Sonics rout Blazers

Kevin Durant scored 17 points, despite sitting the entire fourth quarter, and the Seattle SuperSonics never trailed in a 99-87 win over the ragged Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night in Seattle.

A night after staging a second-half rally and nearly shocking the Blazers in Portland, the Sonics left no question. Seattle got its usual performance from Durant, who mysteriously never saw the court in the final quarter, and some unlikely, needed contributions for a team adjusting to the loss of veterans Kurt Thomas and Wally Szczerbiak, both dealt before the trade deadline.

Chris Wilcox had 14 points, including four dunks, but it was points from Mickael Gelabale, Luke Ridnour and Damien Wilkins that made the difference.

Gelabale and Wilkins, likely to get a greater chunk of playing time with Szczerbiak in Cleveland, combined for 25 off the bench, while Ridnour scored seven of his 11 in the first 5 minutes of the fourth quarter.

The Blazers have lost six of seven.

Magic 115, 76ers 99: At Orlando, Fla., Hedo Turkoglu scored a season-high 31 points and Dwight Howard had 24 points and 18 rebounds to help the Magic beat Philadelphia.

Cavaliers 90, Wizards 89: At Cleveland, LeBron James made two free throws with 7.8 seconds left as the shorthanded Cavaliers, playing with just eight players, beat Washington.

James had 33 points with 15 rebounds and eight assists.

Clippers 114, Jazz 104: At Los Angeles, rookie Al Thornton scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Clippers shocked surging Utah, giving themselves back-to-back wins for the first time in 3 1/2 months.

Pacers 113, Nets 103: At Indianapolis, Mike Dunleavy scored 34 points and Indiana beat New Jersey to snap a three-game losing streak.

“The Nets waived center Jamaal Magloire before the game.

Knicks 103, Raptors 99: At New York, Jamal Crawford scored a season-high 43 points, leading the Knicks to a victory over the Toronto in the opener of a home-and-home series.

Kings 116, Bobcats 115 (OT): At Charlotte, N.C., Brad Miller had 22 points and 14 rebounds and Sacramento held off the Bobcats in overtime.

Pistons 127, Bucks 100: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Chauncey Billups had 21 points and 12 assists to lead Detroit to a rout of Milwaukee.

“Detroit placed guard Ronald “Flip” Murray on waivers.

Rockets 100, Hornets 80: At New Orleans, Yao Ming had 28 points and 14 rebounds and Houston won its 11th straight game.

Mavericks 98, Grizzlies 83: At Memphis, Tenn., Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points and Jason Kidd had 15 assists to lead Dallas to a victory over the Grizzlies.

Jason Terry finished with 22 points for Dallas and Josh Howard added 20.

Suns 85, Celtics 77: At Phoenix, Amare Stoudemire scored 28 points and the Suns gave Boston its first three-game losing streak of the season.

Hawks 117, Warriors 110: At Oakland, Calif., Joe Johnson had 27 points and Atlanta snapped a six-game losing streak with a win over Golden State.

Bulls 135, Nuggets 121: At Chicago, Ben Gordon scored 37 points and the Bulls delivered one of their best offensive efforts in years, overcoming a surge by Denver to get the victory.