Indiana at New Orleans (8 p.m. EST). The teams with the top two records in the Eastern Conference meet, and the Pacers are unbeaten on the road.

STARS

Wednesday

_Chauncey Billups, Pistons, scored 33 points in Detroit's 99-92 victory over Memphis.

_Brad Miller, Kings, had 17 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in Sacramento's 118-110 win over Utah.

_Qyntel Woods, Blazers, hit two free throws with 0.4 seconds remaining and scored 11 points, lifting Portland to a 94-93 win over Miami.

_Gilbert Arenas, Wizards, scored 25 points in Washington's 106-95 win over Cleveland.

_Eric Snow, Sixers, had 18 points, eight assists and six rebounds in Philadelphia's 81-75 win over Toronto.

FOULED UP

The Lakers had a 47-6 advantage in free-throw attempts in a 104-83 victory over the Knicks on Wednesday night. Karl Malone was one of three Lakers who made more free throws than the Knicks attempted in the game.

O'NEAL OUT

Indiana Pacers forward Jermaine O'Neal missed Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Clippers with tendinitis in his right knee. Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said his star is day-to-day. O'Neal's 10.6 rebounds and 2.7 blocks a game lead the team. He is second in scoring average at 18.6 points.

BY THE NUMBERS

Golden State's Erick Dampier got his NBA-leading 11th double-double of the season with a 15-point, 11-rebound effort in the Warriors' 85-83 loss to the Rockets on Wednesday night.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

Cleveland's LeBron James had 28 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds in the Cavaliers' 106-95 loss to the Wizards on Wednesday night. ... Utah's Carlos Arroyo had 25 points and eight assists in the Jazz's 118-110 loss to the Kings.

SPEAKING

``We couldn't find a way to score and were too anxious to get the shot off.'' _ Hornets coach Tim Floyd after his team shot 37 percent from the field, 16-of-28 from the foul line and committed 22 turnovers in an 81-73 victory Wednesday night over the Boston Celtics.