Indiana at Minnesota (8 p.m. EST). The Pacers, with the top record in the Eastern Conference, play the Timberwolves, who have won four in a row.

STARS

Friday

_ LeBron James, Cavaliers, made five 3-pointers and scored 36 points in Cleveland's 88-81 win over Philadelphia.

_ Tim Duncan, Spurs, had 27 points and 20 rebounds, leading San Antonio past Seattle 87-73.

_ Tracy McGrady, Magic, had 29 points and a season-high 12 assists to lead Orlando over Golden State 119-93.

SNAPPED

Cleveland ended its 34-game road losing streak with an 88-81 victory over Philadelphia on Friday night. ... Detroit lost to Indiana 80-75 on Friday night, but a 3-pointer by Chauncey Billups with 7:05 left in the first quarter was the Pistons' first in three games, snapping a string of 15 straight misses.

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Los Angeles' Kobe Bryant hit a 21-foot jumper at the buzzer, giving the Lakers a 101-99 victory over Denver on Friday night after Bryant arrived late from a court hearing in Colorado. Bryant finished with 13 points and five assists in 31 minutes after missing the first quarter because he didn't return from the hearing in his sexual assault case in time for tipoff. It was the first time since 1999 that he came off the bench.

NEW HEIGHTS

Memphis beat Miami 97-83 Friday night to set franchise records for consecutive home wins (six) and wins (15) before the All-Star break.

NO LATE HEROICS

Miami lost to Memphis 97-83 on Friday night, falling to 1-16 when trailing after three quarters.

BALANCE

For the first time this season, Orlando had six players reach 10 points in a 119-93 win over Golden State on Friday night.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

New York's Allan Houston had 33 points in Friday night's 105-99 overtime loss to Toronto.

STREAKS

San Antonio won its ninth straight, 87-73 over Seattle on Friday night. ... New York has dropped seven straight road games after a 105-99 overtime loss at Toronto.

FAMILIAR FOE

New Jersey spoiled the return of former assistant coach Eddie Jordan, beating Jordan's Washington Wizards 97-87 on Friday night.

SPEAKING

``Shooters keep shooting. I had a rough night, but I'll take it. It's better than nothing.'' _ Raja Bell, who was 0-for-6 before hitting the last two shots of the game in Utah's 99-96 win over Boston on Friday night. Bell's jumper as the shot clock expired with 26.8 seconds left put the Jazz ahead for good.