All 10 NBA games had one thing in common: referees wearing No. 62.

In a rare protest against the punishment handed down to one of their colleagues, game officials turned their jerseys inside-out Friday night and stenciled in the number of referee Michael Henderson.

``An unprecedented job action was taken against one of their colleagues, so an unprecedented response was necessary,'' said Lamell McMorris, a spokesman and negotiator for the National Basketball Referees Association.

Henderson's bad call at the end of Wednesday night's Lakers-Nuggets game was publicly acknowledged Thursday by the NBA. Henderson was taken off three job assignments and summoned to the league office, the referees' association said.

Referees at every NBA game were expected to take part in the protest, although Eddie F. Rush and Nolan Fine worked the Grizzlies-Bucks game in Milwaukee and did not. The third member of their crew, Rodney Mott, adhered to the protest.

Commissioner David Stern issued a statement Saturday saying the referees' actions were ``woefully inconsistent with the professionalism with which NBA officials normally conduct themselves.''

On Friday, the NBA released a statement from deputy commissioner Russ Granik saying any referees taking part ``will be subject to appropriate discipline.''

McMorris said Rush and Fine were ``intimidated'' by refereeing supervisor Ronnie Nunn.

``From what I understand it was typical bullying tactics by the NBA. Ronnie Nunn came in and threatened them, told them if they wore their shirts inside-out they'd be fired,'' McMorris said.

NBA vice president Stu Jackson did not return a call seeking comment on McMorris' allegation.

In Friday night's games, Cleveland defeated Orlando 112-107 in overtime, Utah surprised Sacramento 102-97, the Los Angeles Clippers edged New York 96-94, Detroit beat Atlanta 105-83, Milwaukee edged Memphis 106-104, Minnesota downed Golden State 91-81, New Orleans beat Indiana 89-77, Houston defeated Portland 89-85, Phoenix beat Seattle 104-99 and Boston topped Toronto 88-75.

Henderson, in his second season as an NBA official, mistakenly whistled a shot clock violation after an attempt by Denver's Andre Miller brushed the rim and was rebounded by a teammate.

The officials huddled and ruled it an inadvertent whistle, resulting in a jump ball. The Lakers won the tip and made the game-winning shot with 3.2 seconds left.

McMorris said Henderson's three-game punishment was unprecedented.

``It's inconsistent with the performance evaluation standards that the league introduced to initiate communication between supervisors and referees,'' McMorris said. ``This has never occurred for a bad call.''

Cavaliers 112, Magic 107, OT

At Orlando, LeBron James scored six of his 30 points in overtime and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 28 points. The Cavaliers won after blowing an 18-point fourth-quarter lead.

Jazz 102, Kings 97

At Sacramento, Andrei Kirilenko had 24 points and 14 rebounds as Utah handed Sacramento its fifth home loss of the season. Kirilenko scored the final four points for Utah, which snapped Sacramento's four-game winning streak.

Clippers 96, Knicks 94

At Los Angeles, Quentin Richardson scored 23 points and Bobby Simmons hit a go-ahead 19-footer with 21.3 seconds remaining. The Clippers extended the Knicks' losing streak to five games.

Pistons 105, Hawks 83

At Auburn Hills, Mich., Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton each had 20 points, and Rasheed Wallace didn't do much _ and didn't have to _ against the team he played just one game for. Wallace shot just 2-for-10 with six points and six rebounds.

Bucks 106, Grizzlies 104

At Milwaukee, Keith Van Horn tied his season high with 30 points in his first start for the Bucks. With 5.3 seconds left, Memphis' Shane Battier missed a shot from the top of the key.

Timberwolves 91, Warriors 81

At Minneapolis, Kevin Garnett had 24 points, nine rebounds and nine assists as Minnesota beat Golden State for the first time this season after two losses.

Hornets 89, Pacers 77

At New Orleans, Jamal Mashburn scored 22 points and Baron Davis added 18 as the Hornets snapped Indiana's four-game winning streak. New Orleans is the only team to beat Indiana since the All-Star break, doing it twice.

Rockets 89, Trail Blazers 85

At Houston, Steve Francis had 21 points and a season-high five steals, and Houston snapped Portland's five-game winning streak.

Suns 104, SuperSonics 99

At Seattle, Amare Stoudemire scored 24 points to help give Phoenix two wins in a row for the first time since mid-January.

Celtics 88, Raptors 75

At Boston, Paul Pierce scored 21 points and Brandon Hunter grabbed 16 rebounds in his second career start. Boston snapped its seven-game losing streak and extended Toronto's skid to eight.