The National Basketball Association (2008-2009)

Tim Duncan had 26 points and 12 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs withstood a late rally from the Los Angeles Clippers for a 97-88 victory Wednesday night.

Reserve Roger Mason pumped in five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter in leading the Washington Wizards to a 104-99 victory over the Seattle Supersonics on Wednesday night.

Tracy McGrady scored 13 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and Luis Scola had 18 points and a career-high 18 rebounds in the Houston Rockets' 97-86 victory over Minnesota on Wednesday night.

Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, including the go-ahead jumper with about 2 1/2 minutes left in overtime, and the New York Knicks ended their longest home losing streak in nearly 45 years by beating the Miami Heat 103-96 on Wednesday night.

Devin Harris had 22 points and a career-best 15 assists and the New Jersey Nets kept pace with Atlanta for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference with a 124-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.

Kevin Garnett scored 30 points, sinking the final two to an "M-V-P!'' chant echoing through the new Boston Garden, and Paul Pierce had 12 of his 27 in the fourth quarter to lead the Celtics to a 117-97 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.

Joe Johnson scored 28 points, Josh Childress added 20 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 115-96 on Wednesday night to maintain the eighth and final playoff position in the Eastern Conference.

Lou Williams scored 23 points and Andre Miller had a season-high 18 assists in the Philadelphia 76ers' 121-99 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.

David West's 17-foot jumper, coming on Chris Paul's 20th assist, with less than a second left gave the New Orleans Hornets their fifth straight win, 100-99 over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.

Chris Bosh scored 21 points and T.J. Ford had 13 points and nine assists in his return to the starting lineup as the Toronto Raptors beat the Detroit Pistons 89-82 on Wednesday night.

Drew Gooden scored a season-high 31 points and matched a season best with 16 rebounds Tuesday as the Bulls held on for a 103-94 victory over the Hawks.

The Jazz outlasted the Bobcats in a game of streaks Tuesday night, winning 128-106 as Carlos Boozer had 28 points and 13 rebounds.

Martell Webster had 23 points, Travis Outlaw added 20 and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame the loss of top scorer Brandon Roy to beat the Washington Wizards 102-82 on Tuesday night.

Josh Howard took over a tight game midway through the third quarter, carrying the Dallas Mavericks past the Los Angeles Clippers 103-90 on Tuesday night in their first game since losing Dirk Nowitzki to injury.

David West had 35 points and 16 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets beat Indiana 114-106 on Tuesday night.