MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Bonzi Wells missed Memphis' game against Seattle on Tuesday night with a concussion he received in the Grizzlies' previous game.

Wells was knocked woozy during a collision in the fourth quarter of a 94-86 loss at Indiana on Monday.

Memphis coach Hubie Brown said Wells was still having headaches on Tuesday, but hoped the shooting guard would be back by Friday's home game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

``He's really a major addition. He's playing extremely well, blending into the chemistry. We're learning where to play him and how to play him,'' Brown said.

Wells was acquired Dec. 3 in a trade with the Portland Trail Blazers. In 14 games with the Grizzlies, he has averaged 14.3 points per game.

Memphis also activated forward Dahntay Jones and put guard Troy Bell on the injured list.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Sam Cassell scored 25 points and Kevin Garnett had 19 points and 13 rebounds. Latrell Sprewell added 14 points for the Timberwolves, who've won three straight and improved to 6-1 in December.

Steve Francis led Houston with 16 points.

Minnesota used a 16-4 run to take a 75-49 lead with 1:28 to go in the third quarter. Garnett blocked Jim Jackson's jumper on Houston's next possession before going to the bench to a standing ovation.

Cassell, who had six assists, went 11-for-15 from the floor in leading the Timberwolves in scoring for the third straight game.

Bulls 102, Magic 88

CHICAGO (AP) Kendall Gill scored 27 of his season-high 29 points in the second half when he made 12 of 13 shots.

Gill was just 1-of-4 with two points at the half but was nearly perfect thereafter, also contributing tough defense on Tracy McGrady. Chicago rookie Kirk Hinrich added a career-high 21 points before fouling out with 4:25 to play.

The Bulls have won two in a row for the first time this season.

McGrady scored 26 points, only eight in the second half and none in the final quarter.

Grizzlies 105, Kings 100

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Pau Gasol scored 22 points and Shane Battier keyed a fourth-quarter rally with 11 points.

Six Memphis players scored in double figures as the Grizzlies snapped Sacramento's four-game winning streak and beat the Kings for the first time since November, 2001, a string of eight games.

The teams were tied at 83 with just under eight minutes left before Memphis went on a 7-1 run for a 90-84 lead with 5:15 remaining. Sacramento got within 94-93 on a drive by Brad Miller with 3:15 remaining, but never any closer.

Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 27 points, while Brad Miller finished with 20 points and 16 rebounds.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Mike Miller scored a season-high 22 points, including 11 in a key third quarter rally, and the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Atlanta Hawks 103-90 Wednesday night to tie a franchise record with their sixth consecutive win.

Miller had back-to-back 3-pointers late in the third as the Grizzlies took the lead for good, eventually going ahead by 15 in the fourth quarter. Earl Watson added 20 points, also a season high, and nine assists as regular starter Jason Williams missed his fifth consecutive game due to back spasms.

Memphis also won six straight late last season.

Jason Terry led the Hawks with 19 points.

Jazz 95, Knicks 73

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Greg Ostertag scored a season-high 16 points with 12 rebounds and Andrei Kirilenko had another impressive stat line as handed the Knicks their sixth straight loss.

All five Utah starters scored in double figures and the Jazz barely missed getting four double-doubles. Raul Lopez scored 12 points with nine rebounds and nine assists, and Matt Harpring finished with 22 points and nine rebounds.

DeShawn Stevenson scored 14, and Kirilenko had 10 points, 12 rebounds, five blocks, six steals and six assists for Utah, which had lost two straight.

Spurs 102, Trail Blazers 77

SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tim Duncan had 18 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio never trailed.

San Antonio, which began the night percentage points behind Utah for last place in the Midwest Division, won its fourth straight game. The Spurs placed four players in double figures as Tony Parker and Rasho Nesterovic added 17 points apiece.

Portland, which dropped to 0-8 on the road, was led by Rasheed Wallace's 23 points and Zach Randolph's 22. The Trail Blazers were playing the second game of a back-to-back set after losing at Houston on Tuesday.

Bucks 94, Warriors 89, OT

MILWAUKEE (AP) Michael Redd scored 25 points and Dan Gadzuric had career highs of 19 points and 13 rebounds.

The Warriors lost to an Eastern Conference team for the first time in six games this season. The Bucks scored the first six points of overtime, and the Warriors didn't score in the extra period until 10 seconds remained.

Desmond Mason scored 13 points and T.J. Ford had 11 for the Bucks. Gadzuric added five blocks and three steals.

Golden State was led by Van Exel's 21 points. Speedy Claxton added 15 points and Erick Dampier had 11.

