Rasheed Wallace hit a turnaround jumper with 1.3 seconds left, then stole an inbounds pass on Orlando's final possession to help the Portland Trail Blazers to an 81-79 victory over the Magic in Orlando.

Wallace had 13 points and 11 rebounds as the Blazers won at Orlando Arena for the first time since January 1992 and improved the NBA's best record to 8-1.Chris Gatling led the Magic with 21 points.

CELTICS 114, CAVALIERS 103: Paul Pierce had 30 points and 11 rebounds as the Celtics rallied to beat Cleveland in Boston.

Adrian Griffin had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics.

Shawn Kemp scored 27 points for Cleveland.

HEAT 98, 76ERS 93: Alonzo Mourning had 27 points and 14 rebounds as Miami improved to 7-2, the best nine-game start in franchise history, with a victory at Philadelphia.

Allen Iverson failed to score 30 points for the first time in six games for the 76ers, finishing with 24 on 8-for-27 shooting.

The 76ers shot 39 percent and had their three-game winning streak snapped.

PISTONS 109, NETS 107: Grant Hill scored 32 points, and Christian Laettner had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Detroit won a matchup of struggling teams.

The Pistons improved to 3-6, while the visiting Nets lost their fourth straight to fall to 1-7. Stephon Marbury led the Nets with 35 points, and Keith Van Horn had 30.

HORNETS 104, MAVERICKS 99: Eddie Jones had 24 points, nine assists, six rebounds and four steals to lead Charlotte past Dallas.

The Hornets, winless in four games on the road, improved to 5-0 at home.

Robert Pack had 27 points and 14 assists for the Mavericks, who dropped to 1-4 on the road.

CLIPPERS 89, TIMBERWOLVES 85: Lamar Odom scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter as Los Angeles won at Minnesota.

Odom, who played all 48 minutes, sealed the win with a running hook shot with 16 seconds left.

The basket capped a game-ending 23-8 run by the Clippers, who snapped a four-game losing streak.

Kevin Garnett scored 23 points and tied a franchise record with 20 rebounds for the Timberwolves.

SUNS 105, BULLS 81: Penny Hardaway and Tom Gugliotta each scored 18 points as Phoenix snapped a three-game losing streak.

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Rodney Rogers scored 16 points for the Suns, who beat the Bulls in Phoenix for the second time in six years.

Elton Brand scored 19 for the Bulls, who are 0-4 on the road and 1-7 overall.

SUPERSONICS 111, WARRIORS 108: Vin Baker scored 23 points and Gary Payton added 21 as the SuperSonics edged Golden State in Seattle.

The Sonics committed two shot-clock violations in the final 90 seconds and nearly squandered a 12-point lead down the stretch. Antawn Jamison led the Warriors with 27 points.

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