Minnesota at Los Angeles Lakers (10:30 p.m. EST). Midwest Division-leading Minnesota brings a five-game winning streak to Los Angeles.
STARS
Wednesday
_Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cavaliers, had 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead Cleveland to a 94-93 win over the Heat.
_Tracy McGrady, Magic, scored 39 points in a 104-100 victory over the Wizards.
_Marcus Camby, Nuggets, had 24 rebounds in Denver's 115-99 rout of Chicago.
_Erick Dampier, Warriors, had 21 points and 19 rebounds to lead Golden State to a 97-90 victory over Minnesota.
NO BOOZER, NO PROBLEM
The Cavaliers defeated the Heat 94-93 on Wednesday night despite the absence of Carlos Boozer, who attended a funeral in Washington. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 30 points for Cleveland, which matched its win total of last season with 17.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Minnesota's Kevin Garnett had 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in a 97-90 loss to the Warriors on Wednesday night. ... Boston's Paul Pierce had 26 points and seven assists, but the Celtics lost to the Pistons 106-103. ... Michael Finley scored 29 points in Dallas' 91-88 loss to the Jazz.
REDD HOT
The Bucks' Michael Redd has scored 40 points in two of his last four games, the outbursts coming one week apart. Redd scored 40 points in a 101-100 loss to the Hornets on Wednesday night. He also had 40 against Orlando on Jan. 21.
MONSTER EFFORT
Denver's Marcus Camby had 24 rebounds in the Nuggets' 115-99 victory over Chicago on Wednesday night. Camby had a franchise-record 18 rebounds at the half, and helped Denver to a 63-41 rebounding advantage.
BY THE NUMBERS
Minnesota's Kevin Garnett notched his second triple-double of the season with 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, but Minnesota lost to Golden State 97-90 on Wednesday night.
BARRY OUT
Seattle SuperSonics guard Brent Barry will have surgery on a broken finger and is expected to miss up to six weeks. Barry is averaging 10.6 points, 5.5 assists and 30.8 minutes in 40 games.
SPEAKING
``When you have dead legs and your brain is a little dead, that stuff is going to happen.'' _ Phoenix Suns coach Mike D'Antoni, on the 23 turnovers committed by his team in a 101-79 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.
