NBA ROUNDUP Tuesday's games

Wizards 103, Bucks 78
WASHINGTON -- Michael Jordan scored 25 points in his second game as a starter, and the man he replaced in the lineup, Bryon Russell, matched his season-high with 16 points. Etan Thomas matched a career-high with 14 points and had seven rebounds for the Wizards, who used their bench extensively. Tim Thomas scored a season-high 17 points for the undermanned Bucks, who played without Ray Allen and Toni Kukoc. Jordan and Russell scored 27 consecutive Wizards points from the final minute of the first quarter through the first seven minutes of the second quarter.
Nets 87, Hawks 72
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Richard Jefferson bounced back from a big blunder with 22 points and a career-high 14 rebounds to lead the banged-up Nets. The victory was only the second in five games for the Nets, with one of those losses largely to blame on Jefferson. He missed two free throws with New Jersey up by two points with 9.8 seconds left in a loss to Seattle on Sunday. Jefferson shot 9-for-12 against Atlanta, while Kenyon Martin added 18 points and Rodney Rogers had 12. The Nets learned after the game that wrist surgery will sideline Dikembe Mutombo for two months.
Hornets 115, Bulls 90
CHICAGO -- David Wesley scored a season-high 25 points and Jamal Mashburn added 21 as New Orleans found a cure for its road woes. It was only the third road victory this season for the Hornets, who are 9-0 at home but just 3-6 away from New Orleans. Baron Davis missed his second straight game because of back spasms. The Bulls lost their seventh straight and 13th of the last 15. Jalen Rose led Chicago with 19.
Rockets 89, Spurs 75
HOUSTON -- Yao Ming scored 27 points, grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds and had a crowd-pleasing slam in the closing minutes. After leading much of the game, the Rockets trailed 64-61 going into the fourth quarter. But they quickly regained the lead and the Spurs went scoreless over the final 2:43. Yao rebounded a miss by Steve Francis with 3:04 to go and slammed it home. Francis added 18 points and six assists and Moochie Norris had 16 points. Tim Duncan had 25 points and 12 for the Spurs.
Kings 98, Timberwolves 86
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Bobby Jackson scored 24 points and Chris Webber had 22 points and 11 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings overcame Kevin Garnett's second big game against them in seven days. Garnett had 18 points, 16 rebounds and nine assists. Jackson scored 11 points in the third quarter and Webber made five straight shots in the fourth for the Kings. Troy Hudson scored 19 points for Minnesota.
Lakers 101, Grizzlies 91
LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant had 24 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his fourth triple-double of the season. Shaquille O'Neal added 28 points, nine rebounds and seven blocks for the Lakers (7-12). The Grizzlies (2-16) had won two of their previous four games after losing their first 13. Bryant had his seventh career triple-double, and Rick Fox added 14 points.
Warriors 110, Nuggets 89
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Antawn Jamison scored 34 points as Golden State extended its longest winning streak in over a year to three games. Troy Murphy added 16 points -- making all 12 of his free throws -- for Golden State. Donnell Harvey scored 16 points as the Nuggets dropped their third in a row following a three-game winning streak. Juwan Howard added 14.