Keith Van Horn, who missed New Jersey's exhibition opener with food poisoning, had 33 points and nine rebounds to lead the Nets over the New York Knicks 92-90 Friday night in East Rutherford, N.J.
Knicks center Patrick Ewing, who missed most of last season with a wrist injury, hyperextended his right knee in the second quarter and did not return to the final exhibition game for both teams. He is listed as day-to-day.Ewing was injured when he got tangled up with Lucious Harris under the Knicks basket with 6:36 left in the first half. He finished with one rebound, two points and three turnovers.
PISTONS 83, CAVALIERS 78: Shawn Kemp's weight is no longer the most discussed big number among Cavs fans.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who signed a six-year, $71 million contract extension with the Cavaliers earlier in the day, had 11 points and nine rebounds in Cleveland's 83-78 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Friday night.
Grant Hill scored 21 points, Jerry Stackhouse 15 and Lindsey Hunter had 13 points and seven assists for Detroit.
HAWKS 79, HORNETS 74: Free-agent rookie Jeff Sheppard made a pair of big plays in the fourth quarter to lead the Atlanta Hawks to a 79-74 victory over the Charlotte Hornets.
Sheppard converted a three-point play with seven minutes left that gave Atlanta its first lead since the second quarter. His 3-pointer with 2:29 left pushed the Hawks' lead to 74-70, and Atlanta sealed it from the free-throw line by making five of six the rest of the way.
WIZARDS 74, 76ERS 61: Washington forward Evric Gray was knocked unconscious and taken off the court on a stretcher late in the Wizards' 74-61 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night.
Gray was hurt in a collision with Sixers rookie Casey Shaw with 3:43 remaining in a ragged game that sent thousands of fans to the exits before the finish -- even though it was free.
CELTICS 120, RAPTORS 99: The NBA lockout forced Boston Celtics fans to wait three extra months to see Paul Pierce. The Toronto Raptors have seen enough of him for a while.
The rookie from Kansas scored 21 points Friday night as the Celtics beat the Raptors for the second time in four days, 120-99. On Tuesday night, Pierce had 14 points.