INDIANAPOLIS – Ron Artest had 20 points, seven rebounds, four steals and four blocks for Indiana, and the Pacers held Philadelphia star Allen Iverson in check on their way to beating the 76ers 90-77 Friday night.

Jermaine O’Neal added 21 points, six rebounds and six blocks for the Pacers, who improved to 14-2 on the year, setting up a showdown in Los Angeles against the Lakers on Sunday.

Iverson had a season-low 12 points on 4-of-19 shooting. Iverson came into the game averaging a league-leading 28.1 points a game.

Pistons 92, Cavaliers 88

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Richard Hamilton scored a career-high 44 points, and Cleveland’s LeBron James was held to a season-low six points in the Detroit Pistons’ 92-88 win over Cleveland, the Cavaliers’ 31st straight road loss.

James, the No. 1 pick in the draft, was held to 2-of-8 shooting. He did have seven assists, but he trouble guarding Hamilton in the first quarter when the shooting guard scored 14.

Hawks 95, Heat 83

ATLANTA – Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 34 points, setting a season high for the second straight game, and the Atlanta Hawks held off the Miami Heat 95-83.

Abdur-Rahim had 30 two nights earlier in a loss to the Toronto Raptors, and he beat that total by making two free throws with 1:32 left.

Jason Terry added 21 for the Hawks, and Stephen Jackson had 15.

Timberwolves 102, Grizzlies 98

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Sam Cassell scored 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 102-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 18 rebounds for the Timberwolves, and Latrell Sprewell had 24 points.

Raptors 87, Magic 86

ORLANDO, Fla. – Vince Carter had 20 points and the Toronto Raptors held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by Orlando to hand the Magic their 15th consecutive loss, 87-86.

Toronto appeared to be in control when it was up 79-66 in the fourth quarter, but the Magic went on a 16-2 run and took an 82-81 lead on a pair of free throws by Tracy McGrady with 59 seconds remaining.

Following a field goal by Toronto’s Alvin Williams, McGrady banked in a 17-footer to give Orlando an 84-83 lead with 27.3 seconds left. But Carter then put the Raptors ahead for good with a fallaway jumper with 12.5 seconds remaining.

Warriors 92, Suns 83

PHOENIX – Jason Richardson scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Golden State Warriors to their first road victory of the season, 92-83 over the Phoenix Suns.

The Warriors, who improved to 7-7 with their third straight victory, had been winless in four previous games away from home. The loss ended Phoenix’s four-game home winning streak.

Jazz 98, SuperSonics 81

SALT LAKE CITY – Raja Bell scored a career-high 25 points and Matt Harpring added 24 to lead the Utah Jazz to a 98-81 victory over the slumping Seattle SuperSonics.

The Jazz led by as many as 21 points and handled the Sonics without much trouble despite the benching of starting center Greg Ostertag.

Nuggets 113,

Mavericks 103

DENVER – Carmelo Anthony had 26 points, and Voshon Lenard made three key 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Denver Nuggets hold off the Dallas Mavericks 113-103.

Denver shot 52 percent for its sixth win in eight games and is off to its best start since 1994-95, its last playoff season. The Nuggets have won five straight at home.

and are 7-1 there for their best start since opening the 1989-90 season 9-0.