Celtics 126, SuperSonics 112

BOSTON (AP) Paul Pierce scored 36 points and grabbed 13 rebounds while Mike James added a career-high 24 points to lead the Boston Celtics to their third straight victory.

The 126 points were a season-high for Boston, which beat its third straight Western Conference opponent after road wins against Denver and Utah.

Seattle trailed 99-68 to start the fourth quarter but went on a 25-4 run to pull to 103-93 with six minutes remaining. Pierce, who had been on the bench for 10 minutes, was forced to return and immediately hit two jump shots to increase the lead to 107-93.

Seattle tied a franchise record with 17 3-point field goals. The Sonics dropped their fourth straight.

Magic 95, Wizards 91

WASHINGTON (AP) The Orlando Magic, who began the week with a 19-game losing streak, got 27 points from Tracy McGrady and a season-high 17 from Shammond Williams.

Williams made three 3-pointers and hit two clinching free throws with 8.1 seconds left for Orlando, which snapped an eight-game road losing streak.

Larry Hughes scored 19 and Kwame Brown had 18 for Washington.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies activated rookie guard Troy Bell before Wednesday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks.

Bell, the 16th overall pick out of Boston College, has not seen action this season for Memphis. He was active for the first five games but did not play. He was placed on the injured list with left knee tendinitis Nov. 8.

To make room for Bell, Memphis placed swingman Dahntay Jones on the injured list with left Achilles tendinitis. Jones, a rookie from Duke, had played in four games after starting the season on the injured list with a left ankle sprain. He is averaging 1.8 points, his most extensive action coming when he played 15 minutes against New Jersey on Dec. 3, scoring seven points.

Memphis obtained Bell and Jones from the Boston Celtics in a draft night trade that sent the Celtics the rights to Marcus Banks and Kendrick Perkins.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) The Memphis Grizzlies, never known for great success on the road, are off to their best start ever.

And most of the wins have come away from home.

The difference this season is a new confidence and a determination to play hard until the game ends, Grizzlies coach Hubie Brown said.

``Once you start winning close games, you get to the point that you expect to win the games and you expect to make the plays,'' Brown said Thursday. ``Also, we have guys who are making plays.''

The Grizzlies had only eight road victories each of the past three seasons. With a 6-5 record on the road so far, Memphis is 9-8 overall, the first time in franchise history it has been over .500 in December.

The Grizzlies beat the New Jersey Nets 96-93 Wednesday for their third straight road victory.

Grizzlies president Jerry West said the players understand what Brown expects of them and ``have bought into his philosophy.''

Brown joined the Grizzlies in November 2002, returning to coaching after a 16-year break spent primarily as a television analyst.

``There's an awful lot of pride in playing this game,'' West said, ``and obviously the coaching staff has instilled that pride.''

West said he was pleased with the Grizzlies' performance so far but expects more.

``We're going to have win games at home now,'' West said. ``We're going to have to protect our home court.''

The Grizzlies, who host Washington on Friday, have lost three games at home.

West attended Thursday's practice to welcome Bonzi Wells, who was acquired in a trade with Portland on Wednesday. Wells had clashes with fans, teammates and coaches in Portland.

Brown, who is described by Memphis players as tough but fair, said he was not concerned about Wells' reputation.

``We never judge people before they come here and play for us,'' Brown said. ``We start from Day One: These are the rules. Either you abide by the rules or you sit down.''

Brown has championed that approach since joining the Grizzlies and is credited with helping improve the performance of players like point guard Jason Williams. Williams, who is now a team leader, was known for flashy but unpredictable play at Sacramento before joining Memphis in 2001.

``You allow a player to make the decision whether he wants to accept what you're dealing out,'' Brown said. ``This is a team game and he's got to accept that ... and if he doesn't, he's an underachiever no matter what his talent level is.''

Memphis began a three-game road trip Nov. 21 with a 98-97 victory over the SuperSonics for its first win in Seattle in 16 tries. But two blowout losses quickly followed, a 121-98 defeat at Los Angeles and a 109-89 loss at Sacramento.

The latest road trip was a different story.

Before the win at New Jersey, the Grizzlies beat Cleveland 122-115 in double overtime on Nov. 29, and beat Boston 96-89 on Monday.

They also have won on the road against Houston and Orlando, while also losing to Portland, Phoenix and Utah.

The Grizzlies, founded in Vancouver in 1995, had their best record on the road in 1999-2000, when they won 10.

``We've executed well in the last six minutes of road games,'' Brown said, ``whereas a year a go we might not have been able to do that.''

