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Nets 99, Suns 88
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Kenyon Martin scored 21 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, helping the New Jersey Nets win consecutive home games for the first time this season.
Richard Jefferson had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who had six players in double figures. Jason Kidd had 17, Jason Collins and Aaron Williams scored 13 each and Lucious Harris 10.
The Nets played before a sparse crowd for a second straight night because of a snowstorm. The attendance was announced as 14,639, but the actual turnout was closer to 5,000.
Shawn Marion paced the Suns with 25 points and 17 rebounds. Stephon Marbury had 23 and Jake Voskuhl added 14 before fouling out. The Suns played without Amare Stoudemire, who sprained his left ankle Friday night in Boston and will miss the remainder of Phoenix's road trip.
The Suns, who overcame a 29-point deficit to beat the Celtics, scored the first 14 points of the fourth quarter to pull within one.
Phoenix took its final lead when Marbury hit a jump shot with 4:36 remaining to make it 86-85.
The Nets, who missed their first 10 shots of the fourth quarter, finally got a basket from Martin on a hook shot to reclaim the lead. They scored the next six to put the game away.
The Nets led 54-48 after closing out the first half with a 7-0 run. Kidd hit a 3-pointer to trigger the run and fed Williams for two field goals.
New Jersey appeared to break the game open in the third, running off 11 straight points for 78-64 lead. Harris ignited the surge with a trio of jumpers, including a 3-pointer, and finished the quarter with 10 points as the Nets led 81-66.
Notes: The Suns were among the lucky air travelers during the snowstorm. While thousands were stranded at airports, the Suns flew by charter from Boston to Newark following their game Friday night. The Suns skipped their morning shootaround and held a team meeting at the hotel in their only concession to the elements. The Suns hoped their travel luck continued. They checked out of the hotel and were slated to charter to Florida following the game for their next contest in Orlando on Monday. ... With Stoudemire sidelined, veteran Tom Gugliotta made his first start of the season. The Suns also activated C Cezary Trybanski who had been sidelined with back spasms. ... The Nets, for the second straight night, invited fans from the upper level to move down to more expensive seats as a reward for braving the snowstorm.
Spurs 86, Heat 70
MIAMI -- Tim Duncan beat the halftime buzzer with his second 3-pointer of the season, finishing with 21 points and 19 rebounds Saturday night as the San Antonio Spurs rolled.
Coming off an 11-point victory in Orlando on Friday night that snapped a four-game losing streak, the Spurs got a season-high 21 points and 13 rebounds from Rasho Nesterovic and 11 assists from Tony Parker.
San Antonio hadn't beaten the Magic and Heat on the same trip since January, 1998.
Lamar Odom had 17 points to lead Miami, which equaled its lowest scoring output of the season. The Heat also scored 70 points at Houston on Nov. 11.
San Antonio used its size advantage to build a 16-point halftime lead and stayed in control the rest of the way. The Heat trailed by as many as 20 points in the second half and never got closer than nine.
All five Spurs starters scored in double figures. The Spurs hit 16 of 24 free throws; the Heat 6 of 10.
Duncan had 19 points and 11 rebounds to help the Spurs build a 45-29 halftime lead. It was Miami's lowest-scoring half of the season.
San Antonio's size advantage played a big part in Miami's big men shooting 4-of-21 in the first half. Brian Grant was 2-of-10 and Odom 1-of-6. The Spurs also had 13 second-chance points to the Heat's four.
Duncan had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Nesterovic scored eight points as San Antonio took a 24-13 lead after one quarter.
Source: Associated Press