-13 0-0 1-4 0 2 11

Jefferson 34:00 8-18 3-5 5-8 2 5 19

Ollie 22:07 1-3 2-2 0-0 2 0 4

Foye 36:46 5-15 3-4 0-5 5 4 13

Collins 6:10 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 2 0

Love 26:45 6-10 4-4 8-12 2 1 16

Telfair 13:33 3-10 0-0 0-2 2 0 6

McCants 31:53 5-11 3-4 1-3 0 4 14

Smith 7:10 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 2

Booth 0:40 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0

Cardinal 7:43 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240:01 36-87 15-19 16-42 15 20 89

Percentages: FG .414, FT .789. Three-Point Goals: 2-9, .222 (Gomes 1-2, McCants 1-2, Miller 0-2, Telfair 0-3). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 15 (13 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Gomes, Jefferson, Love). Turnovers: 12 (Telfair 4, Foye 3, Love 2, Smith 2, Gomes). Steals: 9 (Foye 3, Jefferson 2, Gomes, McCants, Ollie, Telfair). Technical Foul: Collins, 6:10 third.

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ORLANDO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Turkoglu 39:49 10-16 0-0 2-3 4 1 22

Lewis 36:30 6-14 7-7 0-4 5 2 23

Howard 38:16 7-10 9-16 1-14 0 1 23

Johnson 30:38 1-4 0-0 0-3 4 3 2

Redick 30:17 2-5 0-0 0-2 1 2 5

Battie 22:57 2-5 0-0 0-1 1 0 4

Lee 34:06 8-10 0-1 0-4 3 3 19

Gortat 3:23 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

Foyle 4:04 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2

Totals 240:00 37-65 16-24 3-31 18 14 100

Percentages: FG .569, FT .667. Three-Point Goals: 10-21, .476 (Lewis 4-8, Lee 3-3, Turkoglu 2-3, Redick 1-4, Johnson 0-3). Team Rebounds: 8. Team Turnovers: 19 (26 PTS). Blocked Shots: 7 (Howard 6, Battie). Turnovers: 19 (Howard 5, Johnson 4, Turkoglu 4, Lee 2, Foyle, Gortat, Lewis, Redick). Steals: 10 (Howard 3, Lee 3, Turkoglu 3, Lewis). Technical Foul: Howard, 6:10 third.

Minnesota 17 21 12 39 -89

Orlando 23 21 26 30 -100

A - 15,705 (17,461). T - 2:11. Officials: Dan Crawford, John Goble, Olandis Poole.

Bobcats 103, Thunder 97

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Emeka Okafor posted 25 points and 13 rebounds to lead a balanced Charlotte attack. Gerald Wallace added 21 points, and Jason Richardson scored 18 to surpass 10,000 points in his career for the Bobcats, who won consecutive games under coach Larry Brown for the first time.

Kevin Durant scored 24 points, but Oklahoma City couldn't overcome 19 turnovers.

FG FT Reb

OKC Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Durant 36:32 9-12 3-4 2-3 2 4 24

Green 38:58 7-9 2-4 0-6 3 1 18

Wilcox 24:08 5-11 2-2 1-5 1 6 12

Westbrook 36:06 2-9 6-8 1-2 5 3 10

Wilkins 18:37 3-6 0-2 0-1 0 0 8

Watson 21:13 3-5 0-0 0-2 11 3 6

Mason 29:23 2-5 0-2 1-5 1 2 4

Collison 15:51 0-1 2-2 0-2 0 4 2

Smith 19:13 5-8 3-4 0-2 1 3 13

Totals 240:01 36-66 18-28 5-28 24 26 97

Percentages: FG .545, FT .643. Three-Point Goals: 7-11, .636 (Durant 3-4, Wilkins 2-2, Green 2-4, Mason 0-1). Team Rebounds: 14. Team Turnovers: 19 (24 PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (Collison 4, Durant, Green, Smith, Wilcox). Turnovers: 18 (Westbrook 5, Watson 4, Durant 3, Wilcox 3, Collison 2, Green). Steals: 6 (Durant 2, Green, Smith, Westbrook, Wilcox). Technical Fouls: None.

