SuperSonics end 15-game road skid

Ray Allen has been scoring plenty. On Wednesday night, it finally added up to a win on the road.

Allen had 33 points and nine assists, and rookie Andre Brown made the go-ahead basket with 23 seconds remaining to give the Seattle SuperSonics a 103-102 victory over the Indiana Pacers. The SuperSonics ended a 15-game road losing streak.

“Who would have thunk it,” Seattle Coach Bob Hill said of Brown’s play. “I didn’t anticipate Andre scoring like he did. I put him in for his defense.” Allen had 10 points in the fourth quarter, including two straight baskets after the Pacers went ahead, 99-92, in the final minutes.

Brown, who finished with nine points, scored on a layup, was fouled and hit the free throw to put the SuperSonics up, 101-100, with 54 seconds left.

Jamaal Tinsley, who led Indiana with 25 points, then scored on a drive to the basket for the Pacers’ final lead seconds later. Brown scored again but missed a free throw, giving the Pacers one more chance to take the lead.

Tinsley missed on another drive, and desperation shots off rebounds by Danny Granger and Tinsley were no good as time ran out. Jermaine O’Neal did not play for Indiana because of a knee problem.

Dallas 113, Memphis 97 -- Dirk Nowitzki made all seven of his field goals and all four of his free throws, scoring 18 of his 38 points in the first quarter to help the Mavericks match a franchise record with their 16th consecutive home victory.

When he missed his first shot -- five minutes into the second quarter -- the Mavericks had a 25-point lead.

Pau Gasol scored 29 points but also had nine turnovers for Memphis, which lost for the sixth time in its last seven games and dropped to 3-21 on the road.

New Orleans 114, Denver 112 -- Desmond Mason scored 23 points, including a putback at the overtime buzzer, to lift the Hornets and ruin Allen Iverson’s return at Denver.

Carmelo Anthony, who shot an airball with 2.7 seconds left in regulation before tying up Chris Paul on the ensuing drive, had 27 points for Denver. Iverson, who had missed four games because of a sprained ankle, scored 22 points.

San Antonio 110, Washington 83 -- Tony Parker and Tim Duncan had 20 points as the Spurs never trailed, shot 62% in the first half and led by double digits for all but the first 4:05 at Washington.

Gilbert Arenas scored 29 points but made only 10 of 24 shots for the Wizards, who fell to 1-3 since Antawn Jamison was sidelined by a knee injury.

Toronto 113, Orlando 103 -- Chris Bosh scored 31 of his career-high 41 points in the second half to get the best of his matchup with the visiting Magic’s Dwight Howard in the Raptors’ season-high fourth straight victory.

Howard had 32 points on 13-for-14 shooting for the Magic, which has lost 11 of 14 to fall to .500 (25-25) for the first time since early November.

Minnesota 121, Golden State 93 -- Kevin Garnett had 17 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists at Minneapolis to help the Timberwolves end a four-game losing streak with their biggest margin of victory this season.

Sarunas Jasikevicius scored 20 points for the Warriors in the finale of a 2-4 trip.

Miami 91, Boston 79 -- The Celtics led by 12 points in the first quarter at Boston before the Heat used a 19-2 run to hand them their franchise-record 16th straight loss.

It was Miami’s fifth straight victory.

Dwyane Wade had 30 points and nine assists for the Heat. Ryan Gomes scored 15 for Boston.

New Jersey 87, Atlanta 85 -- Vince Carter made the go-ahead layup with 7.6 seconds left and grabbed a key rebound on the Hawks’ final possession, helping the visiting Nets end a four-game losing streak. Carter led the Nets with 22 points. Josh Smith had 20 points for the Hawks.

Philadelphia 92, Charlotte 83 -- Andre Iguodala scored 27 points at Philadelphia to help the 76ers win for the seventh time in their last 11 games before a season-low crowd of 11,027. Gerald Wallace and Emeka Okafor each scored 16 points for the Bobcats.