SAN ANTONIO (AP) -David West scored 32 points and the New Orleans Hornets won their eighth straight, routing the defending champion San Antonio Spurs 102-78 on Saturday night.
Peja Stojakovic added 22 points, including four 3-pointers, and Chris Paul had 17 points and 11 assists for the Hornets.
Tim Duncan and Tony Parker scored 17 points apiece for San Antonio, which has now lost five games at home this season.
The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for the Spurs, who head out on a nine-game road trip starting on Monday.
The Hornets outscored the Spurs 60-35 in the second half, when they took control of the game and grabbed the lead for good.
Heat 98, Pacers 96
MIAMI (AP) – Dwyane Wade scored 35 points, Mark Blount added 10 of his 19 in the fourth quarter, and Miami snapped a 15-game skid – the longest in the NBA this season and the second-longest in franchise history.
Wright had 14 points and 10 rebounds, Udonis Haslem scored 12 points and Earl Barron added 10 for Miami, which got eight assists from Jason Williams.
Mike Dunleavy scored 25 points for Indiana, which has lost 13 of its last 17 games. Andre Owens and Danny Granger each scored 13 and Kareem Rush scored 12 for the Pacers, who made it more than interesting down the stretch.
Miami led 94-85 on Wade’s 3 with 4:36 left, before Indiana went on a 9-2 run over the next 3 1/2 minutes to close the gap to two.
76ers 103, Bobcats 96
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Andre Iguodala scored 33 points and Philadelphia recovered from a poor start to beat Charlotte and snap a three-game losing streak.
Andre Miller added 23 points and Samuel Dalembert grabbed 14 rebounds in a rare good performance for the 76ers, who had lost 11 of 13 games this month.
The Sixers rallied from an early 11-point deficit by controlling the boards. They had 17 offensive rebounds, while Iguodala hit 13 of 21 shots, finishing one shy of his career high.
Jason Richardson scored 35 points for the Bobcats, including a 3-pointer with 2:15 left that got Charlotte within 98-93. The Bobcats had chances to get closer, but Gerald Wallace missed two shots and then barely hit iron on a 3-point attempt.
Grizzlies 125,Clippers 120, OT
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Rudy Gay scored a career-high 34 points and Memphis hit its free throws down the stretch to beat Los Angeles in overtime.
Mike Miller scored 27 points for Memphis, and Kyle Lowry had a career-high 21 points and eight assists for the Grizzlies, who shot 53 percent and hit seven of eight free throws in the final 21.2 seconds to maintain their lead.
Corey Maggette had a season-high 35 points to lead the Clippers, while Sam Cassell finished with 25 and Tim Thomas scored 23, hitting 10 of his 13 shots before fouling out with 26.6 seconds left.
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