Pacers win season-high fifth straight

Stephen Jackson scored 28 points, including 11 straight late in the fourth quarter, and the Indiana Pacers won their season-high fifth straight game by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-82 Friday night in Indianapolis.

Jermaine O’Neal had 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Anthony Johnson and Austin Croshere each scored 10 for the Pacers, who shot 52 percent and won for the eighth time in their last 10 games.

LeBron James scored 21 points on 9-of-25 shooting, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas finished with 20 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks for Cleveland, which lost to the Pacers for the 10th time in its last 11 tries.

Nets 93, Bobcats 86: At East Rutherford, N.J., rookie Nenad Krstic returned to the lineup after missing two games with a viral infection and scored a career-high 25 points to lead New Jersey to a victory over Charlotte. Vince Carter added 28 points and Jason Kidd had 11 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Nets.

Raptors 106, Bucks 102: At Milwaukee, Chris Bosh had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead Toronto over Milwaukee. Leading 98-94 with less than a minute to go, Toronto’s Donyell Marshall missed a 3-pointer, but Bosh grabbed the rebound and found Morris Peterson for a dunk and a 100-94 lead. Maurice Williams had 21 points for Milwaukee, while Joe Smith added 20 points and 14 rebounds.

Bulls 97, Wizards 90: At Chicago, Kirk Hinrich scored 26 points and rookie Ben Gordon added 20 to lead Chicago past Washington. Gilbert Arenas had 36 points for Washington, giving the All-Star 30 or more points for the 12th time in 17 games.

Nuggets 97, Grizzlies 94 (OT): At Memphis, Tenn., Earl Boykins scored 19 points, including a pair of free throws with 10.1 seconds left, and Denver defeated Memphis in overtime. Marcus Camby, who had 17 points and 15 rebounds, hit a pair of free throws to give Denver a 95-93 lead with 1:08 left in overtime. The Nuggets shot 34 percent, but hit 44 of 52 foul shots.

Celtics 109, Jazz 102: At Salt Lake City, Antoine Walker, back with Boston again, played like he couldn’t be happier. Walker had 24 points and 10 rebounds to help the Celtics outlast Utah in his first game back with Boston since being traded by Atlanta.

Trail Blazers 102, Hawks 101: At Portland, Zach Randolph had 31 points and 12 rebounds, including a go-ahead runner in the lane with 9 seconds left as Portland defeated Atlanta. Al Harrington had 25 points for the Hawks.

Pistons 111, Lakers 90: At Los Angeles, Tayshaun Prince scored 26 points and Chauncey Billups added 23 to lead Detroit to a victory over Los Angeles. . Kobe Bryant had 20 points and 11 assists for the Lakers.

Pacers ask for separate trials

The five Indiana Pacers charged in a brawl with fans during a game with the Detroit Pistons are asking for separate trials.

Lawyers for Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, Anthony Johnson, Jermaine O’Neal and David Harrison filed the motion, said Jackson’s lawyer James Burdick. Friday was the deadline for motions in all the cases related to the Nov. 19 fight at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

The cases of the five players, as well as those of five Pistons fans involved in the fight, all have been assigned to Judge Lisa Asadoorian of the 52nd District Court in Rochester Hills, Mich. Asadoorian has not said whether she intends to try all the cases together.

The defense lawyers argue that the cases all involve distinct incidents even though they occurred in the same place.

In addition, conflicts could arise because some of the defendants also were victims – and therefore likely prosecution witnesses – Burdick said.

For example, Artest and O’Neal both punched people and also were struck by cups thrown by fans.

Assistant Oakland County Prosecutor Paul Walton said the court would have to consider the issue of “judicial efficiency and economy,” as well as fairness to witnesses, in deciding whether or not to grant separate trials.

Off the court

Milwaukee waived forward Alan Henderson, a day after acquiring him from the Dallas Mavericks. … Minnesota activated forward Mark Madsen from the injured list and put forward Eddie Griffin on the list with a broken finger in his left hand. … Memphis activated swingman James Posey from the injured list before their game against the Denver Nuggets. … Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer missed his third straight game with a foot injury.