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INDIANAPOLIS – Jermaine O’Neal scored all three Indiana baskets in overtime, including a turnaround jumper from the baseline with 11 seconds remaining, and the Pacers beat the Shaq-less Miami Heat 93-91 Wednesday night.

Shaquille O’Neal, who injured his knee in an overtime loss at Chicago on Tuesday night, watched from the sideline as the Heat rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second quarter. Miami pulled to 66-63 after three quarters and caught the Pacers in the closing minutes of regulation.

Dwyane Wade had 38 points, one point short of his career high set in November against Utah, and scored nine in the final eight minutes of the fourth quarter.

Sonics 103, Hornets 85

NEW ORLEANS – Rashard Lewis made six 3-pointers and scored 26 points as the Seattle SuperSonics beat the New Orleans Hornets for the fourth straight time, 103-85 Wednesday night.

Lewis made eight of 11 shots from the field and six of eight 3-pointers – one more than the Hornets, capping the performance with a perfect night at the free throw line where he was 4-of-4.

Bucks 100, Nets 81

MILWAUKEE – Desmond Mason scored 15 points, ZaZa Pachulia tied his career high with 14 points and grabbed 12 rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks defeated the New Jersey Nets 100-81 Wednesday night.

Michael Redd, who missed the last three games before the All-Star break because of a sprained index finger, scored 11 points as Milwaukee won for fifth time in seven games.

Despite being mentioned in trade talks, the Bucks insist that Redd will be with them long after Thursday’s deadline.

Cavaliers 100, Bulls 91

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CLEVELAND – Zydrunas Ilgauskas and LeBron James scored 41 of Cleveland’s 57 points in the second half, and the Cavaliers returned from the All-Star break with a 100-91 win over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

Ilgauskas scored 33 points – 26 after halftime – and added eight rebounds and seven blocks, matching a career high. James finished with 27 points, 11 assists, six rebounds and five steals as the Cavaliers improved to 21-5 at home.

Wizards 93, Grizzlies 83

WASHINGTON – Gilbert Arenas scored 30 points and Antawn Jamison added 27 to lead the Washington Wizards to a 93-83 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.

Arenas had 10 rebounds and six assists as the Wizards ended a three-game losing streak and won their fifth in a row at home. Jamison, who along with Arenas was on the Eastern Conference All-Star team, also finished with 10 rebounds.

Mike Miller scored 16 points to lead the Grizzlies.

Suns 118, Clippers 101

PHOENIX – Leandro Barbosa, playing in place of the injured Steve Nash, scored a season-high 22 points, helping the Phoenix Suns hand the Los Angeles Clippers their eighth consecutive loss, 118-101 Wednesday night.

Barbosa, who was averaging only 5.8 points per game in brief relief appearances of Nash – sidelined with a strained left hamstring – scored nine straight points in the first period and surpassed his previous season high of 19 early in the fourth period with a 3-pointer.

The victory over the depleted Clippers gave the Suns a 42-13 record and assured them of a winning season with 27 games remaining. It also was their first win over Los Angeles in their last four meetings at America West Arena and their first this season in four games without Nash in the lineup.

The loss ended a disastrous nine-game road trip – the longest in the NBA this season – for the Clippers, whose only victory during the journey came in their opening game against Memphis.

Joe Johnson also scored 22 points for the Suns, Quentin Richardson added 18 and Amare Stoudemire had 17, including 13 in the last quarter.

Bobby Simmons led Los Angeles with 23 points, Corey Maggette added 20 and Elton Brand had 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Earlier in the season, when the Suns played three games without Nash, they averaged a meager 87.3 points per game. During that time, they appeared out of sync without their All-Star playmaker, who leads the league in assists.

This time, they had no problems. Their fast break worked to perfection and they easily surpassed their NBA-leading average of 110.2 points per game.

The Suns bombarded the Clippers with a barrage of 3-pointers in the first half in taking a 60-49 lead at intermission. During the first two periods, they hit eight of 15 treys, including three by Richardson, the league leader in 3-pointers made. In contrast, the Clippers, last in the NBA in 3-pointer, connected on only one.

Richardson finished the half with 14 points, and Jim Jackson, coming off the bench, scored 10. Brand and Simmons each had 13 points for the Clippers and Maggette scored 10. Brand also had nine rebounds.

Stoudemire, the Suns’ leading scorer at 26.2, got into early foul trouble, picking up his third personal with 26 seconds gone in the second period, and had only two points, both on free throws, at halftime. He hit one field goal in the third quarter before being tagged with his fourth foul at the 1:41 mark.

The Suns took command with a 12-0 run during a 2:47 span early in the second period, turning a 29-28 lead into a 41-28 advantage. Walter McCarty began the spurt with a 3-pointer and Jackson capped it with another shot from long range.

Playing their usual frenetic style, the Suns never let the Clippers get closer than eight points in the third period, and twice built leads as much as 16. By the end of the quarter, the Suns led 88-73.

Notes: The Clippers were short-handed in the backcourt because of the absence of Marko Jaric (stress fracture right foot), Kerry Kittles (degenerative disc lower back) and Shaun Livingston (torn rib cartilage). … Phoenix’s scoring average of more than 110 points per game is the best in the league since Orlando averaged 110.9 during the 1994-95 season. … Richardson has made more 3-pointers (172) than the entire Clippers’ team (155). … Noted recording artist Lou Rawls sang the national anthem. … The Clippers need to finish 18-10 to avoid their 12th consecutive losing season. Their last non-losing season was 1992-93, when they were 41-41.

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