The Philadelphia 76ers recorded their eighth straight home victory by thrashing the Seattle SuperSonics 117-83 in the NBA on Friday. Samuel Dalembert had 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead Philadelphia, which has won three straight overall to move into seventh place in the mediocre Eastern Conference, where only five of 15 teams have winning records. Bobcats 108, Hawks 93: In Charlotte, North Carolina, Raymond Felton had 23 points and 11 assists as a new-look Charlotte continued its surprising turnaround by beating Atlanta. Matt Carroll scored 21 points in another balanced effort for the fourth-year Bobcats, who matched a team record with their fourth straight win. Charlotte is three games out of the last playoff berth in the East. Wizards 110, Raptors 106: In Toronto, Antawn Jamison had 25 points and 16 rebounds to lead Washington over Toronto in overtime. The Wizards had six players score in double figures. Jamison scored six of the Wizards' last eight points in overtime. Warriors 134, Heat 99: In Miami, Stephen Jackson scored 22 points to lead Golden State past undermanned Miami. Al Harrington added 17 points and Baron Davis had 15 points and 10 assists for the Warriors. Miami only had seven available players and played the final 4-1/2 minutes with one available substitute. The Heat lost for the 30th time in its past 33 games to retain the NBA's worst record. Pistons 101, Knicks 97: In New York, Tayshaun Prince scored 28 points to lead Detroit over New York. The Pistons rebounded from losing to Eastern Conference rival Boston and are now just one win off clinching their seventh straight playoff berth. The Knicks lost their fifth in a row. Celtics 116, Bulls 93: In Boston, the home side was able to rest its starters for the fourth quarter in beating Chicago and notching a seventh straight win. Paul Pierce scored 22 points and Kevin Garnett added 16 and eight rebounds for the Celtics, who remained four wins ahead of Detroit as the Eastern Conference's best team. Boston, which won its 10th consecutive home game, led by 12 points after a quarter and 20 after two. Hornets 107, Nets 96: In New Orleans, the home side won its third straight by beating New Jersey. Chris Paul had 25 points and 16 assists for the Hornets, who remained just a game off Southwest Division leader San Antonio. Trail Blazers 103, Bucks 101: In Milwaukee, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 29 points, including a 13-foot jumpshot with 2.4 seconds remaining, to rally Portland over Milwaukee. In other matches it was: Jazz 126, Suns 118; Timberwolves 111, Kings 103; Lakers 119, Clippers 82; Nuggets 109, Spurs 96. __
