DALLAS — Brandon Roy scored 23 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied in the fourth quarter for an 85-81 victory over the Dallas Mavericks last night.

Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and nine rebounds in his return to the Dallas lineup, and J.J. Barea added 22 points for the Mavericks, who had won six of seven.

Dallas held a 70-64 lead early in the fourth quarter but Portland came back with a 17-3 run that began and ended with 3-pointers from Steve Blake for an 81-73 lead with 3:48 left.

The win lost some of its luster when starting center Joel Przybilla became the most recent Portland player to get hurt, injuring his right knee in the first quarter.

Bobcats 88, Pistons 76: Gerald Wallace had 29 points and 12 rebounds in his return after missing a game with severe headaches, helping host Charlotte snap a three-game losing streak, while extending Detroit's skid to five.

Wizards 105, 76ers 98: Gilbert Arenas scored 31 points, reserve guard Earl Boykins added 18 and host Washington used a 16-6 fourth-quarter run to take the lead for good in beating Philadelphia to end a three-game home losing streak.

Knicks 88, Bulls 81: David Lee rattled in a jumper with 5.5 seconds left, finishing with 18 points and a career high-tying 21 rebounds as host New York held on to beat Chicago, which cut a 22-point deficit to 80-79, but got no closer.

Celtics 103, Pacers 94: Paul Pierce missed his first 10 shots and then scored 16 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, including seven straight to put host Boston ahead for good, 93-86, in a victory over Indiana.

Hawks 112, Timberwolves 87: Jamal Crawford scored 26 points and Joe Johnson added 21 points and six assists as visiting Atlanta rolled past Minnesota to improve to 20-7 and tie the best start in franchise history.

Grizzlies 121, Warriors 108: Zach Randolph scored a season-high 33 points and grabbed 18 rebounds as host Memphis won its third straight, while handing Golden State its sixth loss in a row.

Rockets 108, Clippers 99: Carl Landry 27 points in his first game back after dental surgery, helping host Houston to victory. Landry took an elbow to the mouth in Friday's game against Dallas.

Lakers 111, Thunder 108: Kobe Bryant scored 40 points for the sixth time this season, and NBA-leading Los Angeles held off visiting Oklahoma City for its 16th victory in 17 games.

NOTES

Thunder-Jazz: The Oklahoma City Thunder acquired rookie point guard Eric Maynor in a trade with the Utah Jazz. Maynor, the 20th overall pick in this year's draft, was averaging 5.2 points and 3.1 assists in 26 games with the Jazz this season. The Jazz will get the rights to 2002 draft pick Peter Fehse, who has never played in the NBA.