Hornets Blow Past Kings

Jamal Mashburn scored 26 points and David Wesley scored 17, leading the New Orleans Hornets to a 108-84 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night at New Orleans.

Peja Stojakovic scored 20 points for the Kings, who have lost five of seven.

After shooting well early, the Kings struggled and ended up shooting under 39%.

New Jersey 111, Philadelphia 85 -- Kerry Kittles scored a season-high 35 points for the Atlantic Division-leading Nets at Philadelphia.

Portland 101, Miami 87 -- Scottie Pippen scored a season-high 26 points and the Trail Blazers pulled away with 28 points in the fourth quarter at Miami.

Utah 105, Memphis 84 -- Karl Malone scored 12 of his 31 points in the third quarter to lift the Jazz at Salt Lake City and hand the Grizzlies their seventh consecutive loss.

Cleveland 105, Houston 102 -- Ricky Davis scored 21 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 20 to lead the host Cavaliers.

Boston 114, Seattle 74 -- Paul Pierce scored 26 points for the host Celtics, whose 40-point margin of victory was their largest this season.

San Antonio 103, Golden State 99 -- Tim Duncan had 30 points and 12 rebounds before fouling out with 2:51 left, and the Spurs never trailed at Oakland.