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Grizzlies overcome Trail Blazers with help from Wells

Bonzi Wells scored 16 points against his former Portland teammates, helping the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Trail Blazers 93-79 on Sunday.

Pau Gasol had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and Mike Miller also scored 17 points for Memphis, which acquired Wells last week in a trade with Portland.

Stromile Swift also had 16 points, Lorenzen Wright scored 10, and Earl Watson had a career-high 14 assists.

Portland was led by Zach Randolph with 29 points and 13 rebounds.

Raptors 108, SuperSonics 98

In Toronto, Vince Carter scored 30 points and Chris Bosh had 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to their fourth straight victory, beating the Seattle SuperSonics.

Jalen Rose added 18 points and 10 assists for the Raptors, who improved to 4-0 since acquiring Rose, Donyell Marshal and Lonny Baxter from Chicago.

Timberwolves 96, Clippers 94

In Los Angeles, Kevin Garnett's 20-foot jumper as time expired gave the Minnesota Timberwolves a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Garnett's shot from the left wing over Elton Brand capped a fourth quarter rally by the Timberwolves, who trailed 83-68 with just over eight minutes remaining.

Kings 91, Pacers 88

In Sacramento, California, Brad Miller had 18 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in his first game against his former team and Sacramento got back on track at home.

Miller had his second triple-double of the season. He was acquired from the Pacers in July.

Peja Stojakovic had 27 points and five rebounds and Mike Bibby added 14 points for the Kings, who led by 16 in the third quarter.

In other games: Celtics 116, Nuggets 111; Lakers 94, Jazz 92.
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