Contrite Randolph Leads Portland

Zach Randolph scored a career-high 34 points after apologizing to his teammates for his recent arrest, leading the Portland Trail Blazers to a 97-95 overtime victory over the visiting Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night.

Reggie Miller made a three-pointer with 28.5 seconds left to put the Pacers ahead, 95-94, before Damon Stoudamire answered with 14-foot jumper.

After a timeout, Indiana’s Ron Artest slipped while driving under the basket and lost control of the ball. Anthony Johnson then fouled Stoudamire, who made the first of a pair of free throws with 0.8 seconds left for the final margin.

Artest, who sat out Indiana’s victory Monday at Phoenix because of back spasms, had 21 points.

Randolph had earlier made his first public comments since being charged Tuesday with driving under the influence of marijuana.

“I am up here to apologize to my teammates, to the organization and to the Portland fans,” Randolph said. “This is an embarrassment, and it is a distraction to the team. I can’t talk about what happened, but I want to apologize to all you guys.”

New Orleans 106, Orlando 91 -- The Magic losing streak reached a franchise record-tying 17 games as Baron Davis had 27 points and 12 assists to lead the Hornets at New Orleans.

Tracy McGrady scored 29 for the Magic, who trailed, 92-89, before the Hornets finished with a 14-2 run.

Houston 107, Utah 101 -- Cuttino Mobley had a season-high 32 points and the Rockets used a 10-2 run in the first 3 1/2 minutes of overtime at Houston to end a three-game losing streak.

Matt Harpring and Andrei Kirilenko led the Jazz with 19 points apiece.

Minnesota 92, Phoenix 79 -- Sam Cassell scored 16 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter and the Timberwolves outscored the Suns, 31-19, in the period to send to their third straight home loss.

Stephon Marbury had 32 points for the Suns.

Toronto 105, Boston 95 -- Donyell Marshall and Vince Carter scored 21 points apiece and the new-look Raptors set a franchise record with 17 three-pointers in a victory at Toronto.

The Raptors, who reached a season high in points, went 17 for 24 from behind the arc, breaking their record of 15 three-pointers on Nov. 10, 2001 at Utah. Toronto, averaging a league-low 79 points, improved to 2-0 since acquiring Marshall, Jalen Rose and Lonny Baxter from Chicago.

Paul Pierce had 23 points for the Celtics, who have lost three in a row and seven of nine.

Memphis 96, New Jersey 93 -- James Posey and Pau Gasol scored 19 points apiece and the surprising Grizzlies took advantage of a missed free throw and two turnovers by Jason Kidd down the stretch to win at East Rutherford, N.J.

The Grizzlies won their third straight on the road and handed the Nets their fourth straight loss overall and their sixth in eight home games.

Richard Jefferson had 24 points for the Nets.

Denver 117, Golden State 109 -- Voshon Lenard had 26 of his career-high 38 points in a brilliant first quarter at Oakland to lead the Nuggets to their fifth straight victory and a tie for first place atop the Midwest Division.

Speedy Claxton had 21 points as the Warriors had a four-game winning streak ended.

Detroit 87, Miami 73 -- Mehmet Okur had 17 points and 12 rebounds and Ben Wallace added 10 points and a season-high 21 rebounds in the Pistons’ victory at Auburn Hills, Mich.

Lamar Odom had 22 points for Miami but made only 11 of a career-high 31 shots.

Seattle 95, New York 87 -- Vladimir Radmanovic made five three-pointers en route to 21 points to lead the SuperSonics at Seattle.

Allan Houston led the Knicks with 24 points.