MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Troy Hudson filled the shoes of Sam Cassell just fine, helping end the New Jersey Nets' winning streak at 14 games.

Hudson, making his first start of the season in place of the injured Cassell, scored a season-high 29 points as Minnesota beat New Jersey 81-68 on Wednesday night, handing Nets coach Lawrence Frank his first loss.

Hudson, the streaky shooter who has been hampered all season by a sprained ankle, erased any hope for Frank's 14th consecutive win with 12 fourth-quarter points. Hudson and Fred Hoiberg scored Minnesota's first 20 points of the quarter, and the Wolves used a 15-0 run to open a 75-58 lead.

Kevin Garnett scored 18 points and Wally Szczerbiak, who missed 53 games with a plantar fascia strain, added a season-high 14 points. Kenyon Martin led the Nets with 18 points.

Hornets 99, Clippers 93

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Baron Davis' 26 points and nine assists led the New Orleans Hornets out of a two-game losing skid.

Jamaal Magloire had 21 points and 14 rebounds, including a jump hook off an offensive rebound to give New Orleans a 91-85 lead with just under two minutes left.

Jamal Mashburn scored 20 for the Hornets, while P.J. Brown hit a pair of late jumpers and grabbed a key rebound with 28 seconds remaining as part of his 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Elton Brand led Los Angeles with 19 points, while reserve Chris Wilcox had 18.

Bucks 106, Celtics 104

BOSTON (AP) Walter McCarty's 3-pointer was waved off at the buzzer, the referees ruling it came too late as the Boston Celtics lost their seventh in a row.

Michael Redd scored 26 points and Desmond Mason added 21 for Milwaukee, which won back-to-back road games for the second time this season. Boston has dropped 13 of 14.

After the Celtics took a 101-100 lead on a three-point play by Mark Blount, Milwaukee responded with baskets by Keith Van Horn, Damon Jones and Redd to take a 106-101 lead.

Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 21 points before fouling out with 2:49 remaining. Blount chipped in 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Wizards 76, Raptors 74

TORONTO (AP) Gilbert Arenas scored all seven of his points in the final five minutes and Kwame Brown had 16 points as the Washington Wizards ended a five-game losing streak.

Arenas, who had just one assist, scored seven straight points to give Washington a four-point lead with 3:25 left. After Toronto's Donyell Marshall made a hook shot to cut the lead to one with 58 seconds left, Brown missed a 7-foot jump shot.

Toronto's Roger Mason missed a reverse layup with 15 seconds left before Jerry Stackhouse made one of two free throws to give Washington a 76-74 lead. Toronto's Jannero Pargo, signed to a contract on Tuesday, missed badly with a 3-point shot at the buzzer.

Warriors 99, Grizzlies 92

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Speedy Claxton scored a career-high 28 points and handed out six assists as Golden State snapped Memphis' five-game winning streak.

It was a sloppy game with 29 turnovers and 62 fouls _ 31 on each team. Four players fouled out, and Memphis coach Hubie Brown was ejected for two of the eight technical fouls that were called.

The Warriors pulled away in the fourth, a period in which the Grizzlies have played well this season _ particularly at home.

Claxton, who had been struggling with a sprained right thumb, shot only 6-of-18 from the field but was 16-of-18 from the line. James Posey led Memphis with 25 points and 10 rebounds.

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