Hawks win in Boston

BOSTON - Al Harrington had 28 points and eight rebounds and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Boston Celtics, 103-98 on Friday night to snap a four-game losing streak.

Joe Johnson, who finished with 20 points, hit a jumper with 1:12 left to give Atlanta a 100-98 lead. Johnson then blocked a Paul Pierce layup the next time down the floor and made a key free throw with 19.2 seconds left to secure the win for the Hawks.

Pierce missed a potential game-tying 3-point attempt with 14.9 second remaining as Boston's three-game home winning streak came to an end.

Two of the Hawks' eight wins have come against the Celtics, who have allowed at least 100 points in six of their past seven games.

Tyronn Lue scored 15 and Josh Smith added 11 for Atlanta.

KNICKS 113, WIZARDS 92

In New York, rookie center Channing Frye matched his season high with 30 points, including 11 during a decisive 15-4 run in the third quarter as New York beat Washington.

Stephon Marbury had 16 points and 11 assists, and Nate Robinson added 16 points, seven rebounds and five assists as New York won consecutive games for just the second time this season - the first time at home.

Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison scored 22 points apiece to lead Washington, which has lost four consecutive since a three-game winning streak. Caron Butler added 16 points for the Wizards.

HORNETS 90, TRAIL BLAZERS 80

In Oklahoma City, Kirk Snyder scored a career-high 22 points and David West added 19 points and 13 rebounds as New Orleans recovered from the loss of point guard Chris Paul to beat Portland.

Paul grabbed his right thumb and walked to the bench after a basket by Portland's Juan Dixon that cut the Blazers' deficit to 53-41 just 36 seconds into the second half. Paul is expected to miss at least two weeks with a torn ligament in his right thumb.

RAPTORS 112, ROCKETS 92

In Toronto, Mike James had 30 points, eight assists and seven rebounds against his former team, and Toronto won its season-high fifth consecutive victory.

Chris Bosh added 22 points and 16 rebounds and rookie Charlie Villanueva had 21 points for the Raptors, who are on their longest winning streak since winning five in a row in December 2003.

James, acquired from Houston in a trade for Rafer Alston in October, stepped up his game after Houston forward Juwan Howard was ejected for shoving him in the face with the basketball.

After James drove toward the basket and was fouled by Howard, the players exchanged words before Howard approached James and shoved the ball into his face. James was restrained by his teammates. Both received a technical, but Howard was also tossed.

NETS 113, MAGIC 106

In East Rutherford, N.J., Jason Kidd had 16 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds for his 69th career triple-double and New Jersey beat Orlando for its ninth consecutive victory.

Vince Carter scored 31 points, going 14 of 15 from the free throw line, to lead six Nets players in double figures. Richard Jefferson added 15 points, Nenad Krstic had 14, and reserves Clifford Robinson and Jacque Vaughn each scored 10.

Dwight Howard paced the Magic with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Grant Hill scored 14 points, all in the first half, but played only two minutes in the second half before reaggravating his strained groin.

Jameer Nelson had 18 points and Hedo Turkoglu 14 for the Magic, who have lost three consecutive following a three-game winning streak.

SURGERY FOR HUGHES: High-scoring Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes underwent surgery Friday at the Cleveland Clinic to repair his broken right middle finger.

The oft-injured Hughes is expected to miss eight weeks.

Hughes, 26, is the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 16.2 points and 3.9 assists. He started the first 28 games for the Cavaliers before sitting out Wednesday night at Milwaukee. The Cavaliers are 1-1 in his absence.