Pacers 123, Nets 115

Indianapolis – Danny Granger scored 26 points, and Indiana halted a two-game losing skid and boosted their playoff hopes with a victory Friday night.

Hawks 106, Bulls 103

Atlanta – Mike Bibby scored 30 points, and the Hawks held on after nearly blowing a 22-point lead, giving themselves some breathing room in the Eastern Conference playoff race.

Celtics 112, Hornets 92

Boston – Paul Pierce scored 27 points, Kevin Garnett added 21, and the Celtics moved closer to wrapping up the top overall record.

Raptors 103, Knicks 95

Toronto – New York officially dropped out of playoff contention with the loss, while Chris Bosh had 29 points for Toronto.

Suns 107, 76ers 93

Philadelphia – Amare Stoudemire scored 22 points, and Raja Bell had 20 for Phoenix.

Magic 103, Bucks 86

Milwaukee – Dwight Howard scored 25 for Orlando.

Spurs 99, T’Wolves 84

San Antonio – Manu Ginobili had 26 points for the Spurs.

Jazz 109, Clippers 91

Salt Lake City – Carlos Boozer had 34 points for Utah.

Wizards 114, Kings 108

Sacramento, Calif. – Antawn Jamison had 25 points and 12 rebounds for Washington.

Bobcats 96, Sonics 93

Seattle – Raymond Felton hit a crucial basket with 49.8 seconds left to lift Charlotte.

Grizzlies 114, Lakers 111

Los Angeles – Rudy Gay had 28 points, and Memphis held off Kobe Bryant’s 53 points.