Pacers lose Artest and win streak

The Indiana Pacers lost Ron Artest — and their 14-game home winning streak.

Tony Parker scored 28 points and five of his San Antonio teammates reached double figures as the Spurs beat Indiana 106-97 on Wednesday night to drop the Pacers to 21-2 at home.

But the Pacers' biggest loss came before the game, when they learned the NBA suspended Artest for four games for a run-in with Miami coach Pat Riley and making an obscene gesture toward the crowd Monday night.

"I'm very disappointed with the league's ruling," Artest said. "I don't think the suspension comes close to going with my actions. I thought I might get a fine, but not a game. I don't think four games is fair at all."

The ruling came just 2 1/2 hours before the start of the game.

"We're getting tired of it. They wait until just about two hours before the game to disrupt our game. But, we're going to bounce back," said Jermaine O'Neal, who had a season-high 31 points for Indiana. "They could have called earlier. It doesn't take all day to decide on how many games you're going to suspend a guy."

Stephen Jackson had 18 points and a crucial steal that held off an Indiana rally in the fourth quarter. The Pacers trailed by as many as 17 in the period, but cut the deficit to six before Jackson's steal and dunk made it 100-92 with 1:22 to play.

Tim Duncan was in foul trouble for San Antonio and failed to get his 32nd double-double of the season, finishing with 12 points and nine rebounds in 24 minutes.

O'Neal had 10 rebounds for the Pacers, recording his sixth consecutive double-double. Reggie Miller added 19 points.

NETS 86, WIZARDS 78: At East Rutherford, N.J., Kenyon Martin had 19 points and a career-high 21 rebounds, and Anthony Johnson led the Nets on a game-changing 11-0 run.

Johnson had 10 points and five assists after Jason Kidd left in the third quarter with a strained groin. After the game, Kidd said the injury was day to day.

MAGIC 113, CAVALIERS 108: At Orlando, Fla., Tracy McGrady returned from a one-game absence to score 31 points, grab 12 rebounds and hit three crucial foul shots in the final 13.7 seconds.

McGrady, who scored at least 30 points for the sixth consecutive game, missed Sunday's loss at Boston to be with his fiancee as she gave birth to their daughter.

LAKERS 99, SUNS 90: At Phoenix, Kobe Bryant scored 14 of his 40 points in the fourth quarter as the Lakers snapped the Suns' 11-game home winning streak.