NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Danny Granger scored a career-high 23 points to spoil the return of Ron Artest as the Indiana Pacers beat the Sacramento Kings 98-93 in National Basketball Association play Friday in Indianapolis.

The controversial Artest played his first game in Indianapolis since being traded to the Kings after asking to be dealt by the Pacers seven weeks ago, and was the center of attention for most of the night.

He was greeted with boos during the pre-game introductions and was also booed every time he touched the ball, with Artest shooting poorly from the field for most of the night.

He managed 18 points, but shot just 6-for-18 and made just two of his 14 attempts in the second half.

Artest was a central figure in the infamous brawl between the Pacers and the Detroit Pistons that led to numerous suspensions when players from both teams went into the stands and fought with fans. Artest received a 73-game suspension for his part in that brawl.

The Pacers did a good job containing him and the other Kings in the second half to improve to 33-20 and snap Sacramento's season-best five-game winning streak.

Despite the loss, the Kings are still 15-8 since acquiring Artest in a deal for Peja Stojakovic on Jan. 25.

Stojakovic had a strong game against his former team, adding 20 points and pulling down 12 rebounds for Indiana.

Jamaal Tinsley also had 20 points for the Pacers.

Stephen Jackson had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Pacers, who shot 46 percent compared to just 40 percent for Sacramento. Hot kings

Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 22 points, while Brad Miller had 17 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Bonzi Wells pulled down 17 rebounds for the Kings.

The Kings were hot in the first half, scoring 36 points in the first quarter on the way to taking a 52-41 lead at the half. But Indiana made 10 of its first 12 attempts to start the second half to take the lead.

Indiana then out-scored Sacramento 34-24 in the third quarter and 23-17 in the final quarter to complete the comeback.

In Toronto, Chris Bosh scored 27 points and had 10 rebounds as the Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 97-96.

Mike James and Charlie Villanueva both scored 14 points for the Raptors.

Bobby Simmons scored 21 points and Michael Redd added 17points for the Bucks.

In Washington, Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and had 13 rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Wizards 104-94.

Jason Terry added 25 points for the Mavericks.

Gilbert Arenas scored 26 points and Antawn Jamison added 21 points for the Wizards.

In Atlanta, Deron Williams scored 28 points as the Utah Jazz beat the Hawks 111-101.

Mehmet Okur added 24 points and had 10 rebounds for the Jazz.

Joe Johnson scored 25 points and Zaza Pachulia added 19 points and had 15 rebounds for the Hawks.

In Orlando, Jameer Nelson scored 19 points as the Magic beat the Boston Celtics 84-77.

In Cleveland, LeBron James scored 27 points as the Cavaliers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-84.

In East Rutherford, Nenad Krstic scored 26 points as the New Jersey Nets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 92-89.

In New York, Jamal Crawford scored 18 points as the Knicks stunned the Detroit Pistons 105-103.