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SuperSonics 92, Heat 88
In Seattle, Gary Payton scored 26 points and Vin Baker added 25 points, as Seattle beat Miami for the ninth straight time.
Baker got off the Sonics off to a fast start, scoring Seattle's first 17 points of the game on seven baskets and three free throws.
Mourning led the Heat with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Jamal Mashburn had 21 points and Anthony Carter added 19 points.
The Heat remain winless in Seattle, losing all 12 games on the road to the Sonics.
Trail Blazers 101, Kings 96
In Sacramento, California, Scottie Pippen and Rasheed Wallace scored 24 points each as Portland beat slumping Sacramento.
Down by three points midway through the fourth quarter, the Blazers went on a 12-2 run to take the lead for good. Chris Webber had 36 points and 12 rebounds. Jason Williams finished with 15 points and 12 assists.
Wizards 99, Spurs 89
In San Antonio, Mitch Richmond scored 31 points to lead Washington past the Spurs.
San Antonio had won 22 consecutive regular-season home games before Saturday. The Spurs' last regular-season loss at the Alamodome was March 26 to the Toronto Raptors.
Richmond scored 20 of his points in the first half. Reserve Tracy Murray scored 15 points for Washington, which snapped a six-game skid.
Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 23 points and 13 rebounds.
Nuggets 101, Bucks 99
In Milwaukee, Nick Van Exel scored 27 points and had eight assists as Denver rallied from 16 points down to beat Milwaukee.
George McCloud added 21 for the Nuggets who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Ray Allen had 25 points and Glenn Robinson added 24 for the Bucks.
Hornets 106, 76ers 84
In Philadelphia, Allen Iverson came back from a broken thumb just in time for the 76ers' worst loss of the season Saturday night as the Charlotte Hornets beat Philadelphia 106-84.
Brad Miller led the Hornets with 19 points and 12 rebounds, and David Wesley had a season-high 13 assists as six Charlotte players scored in double figures. Ricky Davis had 16, and Eddie Robinson - who played Division II basketball last year - scored 14.
Lakers 106, Grizzlies 94
In Vancouver, British Columbia, Shaquille O'Neal scored 30 points as Los Angeles beat Vancouver.
Glen Rice scored nine of his 22 points in the final 2:09, and Kobe Bryant added 14 points and five blocks for the Lakers.
Mike Bibby scored 23 and added eight assists for the Grizzlies, who lost for the 13th time in 14 games. Shareef Abdur-Rahim was held to 19 points and nine rebounds.
Nets 106, Rockets 94
In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Stephon Marbury and Kerry Kittles scored all the points in a 14-4 spurt to end the first quarter and New Jersey rebounded from an embarrassing loss to Chicago.
With Hakeem Olajuwon on injured reserve and Charles Barkley out for the season with a knee injury, the Rockets even made the Nets look great in winning for the third time in four games and fifth time in 21 this season.
Keith Van Horn led the Nets with 21 points. Kendall Gill had 17 and Kittles 16.
Rookie Bryce Drew and Cuttino Mobley had 18 apiece for the Rockets.
Warriors 104, Timberwolves 76
In Minneapolis, John Starks scored 27 points and Chris Mills scored 23 as Golden State overcame a 20-point first-half deficit to hand Minnesota its worst loss of the season.
Antawn Jamison added 16 points for Golden State, which won its second straight following an 11-game losing streak.
Rasho Nesterovic had 23 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota, which has lost five sota lost its eighth in 10 games.
Pacers 108, Clippers 90
In Indianapolis, Reggie Miller scored 26 points as Indiana won its sixth straight.
Miller hit 9 of 16 shots, including three 3-pointers for Indiana. Rik Smits added 16 points and Jalen Rose had 14.
Michael Olowokandi had 21 points and 13 rebounds and Maurice Taylor added 16 points for the Clippers, who lost their ninth straight game.
Cavaliers 127, Hawks 116
In Cleveland, Shawn Kemp, playing with a bandage covering a gash over his right eye for much of the second half, scored 29 points for Cleveland.
Bob Sura added 24 points, and Lamond Murray had 21 for Cleveland.
Isiah Rider led Atlanta with 27 points, Alan Henderson had 21 points, and Jim Jackson 20.
Mavericks 120, Suns 115
In Dallas, Michael Finley had 33 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his third career triple-double as Dallas ended a three-game losing streak.
Robert Pack had 24 points and 11 assists and Cedric Ceballos added 22 points for Dallas, which had lost 26 of its previous 29 meetings with the Suns.
Clifford Robinson's 28 points paced the Suns, who had won nine of their previous 11. Kidd had 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists.
Magic 108, Bulls 87
In Orlando, Florida, Darrell Armstrong and Monty Williams keyed a crucial third-quarter run that led Orlando past Chicago.
The Magic broke open a 66-64 contest with a 15-5 run midway through the third quarter, with Armstrong and Williams combining for 13 of those points.
Armstrong and Williams each scored 16 points for Orlando. Rookie Corey Maggette Michael Doleac and Pat Garrity also had 16 points apiece.
Ron Artest led Chicago with 20 points.
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