T’wolves beat Sonics

Ricky Davis scored 24 points and Mark Blount added 18 Friday night to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the sleepy Seattle SuperSonics 101-82 in Minneapolis.

Kevin Garnett never got going for Minnesota. He barely extended his double-digit scoring streak to 349 games, reaching 10 points on 4-of-15 shooting with a short turnaround midway through the fourth quarter. Mark Madsen subbed for him the next time the clock stopped.

Ray Allen returned for Seattle after missing Thursday night’s game following the birth of his son, but neither he nor the rest of his teammates really showed up. The Sonics shot a season-low 35.2 percent from the field and trailed by as many as 28 points with less than 10 minutes left.

Losers of eight of their last 10 games, the Sonics showed their sluggishness. They fell behind 28-18 late in the first quarter and trailed by double digits most of the rest of the night.

Allen, who shot 4 of 16 and had 14 points, was well guarded by Trenton Hassell, and Seattle was outrebounded 56-38.

Bobcats 133, Lakers 124 (3OT): At Charlotte, N.C., Kobe Bryant scored 58 points, but committed two key errors in the third overtime and Charlotte outlasted Los Angeles. Charlotte’s Adam Morrison scored five points on 1-of-15 shooting.

Pacers 93, Pistons 92: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Darrell Armstrong made a free throw with 0.9 seconds left to give Indiana a narrow victory over Detroit. The Pistons lost Chauncey Billups to a strained right calf late in the game. His status for Sunday’s game against Phoenix is unknown.

Wizards 112, Magic 111: At Washington, Caron Butler made the go-ahead basket, a 16-footer from the baseline with 46 seconds remaining, Gilbert Arenas scored 14 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter, and the Wizards beat Orlando, putting Washington alone atop the Southeast Division.

Hornets 99, Nuggets 89: At Oklahoma City, Rasual Butler scored 20 points, including a big three-point play in the closing minutes, to lead New Orleans past Denver. Allen Iverson scored 21 points but was just 6 of 22 from the field.

Nets 91, Heat 81: At Miami, New Jersey scored 21 consecutive points in the third quarter and beat the short-handed Heat. Dwyane Wade was sidelined with a sore wrist he injured in a loss Wednesday.

Bulls 107, Raptors 97: At Toronto, Luol Deng scored 25 points and Ben Gordon added 22 to lead Chicago to its 15th consecutive victory over the Raptors.

Cavaliers 109, Bucks 99: At Cleveland, LeBron James scored 32 points, Donyell Marshall scored a season-high 29, and the Cavaliers beat Milwaukee.

Rockets 94, Hawks 68: At Houston, Tracy McGrady showed no signs of his recent back problems, scoring 31 points to lead the Rockets to a rout of Atlanta. The Rockets won for the second time in three games since Yao Ming broke a bone under his right knee. Yao is out at least six weeks.

Suns 108, Knicks 86: At Phoenix, Steve Nash and Raja Bell scored 20 points apiece, and the Suns coasted past New York. Six players reached double figures for the Suns.

76ers 98, Blazers 95: At Portland, Andre Igoudala scored a career-high 32 points and Philadelphia beat Portland. Brandon Roy led the Blazers with 15 points.

Clippers 102, Kings 93: At Los Angeles, Elton Brand scored 22 points, reserve Corey Maggette added 21 and the Clippers beat Sacramento.

Warriors 110, Celtics 100: At Oakland, Calif., Baron Davis had 27 points and nine assists in Golden State’s fourth victory in five games, a win over Boston.

Notes

Tony Barone Sr. will finish the season as Memphis’ coach, then return to the front office as director of player personnel. Barone agreed Thursday to replace Mike Fratello a couple of hours after Jerry West, the team’s president of basketball operations, fired the franchise’s winningest coach. … Miami forward James Posey was suspended one game without pay by the NBA for a flagrant foul against Chicago Bulls forward Luol Deng on Wednesday. … An ankle injury will keep New Orleans guard Chris Paul sidelined for at least a month.