New York at New Orleans (8 p.m. EST). Stephon Marbury and the Knicks have won five straight.

STARS

Monday

_Stephen Jackson, Hawks, had a career-high 30 points in leading Atlanta past Dallas 102-96.

_Tim Duncan, Spurs, scored 28 points and San Antonio held off Houston 85-82.

_LeBron James, Cavaliers, scored 24 points in Cleveland's 97-89 win over Boston. James (19 years, 41 days) became the youngest player in NBA history to score 1,000 points.

RASHEED SHIPPED

Portland traded volatile forward Rasheed Wallace and reserve Wesley Person to Atlanta on Monday night for Shareef Abdur-Rahim, center Theo Ratliff and point guard Dan Dickau. Wallace, who set the NBA record with 41 technical fouls in the 2000-01 season, is scoring 17 points a game. Abdur-Rahim had 27 points and 10 rebounds in Monday night's 102-96 win over Dallas, and is averaging about 20 points.

SNAPPED

Cleveland broke a 13-game losing streak against Boston with a 97-89 win on Monday night. The Cavaliers hadn't defeated the Celtics since Nov. 4, 2000. ... Atlanta had lost nine straight to Dallas before the Hawks' 102-96 win.

STREAKING SPURS

San Antonio's 85-82 win over Houston on Monday night was the Spurs' fifth straight victory, and fourth in a row on the road. The Spurs beat the Rockets for the sixth straight time.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

Paul Pierce scored 32 points, but made just one of seven field goals in the fourth quarter of Boston's 97-89 loss to Cleveland on Monday night. ... Yao Ming finished with 25 points in Houston's 85-82 loss to San Antonio.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN LOW

Memphis lost for the 13th straight time in Denver 86-83 on Monday night. The Grizzlies are 0-10 at the Pepsi Center.

SPEAKING

``What you do in this situation is very clear, you start with a clean slate,'' Hawks general manager Billy Knight, on Atlanta's acquisition of Rasheed Wallace in a trade with Portland.