Tracy McGrady scored 39 points in three quarters and the Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers for the fourth time this season, 109-85.
McGrady scored 30 or more points for the 42nd time this season, and tied a team record with his eighth consecutive 30-plus game. He also extended his team mark of 39 games in a row with 20 or more points Friday.
Milt Palacio scored 15 points to lead the Cavaliers, who have lost 10 of their last 11.
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The third quarter ended with McGrady making a spectacular reverse layup to reach 39 points. He had 23 in the quarter on 6-of-10 shooting and was 9-for-10 at the line. With the Magic ahead 84-64, McGrady watched the fourth quarter from the bench. He was 12-of-21 from the field and 12-of-13 from the free-throw line in 30 minutes.
Pacers 101, Grizzlies 92
In Indianapolis, Jermaine O'Neal tied his career high with 38 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as Indiana rallied from a 19-point deficit and beat Memphis.
Reggie Miller, who started the Pacers' comeback in the third quarter, added 14 points. Indiana played without Ron Artest, who was suspended for two games after committing his eighth flagrant foul of the season on Wednesday against Boston.
Mike Miller, Wesley Person and Lorenzen Wright each scored 15 points for the Grizzlies, who led 70-51 with 5:51 left in the third quarter.
Reggie Miller scored seven points during a 14-0 run and the Pacers held the Grizzlies scoreless for almost 13 minutes. The Pacers pulled within 76-75 going into the final quarter, and O'Neal then scored 12 points to lead an 18-7 run that broke it open during the first seven minutes of the fourth quarter.
Hawks 114, 76ers 105
In Philadelphia, Glenn Robinson matched his season high with 37 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 10 of his 22 in the final five minutes as Atlanta snapped a three-game losing streak.
Dion Glover had 18 points and Jason Terry added 17 for the Hawks, who made 33 of 37 free throws and improved to 3-0 against the 76ers this season.
Allen Iverson scored 25 points and had a season-high 12 assists for Philadelphia, but shot just 9-of-27 from the field. He was coming off a season-low five points in a loss at Detroit the previous night.
Heat 107, Raptors 98
In Miami, Rookie Caron Butler scored 22 points and the Heat snapped a four-game losing streak.
Rasual Butler scored 18 points for Miami, and Brian Grant added 12 points and 10 rebounds as the Heat snapped a six-game losing streak at home and scored 100 points for just the eighth time.
The Heat got a season-high 53 points from their reserves, including 18 from Malik Allen and 11 from Sean Lampley in Miami's second win in 10 games.
Caron Butler, who has led the Heat in scoring in five of the last seven games, notched his third straight game with 20 or more points.
Vince Carter scored 30 points, and Alvin Williams added 15 points and seven assists for the Raptors, who have lost seven of eight and six straight on the road.
Knicks 97, Pistons 93
In New York, Latrell Sprewell scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, including a clinching corner jumper from behind the backboard with 15 seconds remaining as New York defeated Detroit.
Combined with Milwaukee's loss to New Orleans, the Knicks moved within two games of the eighth and final playoff spot in the East.
Houston added 19 points _ only two in the fourth quarter _ and Othella Harrington had 14.
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