RESULTS

* Phoenix 106, at Miami 101: Steve Nash scored 11 consecutive points late in the fourth quarter to lead the Suns. Amare Stoudemire, who sat out the last three games because of a sore knee, started for the Suns and scored nine points before being ejected early in the third quarter. Shaquille O’Neal had season-highs of 25 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which led by as many as 12 points before falling to 0-5. Dwyane Wade is nearing a return to the Heat lineup, although neither he nor the team are saying if a comeback game has been targeted yet. Wade -- who is still recovering from off-season knee surgery -- was inactive for the fifth consecutive game.

* at Houston 104, Milwaukee 88: Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian each had their share of highlights in the much-anticipated first matchup of China’s greatest player and its top rising star, and Yao’s Rockets beat Yi’s Bucks. Yao had 28 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Yi had 19 points and nine rebounds. The game was an enormous event in China, where it started early this morning. It was being broadcast on 19 networks and NBA officials were expecting the largest-ever viewing audience for a game, well over 200 million.

* at Charlotte 96, Indiana 87: Emeka Okafor had 25 points and 23 rebounds to lead the Bobcats. It was his second 20-20 game. He had 22 points and 25 rebounds in a triple-overtime win over the Lakers last season. Okafor’s strong performance helped the Bobcats erase memories of losing their previous two games by 31 and 32 points. It was his best game since he turned down a contract offer from the Bobcats before the start of the season.

* Toronto 105, at Philadelphia 103: Trailing 105-102, Andre Iguodala went to the free-throw line with 1.8 seconds left. He missed the first shot and attempted to misfire on the second, but he inadvertently made it.

* at Boston 106, Atlanta 83: The Celtics took the lead for good midway through the second quarter, stretched it to 17 points early in the third and led by between eight and 23 the rest of the way. Their 4-0 record is their best opening since 1987-88 when they won their first six games.

* Orlando 112, at New York 102: The Magic (5-1) are off to their best start since also winning five of their first six in the 2002-03 season. Dwight Howard had 22 points and 20 rebounds for the Magic, who completed a perfect four-game trip.

* San Antonio 91, at New Orleans 85: The Spurs made 57.6% of their shots through three quarters and led by as much as 21 before taking an 81-63 lead into the fourth quarter. The Hornets, a hot-shooting team through their opening four wins, made only four of 15 three-point attempts and shot 43.2% for the game.

* Denver 118, at Washington 92: The Wizards, who were outscored, 33-11, in the third quarter, fell to 0-5 for the first time since 1966, when their home was down the road in Baltimore. Carmelo Anthony scored 12 consecutive points in the third quarter for the Nuggets.

* at Portland 110, Memphis 98: The Grizzlies made only 13 of 41 shots in the second half after shooting 50% in the first. For the first half the Trail Blazers seemed to be on their way to their fourth consecutive loss to Memphis at the Rose Garden. But they shut down Pao Gasol, who attempted only one shot in the second half after scoring 19 points in the first half.

* Cleveland 93, at Sacramento 91: LeBron James rallied the Cavaliers with eight points during the final 2:57. The Cavaliers came close to a surprising upset loss until James scored eight of their final 10 points in the fourth stop of Cleveland’s six-game road trip. They weren’t safe until Kevin Martin missed a long jumper at the buzzer.

* Utah 103, at Seattle 101: Andrei Kirilenko held Kevin Durant to seven-for-21 shooting and blocked his attempt at a game-tying shot in the lane with three seconds left to help the Jazz hold on for the win. Carlos Boozer scored the go-ahead basket over Durant with 17.6 seconds left and finished with 27 points -- 22 in the second half.

* at Detroit 103, Clippers 79: The Clippers didn’t get closer than 13 in the second half. Chris Kaman, who entered the game leading the league in rebounding, had 25 points but only seven rebounds -- almost nine below his 16.5 average.

* at Lakers 107, Minnesota 93: The Lakers took control with an 18-3 run that began with two minutes left in the second quarter and ended with Derek Fisher’s 18-foot jumper for a 68-52 lead four minutes into the third. The Timberwolves got no closer than seven points the rest of the way.