With Michael Jordan watching intently from the owner's box, Darrell Walker made the most of his home debut as Washington coach.
Juwan Howard had 14 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists and held his own against Kevin Garnett as the Wizards gave Walker his first win, 103-93 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night.
HEAT 105, CELTICS 103: Alonzo Mourning made a hook shot from the lane with 15.7 seconds left to give Miami the victory at Boston.
KINGS 113, PISTONS 110: Chris Webber scored a season-high 39 points in his homecoming as Sacramento won at Detroit.
HAWKS 97, NETS 89: Isaiah Rider scored 21 of his 25 points in the second half to help Atlanta rally from a 14-point deficit and hand New Jersey its fifth straight loss.
SUNS 114, CLIPPERS 68: Clifford Robinson scored 21 points as host Phoenix beat the Los Angeles Clippers in the Suns' most lopsided win in nearly 11 years.
NUGGETS 135, BUCKS 112: At Denver, Nick Van Exel scored 28 points on 10-of-17 shooting, as the Nuggets started strong and never cooled off against Milwaukee.
BULLS 88, SUPERSONICS 81: Toni Kukoc scored 31 points, and Ron Artest added 24 points as Chicago won at Seattle.
WARRIORS 101, GRIZZLIES 95: Mookie Blaylock scored 25 points, including nine in the fourth quarter, as host Golden State rallied to beat Vancouver.