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Washington, DC (SportsNetwork.com) – John Wall had 27 points and 11 assists and the Washington Wizards beat the Detroit Pistons 107-103 on Wednesday night for their best start to a season in almost 40 years. Rasual Butler added 18 points off the bench, Paul Pierce scored 13 and Marcin Gortat had 14 points and 13 rebounds in the win, which moved the Wizards to 6-2 for the first time since the start of the 1975-76 season. Brandon Jennings scored a game-high 32 points for the Pistons. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 20 points and Greg Monroe scored 18 in Detroit’s third straight loss.

Final Score: Atlanta 100, Utah 97

Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Paul Millsap and Kyle Korver burned their former team on Wednesday, combining for 47 points in the Atlanta Hawks’ 100-97 win over the Utah Jazz. Millsap, who spent the first seven years of his career with the Jazz, went for season highs of 30 points and 17 rebounds. Korver stuffed the stat sheet with 17 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. It was his 3-pointer with 58 seconds left that put the Hawks in front for good. Alec Burks paced Utah with 22 points, Derrick Favors scored 20 and Trey Burke posted 11 points with 11 assists.

Final Score: Oklahoma City 109, Boston 94

Boston, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – Anthony Morrow scored 19 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 109-94 win over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Reggie Jackson deposited 20 of his 28 points after halftime, a night after setting a career high of 29 in a loss to Milwaukee. Nick Collison supplied 12 points off the bench and Lance Thomas set career highs with 13 rebounds and six assists for Oklahoma City, which erased an early 15-point deficit to snap a two-game losing streak. Rajon Rondo returned from a one-game hiatus and filled it up with 20 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds for the Celtics, who had their two-game winning streak snapped in losing their fourth straight against the Thunder. Avery Bradley tallied 17 points and Jared Sullinger recorded 14 points with 11 rebounds. Kelly Olynyk and Jeff Green added 14 points apiece in the loss.

Final Score: Indiana 81, Miami 75

Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – The Indiana Pacers pounded the glass against their nemesis of the last three seasons to exact just a tad of revenge. Chris Copeland’s layup with 42.8 seconds remaining gave the Pacers a late lead and they sunk their foul shots in the closing moments to hang on for an 81-75 victory over the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Indiana, which had fallen to Miami in the past three playoffs, including the last two Eastern Conference finals, outrebounded Miami 53-28, held a 16-6 advantage on the offensive glass and posted a 19-8 spread in second chance points. Roy Hibbert tallied 16 points and 15 rebounds, Copeland netted 17 and Donald Sloan added 15 points and six boards for the Pacers, who have won two straight on the heels of a six-game losing streak. Dwyane Wade had 20 points and Shawne Williams hit four 3-pointers en route to 15 points for Miami, which has dropped three of its last five since beginning the year 3-0.

Final Score: Orlando 97, New York 95

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Evan Fournier had a career-high 28 points, Nikola Vucevic scored 20 with 13 rebounds and the Orlando Magic held on to deal the New York Knicks their sixth consecutive loss on Wednesday night. The Magic survived for the 97-95 victory when a last-second 3-point attempt by J.R. Smith missed the mark. Smith was guarded by Fournier on the inbound play with 3.5 seconds left and fired the shot from several feet beyond the arc. Tobias Harris added 12 points and Elfrid Payton had eight assists for the Magic, who snapped a four-game losing streak at Madison Square Garden with only their second win in the last 10 meetings with New York. Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points to lead the home team and Smith had 19 points off the bench.

Final Score: New Orleans 109, LA Lakers 102

New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Anthony Davis scored 25 points with 12 rebounds and six blocks to lead the New Orleans Pelicans to a 109-102 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday. Tyreke Evans supplied 19 points with 11 assists, while Jrue Holiday and Ryan Anderson each netted 17 points for New Orleans, which has defeated the Lakers in three of its last four meetings. Kobe Bryant led all scorers with 33 points on 10-of-28 shooting and Carlos Boozer added 16 points and six rebounds in the setback. Los Angeles has lost two straight after snapping a five-game skid, and it has gone 0-for-4 on the road on the young season.

Final Score: Portland 130, Denver 113

Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Damian Lillard had 27 points and nine assists and the Portland Trail Blazers used a historic first half to roll to a 130-113 rout of the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday. The Blazers scored 39 points in the first quarter and 45 in the second, matching a franchise record for points in a second quarter set back in 1973. They were just the third team since 1992 to score at least 84 points in a first half. Robin Lopez netted 15 of his 19 points in the first half and LaMarcus Aldridge had nine of his 12 while blocking six shots in just over 18 first-half minutes. Aldridge finished one block shy of his career-high, set in 2010 against Denver. Ty Lawson was the lone bright spot for the Nuggets, who have given up at least 110 points in five straight games. Lawson scored a game-high 32 points and handed out six assists.

Final Score: Phoenix 112, Brooklyn 104

Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) – Phoenix’s bench led the way for the Suns again. Gerald Green netted 28 points and Isaiah Thomas added 21 off the bench as the Suns defeated the Brooklyn Nets 112-104 on Wednesday night. Goran Dragic had 18 points and six assists to lead the starters for the Suns, who have won two straight on the heels of a 1-3 stretch. The Suns’ bench, which is the third highest scoring unit in the NBA, outscored Brooklyn’s 60-27. Joe Johnson posted 21 points, while Kevin Garnett supplied 12 points and 10 rebounds for Brooklyn, which had won four of its last five coming in.

Final Score: Houston 113, Minnesota 101

Mexico City, MX (SportsNetwork.com) – Dwight Howard returned to the court and posted 22 points with 10 rebounds, leading the Houston Rockets in a 113-101 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Mexico City. Howard also blocked four shots for the Rockets, who improved to 7-0 this season when the eight- time All-Star is in the lineup. He missed Saturday’s 98-87 loss to the Warriors with flu-like symptoms. James Harden overcame a difficult night shooting, finishing with 23 points and 10 assists on 8-of-23 from the floor. Houston also became the first team in NBA history to make 10 or more 3- pointers in each its first eight games. Corey Brewer scored 18 points off the bench and Andrew Wiggins had 15 for Minnesota, which has not won since point guard Ricky Rubio went down with an ankle injury in Friday’s overtime loss to Orlando.

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