AROUND THE NBA | Saturday's other games
Knicks 92, Hornets 86 (OT)
NEW YORK -- Allan Houston recovered from a scoreless second half to hit a clinching jumper with 13 seconds left in the third overtime game of the season between the teams.
Houston scored 16 points in the first half, none in the second half and four in the extra period for New York, which lost the other two overtime games against the Hornets.
Othella Harrington had season highs of 17 points and 14 rebounds, and Latrell Sprewell scored 19 for the Knicks, who won despite blowing a 12-point lead in the final five minutes of regulation.
Jamal Mashburn had 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds for the Hornets, who are undefeated at home but dropped to 2-5 on the road.
Magic 117, Hawks 92
ORLANDO -- Tracy McGrady scored all 28 of his points in the first three quarters. Mike Miller added 22 points as the Magic won their third in a row.
Atlanta, which trailed by 19 at halftime and 33 and the end of the third quarter, was led by reserve Dion Glover with 18 points. Leading scorer Glenn Robinson shot only 6-of-20 and scored 13 points.
76ers 95, Wizards 94
WASHINGTON -- Michael Jordan made his first start of the season but couldn't come up with one last clutch play.
Jordan had an offensive rebound, an assist and a blocked shot in the final minute, but his pass to Bryon Russell with 5 seconds left was stolen, depriving the Wizards of a chance at a game-winning shot. The victory was the Sixers' seventh in a row, while the Wizards have lost six straight Allen Iverson scored 35 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and Eric Snow added 16.
Jerry Stackhouse kept the Wizards in the game, scoring 25 of his 38 points in the second half. Jordan scored 16 points on 8-of-20 shooting in a season-high 37 minutes.
Jordan had lobbied for increased playing time as the Wizards struggled through a five-game losing streak. He started fast, hitting a 19-foot jumper in the first minute and scoring 12 in the first half. But he was held to 2-of-7 shooting and only four points in the second half. Rookie Juan Dixon, at times matched up against Iverson, scored a season-high 18 for Washington.
Jordan, who had been averaging 16 points and 28 minutes, played 19 minutes in the first half, more than any other Wizard.
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