By The Associated Press

ATLANTA – Boris Diaw scored 25 points in his first game in Atlanta since he was traded, leading the Phoenix Suns to a 110-106 win over the Hawks on Friday night.

Diaw, who was a forgotten backup for Atlanta before he was traded to the Suns last summer, added eight rebounds and five assists.

The Hawks pulled even at 102-all on a jumper by Tyronn Lue with 1:34 left, but a basket by Diaw gave the lead back to the Suns. Lue and Steve Nash traded 3-pointers, leaving the Suns with a 107-105 advantage with 35 seconds left.

After a free throw by Al Harrington cut the lead to one point, Atlanta’s Josh Childress was called for goaltending on Leandro Barbosa, leaving the Suns with a 109-106 lead with 19 seconds left.

Nash had 22 points and nine assists for Phoenix. Shawn Marion had 15 points and Barbosa added 14.

Joe Johnson scored 27 points but couldn’t keep Atlanta from its eighth loss in its last 10 games. Lue had 17 and Harrington added 16 for the Hawks.

Diaw spent much of the second half of the 2004-05 season as the last man on Hawks coach Mike Woodson’s bench. Though he did not miss a game due to injury, illness or suspension, Diaw was held out of 16 games by Woodson and averaged only 4.8 points.

Cavaliers 93, Pacers 89

INDIANAPOLIS – Zydrunas Ilgauskas made 12 of 12 free throws in the fourth quarter and finished with 27 points, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 93-89 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.

Ilgauskas also had 14 rebounds and LeBron James had 30 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

Indiana’s newest player, Peja Stojakovic, was with the team but did not suit up. He arrived in Indianapolis on Friday after being traded from the Sacramento Kings for Ron Artest.

The Pacers trailed 92-89 and had a chance to tie in the closing seconds, but Austin Croshere shot an air ball with one second left.

Indiana rookie Danny Granger had career highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds and reserve Fred Jones added 20 points for the Pacers.

The Cavaliers won their fourth straight game and snapped a seven-game losing streak at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Pacers lost their fifth straight and seventh of nine.

Heat 91, Bobcats 85

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Shaquille O’Neal had 23 points and Antoine Walker scored 12 of his 15 in the final quarter to help the sluggish Miami Heat rally to a 91-85 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.

The Heat, playing without guards Dwyane Wade and Jason Williams, trailed for most of the game and were barely able to stick with the undermanned Bobcats.

But Walker stepped up in the fourth quarter with three straight baskets to finally put Miami in control and hand the Bobcats their 10th consecutive loss.

Charlotte started down five players – three starters – then lost Brevin Knight for the entire second half with a concussion. Knight was injured when he ran into Gary Payton early in the first quarter but played on, only to be told by team doctors not to go back out after halftime.

It left the Bobcats too shorthanded to hold off a Heat rally.

Pistons 95, Grizzlies 89

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Chauncey Billups scored 10 points in a 97-second span late in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Pistons beat the Memphis Grizzlies 95-89 on Friday night for their 10th straight win.

With Detroit down 81-78, Billups hit four straight free throws to put the Pistons ahead with 2:27 to go.

After Ben Wallace blocked a Mike Miller shot, Billups hit a fast-break 3-pointer, then hit another after a Pau Gasol turnover. He then missed a free throw that could have made it a four-point play with 1:28 left.

At 36-5, Detroit has the fourth-best 41-game record in NBA history, trailing only the 38-3 starts by the 1995-96 Bulls and 1971-72 Lakers, and the 37-4 record of the 1966-67 76ers.

Billups finished with a game-high 34 points, Richard Hamilton added 19 and Tayshaun Prince scored 16 for the Pistons.

Bucks 108, Raptors 87

MILWAUKEE – Bobby Simmons scored 18 points and the Milwaukee Bucks held the Toronto Raptors to another miserable shooting performance in a 108-87 victory on Friday night.

The win did not have a happy ending for the Bucks, however, as super sub Mo Williams fell awkwardly on his left ankle after landing on a Raptors player during a 3-pointer with 2:53 left in the fourth quarter.

Williams, who coach Terry Stotts mentioned as a leading candidate for Sixth Man of the Year before the game, was carried off the court by Andrew Bogut and Jamaal Magloire. He left after scoring 15 points.

Milwaukee wanted to keep the tempo up and hit open shots. Toronto gave the Bucks plenty of opportunities for both.

NHL

Panthers 4, Devils 0

SUNRISE, Fla. – Roberto Luongo earned his 100th NHL victory and third shutout of the season by making 22 saves in the Florida Panthers’ 4-0 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night.

Luongo improved to 20-20-8 and posted his first shutout since notching back-to-back blankings in the first two games of the season.

Martin Gelinas, Chris Gratton, Olli Jokinen, and Jozef Stumpel all scored against New Jersey’s Martin Brodeur, who earlier in the day agreed to a six-year contract extension that will pay him $31.2 million.

The Devils were shut out for the second straight night in Florida.

New Jersey lost 1-0 at Tampa Bay in overtime on Thursday and hasn’t scored since the second period of a 4-0 win Tuesday at the New York Islanders.

Blue Jackets 4, Wild 3

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Minnesota defenseman Nick Schultz deflected the puck into his own net with 6:33 remaining Friday night to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 4-3 victory and end the Wild’s franchise-best, five-game winning streak.

Sergei Fedorov was credited with the goal on Schultz’s miscue that capped Columbus’ three-goal rally in the third period.

Ron Hainsey, Bryan Berard and Rick Nash also scored for the Blue Jackets, who have won seven of 10 and six straight at home against the Wild.

Dwayne Roloson made 21 saves in place of regular starter Manny Fernandez, who had been in net for the Wild’s winning streak.

Todd White had two goals and an assist, and Pierre-Marc Bouchard had a goal and an assist.