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SEATTLE – Rashard Lewis scored 22 points, Ray Allen had 19 points and a season-high nine assists and the Seattle SuperSonics won a matchup of conference leaders with a 103-95 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night.

Vladimir Radmanovic and Antonio Daniels each added 14 points for the Western Conference-leading Sonics, who won their fourth straight in improving their NBA-best record to 13-2. Seattle also remained undefeated at home.

James Jones scored a career-high 27 points for the Eastern Conference-leading Pacers (10-4). Indiana, depleted by injuries and suspensions, had its three-game winning streak stopped.

The Pacers fell to 3-2 since losing Ron Artest, Jermaine O’Neal and Stephen Jackson with suspensions for the Nov. 19 brawl in Detroit.

Jones kept the Pacers in it in the fourth quarter, scoring 17 of his points and making five of his six 3-pointers. Jamal Tinsley added 22 for Indiana, which also played without injured Scot Pollard, Jeff Foster and Reggie Miller.

Trail Blazers 83, Nets 71

PORTLAND, Ore. – Zach Randolph had 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to an 83-71 victory over New Jersey on Sunday, the Nets’ ninth straight loss.

Derek Anderson scored 19 of his 21 points in the second half for the Blazers, who handed the 2-11 Nets their fifth consecutive loss on the road.

Richard Jefferson had 20 points and seven rebounds for the Nets, whose last win came against Portland on Nov. 9. The losing streak is New Jersey’s longest since the Nets lost nine in a row from Nov. 22-Dec. 6, 2000. New Jersey finished 26-56 that season.

New Jersey’s 2-11 start is its worst since going 2-15 to start the 1999-2000 season.

Wizards 114, Raptors 109

TORONTO – Larry Hughes had a season-high 33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for his first career triple-double, leading the Washington Wizards past the Toronto Raptors 114-109 in overtime Sunday.

Hughes scored 21 points in the fourth quarter for the Wizards, who rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final 6:29 of regulation.

His two free throws with 0.8 seconds left sent the game into overtime.

Washington was without coach Eddie Jordan, who was hospitalized with a blood clot in his left leg and is expected to return for their next game. Assistant Mike O’Koren is coaching the Wizards in his absence.

Clippers 103, Warriors 91

LOS ANGELES – Elton Brand scored six of his 25 points in the final four minutes and finished with 13 rebounds, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 103-91 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday.

The Clippers won their third straight to improve to 8-6. With one game remaining this month, Los Angeles will finish November with a winning record for the first time since 1992 and for just the second time in 30 years.

Bobby Simmons had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Marko Jaric added 16 points and 11 assists as the Clippers got double-figure scoring from all five starters.

T-wolves 121, Kings 110

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Minnesota Timberwolves didn’t stop when the clock did.

Kevin Garnett and Sam Cassell combined for 11 straight points after the game clock malfunctioned, and the Timberwolves went on for a 121-110 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.

Garnett finished with 28 and Cassell had 25 as the Timberwolves once again felt right at home in Sacramento.

After Bobby Jackson’s three-point play cut Minnesota’s lead to 106-104 with 2:52 to play, the clock stopped working following a timeout. After a short delay while official tried to get the clock working, the game resumed with time being kept at the scorer’s table and the PA announcer calling out the time.

At one point, Kings coach Rick Adelman was so frustrated he yelled out “What’s the time? What’s the time?”

It didn’t matter. Cassell hit a jumper right after the delay and Garnett followed with a basket after Peja Stojakovic missed a layup to make it 110-104. Cassell’s 3-pointer made it a nine-point lead and he and Garnett added two free throws each before Chris Webber stopped the run with a 3-pointer.

Webber led the Kings with 25 points, while Stojakovic and Mike Bibby added 22 apiece.

Reserve Eddie Griffin had 20 points, including four 3-pointers for the Timberwolves in the first meeting between the teams since Minnesota knocked out Sacramento in Game 7 of the second round of the playoffs last season.

While frenzied Arco Arena is normally one of the toughest arenas for a visiting team, the Timberwolves aren’t bothered by all the noise and energy. Sacramento has lost just nine times at home the last two seasons, including the playoffs, with Minnesota responsible for four of them.

The Kings trailed 85-84 after three quarters after Matt Barnes scored on a putback at the buzzer. Michael Olowokandi blocked Webber’s dunk attempt on a fast break before Barnes converted the miss.

Olowokandi, who was suspended for two games by the team after being charged with disorderly conduct and criminal trespassing after refusing to leave an Indianapolis club, scored four points in a reserve role.

The Timberwolves went on a 10-1 run starting late in the first quarter to build a 10-point lead before Bibby led the Kings back into it. He scored 10 points in a 12-4 run and the teams stayed close the rest of the half with Christie scoring on a fast break with 1.4 seconds left to cut Minnesota’s lead to 61-60.

Notes: Referee Joey Crawford called three technical fouls in a span of 3:41 in the first quarter. … Cubs manager Dusty Baker attended the game. … Minnesota snapped Sacramento’s eight-game winning streak last season with a win at Arco Arena on Dec. 5. … Sacramento’s Brad Miller was ejected in the final minute after receiving his third technical. One was for hanging on the rim.

AP-ES-11-28-04 2345EST

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