Luther Head followed his coach's curious order to help the Houston Rockets survive another fourth-quarter meltdown. Head made a free throw with 3 seconds left, then rebounded his intentional miss, got fouled and made two more to finally put away Houston's 86-82 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night.
Without Shaquille O'Neal, the Miami Heat aren't playing championship-caliber basketball.
The high-scoring Phoenix Suns turned to their defense on a rare night when their offense wasn't in sync. Steve Nash scored 24 points and the Suns held New Orleans to 13 points in the third quarter of a 92-83 win Wednesday night.
Andre Iguodala and the short-handed 76ers outplayed the Milwaukee Bucks for almost 47 minutes. Veterans Michael Redd and Ruben Patterson stopped that just in time.
Zach Randolph scored 25 points and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied for a 100-97 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday night.
Tim Duncan scored 19 points, and Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili each added 17 in the San Antonio Spurs' 106-86 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday.
The Detroit Pistons are slowly adapting to playing without Ben Wallace in the middle. Chauncey Billups had 24 points and 10 assists and Detroit pulled down a season-high 18 offensive rebounds in a 103-98 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night.
Carlos Boozer had 32 points and 13 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz rallied from a 21-point deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 110-101 on Wednesday night for their seventh straight victory
The Minnesota Timberwolves moved the ball around and gave Kevin Garnett all the scoring support he could ask for. Getting some shots to fall for once, the Wolves used 21 points from Ricky Davis and put together their most complete performance of the season to beat the New York Knicks 107-89 on Wednesday night.
Dwight Howard had a chance to make NBA history. He settled for another workmanlike double-double and a win for his division-leading Orlando Magic. Howard had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Jameer Nelson scored 22 points as the Magic held off a late rally to beat the Indiana Pacers 96-91 on Wednesday night.
Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors were grateful to be home after a woeful road trip. Bosh had 25 points and 14 rebounds, and the Raptors ended a six-game losing streak with a 95-87 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night.
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