Tim Thomas returned Monday night after a four-game injury absence and scored 11 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter. Stephon Marbury added 23.
Damon Stoudamire had 20 points and Zach Randolph 19 for the Blazers.
Heat 105, Bulls 96
In Miami, Caron Butler scored 12 of his season-high 30 points in the fourth quarter and pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds to lead Miami.
Dwyane Wade finished with 21 points as the Heat won their ninth consecutive home game. Kirk Hinrich scored 20 points to lead the Bulls, who have lost five straight games.
Celtics 84, Nets 80
In East Rutherford, New Jersey, Paul Pierce overcame early foul trouble to score 18 of his 21 points in the second half for the Boston Celtics, which defeated the New Jersey Nets 84-80.
Ricky Davis added 17, and Mark Blount had 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Celtics. Richard Jefferson led the Nets with 24 points and Lucious Harris added 18. The Nets played their sixth game without injured All-Stars Kenyon Martin and Jason Kidd and fell to 1-5 without them.
Grizzlies 136, Hawks 133, 2 OT
In Atlanta, James Posey scored a career-high 38 points -- including a buzzer-beating 3 to force a second overtime period -- and rampaging Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Hawks 136-133 in the highest-scoring NBA game of the season.
Posey also had 11 rebounds, and Jason Williams scored 22 points in the Grizzlies' sixth straight victory. The 269 combined points surpassed by seven the total between Atlanta and Washington when the Hawks beat the Wizards 138-124 March 12.
Stephen Jackson led the Hawks with 28 points.
Spurs 101, Cavaliers 93
In San Antonio, Manu Ginobili scored 21 points in the Spurs' 101-93 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, which 1 1/2 games behind Boston in the race for the final playoff spot in Eastern Conference.
Tim Duncan added 18 points for the Spurs, 1 1/2 games behind leader Minnesota in the Midwest Division.
Rookie LeBron James and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 18 points each for the Cavaliers.
Timberwolves 94, Rockets 88
In Houston, Kevin Garnett scored six of his 27 points in the last two minutes, and Sam Cassell added 24 points for the Minnesota Timber-wolves, which defeated the Houston Rockets 94-88.
Minnesota had lost four straight games in Houston since a 90-88 victory on Nov. 3, 2001.
Maurice Taylor, Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley had 17 points apiece for Houston.
Suns 101, Wizards 95
In Phoenix, Arizona, Shawn Marion had 21 points and 12 rebounds, and came up big on defense late in the game to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 101-95 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Joe Johnson added 18 points and Amare Stoudemire 15 in the Suns' fourth win in six games. Marion blocked four shots.
Washington's Larry Hughes scored 32 points and Gilbert Arenas added 30, but made only one of three free throws with 31 seconds remaining in the Wizards' 10th loss in 12 games.
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