On a night when Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade makes only five of 23 shots, most teams will have a great chance to beat the defending NBA champions, especially while Shaquille O'Neal is out.
The Utah Jazz kept their losing streak brief by getting back to what got them off to the best start in the NBA.
The Dallas Mavericks won their 11th straight game Wednesday night, but they received a major scare in the process.
Dwight Howard dominated the middle with 24 points and 12 rebounds, leading the Orlando Magic to their fifth straight win, 94-84 over the Seattle SuperSonics on Wednesday night.
Vince Carter scored 23 points, 16 in the fourth quarter, and Jason Kidd added 19 as the New Jersey Nets snapped a six-game losing streak with a 106-103 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Quentin Richardson scored 27 points and Eddy Curry 24, 12 in the fourth quarter, to lead the New York Knicks to a 101-98 victory over Cleveland on Wednesday night, snapping the Cavaliers' six-game home winning streak.
Joe Johnson scored a season-high 36 points and Charlotte couldn't overcome the longest field-goal drought to open an NBA game this season, helping the Atlanta Hawks beat the Bobcats 99-90 on Wednesday night.
The Miami Heat's arena has become a shrine to last season, with their NBA championship celebrated on rafter banners, in hallway photos, in a larger-than-Shaq portrait by the entrance and even on the locker-room carpet.
Now that the Bulls put all that silliness behind them and made Ben Wallace take off the headband, it's time they faced up to the real problem. That would be the one between his ears.
A blown 22-point lead wasn't enough to prevent the Phoenix Suns from winning their fifth in a row.
Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson was fined US$25,000 by the National Basketball Association on Wednesday for criticising officials.
Michael Redd scored 18 of his 45 points in the fourth quarter, Mo Williams added 22, and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a streak of 10 consecutive losses to the Los Angeles Lakers with a 109-105 victory Tuesday night.
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