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Pistons’ Wallace uses technical foul as motivation
Rasheed Wallace has been called for so many technical fouls in his career he rarely lets one affect …

Wade helps Heat move back over .500 (AP)
Maybe a winning record will help Dwyane Wade get over his migraine. Wade overcame his headache and foul trouble while leading Miami to a 93-89 victory over the short-handed Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, getting the Heat back above .500 as they ended a five-game Western Conference road trip. “I was going to play.

Paul leads Hornets over undermanned Suns (AP)
Peja Stojakovic fell backward onto the court, his legs splayed as his feet swung upward almost comically. The quick fadeaway he’d just released swished through, the referee whistled the Suns for a defensive foul and the New Orleans Arena crowd roared. It was the kind of flair for the dramatic the Hornets needed during a second-half surge that powered them to a 104-91 victory over the depleted but…

Roy helps Blazers to sixth straight win (AP)
Pssst, all you NBA players who try to guard Brandon Roy. Listening? Here’s a little tip: The guy is right-handed, but he is quite talented with his left. Roy took his time to get going Wednesday night, and then he took over, scoring 12 of his 22 points in the final 8 minutes to help the Portland Trail Blazers extend their winning streak to six games by coming back to beat the Washington Wizards…

Celtics win 10th straight, beat Pacers (AP)
The way Rajon Rondo played, there was no way the Boston Celtics could lose to the Indiana Pacers again. Rondo notched his first career triple-double and Ray Allen scored 31 points, leading the Celtics over the Pacers, 114-96 on Wednesday night for their 10th straight victory. “He was amazing,” Kevin Garnett said.

Yao, Alston lead Rockets past Clippers (AP)
The Houston Rockets will have to win games the hard way until Tracy McGrady gets healthy. Yao Ming had 24 points, Rafer Alston sank five 3-pointers and added 21, and the Rockets beat the Los Angeles Clippers 103-96 on Wednesday night. Ron Artest scored 19 points and Yao grabbed 10 rebounds and went 12-for-13 from the free throw line for the Rockets, who played their fourth straight game without…

Cavaliers now 10-0 at home, rip Knicks (AP)
If this keeps up, LeBron James will never leave home. James scored 21 points and then grabbed an early seat on the bench as the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 10-0 on their own floor for the first time in their history and won for the 14th time in 15 games, 118-82 over the tired and tired-looking New York Knicks on Wednesday night.