NBA ROUNDUP | Tuesday's other games

Mavericks 98, Lakers 72
It's time to start wondering whether the Dallas Mavericks can do something no other NBA team has done: go 16-0 to start the season. The league's lone remaining unbeaten team improved to 11-0 in impressive fashion Tuesday night, easily defeating Los Angeles. With five more victories, the Mavericks would break the NBA record for consecutive victories to start the season. The most recent teams to start 11-0 were the Atlanta Hawks and Lakers in 1997-98. The record of 15-0 is shared by the 1993-94 Houston Rockets in 1993 and the 1948-49 Washington Capitols. Steve Nash had 17 of his 21 points in the first half, when Dallas led by as many as 15. The Mavs stretched it to 27 on a 3-pointer by Finley midway through the third quarter and the lead peaked at 28. Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points and tied his season-high with 17 rebounds, and Shawn Bradley had a season-best 16 points and 12 rebounds. This was only the fifth time Dallas beat Los Angeles in 46 meetings since 1991 and it was the most lopsided of the Mavs' 19 in the series.
Timberwolves 110, Grizzlies 106, OT
At Minneapolis, Kevin Garnett had 34 points and 22 rebounds as Minnesota denied the Grizzlies their first win. The Grizzlies, 0-11 overall and 0-3 under Hubie Brown, lost in overtime for the second time this year. Anthony Peeler's 3-pointer with 3:05 to play in overtime gave the Wolves the lead for good.
Jazz 99, Suns 76
At Salt Lake City, Karl Malone had 23 points and eight rebounds as Utah won consecutive games for the first time this season. Andrei Kirilenko returned after missing two games with a bad back and scored 20 for the Jazz, who snapped the Suns' four-game winning streak.
Heat 97, Bucks 93
At Milwaukee, Eddie Jones scored 22 points and rookie Caron Butler had a season-high 20 as the Miami Heat won for the second time this season. Travis Best scored 19 points, Malik Allen had 16 points and 13 rebounds, Vladimir Stepania added a career-high 15 rebounds and Miami set a team season-high with 23 assists.
Hornets 99, 76ers 98
At New Orleans, David Wesley grabbed a last-second rebound in the lane and tossed it in as time expired. The putback came after Jamal Mashburn, who scored 37, tried to win it with a turnaround jumper. Allen Iverson nearly handed New Orleans its first home loss with a game-high 38 points and seven assists, but he missed a jumper from the top of the key in the final minute that could have put Philadelphia up by three with 5.2 seconds left.
Kings 111, Bulls 98
At Sacramento, Bobby Jackson and Doug Christie scored 22 points apiece as the Kings easily remained perfect at home. Chris Webber scored 18 points before sitting out the final 16 1/2 minutes as the Kings cruised to their seventh straight victory over the Bulls, who lost their fifth straight road game.
Magic 101, SuperSonics 84
At Seattle, NBA scoring leader Tracy McGrady had 41 points, his sixth straight game with at least 30. McGrady, who also had 12 rebounds, broke Shaquille O'Neal's franchise record of five straight games with at least 30 points. The combination of McGrady shooting 16-of-29 and his team going 11-of-22 from 3-point range helped snap Seattle's four-game winning streak.
-- Associated Press