Orlando, Fla. ? Vince Carter didn’t take it easy on his cousin.

Carter had 20 points, and the Toronto Raptors held off a furious fourth-quarter rally by Orlando to hand the Magic their 15th consecutive loss, 87-86, Friday night.

Carter’s biggest shot was a fallaway jumper over cousin Tracy McGrady with 12.5 seconds left that put the Raptors up for good.

“That’s the way battles, especially family battles, go,” Carter said. “He’s not taking it easy on me, I’m not taking it easy on him. That’s what makes it so special and fun to watch.”

Toronto appeared to be in control when it was up 79-66 in the fourth quarter, but the Magic went on a 16-2 run and took an 82-81 lead on a pair of free throws by McGrady with 59 seconds remaining.

Following a field goal by Toronto’s Alvin Williams, McGrady banked in a 17-footer to give Orlando an 84-83 lead with 27.3 seconds left. But Carter then hit his jumper to put the Raptors ahead for good.

“It was just two great players going out there and competing,” McGrady said. “He hit some shots, and I hit some shots, but he hit the one that really counted. It doesn’t surprise me. He thrives off situations like this.”

Tyronn Lue missed a shot that would have put Orlando ahead with 4.9 seconds, and Alvin Williams hit two free throws to give Toronto a three-point lead.

Gordon Giricek made two free throws for the Magic with 1.4 seconds left to make it 87-86, but Orlando never got another shot off.

Orlando Magic Guard Tracy McGrady, right, tries to dive past Toronto guard Vince Carter during the first quarter. The Raptors won, 87-86, Friday in Orlando, Fla.

McGrady led the Magic with 31 points, including 18 in the fourth quarter. Juwan Howard added 20.

Toronto maintained a double-digit lead throughout the fourth quarter until McGrady hit a three-pointer with 4:14 remaining in the game to cut the Raptors’ lead to 79-71.

The Magic, who have dropped all nine home games this season, have not won in Orlando since an April 27 playoff game against Detroit.

Toronto outscored Orlando 27-18 in the third quarter to take control of the game.

Hawks 95, Heat 83

Atlanta — Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 34 points, setting a season high for the second straight game, and Atlanta held off Miami.

Abdur-Rahim had 30 two nights earlier in a loss to the Toronto Raptors, and he beat that total by making two free throws with 1:32 left.

Jason Terry added 21 for the Hawks, and Stephen Jackson had 15.

Eddie Jones scored 28 for the Heat.

Pacers 90, 76ers 77

Indianapolis — Ron Artest had 20 points, seven rebounds, four steals and four blocks for Indiana, and the Pacers held Philadelphia standout Allen Iverson in check.

Jermaine O’Neal added 21 points, six rebounds and six blocks for the Pacers, who improved to 14-2 on the year, setting up a showdown in Los Angeles against the Lakers Sunday.

Iverson had a season-low 12 points on 4-of-19 shooting. Iverson came into the game averaging a league-leading 28.1 points a game.

Kenny Thomas led the 76ers with 14 points and seven rebounds.

Pistons 92, Cavs 88

Auburn Hills, Mich. — Richard Hamilton scored a career-high 44 points, and Cleveland’s LeBron James was held to a season-low six points as Detroit handed Cleveland its 31st straight road loss.

James, the No. 1 pick in the draft, was held to 2-of-8 shooting. He did have seven assists, but had trouble guarding Hamilton in the first quarter when the shooting guard scored 14.

Cleveland’s Ricky Davis scored 25 points, after being benched by coach Paul Silas in the Cavaliers’ previous game for unspecified reasons.

Timberwolves 102, Grizzlies 98

Memphis, Tenn. — Sam Cassell scored 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting to lead Minnesota over Memphis.

Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 18 rebounds for the Timberwolves, and Latrell Sprewell had 24 points.

Memphis, which trailed by as many as 15 points in the third quarter, got within 85-83 on a three-pointer by Mike Miller with 4:51 left.

The Timberwolves responded with a 7-0 run and were not seriously challenged the rest of the game.

Miller finished with 20 points for Memphis, losers of three straight games. The Grizzlies are 6-8 this season.

Warriors 92, Suns 83

Phoenix — Jason Richardson scored 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Golden State to its first road victory of the season.

The loss ended Phoenix’s four-game home winning streak. Before Friday, the Suns had a 70-22 record against the Warriors at home, including 15 wins in the previous 16 games.

Mike Dunleavy added 16 points for the Warriors, Nick Van Exel and Speedy Claxton had 12 apiece, and Erick Dampier, the league’s leading rebounder, had 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Reserve Penny Hardaway led the Suns with 16 points.

Jazz 98, Sonics 81

Salt Lake City — Raja Bell scored a career-high 25 points, and Matt Harpring added 24 to lead Utah over slumping Seattle.

The Jazz led by as many as 21 points and handled the Sonics without much trouble despite the benching of starting center Greg Ostertag.

Brent Barry scored 20 points for the Sonics, who played without second-leading scorer Rashard Lewis.

Nuggets 113, Mavs 103

Denver — Carmelo Anthony had 26 points, and Voshon Lenard made three key three-pointers in the fourth quarter to help Denver hold off Dallas.

Nene had 15 points after missing five games with a strained left groin, and Andre Miller added 18 points and seven assists for Denver. Lenard finished with 22 points.

Dallas lost to the Nuggets for the first time in 10 games. Antoine Walker had 30 points and 15 rebounds, and Michael Finley scored 20 for the Mavericks, who have now lost two in a row.

Lakers 103, Spurs 87

Los Angeles — Karl Malone recorded the fourth triple-double of his 19-year career despite sitting out the fourth quarter, and Devean George had a season-high 19 points as the Lakers routed San Antonio.

In his first triple-double since the spring of 1999, the 40-year-old Malone had 10 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

O’Neal, who sat out the previous two games because of a strained muscle in his right calf, had seven points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocked shots in 25 minutes.

Blazers 97, Nets 93

Portland, Ore. — Damon Stoudamire scored a season-high 28 points and had seven assists, and Zach Randolph had 26 points and nine rebounds to help the Blazers rally to beat New Jersey.

Jason Kidd had 27 points on 12-of-18 shooting and seven assists to lead the Nets, whose two-game road winning streak was snapped.

Kings 103, Rockets 74

Sacramento, Calif. — Brad Miller scored a season-best 29 points, helping Sacramento extend its winning streak to seven games with a victory over Houston.

Sacramento, 9-0 at home this season, has won 16 straight games at Arco Arena.