Peja Stojakovic had 26 points and 13 rebounds in his home debut, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 105-79 in the NBA on Wednesday to snap a six-game losing streak.
Stojakovic, acquired from Sacramento in last week's trade for Ron Artest, was 9-of-19 from the field, including 5-of-11 on 3-pointers.
The Pacers held Kobe Bryant to 26 points, 10 below his average. Bryant, the league's leading scorer, had 45 points against the Pacers in a Los Angeles win on Jan. 9, but shot 8-for-24 on Wednesday.
Fred Jones scored 16 points, Jeff Foster had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Danny Granger added 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers.
Brian Cook scored 12 points and Lamar Odom and Chris Mihm each added 10 for the Lakers.
Indiana guard Stephen Jackson went down hard on a drive to the hoop late in the second quarter. He was taken to a nearby hospital and did not return.
Cavaliers 91, Nets 85
At Cleveland, LeBron James capped his seventh career triple-double when he rushed Jason Kidd into a miss and grabbed the rebound in the final minute as Cleveland won its seventh straight.
James scored 26 points -- 22 in the second half -- and added 11 rebounds and 10 assists as the Cavaliers held off cold-shooting New Jersey, which snapped Detroit's 11-game winning streak on Tuesday.
But James, who averaged 32.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 7.5 assists in January, began February with his third triple-double this season and helped Cleveland end a five-game skid against New Jersey.
Pistons 90, Timberwolves 74
At Auburn Hills, Michigan, Richard Hamilton scored 21 points and Tayshaun Prince added 20 as Detroit avoided its first losing streak of the season by beating Minnesota.
The Pistons (38-6) had an 11-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday in New Jersey, but rebounded to beat Minnesota for the second time in eight days. Detroit, coached by former Timberwolves boss Flip Saunders, won the games by an average of 20 points.
Ben Wallace was scoreless but had 17 rebounds for Detroit.
Suns 102, Celtics 94
At Boston, Shawn Marion scored 21 points, and Phoenix overcame Paul Pierce's 33-point second half to end its six-game road trip with a win.
Pierce finished with 40 points and led the Celtics' comeback from a 59-38 halftime deficit to 80-78 with 9:06 left in the game. But they never caught up after failing to score in the last 2:42.
The Celtics lost their third consecutive game and are 1-3 since obtaining Wally Szczerbiak from Minnesota.
Seven Suns scored in double figures, with Raja Bell scoring 18 points and Steve Nash getting 13 points with eight assists. Marion led all rebounders with 12.
Clippers 106, Magic 94
At Orlando, Florida, Elton Brand had 35 points and nine rebounds, and Sam Cassell added 26 points as Los Angeles beat Orlando.
Brand, the reigning Western Conference player of the week, hit 12 of 22 shots against a variety of Magic defenders. He and Cassell took turns turning back every Magic rally and put away the game early in the fourth quarter.
Steve Francis led Orlando with 21 points, but the Magic have now lost three straight after winning a season-high five in a row. Dwight Howard had 15 points and 15 rebounds and Hedo Turkoglu added 15 points and seven rebounds.
Raptors 117, Wizards 112
At Toronto, Chris Bosh had 33 points and 13 rebounds, Mike James made two 3-pointers in the final minute, and Toronto held off Washington.
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