The game -- relocated from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. -- was played at the University of Oklahoma's Lloyd Noble Center because of a conflict with a Bon Jovi concert rehearsal at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.
Grizzlies 81, Nets 69
At Memphis, Tennessee, Mike Miller had 18 points and 16 rebounds, and Memphis used good guard play to beat New Jersey.
Bobby Jackson scored 17 points for Memphis. Eddie Jones added 12 and Shane Battier finished with 11 as the Grizzlies won for the ninth time in 11 games overall and their sixth straight at home.
Memphis built its advantage with a 21-0 run spanning the second and third quarters. That built its lead to 24 early in the third.
New Jersey, playing without starter Richard Jefferson, lost its second straight after a 10-game winning streak. Vince Carter had 14 points for the Nets, while Jason Kidd and Marc Jackson each scored 10. Carter had scored 20 or more in 12 straight games.
76ers 125, Celtics 124, 3OT
At Philadelphia, Chris Webber had 31 points and 13 rebounds, and Allen Iverson scored 33 points to give Philadelphia a triple-overtime victory over Boston.
Ricky Davis scored 33 points and Mark Blount had 27 for the Celtics.
Samuel Dalembert had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Kyle Korver added 12 points -- including his biggest 3-pointer of the season -- as the Sixers avoided dropping two games under .500 for the first time since Dec. 9.
With the Sixers ahead 125-124 and only seconds left in the third overtime, Blount grabbed a defensive rebound and looked down the court for an open man, only to have Webber reach around and strip the ball.
Trail Blazers 113, Magic 108
At Portland, Oregon, Juan Dixon scored 25 points, reserve Sebastian Telfair added 21, and Portland won its second straight after a six-game losing streak.
Zach Randolph scored 14 of his 19 points in the first quarter for the Blazers, who won their second straight.
Hedo Turkoglu had 27 points for the Magic, who were missing the suspended players Steve Francis and Keyon Dooling. Dwight Howard had 20 points and 13 rebounds for Orlando, which has lost six of seven. Jameer Nelson added 19 points and 13 assists.
Heat 117, SuperSonics 104
At Seattle, Dwyane Wade recorded his second triple-double in two weeks with 15 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 14 assists, and Miami beat Seattle.
After dropping the first two games of their season-high, seven-game road trip, the Heat have won the last three, this time with an impressive offensive performance against the league's worst defense.
Shaquille O'Neal finished with 16 points, including four dunks, and was 6-for-7 on free throws. James Posey tied a season high with 19 points, and Jason Williams also had 19. Antoine Walker and Alonzo Mourning added 15 and 12, respectively, off the bench. Mourning had five blocks.
Rashard Lewis followed up his 45 points on Wednesday with 33 for Seattle and Luke Ridnour scored 21.
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