Tony Parker had 32 points and a season-high 13 assists, Michael Finley scored six of his 23 points in overtime, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Toronto Raptors 125-118 on Wednesday for their seventh straight win.
Tim Duncan missed his first game of the season because of flu-like symptoms, but Parker played one of best games of his career -- coming within one assist and six points of tying career highs.
Sean Marks had a career-high 16 points for the Spurs, who have won seven straight on the road. A win over New Jersey on Friday night would match the longest road winning streak in franchise history.
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Chris Bosh had 30 points and 14 rebounds for the Raptors.
Mike James had 36 points, but he missed two free throws and had two of his shots blocked in the final 2 minutes of overtime.
Pistons 97, Clippers 87
At Auburn Hills, Michigan, Tayshaun Prince scored 11 of his 22 points in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, helping Detroit pull away from the Los Angeles Clippers.
The win ended Detroit's first two-game losing streak of the season and was its seventh straight win over the Clippers.
Los Angeles, which was missing Sam Cassell (back spasms), had its four-game winning streak snapped.
Rasheed Wallace had 19 points for Detroit while Chauncey Billups added 18 points.
Elton Brand led the Clippers with 30 points, and Cuttino Mobley added 27. Shaun Livingston, starting in place of Cassell, had a career-best 12 assists.
Pacers 101, Trail Blazers 69
At Indianapolis, Stephen Jackson scored 25 points, and Indiana limited Portland to 26.7 percent shooting in the best defensive effort in Pacers history.
Peja Stojakovic added 23 points for the Pacers, who won their third straight. It was the second time in three games the Pacers set a season high for margin of victory.
David Harrison had 12 points and 10 rebounds, and Scot Pollard added 16 rebounds for the Pacers.
Zach Randolph had 25 points and nine rebounds for the Blazers, but he shot 6-for-19 from the floor.
Indiana outrebounded Portland 61-38 to win its fifth in a row in the series.
Lakers 89, Rockets 78
At Houston, Kobe Bryant scored 32 points and dished out a season-high nine assists to help the Los Angeles Lakers beat Houston and snap a four-game losing streak.
Brian Cook added 27 points and 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who play their next eight games at the Staples Center. Cook scored a season-high 28 in the Lakers' 102-87 loss at Dallas on Tuesday night.
Rafer Alston scored 16 and Yao Ming added 14 points and 13 rebounds for the Rockets, who had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Bryant was 13-for-29 from the floor and outplayed fellow All-Star Tracy McGrady, who had 11 points on 5-for-18 shooting.
Suns 108, Grizzlies 102
At Phoenix, Shawn Marion scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, Leandro Barbosa had a season-high 24 points, and Phoenix held on to hand Memphis its fourth straight loss.
Boris Diaw added 18 points for the Suns, James Jones had 16 and All-Star Steve Nash contributed 14 points and 10 assists.
Bobby Jackson led the Grizzlies with 17 points. Eddie Jones scored 16, Pau Gasol had 15, Antonio Burks scored 12.
Wizards 129, Warriors 124
At Washington, Gilbert Arenas scored 45 points and Caron Butler added a season-high 34 points and 15 rebounds to lead Washington past Golden State.
Arenas, who had his sixth 40-point game of the season, eclipsed the 30-point barrier for the 22nd time in a game that featured 11 lead changes and 13 ties. Both teams' largest lead was 13 points.
Jason Richardson led Golden State with 31 points.
Cavaliers 97, Timberwolves 91
At Minneapolis, LeBron James scored 12 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to lift Cleveland over Minnesota.
Garnett finished with 21 points, 18 rebounds and six assists.
Nets 96, Knicks 83
At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Vince Carter scored 22 points to lead a balanced attack as New Jersey beat New York for its 12th straight home win.
Richard Jefferson scored 18, Nenad Krstic had 14 and reserve Clifford Robinson had 12.
Jalen Rose led New York (14-34) with 22 points. Channing Frye added 17 off the bench.
Bucks 94, Magic 89, 2OT
At Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Michael Redd scored 27 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer in the second overtime, to lead Milwaukee over Orlando.
Dan Gadzuric added 17 points and Bobby Simmons 15.
Hedo Turkoglu led the Magic with 27 points. DeShawn Stevenson added 14 before fouling out in the second overtime.
Bobcats 100, 76ers 92
At Charlotte, North Carolina, Melvin Ely scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half to help Charlotte rally past Philadelphia and extend its winning streak to a franchise-best three games.
The Bobcats rallied from 13 points down by using stifling second-half defense.
The win was costly, though, for Charlotte.
Rookie guard Raymond Felton, the only Bobcats player to appear in every game this season, had to be carried off the court in the fourth quarter after spraining his right ankle and big toe when Michael Bradley fell on him.
Hornets 109, SuperSonics 102
At Oklahoma City, Rasual Butler made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining, and short-handed New Orleans beat Seattle.
The Hornets lost both their point guards to injury during the game. Star rookie Chris Paul bruised his ribs and backup Speedy Claxton sustained a mild concussion, leaving Kirk Snyder to run the offense.
Snyder, a second-year player, responded with 16 points and 12 assists. Both were career highs, as were his 45 minutes played.
David West had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and P.J. Brown had 21 points and nine rebounds for the Hornets.
Rashard Lewis scored 34 points for the SuperSonics, who went winless during their four-game road trip. Ray Allen scored 18 on 6-of-21 shooting.
Bulls 110, Nuggets 107
At Denver, Ben Gordon scored 30 points and Chicago held off a late Denver surge to snap a four-game losing streak.
Darius Songaila came off the bench to add 21 points for the Bulls, who handed the Nuggets their sixth loss in seven games.
Carmelo Anthony led the Nuggets with 31 points.
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