Andre Iguodala scored 25 points, and the Philadelphia 76ers won their seventh straight on Saturday night with a 100-96 victory over the Indiana Pacers, who have lost eight in a row.
Danny Granger and Troy Murphy each scored 18 points, while Mike Dunleavy and Ike Diogu added 17 apiece for the undermanned Pacers, who have their longest losing streak since the 1988-1989 season.
Point guard Jamaal Tinsley was suspended for the game for conduct detrimental to the team. Jermaine O'Neal, Indiana's leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker, sat out with a sprained left knee and Marquis Daniels, a key reserve, sat out with a sore left knee.
Spurs 93, Nets 77
At San Antonio, Tony Parker scored 19 points to lead a balanced effort, and San Antonio beat slumping New Jersey for its 12th straight victory.
Tim Duncan added 17 points and 13 rebounds, while Manu Ginobili had 12 points.
Vince Carter had 17 for the Nets, who have lost five straight. Mikki Moore added 14 points and Josh Boone scored 11, but Jason Kidd had only seven before he was ejected in the third quarter after picking up a pair of technical fouls.
Nets coach Lawrence Frank was also ejected.
Knicks 90, Wizards 89
At Washington, Steve Francis swished a 3-pointer at the buzzer to complete a late comeback and lift New York over Washington, moving the Knicks into a tie for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
Francis, who finished with 26 points and seven rebounds, dribbled behind his back to get space away from defender Antonio Daniels and released the ball with about a second on the clock.
Cavaliers 94, Bucks 92
At Milwaukee, LeBron James had 32 points and nine assists, the last one to Anderson Varejao for the winning layup, and Cleveland rallied to beat Milwaukee.
Michael Redd scored 29 points, but failed to force overtime when his short jumper missed. The Bucks lost their 12th straight game against Central Division teams since beating the Detroit Pistons in the season opener for both teams on Nov. 1.
The Cavaliers (37-25) won their fourth straight, pulling within two games of Detroit for first place in the Central Division and Eastern Conference. It was James' sixth consecutive game with 32 or more points.
In other games on Saturday it was: Jazz 96, Hornets 86; Hawks 99, Timberwolves 93; Grizzlies 115, Bobcats 107.
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