Lakers 105, Magic 98

Lakers 105, Magic 98
LOS ANGELES -- Jumaine Jones hit seven 3-pointers and finished with 25 points in the Los Angeles Lakers' victory against the Orlando Magic. Kobe Bryant had 23 points on 6-of-23 shooting and added eight rebounds and six assists, hours after accusing former teammate Karl Malone of making a pass at his wife. Bryant went public on the details of his feud with Malone before the game, saying he had phoned his former teammate after Vanessa Bryant told her husband on Nov. 23 that Malone had made inappropriate comments to her that night at the game at Staples Center. Bryant said he called Malone and told him, "Stay away from my wife. What's wrong with you? How could you?" Malone was unavailable for comment Sunday. According to his agent, Dwight Manley, Malone said he had never made a pass at Bryant's wife, that he initially was surprised at the accusation, and that he apologized to both Bryant and his wife for any remarks she may have considered inappropriate. "Karl's response to Kobe's comments today is that he's a basketball player and not a soap opera actor and he doesn't intend to be involved in a personal soap opera," Manley said of his client.
76ers 107, Bucks 101
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson scored a season-high 40 points and Marc Jackson had 20 of his season-high 28 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Philadelphia 76ers to a victory against the Milwaukee Bucks. Philadelphia won its second straight game after losing six in a row. Iverson went more than nine minutes without making a shot, before his driving layup gave the Sixers a 94-92 lead with 4:39 left. He added a jumper to make it 96-92, capping a 9-0 run. The Bucks shot 50 percent (18-of-36) in the first half, but missed 30 of 47 shots in the final two quarters. Michael Redd had 28 points for Milwaukee, which has lost 10 of 13.
Heat 106, Raptors 98
TORONTO -- Shaquille O'Neal had 20 points and the Miami Heat won their fourth straight by beating the struggling Toronto Raptors. Damon Jones added 16 points for the Heat, who are unbeaten since he became a starter. Miami stepped up its defense in the fourth quarter as Toronto went 6-of-20 from the field with five turnovers. The Raptors have lost seven straight and 15 of 18. The Heat outscored the undersized Raptors 52-26 in the paint. Vince Carter is on the injured list with a strained left Achilles' tendon, and Toronto hasn't won a game without him since January 2003.
Warriors 99, Bobcats 87
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jason Richardson scored 24 points to help the Golden State Warriors keep the Charlotte Bobcats winless on the road. Cliff Robinson added a season-high 21 points for the Warriors. Emeka Okafor had 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Bobcats, who lost their fourth straight and fell to 0-10 away from home. Charlotte point guard Brevin Knight dished out 11 assists in front of his former coach, Golden State's Mike Montgomery. Knight was Montgomery's first major recruit at Stanford and helped lead the Cardinal into the Sweet 16 for the first time in school history during his senior year.
Wizards 88, Hornets 69
WASHINGTON -- Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood each scored 17 points to lead the Washington Wizards to a victory over the Hornets, the 10th straight loss for New Orleans. The Wizards have won nine of 11. The Hornets committed 33 turnovers that the Wizards converted into 33 points. Kwame Brown returned to the Wizards after serving a one-game club suspension and finished with six points and four rebounds in 20 minutes. He was suspended for refusing to join the huddle during a timeout.
Knicks 107, Nuggets 96
NEW YORK -- The Knicks' starting backcourt combined for 50 more points than their Denver counterparts in New York's victory against the Nuggets. New York won for the second time in six games and snapped the Nuggets' four-game winning streak.
Trail Blazers 98, Jazz 88
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Zach Randolph had 23 points and seven rebounds to help the Portland Trail Blazers defeat the Jazz, avenging an overtime loss in Utah two nights earlier. The Blazers led by as many as 11 points, but the Jazz narrowed the gap and even took a short-lived lead late in the third quarter before Portland seized control. Raja Bell had 21 points for the Jazz, who lost their fourth straight on the road.