Brown wins 1,000th

NEW YORK - Larry Brown became the fourth coach in league history to win 1,000 games as the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks, 105-94 on Friday night for their sixth consecutive victory.

Brown, who is 1,000-762 in 23 seasons as an NBA coach, joined Lenny Wilkens, Don Nelson and Pat Riley as the only coaches to reach 1,000 victories. All four coached the Knicks at some point in their careers.

The Knicks have won six straight for the first time since a seven-game winning streak from Dec. 22, 2000-Jan. 7, 2001.

BUCKS 103, BOBCATS 102

In Charlotte, N.C., T.J. Ford's driving layup with 15 seconds left led Milwaukee over undermanned Charlotte.

The Bucks blew an 18-point, second-quarter lead against the Bobcats, who were missing six players to injury, including three starters. But Milwaukee closed the game on 9-2 run to improve to 13-0 in games decided by six points or fewer.

WIZARDS 94, PACERS 85

In Indianapolis, Gilbert Arenas scored 18 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter to lead Washington over Indiana.

Caron Butler added 24 points and eight rebounds for Washington, which has won two games in a row.

Jermaine O'Neal led the Pacers with 20 points and seven rebounds. Jeff Foster added 10 points and 11 rebounds.

TIMBERWOLVES 103, NUGGETS 89

In Minneapolis, Kevin Garnett had a season-high 31 points, on 14-for-17 shooting, and 15 rebounds to help Minnesota even its record.

Wally Szczerbiak, who made eight of his final 10 field goals, added 28 points and spurred the Timberwolves on a decisive 20-4 run that closed the third quarter. Rookie Rashad McCants chipped in 11 points and six rebounds.

HORNETS 90, KINGS 76

In Norman, Okla., David West scored 19 points, and Rasual Butler added a season-high 16 to help New Orleans avoid a fourth-quarter collapse in another home away from home.

GRIZZLIES 81, NETS 69

In Memphis, Tenn., Mike Miller had 18 points and 16 rebounds as Memphis used good guard play to beat New Jersey.

SUSPENSIONS: Orlando guard Keyon Dooling was suspended for five games without pay, and Seattle guard Ray Allen three for fighting during Wednesday's game, the NBA announced.

Magic: Orlando indefinitely suspended Steve Francis because he refused to play late in the fourth quarter of a blowout, two newspapers reported Friday.

The Orlando Sentinel and Florida Today, both citing anonymous sources, said the star guard wouldn't re-enter Wednesday night's game against Seattle to replace Hedo Turkoglu.