MILWAUKEE – Earl Boykins scored 32 points to help a skeleton crew from the Milwaukee Bucks beat what was left of the Boston Celtics, 98-89 Wednesday night.

The Bucks snapped a seven-game losing streak, but the game was more significant because of the big names that didn’t appear on the score sheet – and what it might mean to the upcoming NBA draft lottery.

Boston’s Paul Pierce and Milwaukee’s Michael Redd both sat out because of injuries, leaving each team without its leading scorer. The injury issues didn’t stop there, with the teams dressing only nine players each and Celtics guard Delonte West left because of a sprained left ankle midway through the third quarter.

Charlie Bell added 25 points for Milwaukee. Rajon Rondo led Boston with 16.

Bobcats 108, Wizards 100

WASHINGTON – Down went Gilbert Arenas. And with him, in all likelihood, went the Washington Wizards’ hopes of achieving much of anything in the playoffs this season.

Arenas sprained his left knee in a collision with Gerald Wallace in the first quarter of Wednesday night’s 108-100 loss to the Charlotte Bobcats. The three-time All-Star will have an MRI on Thursday to determine the full extent of the damage, but the recovery time from such injuries is usually measured in weeks, not days, and the Wizards have only eight games left in the regular season.

Bulls 106, Pistons 88

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Kirk Hinrich scored 29, Luol Deng added 22 and the Ben Wallace-less Chicago Bulls beat the listless Detroit Pistons 106-88.

Wallace missed the game against his former team after going to the hospital with inflammation in his sinus, and his absence seemed to deflate a crowd fired up to jeer him again. It also may have led to the Pistons underestimating the Bulls, whose offensive production made up for the lack Wallace’s defense.

Raptors 111, Magic 108

ORLANDO, Fla. – Chris Bosh scored 28 points, including five free throws down the stretch, to lift the Toronto Raptors to a 111-108 win over the Orlando Magic.

Hedo Turkoglu shook off a recent shooting slump to score a career-high 37 points.

, but missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer from the wing. Turkoglu had gone a combined 6-for-25 the previous two games.

Anthony Parker added 20 points for the Raptors, Joey Graham scored 19 and T.J. Ford had 16 points and eight assists.

Turkoglu tied the game at 106 on a 3-pointer with 3:18 left, but the Magic didn’t score for the next two minutes.

Bosh hit three free throws, but was called for goaltending on Turkoglu’s layup with 47 seconds left.

Trailing 109-108, Turkoglu missed a jumper. Dwight Howard got the rebound, but Bosh drew an offensive foul on Grant Hill.