By The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS- Ron Artest bounced back from his first ejection of the season with 16 points, nine assists and seven rebounds Tuesday night to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 93-79 win over the Washington Wizards.

The Pacers, coming off a rugged five-game West Coast road trip, held a 22-point lead early in the fourth quarter before the Wizards used a 14-2 run to pull to 83-73.

76ers 78, Pistons 76

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -Aaron McKie did a great job filling in for Allen Iverson, scoring a season-high 21 points and blocking a shot as time expired in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 78-76 win over the Detroit Pistons.

Hawks 112, Nuggets 98

ATLANTA – Jacque Vaughn scored a career-high 23 points and the Atlanta Hawks took command after halftime, cruising to a 112-98 victory over the Denver Nuggets .

Nets 101, Sonics 88

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Richard Jefferson scored a season-high 31 points, Kenyon Martin had 25 and the reawakened New Jersey Nets shot a season-best 55.1 percent in beating the Seattle SuperSonics 101-88.

Warriors 98, Timberwolves 95

MINNEAPOLIS – Jason Richardson made a wide-open 3-pointer with two-tenths of a second left, giving the Golden State Warriors a 98-95 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Richardson had 30 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Golden State (10-9).

which moved above .500 this late in the season for the first time since 1993-94.