Shaquille O'Neal made his first eight shots and finished with 28 points and 10 rebounds in only 24 minutes, and the Miami Heat beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-92 on Tuesday night in Pat Riley's first home game since replacing Stan Van Gundy as coach.
Gary Payton added 15 points, Dwyane Wade shook off an early injury to score 14 and Antoine Walker had 13 for Miami, which is 4-1 under Riley.
O'Neal had six dunks and two layups in the opening half. Miami held Atlanta to a season-low nine points in the first quarter and built a 56-35 halftime lead on the way to beating the Hawks for the ninth straight time.
Marvin Williams had 17 of his career-high 26 points in the fourth quarter for Atlanta, which trailed by 38 points midway through the third quarter before trimming the deficit against Miami's reserves.
Joe Johnson added 13 points and Al Harrington had 12 for the Hawks, who fell to 2-12 on the road.
Cavaliers 110, Jazz 85
In Cleveland, LeBron James scored 25 points and took an early seat on the bench after Cleveland used a flurry of 3-pointers in the third quarter to rout Utah.
Damon Jones made four 3s in a stretch of 3:17 in the third as the Cavs won their third straight and improved to 10-3 at home. James added six rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks in 29 minutes before spending the entire fourth quarter resting after the Cavs outscored the Jazz 33-15 in the third.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who was questionable until game time after sustaining a mild concussion on Saturday in a win over Miami, added 18 points along with seven rebounds.
Gordan Giricek scored 16 to pace the Jazz, who were without forward Andrei Kirilenko (back spasms) and couldn't do anything on defense to stop the Cavs while missing all eight of their 3-pointers.
Bucks 109, Spurs 107, OT
In Milwaukee, rookie Andrew Bogut made a fadeaway jumper as time expired to give Milwaukee an overtime victory over San Antonio.
The No. 1 pick in the 2005 NBA draft also scored the tying basket with 14 seconds left in overtime and finished with 19 points.
Maurice Williams scored 28 points and Michael Redd added 20 for the Bucks, who had lost six of their last seven games against the Spurs.
Tim Duncan had a season-high 34 points before fouling out with 22 seconds left in OT. Tony Parker added 22 and Nazr Mohammed 11 in the defending champion Spurs' second straight loss.
Suns 111, SuperSonics 83
In Phoenix, Shawn Marion scored 29 points to lead five Phoenix players in double figures and the Suns rolled past Seattle.
Reserve Eddie House added 20 points on 9-for-13 shooting. The Suns, who had lost four of five, moved into a tie with the Los Angeles Clippers for first in the Pacific Division.
Ray Allen, who scored 26 for Seattle, sank four 3-pointers to pass Glen Rice into third on the NBA career list with 1,662. Reggie Evans added a career-high 21 points, 17 in the first half, and grabbed 18 rebounds for Seattle. Rashard Lewis had 16 points.
Pistons 93, Trail Blazers 89
In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Richard Hamilton scored 23 points and Tayshaun Prince added 21 to lead Detroit over Portland for its fifth straight win.
The Pistons improved to an NBA-best 20-3, the best 23-game record in franchise history. Chauncey Billups had 19 points and 10 assists, Ben Wallace had 13 points and 14 rebounds and Rasheed Wallace scored 11 points.
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