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CHAR Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Wallace 41:33 6-13 9-9 0-2 4 4 21

May 26:57 4-7 2-2 1-11 0 3 10

Okafor 38:41 8-11 9-12 6-13 0 3 25

Felton 34:34 4-11 0-2 1-1 12 4 8

Richardson 39:37 8-16 2-2 0-4 2 3 18

Augustin 27:40 3-9 1-2 0-0 1 4 10

Dudley 16:40 1-4 0-0 3-4 0 1 2

Jones 5:57 1-2 2-2 0-0 0 1 4

Morrison 4:41 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 3

Brown 3:27 0-1 2-2 0-0 2 1 2

Carroll 0:13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240:00 36-76 27-33 11-35 21 25 103

Percentages: FG .474, FT .818. Three-Point Goals: 4-13, .308 (Augustin 3-7, Morrison 1-1, Felton 0-1, Richardson 0-2, Wallace 0-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Team Turnovers: 13 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1 (Wallace). Turnovers: 13 (Wallace 4, Felton 3, May 2, Okafor 2, Augustin, Richardson). Steals: 9 (Felton 3, Wallace 3, Richardson 2, Okafor). Technical Fouls: None.

Oklahoma City 21 24 27 25 -97

Charlotte 24 25 29 25 -103

A - 11,629 (19,077). T - 2:21. Officials: Joe Crawford, Joe Forte, David Guthrie.

Celtics 114, Pacers 96

BOSTON - Rajon Rondo notched his first career triple-double and Ray Allen scored 31 points, leading Boston to its 10th straight victory. Rondo scored 16 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and handed out 17 assists. Kevin Garnett added 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Celtics, who matched their longest winning streak since a 10-game run last Feb. 24-March 12.

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INDIANA Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Granger 32:43 7-15 2-2 0-1 5 2 20

Murphy 27:06 4-12 2-3 2-10 2 3 10

Nesterovic 14:51 4-5 0-0 1-2 1 4 8

Ford 27:07 5-11 4-4 1-3 8 2 15

Daniels 33:59 7-18 0-1 2-4 0 3 14

Rush 24:15 2-8 0-0 2-2 1 0 5

Hibbert 23:55 3-6 0-2 0-3 1 5 6

Foster 17:59 4-6 1-1 1-3 0 0 9

Jack 25:56 3-5 0-0 0-1 4 4 7

Graham 5:03 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2

Diener 5:03 0-3 0-0 0-2 2 1 0

McRoberts 2:03 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240:00 40-91 9-13 9-31 24 24 96

Percentages: FG .440, FT .692. Three-Point Goals: 7-22, .318 (Granger 4-6, Jack 1-1, Rush 1-2, Ford 1-4, Daniels 0-1, Diener 0-2, Murphy 0-6). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 10 (15 PTS). Blocked Shots: 1 (Granger). Turnovers: 10 (Ford 2, Granger 2, Daniels, Diener, Hibbert, Murphy, Nesterovic, Rush). Steals: 6 (Foster 2, Daniels, Granger, Jack, Nesterovic). Technical Foul: Defensive three second, 1:31 second.

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BOSTON Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Pierce 40:26 5-17 5-7 2-5 1 2 16

Garnett 31:40 11-14 4-5 2-14 3 0 26

Perkins 28:35 5-6 6-8 5-10 1 2 16

Rondo 40:39 5-10 6-7 2-13 17 4 16

RAllen 38:36 11-18 3-3 0-0 4 0 31

House 15:40 0-4 0-0 0-3 1 5 0

Scalabrine 14:55 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 1 3

Powe 9:19 1-3 0-0 3-5 0 1 2

Davis 13:50 0-3 2-2 0-1 0 1 2

O'Bryant 4:17 1-1 0-0 0-3 0 1 2

Pruitt 2:03 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240:00 40-80 26-32 14-54 27 17 114

Percentages: FG .500, FT .813. Three-Point Goals: 8-22, .364 (R.Allen 6-9, Scalabrine 1-4, Pierce 1-6, Rondo 0-1, House 0-2). Team Rebounds: 6. Team Turnovers: 13 (12 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Garnett 4, Pierce). Turnovers: 12 (Rondo 4, Pierce 3, R.Allen, O'Bryant, Perkins, Powe, Scalabrine). Steals: 6 (Rondo 3, R.Allen, Garnett, House). Technical Fouls: None.

