Depleted Pacers fall to Magic

? Using a makeshift roster a night after brawling with fans, the Indiana Pacers pressed the Orlando Magic until the very end.

Limited to just six players because of suspensions and injuries, the Pacers stayed close before dropping an 86-83 decision to Orlando on Saturday night.

“We had guys who had never played as a unit in an NBA game,” Indiana coach Rick Carlisle said. “I’m disappointed. We went out there to win the game, even given these unusual circumstances.”

With leading scorers Ron Artest, Jermaine O’Neal and Stephen Jackson suspended indefinitely by the NBA earlier in the day following the fight in Detroit, the short-handed Pacers started a lineup of reserves and managed to stay with the Magic.

Grant Hill hit four free throws in the final 12 seconds and finished with 28 points to lead Orlando.

Grizzlies 100, Warriors 87

Oakland, Calif. — Stromile Swift scored 20 points and had 12 rebounds to help Memphis beat Golden State.

Wizards 97, Nets 86

East Rutherford, N.J. — Larry Hughes scored 10 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and Washington beat the Nets for their first victory in New Jersey since 1999.

T’wolves 99, Hornets 94

New Orleans — Eddie Griffin scored 23 points, and Kevin Garnett had 20 despite a shoulder injury to lift Minnesota over winless New Orleans. Griffin made three three-pointers. He scored 12 points in the third quarter to help Minnesota build a double-digit cushion.

Cavaliers 100, Bobcats 84

Cleveland — LeBron James scored 25 points, Jeff McInnis added a season-high 24, and Cleveland won its sixth straight game.

Jazz 92, Hawks 79

Atlanta — Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Utah pulled away against Atlanta. Utah made 11 of 12 free throws in the final 4:18 to fend off a comeback attempt by Atlanta, which twice pulled within five points in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t come any closer.

Rockets 91, Clippers 86, OT

Los Angeles — Tracy McGrady scored five of his 32 points in overtime, helping Houston beat Los Angeles.