Pacers pound Wizards

Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 points in his pro debut to help the host Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 102-86 on Friday night.

Hansbrough, the first-round draft pick from North Carolina, missed the preseason and the first four regular-season games with a right shin injury.

Danny Granger scored 22 points, and T.J. Ford added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who have won two straight.

Also Friday

Bobcats 103, Hawks 83: Raja Bell scored 24 points, and Charlotte looked nothing like the NBA's lowest scoring team against road-weary Atlanta.

Bell hit 9 of 12 shots, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range, Flip Murray added 15 points in his Charlotte debut, and Gerald Wallace offset a poor shooting night with 18 rebounds in the Bobcats' second straight win.

Cavaliers 100, Knicks 91: LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season, to lead Cleveland.

One night after managing just 42 second-half points in an ugly home loss to Chicago, the Cavaliers rang up 40 in the first quarter.

Suns 110, Celtics 103: Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds as visiting Phoenix beat Boston.

Kevin Garnett had a season-high 26 points for Boston.

Magic 110, Pistons 103: Dwight Howard had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help host Orlando hold off Charlie Villanueva and Detroit.

Villanueva had 22 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.

Bucks 87, Timberwolves 72: Andrew Bogut bested Al Jefferson inside with 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Luke Ridnour had 16 points off the bench as visiting Milwaukee used a second-half surge to top Minnesota.

Heat 96, Nuggets 88: Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, and Jermaine O'Neal added 18 as Miami dealt visiting Denver its first loss of the season.

Denver got 30 points from Carmelo Anthony.

76ers 97, Nets 94: Andre Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give host Philadelphia the lead for good.

Brook Lopez led the Nets with 22 points and 11 rebounds while Trenton Hassell had 17 points and 12 rebounds. The 0-6 Nets are off to their worst start ever.

Raptors 107, Hornets 90: Chris Bosh scored 27 points, and visiting Toronto used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control.

Chris Paul led New Orleans with 21 points and a season-high 18 assists.

Rockets 105, Thunder 94: Trevor Ariza and Carl Landry scored 21 points apiece, and host Houston extended its winning streak over Oklahoma City to 11 games.

Russell Westbrook scored 33 points, and Kevin Durant added 27 for the Thunder, who have lost nine straight games in Houston.

went 44-for-83.

Notes

Bulls' Thomas breaks arm: Chicago Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas broke his left forearm during a weight training session Friday and will have surgery Saturday. He could miss four to six weeks.

Martin out 8 weeks: Sacramento Kings leading scorer Kevin Martin will be sidelined for about two months after deciding to undergo surgery on his injured wrist.

Hornets owner has cancer: New Orleans Hornets owner George Shinn, a native of Kannapolis, said Friday he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer but remains healthy and is optimistic that he will conquer the disease.