The Associated Press

CHICAGO - This wasn't the way Michael Jordan wanted to leave Chicago.

He got the thunderous ovation that lasted four minutes. And there were adoring signs throughout the arena, flashbulbs popping each time he touched the ball and fans cheering his every move.

But his former team sent him out a loser in the building where he once ruled the NBA.

Marcus Fizer scored all but one of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as the Chicago Bulls beat Jordan and the Washington Wizards 104-97 Friday. It was Jordan's first loss in five games against the Bulls.

Jordan addressed the crowd after his pregame introduction.

"I love you all. You're still supporting the Chicago Bulls. Thank you for supporting them over the years," he said. "Thank you all."

Though he got a standing ovation when he left with 8.1 seconds left, he hurried off the court at the buzzer and left the arena quickly.

He finished with 11 points, three assists and five rebounds, shooting 4-of-14 from the field in 39 minutes.

Fizer dominated inside in the fourth quarter, scoring Chicago's first 11 points.

Still, Jordan and the Wizards almost pulled out a win. Trailing 97-87, they reeled off eight straight points, capped by four from Jordan.

With two minutes left, Jordan grabbed an offensive rebound, drove the baseline and scored on a layup to cut Chicago's lead to four. He drew a foul on the next possession and made both shots, pulling Washington to 97-95.

But after a timeout, Fizer grabbed a loose ball and scored on a hook. Donyell Marshall then sealed the victory with three free throws in the last 30 seconds.

Nets 89, Lakers 83

LOS ANGELES - New Jersey's Kerry Kittles had 17 points to lead a balanced scoring attack and hit a pivotal 3-pointer with 40 seconds remaining as the Nets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 89-83 Friday night.

The victory snapped a three-game losing streak that was New Jersey's longest of the season. The loss was the Lakers' third in four games.

Kenyon Martin had 18 points for New Jersey, which had six players in double figures.

Shaquille O'Neal had 27 points and 13 rebounds for the Lakers, but missed four of six free throws in the final 1:51.

Kittles made a 3-pointer to put the Nets up 85-83 with 40 seconds remaining after O'Neal had just made one of two free throws to give Los Angeles a one-point led.

O'Neal then missed two free throws, Martin made a pair from the line for New Jersey, then the Lakers' Robert Horry missed a 3-pointer and Martin scored on a fast break.

Derek Fisher scored 22 for Los Angeles, but Kobe Bryant, slowed by tendinitis in his right knee, had just 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting.

Richard Jefferson and Aaron Williams added 12 points each for the Nets. Jason Kidd went 3-of-13 from the floor and had 11 points, and Jason Collins had 10.

Spurs 91, Jazz 90

SALT LAKE CITY - Tim Duncan made a turnaround jump shot over Karl Malone as time expired as San Antonio beat Utah an 11th straight time. Duncan finished with 29 points and 17 rebounds.

Blazers 97, Hornets 96 (OT)

NEW ORLEANS - Derek Anderson scored 27 points and Arvydas Sabonis scored five of Portland's nine points in overtime. P.J. Brown's 12-foot jump shot at the overtime buzzer rimmed out, giving the Trail Blazers their second straight OT victory.

Hawks 115, Kings 104

ATLANTA - Glenn Robinson scored 29 points, Jason Terry added 23 and Atlanta snapped its six-game losing streak in games with Sacramento. Chris Webber had 32 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and two steals for the Kings but committed nine turnovers

Pacers 93, SuperSonics 80

INDIANAPOLIS - Jermaine O'Neal had 14 points and 10 rebounds and Indiana won its 13th straight home game. Gary Payton scored 18 points, and Desmond Mason had 17 for Seattle, which has lost four straight games on the road.

Mavericks 101, Knicks 90

NEW YORK - Dirk Nowitzki scored 30 points and Nick Van Exel made five 3-pointers as Dallas, tied 74-74 after three quarters, improved its NBA-best record to 34-8 and prevented New York from gaining its first four-game winning streak of the season.

Suns 110, Magic 107

ORLANDO, Fla. - Shawn Marion scored 23 of his 29 points in the first half and Joe Johnson had a career-high 27 as Phoenix snapped a four-game road losing streak.

Orlando's Tracy McGrady had 33 points and 11 assists.

Celtics 77, Nuggets 58

BOSTON - Paul Pierce had 45 points and almost outscored Denver in the first half. Two minutes before halftime, Pierce had 28 points to the Nuggets' 27.

Timberwolves 88, Clippers 85

MINNEAPOLIS - Wally Szczerbiak scored all 18 of his points in the second half as Minnesota rallied from a 16-point deficit.

Elton Brand had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles.

Pistons 98, Rockets 74

HOUSTON - Cliff Robinson scored 20 points and Ben Wallace, the Eastern Conference's starting center for the all-star game, had nine points and had 18 rebounds for Detroit. Western Conference starter Yao Ming had four points and six rebounds for Houston.

Notes

CLIPPERS: Guard Eric Piatkowski left the injured list, but the team placed forward Chris Wilcox on it with back spasms. Piatkowski missed the last 19 games with a lower abdominal strain suffered Dec. 10.

HAWKS: Guard Ira Newble was placed on the injured list and forward Chris Crawford was activated.

Newble has been bothered by inflammation in his left knee. Crawford missed 31 games because of lingering problems with his sore left knee.

KINGS: Sacramento activated forward Scot Pollard from the injured list and replaced him with forward Lawrence Funderburke, who missed two games with an ailing right foot and tendinitis in his left Achilles tendon. Pollard hadn't played since Nov. 6 because of a stress fracture in his lower back.

SPURS: Center David Robinson will miss at least two games because of a sore lower back.

Robinson didn't travel with the Spurs for Friday night's game at the Utah Jazz, and he'll also miss today's home game against the Detroit Pistons.