INDIANAPOLIS – Ron Artest capped an eventful and contentious day by coming off the bench to score 18 points Monday night in the Indiana Pacers’ 94-86 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

Artest was taken out of the starting lineup after he overslept and missed the morning shootaround.

Artest met with coach Rick Carlisle, CEO Donnie Walsh and president Larry Bird Monday afternoon to address the situation, then said he would not play because of a sore lower back.

But he changed his mind shortly before gametime and entered with just under five minutes left in the first quarter, energizing a flat Pacers team.

Artest shot 7-of-10 from the field with five rebounds and four assists and Jermaine O’Neal had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Indiana handed the Grizzlies their sixth straight loss.

Pistons 108, Hornets 99

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Chauncey Billups scored 31 points and Ben Wallace added 16 points and 18 rebounds Monday night to lead the Detroit Pistons to a 108-99 victory over the New Orleans Hornets.

The Hornets overcame a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter but couldn’t take the lead. The game was tied at 87 with 7:56 to play before Detroit went on an 8-3 run to take control.

Knicks 114, Magic 86

ORLANDO – Frank Williams made four of New York’s 15 3-pointers Monday night in a 114-86 rout of the Orlando Magic, the Knicks’ third straight road win.

Keith Van Horn had 19 points and 10 rebounds to help the Knicks to their first three-game road winning streak since 1996. Allan Houston and Williams each contributed 18 points as New York shot 55 percent from the field.

Trail Blazers 91, Nets 87

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Portland Trail Blazers became the last NBA team to win on the road this season, using their defense and rebounding in the fourth quarter to defeat the New Jersey Nets 91-87 Monday night.

Rasheed Wallace scored 16 points, and Zach Randolph had 14 points and 13 rebounds while holding his own in a tough-guy battle with Kenyon Martin to give the Trail Blazers their first road win in 11 games.

Heat 90, Bulls 83

CHICAGO – Brian Grant scored 12 of his 18 points in the pivotal third quarter, and the Miami Heat overcame a 17-point deficit to defeat the Chicago Bulls 90-83.

Lamar Odom had 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Heat, who have won eight of their last 12 games. Grant also had 12 rebounds, and Eddie Jones had 12 points.

Sonics 87, Rockets 86

HOUSTON – Vladimir Radmanovic sank a pair of key 3-point shots and Ray Allen hit a pressure free throw with four seconds left to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to an 87-86 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night.

Allen led Seattle with 28 points, followed by Rashard Lewis with 13 and Radmanovic and Brent Barry with 12 each.

Jazz 106, 76ers 97

SALT LAKE CITY – Matt Harpring scored 19 points against his former team and Raul Lopez had 13 points and 10 assists off the bench to lead the Utah Jazz past the Philadelphia 76ers 106-97 Monday night.

Carlos Arroyo had 19 points and seven assists and Andrei Kirilenko had 15 points, seven rebounds and four blocks for the Jazz, who swept the season series against Philadelphia for the second time in three years.

Utah also won for the first time when scoring 100 or more points. The Jazz had been 0-3 when topping 100.

The Sixers, playing their eighth straight game without Allen Iverson (sore knee), lost their third straight and for the fifth time in six games. Glenn Robinson scored 25 and Eric Snow had 22 points and 10 assists for Philadelphia.