- DET 110, IND 104

The Detroit Pistons outlasted the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night at Conseco Fieldhouse. Rasheed Wallace led the Pistons with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Antonio McDyess added 10 points and 13 boards of his own. Detroit shot 49% from the floor and outrebounded Indiana by eight. Mike Dunleavy starred for the Pacers, tallying 27 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Jeff Foster added 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Pacers in defeat. Indiana, who took a 32-23 lead into the second quarter, was without Jermaine O?Neal and Jamaal Tinsley.

Game FIC Scores
Mike Dunleavy, IND ? 25.6*
Troy Murphy, IND ? 19.1
Rasheed Wallace, DET ? 18.0
Antonio McDyess, DET ? 16.8

- WSH 108, TOR 104 (OT)

Antawn Jamison led the Washington Wizards to an overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors last night with 24 points and 19 rebounds. Washington outrebounded Toronto by thirteen at the Verizon Center. Chris Bosh starred for the Raptors with 37 points and 12 rebounds, and Jose Calderon added 22 points, 8 assists, and 6 boards. The Wizards, who were without Caron Butler, got nice production from Andray Blatche, who had 19 points and 8 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson added 20 points for Washington in the win.

Game FIC Scores
Jose Calderon, TOR ? 28.3
Chris Bosh, TOR ? 25.8
Andray Blatche, WSH ? 16.4
Antawn Jamison, WSH ? 13.5

- NJN 87, MIL 80

The New Jersey Nets used a strong second quarter to take down the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. Vince Carter led the Nets with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists, and Jason Kidd added 9 points, 5 boards, and 10 dimes. New Jersey shot 40% from the field but limited Milwaukee to just 37% for the game. The Nets also outrebounded the Bucks by ten. Royal Ivey starred for the Bucks with 21 points and 5 assists, and Andrew Bogut added 10 points and 11 boards in defeat.

Game FIC Scores
Jason Kidd, NJN ? 14.6
Royal Ivey, MIL ? 13.8
Vince Carter, NJN ? 12.5
Andrew Bogut, MIL ? 12.1

- BOS 117, MIA 87

After losing five of their last ten games, the Boston Celtics got back on track against the Miami Heat on Tuesday night. Leon Powe led the Celtics with 23 points and 11 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo added 24 points, 6 boards, and 3 assists. Boston shot 53% from the field while holding Miami to just 37% shooting on the night. The Celtics also outrebounded the Heat by thirteen, handing them their seventeenth loss in their last eighteen games. Mark Blount starred for the Heat with 20 points and 4 rebounds in defeat.

Game FIC Scores
Leon Powe, BOS ? 18.9
Rajon Rondo, BOS ? 18.6
Tony Allen, BOS ? 17.6
Dwyane Wade, MIA ? 2.6

- CHI 93, MIN 85

Kirk Hinrich led the Chicago Bulls over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the United Center on Tuesday night with 27 points and 6 assists. The Bulls outrebounded the Timberwolves by thirteen, and both teams turned the ball over eighteen times. Al Jefferson score 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in the loss, and Randy Foye notched 11 points for Minnesota in his season debut. With both Ben Gordon and Luol Deng out, rookie Joakim Noah earned a start and posted 10 points and 13 rebounds in the win.

Game FIC Scores
Ben Wallace, CHI ? 16.8
Marko Jaric, MIN ? 16.6
Joakim Noah, CHI ? 14.4
Al Jefferson, MIN ? 13.8

- HOU 111, GSW 107

Despite being outscored by seven in the fourth quarter, the Houston Rockets hung on to beat the Golden State Warriors at the Toyota Center last night. Yao Ming starred for the Rockets with 36 points and 19 rebounds, and Rafer Alston added 19 points, 9 assists, and 6 boards in the victory. Houston held Golden State to just 42% shooting and outrebounded the Warriors by four. Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson combined for 46 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for Golden State, and Andris Biedrins tallied 14 points and 13 boards in defeat. Tracy McGrady did not play.

Game FIC Scores
Yao Ming, HOU ? 25.6
Stephen Jackson, GSW ? 23.1
Rafer Alston, HOU ? 19.0
Andris Biedrins, GSW ? 14.0

- PHX 125, ATL 92

The Phoenix Suns outscored the Atlanta Hawks in every quarter last night en route to a dominating 125-92 win at the U.S. Airways Center. Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 24 points and 7 rebounds, and Steve Nash added 10 points and 10 assists. Phoenix shot 64% from the field while holding Atlanta to just 34% for the game. Marvin Williams tallied 18 points and 8 rebounds for the Hawks, and Josh Childress added 17 and 7 in the loss. Atlanta outrebounded Phoenix by nineteen, including a 26-4 advantage on the offensive glass, but their poor shooting kept them from capitalizing.