TORONTO (AP) Donyell Marshall and Vince Carter each scored 21 points and the new-look Toronto Raptors set a franchise record with 17 3-pointers in a 105-95 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.

Alvin Williams added 18 points and Chris Bosh had 16 for the Raptors, who reached a season-high in points.

The Raptors went 17-for-24 from behind the arc, breaking their record of 15 3-pointers on Nov. 10, 2001 at Utah.

Toronto, averaging a league-low 79 points per game, improved to 2-0 since acquiring Marshall, Jalen Rose and Lonny Baxter from Chicago for Antonio Davis, Jerome Williams and Chris Jefferies. Paul Pierce had 23 points for the Celtics, who have lost three straight and seven of nine.

Pistons 87, Heat 73

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Mehmet Okur had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Ben Wallace added 10 points and a season-high 21 rebounds.

Okur started in place of Elden Campbell, who was excused to attend a family funeral. Detroit won its fourth straight and sent the Heat to their fifth straight road loss.

Richard Hamilton had 18 points for Detroit, which had all five starters in double figures. Miami's Lamar Odom led all scorers with 22, but made just 11 of a career-high 31 field-goal attempts.

Wallace had 20 rebounds in a game for the first time this season after doing it 16 times last year. Wallace (six) and Okur (five) also combined to block 11 shots.

Grizzlies 96, Nets 93

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) James Posey and Pau Gasol scored 19 points apiece and the surprising Memphis Grizzlies took advantage of three mistakes by Jason Kidd down the stretch.

Lorenzen Wright added 14 points as Grizzlies won their third straight on the road and handed the Nets their fourth straight loss overall and their sixth in eight home games.

With a record of 9-8, this is the latest in a season the Grizzlies have been over .500.

The Grizzlies played their second straight game without point guard Jason Williams, who is sidelined with back spasms. They also were without Bonzi Wells, who was acquired in a trade from Portland earlier in the day.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Volatile forward Bonzi Wells was traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday for guard Wesley Person and a conditional 2004 first-round draft pick.

Wells, averaging 12.2 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 assists, was stripped of his co-captaincy and suspended two games earlier this season for cursing at coach Maurice Cheeks.

Wells also was fined last month for making an obscene gesture at a fan after a loss to Philadelphia. Last March, Wells was suspended one game for conduct considered detrimental to the team.

``We are very hopeful that this opportunity provides a fresh start for Bonzi in Memphis, and that he enjoys joining a rising young team in the Grizzlies,'' Memphis president Jerry West said. ``We're very optimistic Bonzi will provide a significant presence in our lineup.''

Portland gets Person, who has averaged 11.8 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in his 10-year career. With his role limited this season, Wells was averaging only 5.2 points.

If the Grizzlies' first-round pick next June is among the top three selections, they will keep it and give the Trail Blazers their top pick in 2005 _ provided it is not the overall No. 1 pick. If the selection rolls over to 2006, Portland will get it unconditionally.

Portland entered Wednesday night's home game against the Indiana Pacers with an 8-7 record, tied for fourth place in the Pacific Division.

Memphis, 8-8 going into its game against the New Jersey Nets, is last in the Midwest Division.

The trade comes as the Blazers try to repair an image tarnished by several player arrests and team infighting. the latest instance coming Tuesday when forward Zach Randolph was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of marijuana.

It is hoped Person will provide some of the veteran leadership the team lost when Scottie Pippen left for the Chicago Bulls as a free agent in the offseason.

Wells was in his sixth season with the Blazers and has a year left on his contract, plus a team option for another year. Person is in the final season of his contract.

He has at times showed flashes of brilliance, including a 45-point performance in Game 2 of the team's first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks last season. But Wells also developed a troubled reputation.

He was suspended early last season by the league for spitting on San Antonio forward Danny Ferry, then was suspended for two games for his role in a postgame scuffle with the Golden State Warriors.

``We are happy to be getting a quality player and individual in Wesley Person, a veteran who can help provide leadership on the court and in the locker room, as well as a draft pick which will help the organization in the future,'' Blazers general manager John Nash said.

The Blazers have traded Bonzi Wells to the Grizzlies for Wesley Person, a conditional first-round pick in the 2004 Draft and cash considerations.

"We're very excited about the opportunity to acquire a player of the caliber of Bonzi Wells. He is a very talented player who is young, and already has quite a bit of experience of being successful in this league," West said in the statement. "We are very hopeful that this opportunity provides a fresh start for Bonzi in Memphis and that he enjoys joining a rising young team in the Grizzlies. We're very optimistic Bonzi will provide a significant presence in our lineup."