Ron Artest scored 26 points Friday to help the Indiana Pacers stretch their winning streak to seven games and improve the NBA's best record with a 92-80 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.
Al Harrington and Jermaine O'Neal added 16 points each, and Jamaal Tinsley had 11 points and 12 assists for the Eastern Conference-leading Pacers (28-10).
Indiana's up tempo offense produced a 25-4 edge in fast break points. Dallas lost for only the third time at home.
"We were more aggressive offensively," Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. "You have to be when you play this team."
Dirk Nowitzki's 20 points led the Mavericks, but he had only five in the second half. Antawn Jamison had 19 points and Shawn Bradley added a season-high 12.
"A lot of it was their defense," Mavericks coach Don Nelson said. "We couldn't get where we wanted and the openings we wanted. And then they block shots in the open court."
Spurs 94, Hornets 84
In New Orleans, Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen each scored 15 points to lead seven San Antonio players in double figures as the Spurs defeated New Orleans for their 16th win in 17 games.
Turkey's Hedo Turkoglu scored 13, Tony Parker and Ron Mercer each scored 12, and Slovenia's Rasho Nesterovic and Devin Brown had 10 points each for the Spurs.
Baron Davis led the Hornets with 19 points, but early foul trouble limited his playing time.
76ers 97, Nets 81
In Philadelphia, Glenn Robinson scored 24 of his season-high 26 points in the first half, leading Philadelphia over New Jersey.
Robinson's best game of the season helped offset a poor first half by Allen Iverson, who was bothered by the flu.
Iverson, playing his third game since missing 10 straight with a bruised knee, came on late and finished with 17 points and 11 assists for his first double-double since Nov. 14.
Nets guard Jason Kidd left with 7:01 remaining because of a sprained middle finger and did not return.
Celtics 107, Cavaliers 82
In Boston, Paul Pierce had 30 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists before sitting out most of the fourth quarter as Boston coasted to its 13th consecutive victory over Cleveland.
Boston held James LeBron James to 19 points on 7-for-19 shooting. But he was still the high scorer on a team that has five former Celtics -- a result of two trades in the past six months as the struggling franchise tries to rebuild around the top pick in last year's draft.
Tony Battie had 10 points and 13 rebounds in the first game between the teams since the Dec. 15 trade that sent him to Cleveland with Eric Williams and Kedrick Brown for Ricky Davis, Chris Mihm and Michael Stewart.
Magic 103, Wizards 92
In Orlando, Florida, Tracy McGrady scored 35 points as Orlando ended a six-game losing streak by holding on to beat Washington.
Keith Bogans added 13 points, and Juwan Howard had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Lee Nailon came off the bench to score 11 points, all in the fourth quarter, while Andrew DeClercq grabbed a season-best 13 rebounds before fouling out.
Lakers 113, Hawks 67
In Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 26 points to help the Los Angeles Lakers end a four-game losing streak and send Atlanta to its second-worst loss ever.
Stanislav Medvedenko of the Ukraine scored a career-high 26 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Lakers, still playing without injured stars Shaquille O'Neal and Karl Malone.
Yet Los Angeles dominated from the start, handing the Hawks their most lopsided loss since a 132-85 defeat at Philadelphia on Dec. 8, 1982.
The Lakers were up 34-7 by the end of the first quarter and 57-28 at halftime. The seven points were the fewest in the first quarter for the Hawks since they moved to Atlanta in 1968. The 28 points matched an Atlanta first-half low.
Clippers 78, Raptors 68
In Toronto, Elton Brand had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Chris Wilcox added 17 points and eight rebounds to help the Los Angeles Clippers beat Toronto.
Glen Rice scored 11 points for the Clippers.
Vince Carter went 5-for-18 from the field and scored just 12 points for the Raptors, who were booed off the court. Toronto's Jalen Rose had 26 points.
Raptors rookie center Chris Bosh missed the game with a strained right knee.
Bucks 103, Heat 94
In Milwaukee, Toni Kukoc scored 24 points, grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds and keyed a decisive second-period surge that propelled Milwaukee past Miami.
The Bucks have won five successive games for the first time this season. They climbed to four games over .500 (20-16) for the first time since last February and won their eighth straight home game.
Michael Redd added 18 points, Tim Thomas 15 and T. J. Ford 14 for Milwaukee.
The Heat were led by Lamar Odom's 22 points and 15 rebounds.
Trail Blazers 87, Bulls 78
In Chicago, Derek Anderson scored 19 points and Portland ended a four-game losing streak by beating Chicago.
The Trail Blazers won on the road for just the second time in 15 games this season, and did it without second-leading scorer Rasheed Wallace, who sat out with a sprained left ankle.
Dale Davis finished with 10 rebounds and had five of Portland's 11 blocked shots.
The Bulls got 21 points from Jamal Crawford.
Nuggets 106, Jazz 96
In Denver, Carmelo Anthony shook off some rough treatment by Utah to score 15 of his 27 points in the second half, helping Denver hold off the Jazz.
Utah shot just 26 percent and trailed by 19 at halftime but cut Denver's lead to 89-83 on Raul Lopez's 3-pointer with six minutes left. DeShawn Stevenson followed by hitting one of two free throws, but that was as close as the Jazz got.
Nene had 25 points on 9-of-10 shooting and Andre Miller added 18 points and seven assists for Denver.
Stevenson led Utah with 19 points, and Greg Ostertag added 15 points and 13 rebounds.
Kings 113, Suns 93
In Phoenix, Peja Stojakovic had 29 points and 12 rebounds as Sacramento spoiled new-look Phoenix's return home.
Mike Bibby had 25 points, reserve Bobby Jackson scored a season-high 24 and Brad Miller had 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings. Phoenix's Joe Johnson scored 23 points, and Howard Eisley had 14.
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