Game FIC Scores
Amare Stoudemire, PHX ? 25.6
Boris Diaw, PHX ? 18.8
Steve Nash, PHX ? 15.1
Marvin Williams, ATL ? 9.1

- SEA 88, SAS 85

The Seattle Supersonics used a strong fourth quarter to come from behind and shock the defending champion San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night. Kevin Durant starred for Seattle with 26 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists, and Chris Wilcox added 16 points and 10 boards in the victory. The Sonics outrebounded the Spurs by seven and turned the ball over just six times. Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 29 points and 7 assists, and Tim Duncan added 27 points and 12 boards in the surprising loss. Tony Parker did not play.

Game FIC Scores
Manu Ginobili, SAS ? 21.3
Kevin Durant, SEA ? 20.1
Tim Duncan, SAS ? 18.9
Nick Collison, SEA ? 12.8

- LAL 120, NYK 109

The Los Angeles Lakers outscored the New York Knicks 35-22 in the fourth quarter to rally back and win at the STAPLES Center on Tuesday night. Kobe Bryant starred for the Lakers with 24 points, 11 assists, and 8 rebounds while Lamar Odom posted 22 points and 12 boards of his own. Los Angeles shot 51% from the floor while limiting the Knicks to 44% for the game. David Lee posted 21 points and 12 rebounds for New York, and Nate Robinson added 22 points and 9 assists in the loss.

Game FIC Scores
Lamar Odom, LAL ? 21.8
David Lee, NYK ? 20.4
Kobe Bryant, LAL ? 19.0
Nate Robinson, NYK ? 18.0

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Guard Delonte West, acquired from Boston as part of the Ray Allen trade, feels that his time with the Sonics may be nearing an end.

"All of my stuff in my apartment in Seattle is still packed up," he said. "I haven't even unpacked my stuff. I still got a month-to-month efficiency here. It's still in bags."

While he hasn't complained about his role and he hasn't asked for a trade, West says he is unsure of his future with the team, according to the Seattle Times.

"I haven't necessarily been welcomed with open arms," he said. "I thought they would tell me to go to the D-League with [Mickael] Gelabale. I'm not even getting in the rotation in practice."

Kevin Durant's 26 points and go-ahead jump shot with 32.6 seconds remaining snapped the Sonics' 14 game losing steak against the reigning NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs, 88-85.

"Fourteen games? That's a big number. You kind of don't want to show your face when you're losing like that," said Sonics' forward Chris Wilcox.

"It was like we won the championship," said Durant. "It was a big-time win for us."

The Sonics' bid to break the lease at Key Arena - and with Seattle - will go to trial in June, the Associated Press is reporting.

SuperSonics' owner Clay Bennett has asked the NBA for permission to relocate the team to his hometown of Oklahoma City, and the team wants to expedite the process so the move could take place prior to next season.

The Seattle SuperSonics announced on Monday that the team has assigned guard Mickael Gelabale to the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League.

According to Seattle Post-Intelligencer writer Art Theil, comments from multiple attorneys who have read the public filings indicate the city has a good chance to win the argument against the Sonics that the lease can't be bought out, and the club will be forced to play two more seasons in Seattle.

Seattle guard Earl Watson doesn't think he fits into the team's longterm plans, according to The News Tribune.

He spoke openly about the team's rebuilding process on Thursday, also addressing rumors that the team might deal him before next month's deadline.

?I?m upset after every loss,? he told Eric Williams of the Tribune. ?The tension obviously builds for me after every loss. You always want your career to take steps forward. For me, winning is a big thing, especially after some of the transactions we made last summer (trading cornerstones Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis)."

?You know, we gave up a lot. At the same time, I want to win. I?m not trying to go through rebuilding years, plural. I want to win. I think fans want their team to win, and fans pay money to see their team win. We all want to win, we?re all in it together, but at the same time it is what it is.?

The Houston Rockets beat the SuperSonics 96-89 on Monday, handing Seattle its team-record 11th consecutive loss.

Dallas Mavericks' owner Mark Cuban said on Saturday night that he does not believe that the Sonics should leave Seattle.

Cuban also said that if NBA owners are presented a recommendation for relocation, he'll vote against it if it's not clearly better than the team being in Seattle.

Seattle players Wally Sczcerbiak, Earl Watson and Luke Ridnour  continue to be linked to potential trades, the Seattle Times is reporting.

One of the latest has Szczerbiak and Watson heading to Miami for Ricky Davis, Jason Williams and Dorell Wright.  Sources, however, say the deal is unlikely.

"It's tough. I think the writing is on the wall here," said Szczerbiak, who has been traded twice.

Said Szczerbiak: "At this point in my career I want to win. I want to get on a team that has the opportunity to make the playoffs, not saying we can't here. We could get on a run. But a change of scenery could help that."

Trade rumors are nothing new, Szczerbiak said, and being traded to Miami and playing with Shaquille O'Neal and Dwyane Wade ? "there's a lot worse places to play."