Indiana 27 24 22 23 -96

Boston 28 29 31 26 -114

A - 18,624 (18,624). T - 2:15. Officials: Eddie F. Rush, David Jones, Matt Boland.

Bucks 97, Bulls 90

MILWAUKEE - Charlie Villanueva came off the bench to score 11 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, and seldom-used Dan Gadzuric added 11 points and 14 rebounds to lift Milwaukee.

Richard Jefferson scored 21 points, Michael Redd added 13 and Luke Ridnour had 12 points and 10 assists for the Bucks. Ben Gordon scored 22 points, Luol Deng 21 and Derrick Rose 18 for Chicago.

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CHICAGO Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Deng 38:51 9-14 2-2 1-6 1 4 21

Noah 17:25 1-1 0-0 1-5 1 2 2

Gooden 23:03 1-11 0-0 4-9 2 3 2

Rose 42:50 7-16 4-4 1-1 9 2 18

Gordon 38:59 8-18 6-7 0-6 4 2 22

Thomas 22:21 3-6 1-2 0-2 0 1 7

Hughes 24:54 4-8 2-2 0-2 0 1 13

Nocioni 12:08 0-1 1-1 0-1 0 3 1

Gray 19:31 2-6 0-2 5-8 2 2 4

Totals 240:02 35-81 16-20 12-40 19 20 90

Percentages: FG .432, FT .800. Three-Point Goals: 4-8, .500 (Hughes 3-4, Deng 1-1, Gordon 0-1, Nocioni 0-1, Rose 0-1). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 16 (22 PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (Deng 2, Noah 2, Thomas 2, Gray, Hughes). Turnovers: 16 (Rose 5, Deng 2, Gooden 2, Gray 2, Nocioni 2, Gordon, Hughes, Thomas). Steals: 9 (Rose 4, Deng 2, Gordon, Gray, Hughes). Technical Fouls: None.

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MILW Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Jefferson 38:49 6-13 8-11 0-3 0 5 21

Allen 17:37 3-5 0-0 0-4 2 0 6

Bogut 26:44 2-6 1-1 0-4 1 3 5

Ridnour 41:03 5-13 2-2 0-1 10 3 12

Redd 26:09 6-11 0-0 0-0 2 0 13

Mbah a Moute 15:57 2-4 0-0 1-5 1 2 4

Villanueva 30:23 10-21 2-2 4-10 1 3 23

Sessions 22:02 1-5 0-0 0-2 9 0 2

Gadzuric 21:16 4-5 3-5 7-14 1 3 11

Totals 240:00 39-83 16-21 12-43 27 19 97

Percentages: FG .470, FT .762. Three-Point Goals: 3-12, .250 (Redd 1-1, Jefferson 1-3, Villanueva 1-4, Mbah a Moute 0-1, Sessions 0-1, Ridnour 0-2). Team Rebounds: 11. Team Turnovers: 15 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 5 (Gadzuric 3, Allen, Bogut). Turnovers: 15 (Jefferson 5, Villanueva 3, Bogut 2, Sessions 2, Allen, Redd, Ridnour). Steals: 10 (Ridnour 4, Jefferson 2, Villanueva 2, Gadzuric, Redd). Technical Foul: Defensive three second, 8:48 second.

Chicago 20 22 30 18 -90

Milwaukee 19 35 22 21 -97

A - 13,684 (18,717). T - 2:08. Officials: Steve Javie, Marc Davis, Eric Lewis.

Hornets 104, Suns 91

NEW ORLEANS - Chris Paul finished with 24 points and 15 assists to lead New Orleans over short-handed Phoenix. Peja Stojakovic also scored 24 points, and David West added 23 points and 14 rebounds for New Orleans, which has won five of its last six games.

Amare Stoudemire led Phoenix with 26 points.

