Karl Malone had 19 points and Calbert Cheaney and Mark Jackson each had 10 for Utah, which has lost three in a row.

Keith Van Horn had 10 points and 12 rebounds and Eric Snow added 12 points and 11 assists for the Sixers, who avenged a 29-point loss to Utah on Dec. 28 and improved to 8-0 since the All-Star break.

Both teams traded leads for the first 18 minutes before the Sixers broke it open with a 14-1 run that closed the second quarter.

BLAZERS 109, CLIPPERS 103

At Portland, Scottie Pippen had 24 points, eight rebounds and eight assists as the Portland Trail Blazers fought off the Los Angeles Clippers for their third straight win.

Zach Randolph added 21 points and 12 rebounds in place of Rasheed Wallace, who didn't play because of a sore left Achilles' tendon.

The Blazers have won five straight against the Clippers. Los Angeles, playing for a second game without injured star forward Elton Brand, has lost four straight.

PACERS 107, BUCKS 98

At Indianapolis, Brad Miller scored a season-high 29 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and Reggie Miller had 20 points as the Indiana Pacers snapped a six-game losing streak.

Ron Artest returned for the Pacers after a serving a one-game suspension for disciplinary reasons. Artest, who did not start for the first time this year, scored 17 points and helped Indiana end its longest losing skid since 1993.

The Bucks, who trailed by as many as 21, opened the fourth with a 13-2 run and pulled within nine. They couldn't sustain the rally though and fell behind Washington for the final playoff spot in the East.

Sam Cassell scored 23, Desmond Mason had 21 and Gary Payton 19 for the Bucks, who lost their third straight.

T-WOLVES 118, CAVALIERS 95

At Minneapolis, Wally Szczerbiak scored 25 points and Kevin Garnett added 20 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists as the Minnesota Timberwolves won their sixth straight.

Minnesota shot a season-high 57 percent and tied a franchise low with four turnovers as it extended its home winning streak to 16 games and finished February an NBA-best 12-1.

Troy Hudson added 18 points and a career-high 15 assists for the Wolves. All five Minnesota starters finished in double figures for the second consecutive game.

Dajuan Wagner and Darius Miles scored 16 points each to lead the Cavaliers, who fell to 3-27 on the road.

CELTICS 90, RAPTORS 85

At Boston, Antoine Walker scored 22 points and rookie J.R. Bremer added 20 as the Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors despite playing without Paul Pierce for the first time in more than three years.

Walker sealed the game when he hit a 17-foot fadeaway from the left side with 18.8 seconds left.

The Celtics won their second straight game while Toronto has lost three of four after a four-game winning streak. The Raptors fell to 6-21 on the road.

Vince Carter led the Raptors with 18 points while Antonio Davis added 13 points and 14 rebounds.

Pierce, who had played in 257 consecutive games, the third-longest streak among active players, sat out because of a lower back he strained while slipping on ice last Saturday. The last game Pierce missed was on Jan. 26, 2000 at Orlando because of a hamstring pull.

GRIZZLIES 126, HEAT 116, OT

At Memphis, Tenn., Wesley Person scored 19 points and grabbed 14 rebounds Friday night as the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Miami Heat in overtime, despite squandering a 16-point fourth-quarter lead.

HAWKS 110, BULLS 88

At Chicago, Jason Terry had 23 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds for his first career triple-double as the Atlanta Hawks stopped a three-game losing streak with a rare road victory.

Atlanta is 6-24 away from home this season.

KNICKS 118, MAGIC 110, 2OT

At New York, Latrell Sprewell had his second career triple-double and scored New York's first 16 points of the two overtimes as the Knicks ended the Orlando Magic's four-game winning streak.

HORNETS 94, NUGGETS 88

At Denver, Jamal Mashburn had 24 points and nine rebounds, and David Wesley scored 18 points as the New Orleans Hornets sent the Denver Nuggets to their 11th straight loss.