CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jason Richardson and Raymond Felton scored 20 points apiece, rookie D.J. Augustin spearheaded a late comeback, and the Charlotte Bobcats spoiled Chris Paul’s homecoming, beating the New Orleans Hornets 92-89 on Friday night.

New coach Larry Brown tinkered with his lineup late, going with the rookie point guard Augustin, who helped Charlotte regroup after blowing a 14-point lead to give Brown his second win with the struggling franchise.

Paul, who grew up 90 minutes away and bought 500 tickets for friends and family, recovered from a scoreless first half to have 20 points and 10 assists, but had a key turnover in the final minute before missing a tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer.

Knicks 114, Wizards 108

WASHINGTON – Jamal Crawford led a never-take-a-breath attack with 23 points Friday night, and the New York Knicks spread the wealth with five players in double figures and 51 percent shooting in a 114-108 victory over the winless Washington Wizards.

In a wide-open game which both teams shot about the same from the field as from the free throw line, Crawford gave the Knicks some breathing room with a driving layup and a jumper during a 10-0 fourth-quarter run that gave New York a 112-103 lead. Zach Randolph added 22 points and 13 rebounds, Wilson Chandler and Nate Robinson each scored 17 points, and David Lee had 13 points for the Knicks, who also had 3-pointers from seven different players – by halftime. Chris Duhon added 12 assists and seven rebounds.

Cavaliers 111, Pacers 107

CLEVELAND – LeBron James scored 27 points and Anderson Varejao added a career-high 18, including 10 in the fourth quarter, as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Indiana Pacers 111-107 on Friday night.

Mo Williams, a key offseason acquisition from Milwaukee, finished with 21 for Cleveland, which scored 40 points in the fourth quarter.

Danny Granger tied his season high with 33 points for Indiana. He scored 21 in the first half.

Hawks 110, Raptors 92

ATLANTA – Mike Bibby scored all of his 19 points in the first half, making four 3-pointers during an 18-4 run that broke open the game, and the unbeaten Atlanta Hawks routed the Toronto Raptors 110-92 on Friday night.

Bibby added 12 assists for Atlanta (4-0). The Hawks are off to their best start since 1997, when they won their first 11 games.

Joe Johnson added 17 points for the Hawks, Flip Murray had 16, Maurice Evans 15 and Marvin Williams 14. The points were season highs for Bibby, Murray, Evans and Williams.

Chris Bosh led Toronto (3-2) with 26 points.

Nets 103, Pistons 96

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Devin Harris scored a career-high 38 points Friday night to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 103-96 victory over Detroit, spoiling the Pistons debut of Allen Iverson.

New Jersey, which trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half, played some of its best basketball of the season in the final two periods to hand the Pistons their first loss after four wins to open the season.

Vince Carter and Josh Boone each scored 18 for New Jersey, which got its first home win after two losses. Boone also pulled down 14 rebounds.

Iverson had 24 points and six assists.

Heat 99, Spurs 83

SAN ANTONIO – Tony Parker sprained his left ankle and could be out two weeks, and the Miami Heat took advantage of his absence to beat the San Antonio Spurs 99-83 on Friday night.

Dwyane Wade had 33 points and 10 rebounds with the NBA’s leading scorer out of the game.

The Spurs dropped to 1-4, their worst start since 1996-97 – a favorably miserable season that gave San Antonio the No. 1 pick and the right to draft Tim Duncan.

Parker sustained a moderate lateral ankle sprain and will probably be out more than two weeks, said Dr. Paul Saenz, a team physician. An MRI was expected to be performed Saturday.