Ray Allen, Sonics
108-104 loss at Warriors
38 pts, 11-17 FG, 7-11 3-pt FG

Al Harrington, Pacers
100-93 win at Hornets
27 pts, 10-12 FG, 3-3 3-pt FG, 4-5 FT

Luol Deng, Bulls
106-89 win vs. Pistons
30 pts, 11-19 FG

LeBron James bounced back from a season-low eight-point Friday - but not so much in the scoring column. He had just 19 points, but added a season-high 13 rebounds, four assists, three blocks (also a season high) and three steals as the Cavs improved to 15-3 at home with a 96-91 win over the Nets on Saturday. Cleveland will now be tested with a seven-game road odyssey that starts Tuesday in Sacramento.

Shaun Livingston, Clippers
86-74 loss at Hawks
2-11 FG, 8 pts

Yakhouba Diawara, Nuggets
96-84 loss vs. Jazz
1-9 FG, 1-7 3-pt FG, 3 pts

Tayshaun Prince & Flip Murray, Pistons
106-89 loss at Bulls
3-21 FG, 0-2 3-pt FG, 4-8 FT, 10 pts

Ben Wallace spent six wonderful seasons with the Pistons - four Defensive Player of the Year awards, four trips to the Eastern Conference Finals and one NBA Championship. He bolted Motown last summer, signing a big-time contract with the Central Division rival Bulls. Saturday's showdown was Wallace's first with his former teammates, and Big Ben got the upper hand. He tallied 12 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots - his highest total with his new team - as Chicago held on for a convincing 106-89 home win to move within a half-game of Detroit for the East's second best record. The Pistons, again without Chauncey Billups, suffered their second largest defeat of the season.

If the Nuggets are going to compete in the West this season, they'll probably have to go through the Jazz one way or another. The debut of the ultra-undersized Denver starting backcourt of Allen Iverson and Earl Boykins had mixed results. The tiny tandem scored 22 points apiece but struggled to stop Utah's point man, as Deron Williams tied a career high with 28 points and added 12 assists and four steals in a 96-84 win on the road. Carlos Boozer scored 14 of his 24 points in the final frame to hold off a late rally. "D-Will was like, 'Hang in there, we're going to get it to you," he said. "Sure enough, it opened up."

If Saturday's heroics are any indication, Brandon Roy has a knack for making big plays. The No. 7 pick forced overtime with a buzzer-beating pull-up jump shot and finished with a season-high 23 points, his sixth straight game scoring at least 14. Zach Randolph added 32 and 15 rebounds in the Blazers' win in Sacramento.

Video: Brandon Roy's big night

Monta Ellis returned to the court after missing five games due to a shoulder injury and made an immediate impact. Ellis had started in 20 of his 29 previous appearances, but came off the bench and scored 20 points on 9-for-16 shooting in 37 minutes. Baron Davis led five other Warriors in double digits with 22 points in a 108-104 win over Ray Allen and the visiting Sonics.

The age-old argument between scoring and dishing added another chapter Saturday. Clay Tucker shot 15-for-28 en route to 42 big points, but his RimRockers fell in Fort Worth. Meanwhile, Will Conroy distributed 20 assists - to go with 22 points - in the 66ers' 119-115 win in Sioux Fallas.