MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Pau Gasol had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and newcomer Bonzi Wells' 12 points and six assists highlighted the Grizzlies' fourth straight win.

Wells, acquired Wednesday from Portland, received a standing ovation when he entered the game early in the first quarter. He had three assists in his first two minutes, two of them leading to dunks, and shot 6-for-13 in 27 minutes.

James Posey added 15 points for Memphis, while Mike Miller finished with 13 and Shane Battier 10.

Christian Laettner led Washington with 17 points, shooting 7-of-10, while Larry Hughes added 15.

Rockets 83, Hornets 74

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Maurice Taylor came off the bench to score 17 points and Cuttino Mobley added 16 with sharp 3-point shooting.

Yao Ming and Kelvin Cato combined to dominate the inside. Yao had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Cato added 10 rebounds, nine points and four blocked shots. Houston finished with a 43-34 rebounding edge.

Darrell Armstrong led the Hornets with 17 points off the bench. Baron Davis had 16 points and 11 assists.

With the towering Yao and Cato frustrating Hornets shooters near the basket, New Orleans needed its usual strong outside shooting. But Davis was 6-for-21 from the field, and David Wesley, who had scored in double figures in every game this season, missed his first five shots.

Spurs 105, Magic 94

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) The Orlando Magic put up a good fight but still lost their team-record 18th straight game, allowing Tim Duncan to score a season-high 47 points.

The Magic came back from an 18-point deficit in the first half and held a five-point advantage entering the final quarter after Tracy McGrady had 16 of his 28 points in the third period.

But Orlando missed 16 of 21 shots down the stretch to surpass the previous longest losing streak in franchise history set in 1991-92. McGrady missed his final nine shots as the Spurs closed the game with an 18-7 run.

Duncan shot 19-for-33 from the field and 9-for-13 from the line in falling six points shy of his career high. He also had 12 rebounds for his 15th double-double in 16 games.

Jazz 86, Clippers 67

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Matt Harpring scored 20 points and Utah held the Los Angeles Clippers to their lowest point total of the season despite the return of Elton Brand.

Utah improved to 10-1 at home and 11-7 on the season and continued to dominate the Clippers, who have won just once in Salt Lake City since the Delta Center opened in 1991.

Utah heads to Los Angeles to play the Lakers on Sunday, but its much-anticipated reunion with Karl Malone will have to wait. The NBA announced Friday that Malone will be suspended for elbowing Dallas guard Steve Nash in the head on Thursday.

The Clippers, whose previous season-low was 78 on Nov. 19 at Indiana, shot 35 percent from the field. Quentin Richardson was just 3-for-19.

Nuggets 98, Warriors 91

DENVER (AP) Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points and Voshon Lenard added 18 points to give the first-place Denver Nuggets their first six-game winning streak in almost 13 years.

The Nuggets (13-6) have won seven straight at home, nine of 11 overall and are off to their best start since 1989-90. They extended their Midwest Division lead to 1{ games over idle Dallas.

Mike Dunleavy had 19 points for Golden State, which lost back-to-back games to the Nuggets after beating them four straight. Former Nugget Nick Van Exel was booed whenever he touched the ball and finished with 15 points.

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