FG FT Reb

PHOENIX Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Hill 39:43 7-16 3-5 1-6 6 4 17

Stoudemire 40:45 11-19 4-4 1-4 1 5 26

Lopez 20:23 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 2

Barbosa 38:51 7-15 3-4 1-4 3 0 19

Bell 29:22 2-6 0-0 1-3 3 2 6

Diaw 25:26 4-8 0-0 2-4 4 0 8

Singletary 6:48 0-2 0-0 1-1 0 2 0

Barnes 32:17 5-11 0-0 3-7 2 5 13

Amundson 6:25 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0

Totals 240:00 37-78 10-13 10-30 20 23 91

Percentages: FG .474, FT .769. Three-Point Goals: 7-19, .368 (Barnes 3-7, Bell 2-4, Barbosa 2-6, Diaw 0-1, Hill 0-1). Team Rebounds: 3. Team Turnovers: 13 (18 PTS). Blocked Shots: 3 (Diaw, Hill, Lopez). Turnovers: 13 (Stoudemire 6, Hill 4, Barbosa 2, Barnes). Steals: 6 (Diaw 2, Hill 2, Barbosa, Stoudemire). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 8:11 second; Stoudemire, 2:11 second.

FG FT Reb

N.O. Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Stojakovic 35:23 8-16 3-3 2-6 0 1 24

West 39:51 6-12 10-10 4-14 2 1 23

Chandler 33:40 5-6 4-7 6-9 0 3 14

Paul 44:28 8-18 8-8 1-4 15 2 24

Butler 21:31 1-6 2-4 2-4 0 1 4

Brown 18:16 3-6 1-1 1-3 1 0 8

Posey 21:40 1-2 0-0 0-3 2 3 3

Armstrong 12:05 1-3 2-2 0-0 0 0 4

Marks 9:34 0-3 0-0 1-2 0 4 0

Peterson 3:32 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 1 0

Totals 240:00 33-73 30-35 17-46 20 16 104

Percentages: FG .452, FT .857. Three-Point Goals: 8-19, .421 (Stojakovic 5-9, Brown 1-1, West 1-1, Posey 1-2, Marks 0-1, Peterson 0-1, Butler 0-2, Paul 0-2). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 16 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 6 (Chandler 3, Armstrong, Marks, West). Turnovers: 13 (Chandler 4, Paul 3, Peterson 2, Brown, Butler, Marks, Stojakovic). Steals: 9 (Paul 3, Brown 2, Armstrong, Butler, Chandler, West). Technical Fouls: Defensive three second, 7:47 first; Peterson, 8:28 second; Stojakovic, 3:00 third; Defensive three second, 5:22 fourth.

Phoenix 21 29 19 22 -91

New Orleans 35 16 31 22 -104

A - 15,804 (17,188). T - 2:15. Officials: Scott Foster, Ed Malloy, Sean Wright.

Hawks 105, Grizzlies 95

ATLANTA - Joe Johnson scored 26 points, and Mike Bibby added 20 points and 10 assists in Atlanta's victory over Memphis.

The Hawks, who have won three of four and five of seven, welcomed back Josh Smith after their $58 million forward missed the past 12 games with an ankle sprain. In 28 minutes, Smith posted 14 points, six rebounds, five assists, four turnovers and one blocked shot.

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MEMPHIS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Gay 39:57 6-18 4-4 4-10 2 3 16

Arthur 21:49 4-9 3-4 2-3 2 3 11

Gasol 28:41 2-6 0-0 2-4 2 3 4

Conley 30:34 4-8 0-0 0-2 4 1 10

Mayo 35:06 5-12 0-0 0-4 3 6 11

Milicic 19:25 0-1 2-2 1-3 0 4 2

Lowry 17:26 5-8 6-7 0-2 4 1 17

Buckner 14:58 1-1 2-2 0-0 0 1 4

Warrick 25:45 8-12 4-5 1-2 1 3 20

Crittenton 6:19 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240:00 35-77 21-24 10-30 18 25 95

Percentages: FG .455, FT .875. Three-Point Goals: 4-11, .364 (Conley 2-3, Lowry 1-2, Mayo 1-3, Gay 0-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 9 (6 PTS). Blocked Shots: 0. Turnovers: 9 (Mayo 5, Crittenton, Gasol, Gay, Lowry). Steals: 7 (Lowry 2, Warrick 2, Crittenton, Gay, Mayo). Technical Fouls: None.

