INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Ron Artest had 21 points and nine rebounds, Jermaine O'Neal had 16 points and seven assists and the Indiana Pacers clinched the Central Division title with a 111-78 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

The Pacers, an NBA-leading 55-20, secured homecourt advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs when they beat the Bucks for the first time in four tries this season.

It also allowed Rick Carlisle to join Pat Riley as the only coaches in NBA history to win a division title in each of their first three years coaching. Carlisle was tops in the division twice with Detroit before coming to Indiana this year.

Seven Pacers scored in double figures, including Al Harrington, who had 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Toni Kukoc, Milwaukee's high scorer, scored all 15 of his points in the second quarter to help close the gap and the Bucks went into halftime down 50-37.

Trail Blazers 105, Celtics 98

BOSTON (AP) Darius Miles scored a career-high 31 points and led a third-quarter surge that carried Portland to win over Boston.

Miles had 10 points as Portland opened the third quarter with a 20-6 run that turned a 51-48 halftime deficit into a 68-57 lead midway through the period.

Zach Randolph had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, who held a 44-30 advantage on the boards. The Celtics were led by Ricky Davis with 27 points and Paul Pierce with 23.

Warriors 85, Raptors 78

TORONTO (AP) Jason Richardson had 25 points and Golden State handed Toronto its fifth straight loss.

Erick Dampier had 14 rebounds before leaving the game late in the fourth quarter after rolling his left ankle on the foot of Toronto's Jalen Rose.

Golden State has won eight of nine.

Vince Carter had 22 points for the Raptors, who remained 3{ games behind Boston for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Boston lost to Portland on Wednesday.

Bulls 109, Magic 91

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Jamal Crawford had 27 points and nine assists, and short-handed Chicago snapped a five-game losing streak by Orlando matchup between the teams with the NBA's worst records.

Jannero Pargo added 25 points in his first start, and Eddy Curry had 24.

Chicago made nine 3-pointers and scored more than 100 points for just the seventh time this season. Three of those came while sweeping the Magic.

Orlando, missing NBA scoring leader Tracy McGrady, lost its ninth consecutive game _ the longest skid since dropping a franchise-record 19 straight at the season's beginning.

Juwan Howard scored 20 of his 26 points in the first half to lead Orlando. Tyronn Lue added 23, giving him 74 in his last three games. Drew Gooden had 14 points and 14 rebounds.

Nets 103, Wizards 99, OT

WASHINGTON (AP) Richard Jefferson had 28 points and a season-high 14 rebounds, and New Jersey broke a three-game losing streak by beating Washington in overtime.

Lucious Harris added a season-high 24 points, and Kerry Kittles scored 18 and helped forced overtime with a 3-pointer and a blocked shot in the final minute of regulation.

The Nets overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to provide an exciting finish to a game that included 46 turnovers.

Gilbert Arenas had 29 points and seven turnovers to lead the Wizards, who have lost four straight, six of seven and fell to 1-20 against Atlantic Division teams.

Heat 100, Hawks 97

ATLANTA (AP) Dwyane Wade made a go-ahead runner over Bob Sura to cap a frantic comeback in the final minute, and Miami held off Atlanta.

The victory propelled the Heat into a tie with the Milwaukee Bucks for fifth in the Eastern Conference. The Bucks lost to the Indiana Pacers 111-78.

Eddie Jones had 23 points and Lamar Odom added 21 before fouling out for Miami, which won for the ninth time in the past 10 games. Wade finished with 10.

Stephen Jackson scored 29 points and Jason Terry had 23 for the Hawks, who lost their second straight after only their second two-game winning streak of the season. They scored only one point in the final 3:30.

Timberwolves 90, SuperSonics 83

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Latrell Sprewell had 27 points, including six 3-pointers, to help Minnesota hold off Seattle.

Kevin Garnett had 27 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for Minnesota. Vitaly Potapenko had 18 points and nine rebounds and Rashard Lewis had 17 points for Seattle.

Despite losing valuable reserve Vladimir Radmanovic to a sprained right ankle in the second quarter, the SuperSonics led briefly in the third and frustrated the Timberwolves by staying close the rest of the way.