David Wesley, subbing for the injured Dana Barros, tied a Boston record with seven 3-pointers and scored a career-high 37 points Wednesday night in a 129-124 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
It was only the second win for the Celtics against Charlotte in their last 10 meetings. The Hornets have lost five straight overall.Wesley, a third-year player from Baylor, was thrust into the starting lineup after Barros sprained his left ankle. Wesley responded by making 10 of 14 shots, including 7 of 10 from 3-point distance. He tied a club record held by Larry Bird and Dee Brown.
Bullets 98, Pistons 97
At Auburn Hills, Mich., Calbert Cheaney made a dunk with 5.8 seconds to play as Washington overcame a four-point deficit in the final 10 seconds,
The Bullets, who won for just the second time in their last 18 games at Detroit, trailed 97-93 before Mitchell Butler made an off-balance 3-pointer with 10 seconds to go. After a timeout, Juwan Howard blocked Otis Thorpe's inbounds pass and fed Cheaney.
Heat 103, Warriors 93
At Miami, Alonzo Mourning's 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocked shots helped Miami rally from a 13-point deficit.
Billy Owens added 24 points and 15 rebounds for the Heat, who won their third straight and improved to 6-2 under new coach Pat Riley. Last year they started 1-7.
Rockets 115, 76ers 106
At Philadelphia, Hakeem Olajuwon scored 28 points and Robert Horry added 26 as Houston withstood a late Philadelphia surge and won its sixth straight.
Rookie Jerry Stackhouse had 22 points and 10 assists for the 76ers, who lost its fifth straight.
Knicks 94, Cavaliers 84
At Cleveland, Patrick Ewing scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter as New York won its fourth straight.
The Knicks, who improved to 6-1 on the road, are unbeaten in five games in Cleveland, including playoffs, since the Cavaliers moved to Gund Arena last season.
Magic 95, Grizzlies 93
At Orlando, Fla., Anfernee Hardaway's running bank shot at the buzzer capped a 37-point performance, sending the Grizzlies to their ninth straight loss.
The Magic trailed most of the second half before Hardaway made a 3-pointer to tie it 87-87 with 4:29 to go. Greg Anthony made an off-balance jumper to give Vancouver its last lead, 91-90, and Orlando's All-Star point guard took over from there.
Chicago 103, San Antonio 94
At San Antonio, Michael Jordan propelled a decisive third-quarter rally, scoring 38 points.
The Bulls, ahead 54-50 entering the second half, made their big move midway through the third quarter. Jordan keyed a 20-11 run and scored 12 points in the period as Chicago headed to an 85-71 lead to end the period.
Bucks 96, Raptors 86
At Milwaukee, Glenn Robinson scored 23 points and Milwaukee made a season-high nine 3-pointers as it stopped Toronto's three-game winning streak.
SuperSonics 106, Timberwolves 97
At Minneapolis, Shawn Kemp scored 11 points in the fourth quarter as Seattle beat Minnesota for the 18th consecutive time.
The Supersonics won despite losing Gary Payton at the end of the third quarter with what the club said was a broken bone in an ankle. He was taken to a hospital for X-rays, and the extent of the injury was unclear.
Suns 117, Hawks 112
At Phoenix, Michael Finley of Phoenix forced a turnover with aggressive defense, then made two free throws with 27 seconds left.
Clippers 125, Nets 92
At Los Angeles, Brian Williams had 23 points and 12 rebounds, and Loy Vaught ignited an 11-point run at the start of the fourth quarter.
Los Angeles won for the sixth time in eight games and seventh overall. The Clippers didn't get their seventh win last season until their 41st game. They are 29 games ahead of that pace.