at Detroit 136, Denver 120: Richard Hamilton...

at Detroit 136, Denver 120: Richard Hamilton scored 24 points, Rasheed Wallace had 21, and the Pistons scored a season-high 73 points in the first half en route to the victory. The Pistons shot 63% on their way to a 34-point first quarter, then went five for seven on three-point attempts in a 39-point second quarter.

Phoenix 111, at Portland 98: Amare Stoudemire scored 25 points, Shaquille O’Neal had 16 points and 14 rebounds and the Suns have won five in a row for the first time since early December. Phoenix pulled away with a 21-7 run beginning late in the third quarter.

at Sacramento 122, Golden State 105: Kevin Martin scored 34 points, Ron Artest had 26 and the Kings led by as many as 23 points in stopping the Warriors, who remained 1 1/2 games ahead of Denver for the final Western Conference playoff spot.

at Chicago 112, New Jersey 96: Luol Deng scored 20 points and the Bulls were never threatened after leading by 24 at halftime. The Nets played the second half without point guard Devin Harris, who sprained his right ankle and left in the second quarter.

Miami 112, at Milwaukee 106: The Heat ended an eight-game losing streak by rallying from a 14-point second-half deficit. Jason Williams led the way with 21 points and 10 assists and Chris Quinn made three three-pointers in the fourth quarter.

Boston 94, at Houston 74: The Celtics not only ended the NBA’s second-longest winning streak at 22 but also won their seventh in a row on the road and improved to 7-0 against teams from the Southwest Division. Houston also had a 15-game home winning streak ended.

Lakers 102, at Dallas 100: The Lakers barely held on after leading by 25 points midway through the third quarter in dropping the Mavericks to 0-6 against teams with winning records since acquiring Jason Kidd.

*--* Golden State at CLIPPERS, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Toronto, 4 p.m. Washington at Orlando, 4 p.m. Charlotte at Indiana, 4 p.m. Denver at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Atlanta at New Jersey, 4:30 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Memphis at Minnesota, 5 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Phoenix at Seattle, 7 p.m. *--*

*--* LAKERS at Utah, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Chicago, 5 p.m. Boston at Dallas, 5 p.m. *--*