Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds, Ryan Anderson scored 27 and the host Orlando Magic hit 17 3-pointers in a 102-89 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night.
Anderson had five 3s — all in the first half — and grabbed 11 rebounds, and Howard posted his 20th double-double of the season. Orlando, which fell two shy of its season high for 3s but set a team record with 42 attempts, has won four of five and has beaten Miami in nine of their past 11 meetings in Orlando.
Dwyane Wade scored 33 points to lead the Heat, whose winning streak was snapped at three games.
Pistons 99, Nets 92 • Greg Monroe had 20 points and 12 rebounds as visiting Detroit won its season-high third straight game and snapped a seven-game road losing streak. Deron Williams scored 34 points, including 17 in the fourth quarter, and Kris Humphries had a game-high 16 rebounds for the Nets.
Spurs 100, 76ers 90 • Tony Parker scored 37 points and Gary Neal added 18 off the bench as visiting San Antonio won in a matchup of division leaders. Tim Duncan had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Southwest Division-leading Spurs. Lou Williams led the Atlantic Division-leading Sixers with 22 points.
Cavaliers 99, Clippers 92 • Ramon Sessions scored a season-high 24 points and added 13 assists as a last-minute replacement for injured rookie Kyrie Irving (concussion) and Antawn Jamison scored 27, leading host Cleveland. Blake Griffin scored 25 before fouling out with 6.6 seconds remaining for Los Angeles.
Bulls 90, Hornets 67 • Carlos Boozer scored 18 points as Chicago won its fourth straight game and sent host New Orleans to its seventh straight loss and 22nd in 24 games. Derrick Rose started only two days after leaving Chicago's previous game with back spasms. He played 22 minutes and finished with six points.
Hawks 97, Pacers 87 • Josh Smith scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Atlanta snapped a three-game home losing streak and beat Indiana for the ninth straight time at home.
Bucks 105, Raptors 99 • Carlos Delfino scored a season-high 25 points and Drew Gooden had 20 points and 14 rebounds as visiting Milwaukee snapped a three-game losing streak.
Knicks 107, Wizards 93 • Jeremy Lin had 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Tyson Chandler scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds to lead visiting New York to its third straight win.
Grizzlies 85, Timberwolves 80 • Rudy Gay had 19 points and nine rebounds, and Quincy Pondexter added a career-high 17 points as host Memphis snapped a three-game losing streak.
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Stern backs Atlanta owners • NBA Commissioner David Stern expressed confidence in the owners of the Atlanta Hawks, saying they are "way down my list of current worries." The group known as Atlanta Spirit sold its NHL team, the Thrashers, who moved to Winnipeg and are now known as the Jets. The Spirit also had an agreement over the summer to sell the Hawks to California businessman Alex Meruelo, but the deal fell through and the Hawks are now off the market.
