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Spurs 95, Wizards 71
WASHINGTON -- Malik Rose scored 23 points, Tim Duncan had 17, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a lethargic start at the end of a road trip to beat the Washington Wizards.
Duncan and the Spurs were sloppy early on, but San Antonio's defense shut down Washington over the final three quarters to make the game a rout. The Wizards shot just 7-of-36 in the second and third quarters.
Duncan, who committed four turnovers in the first quarter, added 13 rebounds for the Spurs, who went 2-1 on their swing through New Jersey, Philadelphia and Washington. Rose was 10-for-15 from the field, scoring 15 points in the second half.
Gilbert Arenas scored 14 points on 4-for-19 shooting to lead the Wizards, who have lost four straight. Larry Hughes had 10 points before he was ejected in the second quarter for throwing the ball downcourt in frustration after being called for a foul.
The Spurs were totally out of sorts in the first quarter, committing seven turnovers to Washington's one. During the final 3:33, they scored just two points, were called twice for traveling, had two shots blocked and once tried to play defense with just four men on the court.
When Tony Parker realized he was supposed to be the fifth man, he ran onto the court and drew a technical. By then, Arenas had found the huge gap in the defense and hit an easy jumper.
The Spurs regrouped and opened the second quarter with an 18-4 run, mostly with Duncan on the bench, to take the lead for good. The Wizards were dealt a blow on a bizarre play in which Hughes pushed Bruce Bowen into trainer Will Sevening's lap on the San Antonio bench. Hughes, called for a loose ball foul, flung the ball and was tossed.
San Antonio stepped up its defense even more in the third quarter, forcing bad shots and taking advantage on the fast break. Arenas was 1-for-7 from the field in the quarter, while Duncan had three blocks and nine points to help build a 70-49 lead going into the fourth.
After that, the only suspense was whether the Wizards would become the latest team to set a record for a franchise-low number of points. They avoided the mark when Jared Jeffries' dunk got the score to 67 with 4:19 to play.
Pacers 95, Knicks 94
NEW YORK -- Jermaine O'Neal put back a miss with three seconds left and Reggie Miller looked like his old self at Madison Square Garden, scoring a season-high 31 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a win over the New York Knicks.
O'Neal made up for an otherwise poor game by grabbing Anthony Johnson's missed 3-pointer and hitting a short jumper over Dikembe Mutombo for the win.
Miller, who didn't have a 30-point game last season, scored 18 points in the first half and made three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Pacers rebounded from a dreadful third quarter to hand the Knicks their fourth straight loss.
Miller's last 3-pointer gave Indiana a 93-92 lead with 49.2 seconds left. Mutombo, who had 13 points and 14 rebounds, tipped in Charlie Ward's miss with 33.5 seconds left, giving New York a 94-93 lead.
After O'Neal put the Pacers ahead, Kurt Thomas missed an off-balance 20-footer at the final buzzer.
Allan Houston scored seven of his 16 points in the third quarter, when the Knicks went on a 24-0 run. Thomas added 14 points and 11 points, and Ward scored 14 points, including a 3-pointer with 2:15 left to cap a 7-0 run that gave the Knicks a 90-88 lead.
Nets 100, Hawks 85
ATLANTA -- Kenyon Martin is healthy again, and the New Jersey Nets are recovering as well.
Martin scored 11 of his 23 points in the third quarter, helping New Jersey pull away from Atlanta.
While Martin missed five games early this month with a sprained left ankle, the two-time defending Eastern Conference champions fell to 3-5. But Martin had 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Nets beat the New York Knicks on Friday night, and he again played a leading role against Atlanta.
Winning his matchup with Hawks forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim, who was held to 12 points on 3-of-12 shooting, Martin was a force inside with 14 rebounds. Jason Kidd added 21 points and Richard Jefferson had 14 for New Jersey.
-- Associated Press