INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Al Harrington had 24 points and six rebounds to help the Indiana Pacers avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season with a 101-79 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.

The Pacers broke the game open with a 14-2 run in the first four minutes of the second half to take a 66-46 lead. Reggie Miller then hit three straight 3-pointers to give Indiana a 27-point lead, turning the remaining 17 minutes into garbage time.

Miller scored 15 points in the quarter and was 4-for-4 from 3-point range. He finished with 18 points, including five 3-pointers.

Joe Johnson had another strong game for the Suns, scoring 23 points on 10-of-15 shooting.

Cavaliers 94, Heat 93

CLEVELAND (AP) Ira Newble blocked Dwayne Wade's shot in the final second, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 30 points on 14-for-16 shooting as Cleveland matched its win total from last season.

Rookie LeBron James added 27 points _ 11 in the fourth quarter _ and Dajuan Wagner scored a huge basket with 7.9 seconds left for the Cavs, who won despite not having forward Carlos Boozer.

Eddie Jones had 16 points, and Wade and Lamar Odom had 15 apiece for Miami, which took a 93-92 lead on Malik Allen's running hook shot in the lane with 35 seconds left.

Wagner missed a 3-pointer with 15 seconds remaining, but Kevin Ollie got the long rebound and gave it back to his teammate. Wagner had to avoid two players on the floor in the lane as he dropped in a high-arching layup with 7.9 seconds to go.

Magic 104, Wizards 100

WASHINGTON (AP) Tracy McGrady had 39 points, nine rebounds and five assists to send Washington to its fourth straight home loss.

Larry Hughes scored 12 straight points to pull the Wizards to 96-90 with 2:59 left, but McGrady answered with six consecutive points to put the game away.

Juwan Howard scored 21 points on 10-for-15 shooting, and Rod Strickland finished with 14 points and 10 assists. Drew Gooden added 15 points and a season-high five blocks for the Magic.

Hughes, who missed Washington's previous game with right knee tendinitis, returned to the starting lineup and led the Wizards with 21 points.

Pistons 106, Celtics 103

BOSTON (AP) Chauncey Billups scored eight of his 21 points in the final five minutes as the Pistons spoiled John Carroll's debut as coach of the Celtics.

In his first full day on the job since Jim O'Brien's resignation, Carroll watched his team rally from a 68-54 deficit midway through the third quarter and take a 93-90 lead with 2:56 left.

The Pistons then went on a 7-0 run to take a 97-93 lead that Boston couldn't overcome.

The Celtics cut it to 104-103 on a 3-pointer by Mike James with 10 seconds left. Billups followed with two free throws, and another 3-point attempt by James went off the rim at the buzzer.

Raptors 94, 76ers 84

TORONTO (AP) Donyell Marshall had 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Toronto Raptors ended a five-game losing skid.

Allen Iverson, the NBA's leading scorer, missed his second straight game because of sprained right index finger. Philadelphia has lost four straight and six of seven, falling to 19-27.

Morris Peterson added 18 points and Vince Carter 17 for the Raptors, who had five players in double figures. Toronto's Jalen Rose had 13 assists and nine points.

Philadelphia's Glenn Robinson went 4-for-14 from the field for 16 points in 36 minutes. Robinson complained about playing time after Tuesday night's blowout loss to New Jersey.

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