Trail Blazers Win in Sacramento

The Portland Trail Blazers aren’t letting anything distract them from playing winning basketball.

Bonzi Wells scored a season-high 32 points and Rasheed Wallace had 30 as the Trail Blazers won their seventh in a row, a 119-113 overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night at Sacramento.

Portland has dealt with its share of off-court problems this season.

“We put all the adversity behind us, all the stuff that was written and said,” Wells said. “Now we’re just concentrating on playing and trusting each other.”

Wells showed no effects from missing the last two games because of a suspension -- he had 23 first-half points and added seven rebounds and six assists for the Blazers, who outscored Sacramento, 17-11, in overtime.

The win ended Portland’s five-game losing streak at Arco Arena. The Blazers, who have four consecutive road games over the next week, have won seven of their last nine away from home.

“We’re coming together right now,” Coach Maurice Cheeks said. “The key is the commitment to the team.”

Mike Bibby had 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists for Sacramento, which was coming off its biggest win of the season, Christmas Day against the Lakers. Chris Webber had 20 points and 10 rebounds, but missed 16 of 24 shots and had six turnovers.

“Everyone knows they are one of the most talented teams around,” King Coach Rick Adelman said of the Trail Blazers. “They are on a roll right now.”

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Orlando 101, Boston 95 -- Tracy McGrady scored 25 points and Mike Miller had 20 at Orlando, Fla.

The Magic played without Grant Hill, who has tendinitis in his left ankle. Hill has sat out six games this season, and played no more than 10 minutes in three others. He will have tests Monday.

The Magic averted a four-game losing streak against Boston, which got 34 points and nine rebounds from Paul Pierce.

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Dallas 107, New York 82 -- Steve Nash scored 19 points and Nick Van Exel scored 15, helping the host Mavericks to their first 100-point effort in five games.

Latrell Sprewell had 16 points for New York, which had its most lopsided loss this season.

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Utah 98, Philadelphia 69 -- Karl Malone and Matt Harpring each scored 20 points to help extend Philadelphia’s road losing streak to five games.

The Jazz made 36 of 72 shots and won for the fourth time in five games.

Malone and Harpring, a former 76er, each had eight rebounds. The Jazz outrebounded the 76ers, 45-33.

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San Antonio 109, Chicago 95 -- Tony Parker scored 32 points at Chicago, matching a career high, and the Spurs won their seventh of nine.

Jay Williams scored 15 of his 23 points from three-point range, but it wasn’t enough to help the Bulls avert their third consecutive loss.

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New Jersey 104, Milwaukee 96 -- Kenyon Martin scored 24 points and Jason Kidd had 23 at Milwaukee, and the Nets completed a home-and-home sweep of the Bucks.

Lucious Harris, who scored 25 points in the Nets’ 110-90 victory over the Bucks on Friday, had 17 points.

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Indiana 91, New Orleans 84 -- Ron Artest scored 23 points, and reserve Erick Strickland scored 12 of his 20 in the Pacers’ decisive run at Indianapolis.

Strickland, who replaced an ineffective Jamaal Tinsley at point guard, sparked a 16-9 rally in the last 3:21.

Detroit 106, Minnesota 82 -- Richard Hamilton scored 24 points, and Chauncey Billups had 21 against his former team at Auburn Hills, Mich.

The Pistons improved to 8-3 against the Western Conference -- best of any Eastern Conference team.

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Washington 84, Atlanta 76 -- Jerry Stackhouse scored 15 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter at Washington, and the Wizards ended a three-game losing streak.

The Hawks lost their ninth consecutive road game.