Orlando, Florida ? Hedo Turkoglu nailed an off-balance 3-pointer with time expiring to lift the Orlando Magic over the Kevin Garnett-less Boston Celtics 96-93 in the NBA on Sunday.

It was Orlando?s second home win over league-leading Boston this season, and the Celtics? first game without Garnett, who has an abdominal strain.

Dwight Howard had 18 points and 16 rebounds for Orlando, and Rashard Lewis scored 15 points.

Paul Pierce led Boston with 24 points.

Suns 88, Bulls 77

At Chicago, Amare Stoudemire scored 24 points and Phoenix pulled away early in the fourth quarter to beat Chicago.

Leandro Barbosa scored 13 and started a 12-0 run in the fourth, sending the Suns to their sixth win in seven games.

Cavaliers 98, Lakers 95

At Los Angeles, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant went back and forth throughout an intense fourth quarter with James and Cleveland prevailing.

James scored 14 of his 41 points in the final period, and Bryant scored nine of his 33 points in the fourth quarter, and also had 12 rebounds and six assists.

But Los Angeles lost its third straight game, matching its longest losing streak of the season.

Mavericks 90, Nuggets 85

At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter, most coming over the final minutes to help Dallas hold off Denver.

Nowitzki scored 14 of Dallas? last 16 points, and 4-for-4 on free throws in the final minute.

Trail Blazers 94, Hawks 93

At Portland, Oregon, Brandon Roy scored 24 points, including the go-ahead free throw with 2.3 seconds left, and Portland erased a 19-point deficit to beat Atlanta. /AP