Tim Duncan collected 19 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks and Argentinian Olympic gold medalist Manu Ginobili added 16 points and four steals for San Antonio, who have won three straight games.

Allen Iverson scored 33 points for the Nuggets, who fell to 3-7 since the four-time scoring champion was acquired in a trade from Philadelphia.

Earl Boykins scored 18 points and Marcus Camby had nine and 16 rebounds for Denver, who shot 45% (35-of-77) from the field and committed 17 turnovers.

Parker sat out the 2006 FIBA World Championship after breaking a finger in France's final warm-up game against Brazil.

In Atlanta, Jannero Pargo scored 24 points, Rasual Butler added 21 and Devin Brown 16 as the Charlotte Hornets snapped a five-game losing streak with a 96-77 triumph over the woeful Atlanta Hawks.

Pargo made 10-of-15 shots, Butler hit 8-of-15 and Tyson Chandler scored 14 points for the Hornets, who shot 52% (34-of-65) from the floor.

Josh Childress scored 19 points and Joe Johnson added 13 for the Hawks, who have dropped 10 of 11 and are averaging just 79.1 points in their last eight contests.

Caron Butler showed his Washington Wizards team-mates that they could win without Gilbert Arenas having a huge night.

Butler tied a season high with 26 points and Arenas contributed 20 as the Wizards posted a 113-103 victory over the Chicago Bulls.

Antawn Jamison had 18 points and nine rebounds and reserve Antonio Daniels added 15 for Washington, who have won seven straight at home and improved to 14-3 here.

Kirk Hinrich scored a season-high 33 points and Ben Gordon added 25 points off the bench for Chicago, who have lost four of their last five games and fell to 1-10 in their last 11 at Verizon Center.

Argentinian Andres Nocioni added 20 points and Ben Wallace hauled in 16 rebounds for the Bulls, who shot 42% (32-of-76) in falling to 5-12 on the road.

In Boston, Jermaine O'Neal had 23 points and 15 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers extended their winning streak to a season-high three games with a 97-84 victory over the injury-depleted Boston Celtics.

Jamaal Tinsley contributed 17 points and 13 assists for the Pacers, who nearly squandered a big lead before being rescued by their superstar.

Raymond Felton had 18 points and seven assists and Matt Carroll added 17 points and seven rebounds as the Charlotte Bobcats posted a 103-96 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

Rookie Adam Morrison and Sean May combined to score 30 points off the bench for Charlotte, who have won consecutive games for the first time against Detroit since the 2004-05 campaign.

Richard Hamilton scored 23 points and Tayshaun Prince chipped in 19 for Detroit, who have lost five of their last seven games.

In New York, Quentin Richardson scored 19 points and played solid defense on Andre Iguodala as the New York Knicks posted a 106-99 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers for their third consecutive win.

Stephon Marbury scored 24 points and Eddy Curry collected 20 and 10 rebounds for New York, who shot a blistering 53% (34-of-64) from the field and netted 61 points in an impressive first half that set the tone for the game.

After missing 11 games with back spasms, Richardson returned on Wednesday to spark the Knicks on both ends of the floor. He shot 7-of-12 from the field and 5-of-8 from the arc.

Chris Bosh scored 30 points and tied his career high with six blocks to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 90-77 victory over the Bucks.

Anthony Parker scored 18 points and TJ Ford added 15 and 10 assists for Toronto, who faced a Milwaukee team that was missing three of its top four scorers.

Bosh shot 11-of-16 from the field and Italian rookie Andrea Bargnani added 11 points off the bench for the Raptors, who shot 44% (32-of-73) and snapped a three-game road losing streak.

Ruben Patterson and Australian Andrew Bogut each scored 17 points for the Bucks, who have dropped six of their last nine home games to the Raptors.

Bogut also grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds for Milwaukee.

Corey Magette scored 21 points - including a 21-foot jumper with 4.8 seconds remaining - to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 92-91 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Elton Brand also added 21 points for the Clippers, who won their second straight contest to gain a split of their six-game road trip, which raised their record to 5-13 away from home.

Ricky Davis scored 21 points, Mark Blount had 21 and Kevin Garnett 19 with 17 rebounds for Minnesota, who had a five-game home winning streak stopped.

In Dallas, Jason Terry scored 20 points and Josh Howard added 17 as the red-hot Mavericks used a lethal perimeter game en route to a 99-74 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

One of the most well-balanced teams in the league, Dallas used solid defense and stellar shooting to overwhelm Portland and win for the 15th time in 16 games.

Zach Randolph netted 21 points and rookie Brandon Roy added 15 for the Blazers, who shot just 39% (28-of-71) in losing for the seventh time in eight games.

Dikembe Mutombo moved past the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar into second place on the all-time blocks list as the Houston Rockets pulled away for a 102-77 victory over the frustrated Los Angeles Lakers.

Juwan Howard scored a season-high 23 points and Rafer Alston 20 for the Rockets, who busted open a close game by outscoring the Lakers by lopsided 55-31 in the second half.

A driving force behind the Rockets' seventh win in eight games was the 40-year-old Mutombo, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year who continued to a play like a youngster.

The 7ft 2in Mutombo moved past Abdul-Jabbar with his 3,190th career block when he swatted a shot by the seven-foot Andrew Bynum with 3:17 remaining in the third quarter.

He celebrated the block with the customary wag of his finger. Mutombo added another block in the fourth quarter, finishing with five on the night.

He is still 639 blocks behind Rockets icon Hakeem Olajuwon for first place on the all-time list.

Dwyane Wade scored 29 points and handed out 13 assists as the Miami Heat posted a 107-103 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics.

Dwight Howard dominated the interior, scoring a career-high 30 points and grabbing a season-high 25 rebounds, leading the Orlando Magic to a 91-76 victory over the Golden State Warriors.

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