Stoudemire nets 49 in win

Suns forward makes all 15 free throws for Phoenix

Amare Stoudemire scored 49 points, falling a point short of his career high in the Phoenix Suns' 113-103 victory over host Indiana on Wednesday night.

Stoudemire was 17-for-21 from the field, made 15 free throws without a miss and had 11 rebounds, six assists and five steals. He missed his career high of 50 points, set against Portland on Jan. 2, 2005.

Boris Diaw added 14 points for the Suns (4-1). T.J. Ford and Danny Granger each scored 23 points, and Marquis Daniels added 19 for the Pacers (1-2).

ALSO WEDNESDAY

PISTONS 100, RAPTORS 93: Tayshaun Prince scored 16 of his 27 points in the second quarter, and Richard Hamilton had 22 to help visiting Detroit improve to 4-0.

Chris Bosh had 26 points and 13 rebounds for Toronto in its unsuccessful bid for its first 4-0 start.

HEAT 106, 76ERS 83: Dwyane Wade scored 29 points, Mario Chalmers set a franchise record with nine steals, and host Miami scored 12 straight points in the fourth quarter.

Wade added seven rebounds and six assists.

CELTICS 96, THUNDER 83: Paul Pierce had 20 points and nine rebounds, Ray Allen scored 18 points, and visiting Boston clamped down on Oklahoma City.

After giving up 29 points in the first quarter, the defending NBA champions held the Thunder to 25 percent shooting over the next two periods.

CAVALIERS 107, BULLS 93: LeBron James scored a season-high 41 points -- 15 on free throws -- and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 15 points and 10 rebounds, leading host Cleveland over Chicago.

James, who briefly left the floor in the first quarter after twisting his left ankle, missed just once from the line.

HAWKS 87, HORNETS 79: Joe Johnson scored 24 points, and Atlanta made 12 3-pointers to stay perfect on the young season while handing host New Orleans its first loss.

Reserve Flip Murray added 14 points for the Hawks (3-0), hitting a pair of 3s in the fourth quarter, including one as the shot clock expired during a 14-2 surge that put Atlanta in the lead for good.

BUCKS 112, WIZARDS 104 (OT): Richard Jefferson scored 32 points, rookie Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 17 as host Milwaukee overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit.

NOTES

FOSTER SPEAKS OUT: Referee Scott Foster broke his silence Tuesday, discussing his role in the NBA's betting scandal and his relationship with former official Tim Donaghy in published interviews.

Foster was tied to the scandal after it was reported in July that he and Donaghy took part in 134 phone calls from October 2006 to April 2007.

Foster was questioned about the calls during the FBI's investigation.

"They specifically asked me, 'Can you recall Tim pumping you for information?' I was thinking, 'How did I miss this? Am I a moron?' " Foster told USA Today.

Foster was cleared of any wrongdoing last month in the report done by former federal prosecutor Lawrence Pedowitz, who was hired by the league to investigate its referees operations department.

NO IVERSON: Detroit guard Allen Iverson was not available for Wednesday's game against Toronto because Chauncey Billups, one of three players traded to Denver in exchange for Iverson, has not completed his physical with the Nuggets.