CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Gerald Wallace scored 26 points, Jason Richardson had 24, and the Charlotte Bobcats held off an early fourth-quarter rally to beat the Miami Heat 94-82 on Saturday night and snap a five-game losing streak.
Nazr Mohammed added 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Raymond Felton had 10 assists for the Bobcats, who saw a 14-point lead midway through the third quarter trimmed to three points early in the fourth.
Jason Williams scored 19 points, Ricky Davis had 15 and Chris Quinn 14 for the injury-riddled Heat, who dressed just nine players in losing their third straight and 11th in 13 games in March.
Miami assistant Ron Rothstein led the team for the second consecutive game in place of coach Pat Riley, who is scouting prospective draft picks at this week's NCAA tournament. Riley is expected to be back with the team when it plays at Milwaukee on Monday.
Ahead by seven points entering the second half, Charlotte opened the third quarter with a 10-3 run, with Emeka Okafor's layup with 7:42 left putting the Bobcats up 56-42. Miami -- missing starters Dwyane Wade, Shawn Marion, Alexander Johnson and Dorell Wright to injuries - fought back, with back-to-back layups by Williams cutting Charlotte's lead to 73-70 with 9:49 left in the fourth quarter.
But Mohammed hit a hook shot, Wallace dropped in a layup and Richardson made a three-point play and a pair of 3-pointers during a 21-8 run that put the Bobcats up 94-78 with 4:30 remaining. Full story
Pacers 108, Bulls 101
CHICAGO -- Mike Dunleavy scored 25 points, Troy Murphy added 24, and the Indiana Pacers extended their winning streak to a season-best four games with a comeback victory over the Chicago Bulls.
Danny Granger added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who snapped a five-game road losing streak and continued their late-season playoff push.
Indiana pulled into a tie with New Jersey for ninth place in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers trail the Atlanta Hawks by 1½ games for the eighth and final playoff spot.
The Pacers trailed 84-73 after three quarters and by 13 early in the fourth, but a 13-1 run pulled Indiana to 89-88 with 6:31 left.
Grizzlies 117, Kings 111
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Juan Carlos Navarro scored 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and the Memphis Grizzlies held on for a victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Rudy Gay scored 24 points and Darko Milicic had 19 points and 10 rebounds for Memphis, which has won consecutive games for only the second time this season. Seven Grizzlies scored in double figures, including all five starters.
Kevin Martin led the Kings with 29 points, and Spencer Hawes had career highs with 19 points and 12 rebounds. Francisco Garcia added 15 points, and John Salmons finished with 12.
Memphis almost squandered an 18-point lead in the second half as Martin led a Kings rally that included a 20-2 run in the third period.
Timberwolves 114, Knicks 93
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ryan Gomes scored 26 points, reserve Rashad McCants had 24, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New York Knicks, another lottery-bound team.
The Timberwolves (18-51) and Knicks (19-50) are in the NBA's bottom five, fighting for draft position and figuring out which young players are keepers over the season's final weeks.
The difference? The Wolves have won six of nine, while the Knicks have lost 11 of 12.
Al Jefferson had only eight points, just his third single-digit scoring game of the season for Minnesota. For New York, reserve Malik Rose had 20 points.
