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Roundup: N.J.'s Jefferson nets 28 in win

Wednesday's NBA roundup: Richard Jefferson scored 28 points and the New Jersey Nets cruised to a 99-88 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics in a blowout that probably prevented Jason Kidd from recording a fourth straight triple-double.

Johnson, Hawks too much for Cavaliers

Joe Johnson scored 29 points to lead five Atlanta scorers in double figures and the Hawks held off a late comeback to beat the Cavaliers 90-81 on Wednesday night for their first home win over Cleveland since 2003.

Rockets top Knicks, Isiah ejected in 4th

Yao Ming scored 36 points, and the Houston Rockets got big final quarters from Rafer Alston and Luis Scola to beat the New York Knicks 101-92 Wednesday night for their season-high fourth straight victory.

Bobcats end Celtics' nine-game winning streak

Jason Richardson scored 34 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Gerald Wallace had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and the Charlotte Bobcats stunned the Boston Celtics 95-83 for just their fourth loss of the season on Wednesday night.

Nowitzki scores 23; Mavs roll past Pistons

Detroit is streaking in the wrong direction now. Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points to lead Dallas in scoring again, and the Mavericks won 102-86 to hand the Pistons their second successive loss after an 11-game winning streak.

Bell's big shots lift Suns in overtime

Raja Bell sank two 3-pointers in the final 2 1/2 minutes of overtime and the Phoenix Suns rallied from 16 points down without Steve Nash to beat the Indiana Pacers 129-122 on Wednesday night.

Blake scores 24; Blazers keep rolling

Steve Blake had a season-high 24 points before leaving the game with a left calf injury and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Golden State Warriors 109-91 on Wednesday night.

Livingston

The Clippers received an encouraging report on guard Shaun Livingston, who hasn't played since severely injuring his left knee 10 1/2 months ago.

Magic too much for Clippers

Hedo Turkoglu scored 13 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, five teammates reached double figures, and the Orlando Magic beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 Wednesday night to snap a season-high three-game losing streak.