Trail Blazers 81, 76ers 79

Playing without Allen Iverson once again, host Philadelphia lost its eighth straight game.

Zach Randolph had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Juan Dixon added 17 points for Portland.

Nearly all traces of the inactive Iverson were gone from the Wachovia Center, and the usually faithful fans were also absent. Iverson's nameplate was removed, his locker was cleaned out, and the pregame video featured none of his dazzling highlights.

Spurs 103, Clippers 81

Tony Parker scored 21 points, Manu Ginobili added 18 and visiting San Antonio led from wire-to-wire. Reserve Brent Barry scored a game-high 24 points for the Spurs.

Elton Brand led the lethargic Clippers with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Paul Davis had 15 points and Shaun Livingston had 11 points and eight assists.

Heat 99, Raptors 77

Dwyane Wade tied his season high with 37 points, including individual runs of 11 and 10 points, for host Miami.

Anthony Parker scored 18 points for the Raptors, who played their second straight game with leading scorer Chris Bosh sitting out due to a bruised bone in his left knee.

Hornets 95, Cavaliers 89

At Oklahoma City, Chris Paul had 30 points and 11 assists to lead the Hornets.

New Orleans had lost seven of its last eight games, but shot 54.7 percent from the field against the Cavaliers, who didn't score for 4 1/2 minutes in the fourth quarter.

Cleveland's LeBron James finished with 15 points, well below his season average of 27.3 points coming into the game.

Bulls 106, Pacers 91

Ben Gordon scored 23 points off the bench and Luol Deng added 22 to lift host Chicago.

Indiana starters Jermaine O'Neal, Al Harrington and Stephen Jackson all missed the game. Harrington and reserve Marquis Daniels were held out because of a stomach ailment. O'Neal also was sick, but wouldn't have played anyway because of a hamstring injury. Jamaal Tinsley scored 21 points despite being ill.

Jackson was suspended because of his heated exchange with coach Rick Carlisle, who kicked him off the bench in a lopsided loss to Cleveland during the weekend.

Celtics 97, Knicks 90

At New York, Paul Pierce scored 30 points, and Boston held on after nearly blowing a 30-point lead.

Boston led 68-38 early in the third quarter, but the Celtics went cold in the fourth quarter, allowing the Knicks to close within three points with 1:28 to play.

New York's Eddy Curry scored 30 points, his 10th straight game with 20 or more.

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