NBA ROUNDUP Monday's Games



Pacers 112, Hawks 97
INDIANAPOLIS -- Al Harrington scored a career-high 40 points and Brad Miller added 22 points and 11 rebounds for Indiana. Ron Artest added 24 points and Jamaal Tinsley had 14 assists for the Pacers (20-8). Jason Terry led Atlanta with 25 points and 10 assists, Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 19 points and Glenn Robinson had 16.
Nets 99, Bulls 83
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Lucious Harris scored 20 points as the Nets won their 10th straight home game and spoiled rookie Jay Williams' return to New Jersey. Jason Kidd scored 19 points and Richard Jefferson added 18 as the Nets improved to 15-1 at home. Marcus Fizer and Jalen Rose had 16 points apiece to lead the Bulls.
Bucks 108, Magic 103
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Ray Allen had 35 points and made the big shots down the stretch, starting with a 3-pointer with 1:16 remaining. Two free throws by Orlando's Mike Miller cut the Milwaukee lead to 97-95 with 1:44 remaining, but Allen then made his long-range shot. Orlando's Shawn Kemp hit two free throws after that, but Allen followed with an off-balance shot to put the Bucks up 102-97 with 47.3 seconds remaining. The Bucks then made six straight free throws to seal the win.
Mavericks 92, Wizards 86
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki hit a jumper as the shot clock expired, then put back a rebound for another score as the Mavericks took control in the final minutes. Nowitzki tied his season high with 17 rebounds and scored 10 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter for Dallas. The Wizards were within a point when Nowitzki made an 8-footer off a pick-and-roll from Nick Van Exel. It came after a rare traveling call on Michael Jordan. Jerry Stackhouse, who had 28 points and 10 rebounds, fumbled the ball out of bounds on Washington's next possession, and Nowitzki answered with a short shot that pushed the lead to five. Jordan had 13 points on 5-of-15 shooting and eight assists for the Wizards.
Jazz 96, Rockets 91
HOUSTON -- Karl Malone scored 10 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter -- including six in the last 1:30 -- to bring the Utah Jazz from seven points down. Matt Harpring had eight of his 25 points in the final period as the Jazz won their third straight game. Steve Francis had 26 points and Yao Ming added 18 and seven rebounds for Houston. The Rockets led by as many as seven twice in the third quarter. But Malone scored 14 points and Harpring added 11, including a 3-pointer with 1 second left, to help Utah close to 68-67 at the end of the quarter.
Spurs 99, Hornets 94, OT
SAN ANTONIO -- Tim Duncan scored 29 points and tied a career high with 23 rebounds, and the Spurs held the Hornets scoreless for the final 3:15 of overtime. Bruce Bowen tied a career high with 21 points, while Malik Rose added 19 for the Spurs, who have won four straight. David Wesley scored 20 points, Baron Davis had 18 and Jamal Mashburn 16 for the Hornets.
Suns 89, SuperSonics 88
PHOENIX -- Stephon Marbury shot just 3-for-12 but sank a leaning 13-footer with a half-second to play to lift the Suns. After a timeout, the Sonics had a final chance to win. Brent Barry threw an inbounds lob from halfcourt to the basket for Desmond Mason, but Shawn Marion blocked the shot as the buzzer sounded.
Source: Associated Press