The Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Kwame Brown had a career-high 25 points and nine rebounds, and the Washington Wizards shot 63 percent in the first half and held on to beat the Indiana Pacers 107-96 Saturday night.

Brown made eight of 12 shots, nine of 10 free throws and had the better game in a matchup against fellow straight-out-of-high-schoolers Jermaine O'Neal and Al Harrington. Brown, who has struggled for consistency, is averaging 13 points and 7.8 rebounds over his last 11 games.

Steve Blake added a career-high 18 points for the Wizards, who never trailed and have won three of four.

Harrington scored 21 points for the Pacers, who were done in by poor outside shooting.

Warriors 105, Trail Blazers 87

PORTLAND, Ore. - Jason Richardson scored 31 points, including seven 3-pointers, and Golden State beat Portland to end a 12-game road losing streak.

Erick Dampier added 20 rebounds and 18 points, and Speedy Claxton had 15 points, seven assists and five steals.

Zach Randolph had 23 points and seven rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Rasheed Wallace added 13 points and nine rebounds.

Darius Miles played for the first time since being traded to the Trail Blazers by Cleveland for guard Jeff McInnis and center Ruben Boumtje Boumtje. Miles scored 12 points in 20 minutes.

Heat 85, Knicks 77

NEW YORK - Eddie Jones scored 26 points and added six assists, and Miami handed New York its first loss at Madison Square Garden under coach Lenny Wilkens.

The Knicks were without Allan Houston (sore knee) for the final 14 1/2 minutes and Stephon Marbury went scoreless in the second half on 0-for-6 shooting.

Lamar Odom had 19 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and Caron Butler scored 17 for the Heat as they avenged two lopsided losses to the Knicks earlier this season.

Michael Doleac scored 18 and Penny Hardaway 16 for the Knicks, whose reserves outscored their starters 39-38. Doleac and Hardaway each played 32 minutes while Keith Van Horn played 26 and Houston 23.

Cavaliers 95, 76ers 87

CLEVELAND - Eric Williams scored 20 points, Dajuan Wagner added 17 and Cleveland finally slowed Philadelphia star Allen Iverson in the fourth quarter.

Carlos Boozer had 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Cavs improved to 2-1 without rookie star LeBron James, who missed his third straight game with a sprained right ankle.

Iverson scored 32 points - 21 in the third - but the NBA's leading scorer didn't get his first points of the fourth until there was just 33.8 seconds left.

Glenn Robinson had 20 points for the injury-riddled Sixers, who have lost six of eight. Philadelphia played without starters Derrick Coleman and Kenny Thomas, who were both hurt in a loss to Orlando on Friday.