Chris Webber had his best performance in four games with Philadelphia, scoring 24 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in the 76ers' 98-89 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 31 points, and Samuel Dalembert added 15. The 76ers are 2-2 in four games with Webber in the lineup following the trade that sent him from Sacramento to Philadelphia.
"I think every little bit helps your confidence," Webber said. "One day you're averaging a number that many people don't do in three categories and the next day you're worthless. And that's from myself, I don't even care what everyone else is saying."
LeBron James led Cleveland with 34 points, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 22 points and 11 rebounds. The Cavaliers have lost five straight.
"We lost nine games in a row last year and got out of it," James said. "We're not hanging our heads low. I've been through this before and it's only my second season."
Celtics 104, Bobcats 84
In Boston, Antoine Walker and Ricky Davis each scored 18 points, and Gary Payton added 10 in his return to Boston's lineup as the Celtcis downed Charlotte.
Boston is 4-0 since Walker returned to the team last week in a trade with Atlanta.
Payton, who re-signed Friday after being waived by Atlanta on Tuesday, played 21 minutes. He was traded to the Hawks -- along with Tom Gugliotta, Michael Stewart and a future first-round pick -- last week in the deal that brought Walker back to Boston.
Emeka Okafor had 12 points and 10 rebounds for Charlotte.
Magic 111, Knicks 89
In Orlando, Florida, Grant Hill scored 29 points and rookie Dwight Howard, added 20 points and 15 rebounds to help Orlando snap New York's three-game winning streak.
Kelvin Cato added 14 points, Steve Francis had 13 points and nine assists, and rookie Jameer Nelson had 11 points and seven assists for the Magic.
Stephon Marbury led the Knicks with 22 points.
Warriors 103, Wizards 90
In Washington, Jason Richardson scored 16 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, and also had eight rebounds, four assists and three blocks to lead Golden State past Washington.
Troy Murphy added 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Warriors. Larry Hughes scored 27 points for the Wizards.
Heat 104, Kings 83
In Miami, Dwyane Wade scored 22 points and Miami made Alonzo Mourning's formal homecoming a good one, getting double-digit scoring from all five starters to beat Sacramento.
Shaquille O'Neal had 18 points, giving him 23,177 for his career and tying him with Adrian Dantley for 17th in NBA history. Eddie Jones had 17 points -- including a perfect 5-for-5 night from 3-point range -- in Miami's fourth straight victory.
Mourning, who rejoined the Heat this week, played the final 3:37 and finished with four points and four rebounds.
Mike Bibby had 22 points for Sacramento, 4-10 in its last 14 games.
Grizzlies 86, Raptors 75
In Memphis, Tennessee, Shane Battier scored 12 of his career-high 33 points in the fourth quarter to help Memphis rally past Toronto for coach Mike Fratello's 600th career victory.
Lorenzen Wright added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Brian Cardinal had 13 points and nine rebounds for the Grizzlies. Jalen Rose led the Raptors with 19 points.
Hornets 92, Jazz 85
In New Orleans, J.R. Smith and P.J. Brown each scored 14 points to help New Orleans snap Utah's three-game winning streak.
Jackson Vroman added a career-high 12 points and had nine rebounds. Andrei Kirilenko led Utah with 21 points.
Timberwolves 103, Bucks 97
In Minneapolis, Wally Szczerbiak scored 28 points, Kevin Garnett added 25, and Anthony Carter had a season-high 13 assists to lift Minnesota over Milwaukee.
Michael Redd had 24 points and seven rebounds for Milwaukee.
Spurs 102, Bulls 99
In San Antonio, Tim Duncan made a jump shot with 38 seconds left to break a tie, and Manu Ginobili added four late free throws to push San Antonio past Chicago.
Duncan finished with 31 points and 13 rebounds, Tony Parker had 25 points and eight assists, and Ginobili added 19 points -- 13 in the second half.
Ben Gordon and Othella Harrington had 20 points each for Chicago.
Pacers 106, Blazers 97
In Portland, Oregon, Reggie Miller and Stephen Jackson scored 24 points each, and Indiana spoiled Portland coach Kevin Pritchard's debut.
The Pacers, playing just hours after All-Star Jermaine O'Neal was placed on the injured list because of a sprained right shoulder, snapped a three-game losing streak.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Portland with 27 points. Pritchard took over the Blazers as interim coach this week when the team unexpectedly fired Maurice Cheeks.
Lakers 108, Mavericks 103
In Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 10 of his 40 points in the final 2:15, Caron Butler had 20 points and the Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas to snap a four-game losing streak.
Lamar Odom added 18 points and 11 rebounds, helping prevent the Lakers from slipping under the .500 mark for the first time since they were 3-4.
Dick Nowitzki had 23 points and 13 rebounds for Dallas.
SuperSonics 95, Pistons 87
In Seattle, Rashard Lewis scored 18 points, and Jerome James had season highs of 16 points and seven rebounds for Seattle against Detroit's bruising front line.
Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 15 points. The Pistons were coming off a loss in Phoenix on Thursday night that snapped their eight-game winning streak.
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