DALLAS (AP) Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and Antoine Walker added 21 points and nine rebounds against his former team to help the Mavericks beat Boston.

Josh Howard had a season-high 19 points and Antawn Jamison added 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Mavericks. Dallas is 30-5 at home, matching Sacramento for the NBA's best home record.

Mark Blount had a career-high 29 points and 10 rebounds for the Celtics.

Pistons 94, Nuggets 75

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) Rasheed Wallace scored 20 points and surpassed the 10,000-point mark in his career to lead Detroit to its seventh straight victory.

Richard Hamilton added 20 for the Pistons, 11-3 since trading for Wallace on Feb. 19. Nuggets rookie Carmelo Anthony scored 20 points, but had just four points in the second half.

SuperSonics 91, Hornets 80

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Rashard Lewis scored 31 points and Ray Allen had 19 to lead streaking Seattle.

Vitaly Potapenko added 14 points and 10 rebounds to help Seattle run its winning streak to four games, all on the road. Baron Davis led New Orleans with 25 points.

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