Phildelphia — San Antonio’s Tony Parker scored 37 points to lead the Spurs to a 100-90 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Wednesday’s clash of two NBA divisional leaders.
Gary Neal added 18 off the bench for the Southwest Division-leading Spurs, who improved their road record to 5-8, against their impressive home record of 13-1.
Lou Williams scored 22 points for the Atlantic Division-leading Sixers, who are 4-2 nearing the end of a seven-game stretch against the league’s top teams. They have lost to the Spurs and Miami but beat Orlando, Chicago, Atlanta and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Magic 102, Heat 89
In Orlando, Dwight Howard had 25 points and 24 rebounds as long-shooting Orlando beat Miami.
Ryan Anderson scored 27 for the Magic, who hit 17 3-pointers. Anderson had five 3s — all in the first half — and grabbed 11 rebounds while Howard posted his 20th double-double of the season.
Orlando set a team record with 42 3-point attempts but were two short of the record for most converted.
Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 33 points, but only 11 after halftime, as Miami’s three-game streak was ended.
Hawks 97,
Pacers 87
In Atlanta, Josh Smith scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as Atlanta defeated Indiana to snap a three-game home losing streak.
The Hawks, who had fallen behind by big margins in each game on the homestand, finally got off to a good start. Atlanta built a 21-point lead in the first half and withstood repeated runs by Indiana over the final two quarters.
Joe Johnson added 20 points for the Hawks.
Danny Granger scored 21 points to lead the Pacers, who have lost nine straight in Atlanta, dating back to 2006.
Mavs 105,
Nuggets 95
In Denver, Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points as Dallas snapped a three-game losing skid by beating undermanned Denver.
Vince Carter added 17 for the Mavericks, who won despite the ongoing absence of the injured Jason Kidd.
Rudy Fernandez and Al Harrington each had 17 points off the bench to lead the Nuggets, who lost their fourth straight.
Arron Afflalo and Nene returned to Denver’s lineup after sitting out Monday’s loss to Houston, but Denver was still without leading scorer Danilo Gallinari (left ankle) and Timofey Mozgov (left ankle). Corey Brewer was absent following the death of his father.
Rockets 103, Trailblazes 96
In Portland, Chase Budinger had 22 points off the bench to lead Houston past Portland.
Starting guard Kyle Lowry had 12 points before he left with an arm injury late in the third quarter and he did not return. The extent of the injury was not immediately known.
Jamal Crawford came off the bench to score 21 points for the Trail Blazers, who rallied to tie it 77-77 in the fourth quarter.
Bulls 90,
Hornets 67
In New Orleans, Chicago held New Orleans in check, with the hosts only just avoiding a franchise-record low score.
Marco Belinelli’s 3-pointer with just a second left carried the Hornets past the club low of 65 points.
Carlos Boozer scored 18 points and Joakim Noah had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulls, who won their fourth straight game. OTHER RESULTS: Grizzlies 85, Timberwolves 80; Cavs 99, Clippers 92; Bucks 105, Raptors 99; Knicks 107, Wizards 93; Pistons 99, Nets 92. /ap