New Jersey at Indiana (8 p.m. EST) Two of the top teams in the Eastern Conference face off as Jason Kidd and the Nets visit Ron Artest and the Pacers.

STARS

Thursday

_ Tracy McGrady, Magic, had 41 points, eight rebounds and 11 assists in Orlando's 113-101 overtime win over Cleveland.

_ Dirk Nowitzki, Mavericks, had 31 points and 14 rebounds helping Dallas snap a four-game losing streak with a 111-103 victory over Sacramento.

_ Steve Francis, Rockets, had 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to help Houston beat the Lakers 99-87.

HOME AWAY FROM HOME

Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points and 14 rebounds and Antoine Walker had 23 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists as Dallas got its fifth win in the last six regular-season games in Sacramento, 111-103 on Thursday.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

LeBron James scored 34 points and Carlos Boozer had 18 points and 18 rebounds for Cleveland, which had its first three-game winning streak in two seasons snapped in a 113-101 overtime loss to Orlando.

EXTRA TIME

Juwan Howard scored Orlando's first eight points in overtime, then Tracy McGrady made a pair of 3-pointers to finish with his second 40-plus game of the season in a 113-101 victory against Cleveland.

SPEAKING

``He's unbelievable. He's not 18. Can't possibly be. If he continues to work hard and stay hungry, it can be ugly. It's scary how good he can be. You just look at him, man. The poise that he has out on the basketball court. The confidence. He has that swagger.'' _ Orlando's Tracy McGrady on Cleveland's LeBron James, who scored 34 points in a 113-101 overtime loss to the Magic on Thursday.