NBA ROUNDUP Monday's games
Knicks 75, Magic 68
ORLANDO, Fla. -- New York held Orlando to a franchise-low 25 percent shooting, and the Knicks won their first game. Charlie Ward scored 15 points, and Keith Van Horn added 14 points and eight rebounds for New York. Tracy McGrady scored 19 points on 5-for-20 shooting to lead the Magic.
Hawks 90, Hornets 80
ATLANTA -- Dion Glover had 20 points as Atlanta won its first game. Jason Terry, averaging 22.7 points, served a one-game suspension, imposed by the NBA for throwing a flagrant elbow in Saturday's loss to Indiana. Jacque Vaughn started in Terry's spot and played the entire game, scoring eight points, dishing out seven assists and committing only two turnovers. Robert Traylor scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Hornets, who lost for the first time after opening the season with three straight victories.
Mavericks 103, Heat 93
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 16 of his 30 points in the third quarter to break open a tight game. Steve Nash added 18 points and 11 assists, and Tony Delk had 17 points for the Mavericks. Dallas also got 13 points and nine rebounds from Antoine Walker. Udonis Haslem had 20 points and 12 rebounds, John Wallace scored 19 points, and Lamar Odom had 17 points and nine assists for the short-handed Heat. Miami was missing key players Eddie Jones (sore right hand) and Dwyane Wade (left hip pointer). Samaki Walker was placed on the injured list Monday because of an injured right shoulder.
Rockets 98, Bulls 66
CHICAGO -- Steve Francis scored 19 points to lead Houston. Cuttino Mobley added 14 points and Yao Ming had 12 points and seven rebounds for the Rockets, who forced the Bulls into 19 turnovers and held them to just 27 percent shooting. Jamal Crawford led the Bulls with 19 points, and Tyson Chandler had 14 points and 17 rebounds.
Grizzlies 88, Spurs 80
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Stromile Swift had 14 points and eight rebounds to lead Memphis over injury-plagued San Antonio. The Spurs, already missing starting point guard Tony Parker because of an ankle injury, played most of the game without Tim Duncan, who left with an ankle injury with about five minutes remaining in the first quarter. The team said Duncan had a mild left ankle sprain, and would have an MRI today. Jason Williams had 13 points and seven assists for the Grizzlies. Rasho Nesterovic and Manu Ginobili scored 13 apiece for the Spurs. Nesterovic also grabbed 14 rebounds.
Jazz 93, Timberwolves 88
SALT LAKE CITY -- Matt Harpring scored 32 points and Greg Ostertag pulled down a career-best 21 rebounds for Utah. The Jazz took advantage of Kevin Garnett's ejection in the second quarter. Garnett was tossed with two technicals for arguing a call and Minnesota couldn't hang on to a lead in the fourth quarter. Raul Lopez had 15 points and eight assists in his second career start and Andrei Kirilenko scored 17 points for the Jazz, who were 10-for-20 in the fourth quarter while rallying for the win. Sam Cassell had 27 points and 10 assists and Latrell Sprewell scored 24 for the Timberwolves.
76ers 94, Trail Blazers 83
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Allen Iverson scored 31 points to lead Philadelphia. Glenn Robinson made his season debut after missing the first three games because of an NBA-imposed suspension after a domestic assault and battery conviction. Robinson scored 15 points as the Sixers overcame an early deficit to lead by as many as 18. Rasheed Wallace had 22 points and seven rebounds to lead the Blazers.
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