FG FT Reb

ATLANTA Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Williams 31:57 4-9 6-6 0-4 5 3 16

Smith 27:58 6-9 2-5 1-6 5 2 14

Horford 37:05 7-9 1-2 2-5 4 4 15

Bibby 37:17 7-11 2-2 1-3 10 1 20

Johnson 34:48 10-15 2-2 0-5 4 3 26

Evans 16:28 0-7 0-0 0-1 1 2 0

Pachulia 26:09 3-4 0-0 1-6 2 4 6

Law 10:43 0-0 2-2 1-3 1 1 2

Murray 12:27 3-7 0-0 0-0 1 1 6

Jones 4:49 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

West 0:20 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

Totals 240:01 40-71 15-19 6-33 33 22 105

Percentages: FG .563, FT .789. Three-Point Goals: 10-24, .417 (Bibby 4-6, Johnson 4-6, Williams 2-5, Murray 0-1, Smith 0-1, Evans 0-5). Team Rebounds: 12. Team Turnovers: 15 (14 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Horford 2, Johnson, Smith). Turnovers: 13 (Smith 4, Bibby 2, Horford 2, Murray 2, Johnson, Law, Pachulia). Steals: 5 (Smith 2, Bibby, Evans, Williams). Technical Fouls: None.

Memphis 24 15 30 26 -95

Atlanta 24 26 33 22 -105

A - 12,088 (18,729). T - 2:18. Officials: Ron Garretson, Jim Clark, Derrick Collins.

Rockets 103, Clippers 96

HOUSTON - Yao Ming scored 24 points, and Rafer Alston sank five three-pointers and added 21 for Houston

Ron Artest scored 19 points and Yao grabbed 10 rebounds and went 12-for-13 from the free throw line for the Rockets, who played their fourth straight game without Tracy McGrady. The seven-time All-Star is out three weeks with a sore left knee.

FG FT Reb

L.A. Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Thornton 35:38 11-20 2-3 4-9 1 5 24

Randolph 44:12 10-23 3-5 3-11 2 4 23

Camby 39:28 4-10 3-4 4-11 2 3 11

BDavis 34:20 5-15 0-0 1-5 9 2 13

Gordon 30:33 4-7 0-0 0-3 3 2 10

Skinner 2:29 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

Taylor 22:40 2-8 2-2 1-3 2 4 6

PDavis 9:23 2-5 0-0 1-3 0 4 4

Hart 8:27 0-1 1-2 0-0 1 0 1

Novak 9:03 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 1 2

Collins 3:47 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 2

Totals 240:00 40-91 11-16 16-47 20 26 96

Percentages: FG .440, FT .688. Three-Point Goals: 5-17, .294 (B.Davis 3-6, Gordon 2-4, Taylor 0-1, Randolph 0-3, Thornton 0-3). Team Rebounds: 5. Team Turnovers: 11 (12 PTS). Blocked Shots: 8 (Camby 6, Thornton 2). Turnovers: 11 (Randolph 4, Thornton 2, Camby, B.Davis, Gordon, Hart, Taylor). Steals: 8 (B.Davis 3, Thornton 2, Camby, Gordon, Taylor). Technical Fouls: None.

FG FT Reb

HOUSTON Min M-A M-A O-T A PF Pts

Battier 29:08 2-7 1-2 2-4 2 0 5

Scola 22:08 2-8 1-2 2-6 0 2 5

Yao 30:44 6-8 12-13 1-10 3 3 24

Alston 40:26 6-14 4-6 2-8 7 1 21

Artest 35:00 5-15 6-7 0-4 4 3 19

Head 20:13 3-7 0-0 0-2 2 1 7

Hayes 18:28 0-2 1-2 1-4 1 4 1

Landry 24:13 5-8 2-3 3-8 1 2 12

Brooks 19:42 2-7 4-4 0-1 2 0 9

Totals 240:02 31-76 31-39 11-47 22 16 103

Percentages: FG .408, FT .795. Three-Point Goals: 10-23, .435 (Alston 5-9, Artest 3-6, Brooks 1-3, Head 1-4, Hayes 0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Team Turnovers: 13 (10 PTS). Blocked Shots: 4 (Hayes 2, Yao 2). Turnovers: 13 (Artest 4, Head 2, Scola 2, Alston, Battier, Hayes, Landry, Yao). Steals: 4 (Artest 2, Yao, Scola). Technical Fouls: None.

L.A. Clippers 19 27 30 20 -96

Houston 27 26 24 26 -103

A - 15,358 (18,043). T - 2:16. Officials: Ken Mauer, Mark Ayotte, Michael Smith.