Baron Davis scored 13 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Golden State Warriors wore down the tired Miami Heat before rallying to their 11th win in 13 games, 120-113 Friday night.
Chris Kaman had 26 points and 12 rebounds to help the Los Angeles Clippers snap a seven-game losing streak with a 97-87 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
Evgeni Nabokov shut out Phoenix for the third straight time as the San Jose Sharks beat the Coyotes 1-0 Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
Jose Theodore made 28 saves and Milan Hejduk scored a power-play goal with 2.7 seconds left in the second period to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday night.
Brad Boyes scored two goals and the St. Louis Blues kept up their strong play with a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday night.
Manu Ginobili scored 37 points for the second straight game to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 104-98 win over the Utah Jazz Friday for their fifth straight victory.
Christoph Schubert and Antoine Vermette scored first-period goals, and the Ottawa Senators went on to a 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.
Slava Kozlov's slap shot from beyond the left circle with about 5 minutes left in the game lifted the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-2 win over New York on Friday night, handing the Rangers their third straight loss.
Henrik Zetterberg got his second career hat trick and Dominik Hasek stopped 19 shots for his 77th career shutout to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Friday night.
Stephen Weiss and Nathan Horton scored power-play goals and Tomas Vokoun stopped 25 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Florida Panthers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 3-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Friday night.
Chris Paul hit a driving layup through a crowd of defenders with 1.8 seconds left in overtime, capping a game of career highs and lifting the New Orleans Hornets to a 118-116 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.
New Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson is accustomed to winning the big rivalry games, something the Yellow Jackets haven't done in a while.
Vitaly Vishnevski and Dainius Zubrus scored 4:15 apart in the first period, and the New Jersey Devils won their ninth straight game by beating the Washington Capitals 3-2 on Friday night.
Yao Ming had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Tracy McGrady added 24 points, and the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 96-89 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Friday night.
Kevin Garnett scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics improved to 10-0 at home with a 112-84 win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night.
Steve Nash and the Phoenix Suns let the Washington Wizards hang around for a half. Then the Suns' "awesome" offense got in gear.
Andres Nocioni scored 22 points and Ben Wallace added 13 rebounds and 10 points to lead the Chicago Bulls over the Detroit Pistons 98-91 Friday night.