Michael Redd, Bucks
105-103 loss at Mavericks
34 pts, 14-19 FG, 4-5 3-pt FG

Rashard Lewis, Sonics
100-97 win at Nuggets
33 pts, 11-21 FG, 8-11 FT

DeShawn Stevenson, Wizards
111-108 win vs. 76ers
28 pts, 11-18 FG, 3-6 3-pt FG, 3-3 FT

Two of the NBA's most versatile players squared off Wednesday with explosive results. Atlanta's Josh Smith racked up 25 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and six blocks, but reigning Player of the Week Gerald Wallace posted 31 points (on 12-for-16 shooting), nine rebounds, three assists, four steals and four blocks to outshine Smith in the Bobcats' 101-87 home win.

Hawks' Joe Johnson out for season?

Jameer Nelson, Magic
106-95 2OT loss at Celtics
4-16 FG, 0-4 3-pt FG, 9 pts

Jamaal Tinsley, Pacers
118-94 loss at Nets
4-19 FG, 1-3 FT, 10 pts

Manu Ginobili, Spurs
92-88 win vs. Hornets
2-11 FG, 1-7 3-pt FG, 12 pts

Wednesday's Heat-Raptors game started as a showdown between division leaders and a battle for the East's third and fourth seeds. By the end of the night, basically nothing about that setup had remained accurate. Toronto got off to a scorching start and placed six players in double digits to roll to a 96-83 home win over Shaquille O'Neal and Co. Only moments after the game's conclusion, the Wizards, who got 21 points from All-Star Caron Butler in his return from a bruised knee, swept the season series from the 76ers for the first time in 35 years and leapfrogged Miami for the Southeast Division lead and the fourth spot in the East with a 111-108 home win. If the season ended today, the Raptors would host the Heat in the first round of the playoffs.

Scoreboard watching from the bench must have been prevalent on Wednesday, but nowhere more so than in Utah, where the Jazz needed a win over the Wolves and a Nuggets loss to Seattle to clinch their first division title since 1999-2000. With both games finishing at the same time and both going down to the wire, there were certainly some tense moments. But Utah did its job from the free throw line and got 25 points and 11 rebounds from Carlos Boozer to secure a 108-102 victory. In Denver, Rashard Lewis poured in 13 fourth-quarter points to deal Denver a 100-97 defeat and give the Jazz the division crown. "Hopefully, we don't stop there,'' said coach Jerry Sloan, who celebrated his 65th birthday in style. "It's the first time this group has done it ... so we're excited about that. But we have bigger fish to fry,'' Boozer added.

If this was in fact Paul Pierce's final appearance of the 2006-07 season, Boston's captain went out with a bang. Pierce's jumper with 7.6 seconds left in the fourth quarter forced overtime, and his 3-pointer with 19.7 ticks remaining necessitated a second extra frame. All in all, the Truth scored 12 of his 32 points after regulation and added seven rebounds and five assists in the Celtics' 105-96 double-overtime win over the Magic, but afterwards seemed like he was ready for some extended rest. "My body, I've got to start listening to it ... I've got to think about my future and I've got to listen to the doctors and see what they think. I've been a little rebellious, I know I have. But I think that's just me being stubborn, being a competitor. You've got to be smart also.''

Josh Boone's Saturday performance was a tough act to follow, but the UConn product did a surprisingly good job of it on Wednesday. He eclipsed his 10-for-10 shooting, season-high 21-point showing by hitting 11-of-13 shots for a season-high 22 to go with 10 rebounds in New Jersey's convincing 118-94 drubbing of the visiting Pacers. "It's great to be able to come out and contribute,'' Boone said. "I've been working really hard in practice and waiting for my shot. Recently, I've been getting it and I've been trying to make the best of my time.'' Former and current teammate Marcus Williams added 11 assists. The win, combined with Orlando's loss, has the Nets in the East's seventh spot.

With MVP frontrunner Dirk Nowitzki sidelined after halftime due to an ankle injury, somebody had to pick up the slack for Dallas. That somebody was Jerry Stackhouse. Stack showed how he once averaged 29.8 points for a season, pouring in 12 of his 21 in the fourth quarter as the Mavericks held off Milwaukee for a 105-103 triumph, their eighth in a row and franchise-record-tying 60th of the season.

Just one week after Scooter McFadgon netted 48 points, Tulsa's Desmon Farmer matched the third-highest scoring total in D-League history in a 112-107 overtime victory over the visiting Thunderbirds. Farmer shot 16-for-31 from the floor, including 6-for-11 from long distance, and added a season-high 11 rebounds as the 66ers overcame a 16-point deficit to force OT, where he scored his final seven points.