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Associated Press reports

CHARLOTTE -- Stephen Jackson scored 24 points, Gerald Wallace added 20 points and 10 rebounds, and the Charlotte Bobcats completed a 6-0 homestand with their most lopsided victory in team history, 104-65 over Miami on Wednesday night.

Shutting down a frustrated and foul-plagued Dwyane Wade, the Bobcats (21-19) improved to an NBA-best 9-1 since the start of the new year with ease. They shot a franchise-best 82 percent in the first quarter, led by 27 at halftime and by 41 in the fourth quarter in their ninth straight home win.

Wade scored 16 points, but shot 3 for 12 and committed four fouls in the first half while getting outplayed by Jackson. The Heat shot 29 percent.

The 39-point victory topped Charlotte's 35-point rout of Toronto in November for the largest margin of victory in franchise history.

Pistons 92, Celtics 86 -- Rodney Stuckey scored 27 points and had a career-high 11 rebounds, and Charlie Villanueva added 19 points for Detroit.

Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo each scored 21 points for Boston, and Rasheed Wallace had 16 in his first game at The Palace since leaving the Pistons. The Celtics have lost three straight for the second time in less than a month.

Magic 109, Pacers 98 -- Dwight Howard had 32 points and 11 rebounds, and Orlando held off Indiana to end a three-game losing streak.

Matt Barnes added 16 rebounds, 10 points and six assists to help the streaky Magic build a 29-point first half lead. Orlando had lost seven of its last nine games.

Mavs 94, Wizards 93 -- Shawn Marion blocked Caron Butler's jump shot with 1.9 seconds to play, and Dallas extended its streak of victories in one-point games to nine.

Tied for the second-longest streak in NBA history, the Mavs haven't lost a one-point game since January 2007. Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points, Jason Terry added 21, and Jason Kidd had 15 assists for the Mavs, 2-1 on their five-game trip.

Hawks 108, Kings 97 -- Jamal Crawford scored 20 points, and Atlanta bounced back from a sluggish start to hand Sacramento its fifth straight loss and 10th in 11 games.

Tyreke Evans led Sacramento with 24 points.

Hornets 113, Grizzlies 111 -- James Posey scored on a driving layup with 1.1 seconds left, and Chris Paul scored 10 of his 21 points in the last 4:20 for New Orleans.

Paul also had 13 assists, and David West had 21 points and 13 rebounds. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 26 points, and Zach Randolph had 25 points and 12 rebounds.

Thunder 94, wolves 92 -- Kevin Durant had 31 points and 10 rebounds, and Oklahoma City improved to 24-18 to eclipse its win total from all of last season.

Jeff Green added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder. Corey Brewer had 25 points, six assists and five rebounds for Minnesota.

Suns 118, Nets 94 -- Jason Richardson scored 15 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter to help Phoenix drop New Jersey to 0-17 against the West and 3-38 overall.

Blazers 98, 76ers 90 -- Former 76ers guard Andre Miller scored 24 points, and Jerryd Bayless had 14 of his 18 in the fourth quarter for Portland.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 23 points for the Trail Blazers. Portland guard Brandon Roy missed the second half because of a strained right hamstring.

Jazz 105, Spurs 98 -- Carlos Boozer had 31 points and 13 rebounds, and Utah beat San Antonio for the fourth time this season.

Andrei Kirilenko added 26 points for the Jazz, 5-1 in their last six games. Manu Ginobili scored 22 points for the Spurs, who had a 25-0 run in the first half.

Bucks 113, Raptors 107 -- Andrew Bogut had 27 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out to help Milwaukee hold off Toronto.

Chris Bosh had a career-high 44 points and added 12 rebounds for Toronto.
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