ORLANDO, Fla. – Steve Francis scored a season-high 32 points, and Grant Hill added 27 points and 12 rebounds to rally the Orlando Magic to a 122-113 comeback victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.

Comebacks are something Hill knows all about, having been severely hampered by an ankle injury during his first four seasons with the Magic. So trailing by 18 points against the Lakers was no big deal.

The Magic were behind 39-21 early in the second quarter but used an impressive performance from Francis and another encouraging outing from Hill to get back in the game.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers in scoring for the seventh consecutive game, finishing with a season-high 41 points on 14-of-31 shooting. He was 11-of-12 from the free throw line.

Bryant’s three-point play with a little more than five minutes to play cut Orlando’s lead to 107-103. But Hill hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired with 1:38 to play, giving the Heat a 116-106 lead.

He added another one with 28 seconds to play that sent the crowd into a frenzy and got him a well-deserved standing ovation.

Hill guarded Bryant much of the night and kept him from taking over the game, another sign that Hill’s latest comeback from a series of ankle injuries the past few years could be his last.

His offense was even better.

He scored eight points in the second quarter to lead the comeback. He hit two outside jumpers and drove to the basket at will. His best play came when he grabbed a rebound on the baseline, spun to the center of the court and hit a shot as he started falling to the ground.

Knicks 110, Clippers 96

NEW YORK – Stephon Marbury had 21 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter, getting a little extra rest before beginning a tough road trip as the New York Knicks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 110-96 Friday night.

The Knicks, who never trailed as they won their second in a row after opening the season with two losses, will play their next four games at Indiana, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas.

The trip begins Saturday night, and Marbury will have a smidgen less wear and tear to deal with after leading the Knicks to an early double-digit lead that held up through most of the final three quarters.

Jamal Crawford added 19 points, Tim Thomas had 15, Michael Sweetney 14 and Jerome Williams 12 for the Knicks, who reached 100 points with more than eight minutes remaining against the defensively disinterested Clippers.

Corey Maggette shot 10-for-17 and scored 29 points, Chris Wilcox had 21 and Elton Brand 20.

76ers 106, Pacers 104

PHILADELPHIA – Allen Iverson is getting used to these dramatic shots.

Iverson sank a 14-footer as time expired in overtime and scored 15 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 106-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.

Iverson, who sent a game into overtime in the final seconds earlier this week, took the ball the length of the court and beat the short-handed Pacers with a shot from the free throw line.

Kyle Korver made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points, Marc Jackson had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and John Salmons and Corliss Williamson each scored 15 points for the Sixers.

Korver capped Philadelphia’s furious fourth-quarter comeback with a 3 from the top of the key with 3.6 seconds left, tying it 100-all.

The win spoiled the return of Indiana’s Ron Artest, who was benched for two games for asking for time off because of his busy schedule – including recording a rap album.

Artest scored 29 points, Jermaine O’Neal had 39 points, and Stephen Jackson 17 for Indiana.

Artest’s return helped offset the absences of center Scot Pollard (sore back), forward Jonathan Bender (viral infection), guard Fred Jones (quad strain) and center John Edwards (personal reasons).

With Reggie Miller (hand), Anthony Johnson (hand) and Jeff Foster (hip) also out, the Pacers only had eight players available.

The Pacers also lost O’Neal, who gave the Pacers a 102-100 lead on the first play of OT, when he fouled out after reaching in on Iverson on the next possession. Jamaal Tinsley and David Harrison also fouled out in overtime, leaving the Pacers with five players.

Four of the Pacers starters played at least 40 minutes through regulation while Iverson was the only Sixer to play 40.

Iverson struggled with his shot the entire game. He played 44 minutes, but went just 5-for-23 from the floor.

While Artest was gone, the Pacers suffered a 102-68 loss Wednesday to the Clippers, the worst home loss in franchise history.

Grizzlies 96, Warriors 67

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Pau Gasol had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the winless Golden State Warriors 96-67 Friday night.

Golden State (0-6) is off to its worst start dropping nine straight to open the 1997-98 season. The Warriors had their poor shooting to blame, making only 25 of 91 attempts (27.5 percent).

The Grizzlies have won two in a row since losing their first four games. Jason Williams scored 12 points and five assists, and Mike Miller, Bonzi Wells and Lorenzen Wright each scored 10.

The Warriors were led by Edwardo Najera who had 16 points on seven of nine shooting. Troy Murphy had 15 points, and Mike Dunleavy had 10.

The Grizzlies closed the second period with an 11-3 run to take a 51-32 lead at the half.

Golden State shot just 23.4 percent from the field in the opening half, hitting on 11 of 47 attempts. Derek Fisher missed all nine of his shots in the first half. He finished with five points.

Hawks 96, Hornets 95

NEW ORLEANS – Antoine Walker scored 27 points and the Atlanta Hawks won their first game of the season, a 96-95 victory over the winless New Orleans Hornets on Friday night.

Kenny Anderson and Al Harrington each added 17 to help Atlanta hand Byron Scott his fifth straight loss as Hornets coach. The five-game losing streak to start the season matched the franchise record, set in 1989-90.

The one-point game turned Baron Davis’ late technical foul into a glaring blunder.

Only minutes after Davis had led his team on a 15-2 run to put New Orleans up 87-86, his foul on Harrington’s dunk and ensuing loss of composure over an elbow stinger sustained a few possessions earlier allowed Atlanta to convert a four-point play that would all but decide the game.

The play started when Hornets guard Darrell Armstrong lost the ball dribbling upcourt. Anderson snatched it near half-court and found Harrington open underneath. After fouling Harrington, Davis walked toward half-court during a timeout and shouted at the Atlanta bench, appearing to promise physical harm to Walker. Jon Barry hit the technical, then Harrington hit his free throw to give Atlanta a 95-89 lead with 1:42 to go.

Spurs 93, Heat 84

SAN ANTONIO – Manu Ginobili scored 29 points and the San Antonio Spurs held longtime nemesis Shaquille O’Neal scoreless down the stretch, beating the Miami Heat 93-84 Friday night.

O’Neal, who had 23 rebounds, scored 12 of his 23 points in the third quarter before getting into foul trouble. His putback with nearly five minutes remaining pulled Miami within 77-76.

The Spurs then seized control with a 13-3 run. At the 3:53 mark, Ginobili rebounded his own missed free throw in the corner and, unchallenged, calmly lined up and made a 3-pointer to extend San Antonio’s lead to 83-76.

Rasual Butler then hit a 3-pointer for Miami before the Spurs followed with an unusual three-point play.

As Tony Parker a 21-foot jumper, Damon Jones fouled San Antonio’s Robert Horry.

Horry converted the free throw to make it 88-79, and the Heat never got closer than six points the rest of the way.

Parker finished with 18 points for the Spurs, and Tim Duncan added 17 points and 13 rebounds.

Butler and Udonis Haslem each scored 11 for Miami, who played without star guard Dwyane Wade, who was hurt in Thursday night’s loss in Dallas.

The victory was the 400th for Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, all with San Antonio.

The game was touted as Duncan vs. O’Neal, but neither much in the first half.

O’Neal, who was roundly booed by Spurs fans who remember the All-Star center’s years with the Los Angeles Lakers, dunked on his first shot, but then his missed six of his last seven of the half. He had six points at the break.

Duncan shot 3-for-7 in each half, and he missed five of six free throws after the break.

The Spurs had success with team defense, led by Rasho Nesterovic and Duncan, who covered O’Neal for most of the game.