NBA ROUNDUP Friday's other games
Nuggets 100, Heat 92
MIAMI -- Carmelo Anthony scored a season-high 40 points, including a pair of game-sealing free throws with 14 seconds left to help the Nuggets send the Heat to their fourth straight loss. Anthony was 13-of-30 from the field and 13-of-14 from the foul line, finishing one point shy of his career high. Marcus Camby had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Nuggets, who opened a six-game road trip. Dwyane Wade had a season-high 37 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who led by three points with 2:35 remaining but missed their final five shots and lost to the Nuggets for the second time in less than a week. Denver won 101-99 on its home floor last Saturday night. Antoine Walker added 17 points for Miami, which got 13 from Gary Payton -- the 1,000th double-digit scoring effort of his career, most among active NBA players.
Mavericks 90, Grizzlies 83
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Dirk Nowitzki matched his season high with 35 points and grabbed nine rebounds as Dallas snapped Memphis' six-game winning streak. Nowitzki was 13-of-29 from the field and missed only one of nine free throws before fouling out with 37 seconds left. The Mavericks extended their winning streak to four. Marquis Daniels scored 18 points and added six assists for the Mavericks, while Keith Van Horn finished with 13 points.
76ers 119, Bobcats 115
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson scored 43 points and Kyle Korver tied a career high with 26, helping Philadelphia beat Charlotte and end a four-game losing streak. Andre Iguodala added 20 points and the starters had all but six points for Philadelphia, which won for just the third time in 11 games. Iverson finished 15-of-32 to record the 64th 40-point game in his 10-year career.
Spurs 101, Celtics 89
SAN ANTONIO -- Tim Duncan scored 20 points and remained unbeaten against Boston in his career as San Antonio won its sixth straight game. The victory was San Antonio's 17th in a row over Boston dating to January 1997, five months before Duncan was drafted by the Spurs. Tony Parker had 16 points and Ginobili 14 for San Antonio. Duncan added 10 rebounds.
Lakers 93, Bulls 80
CHICAGO -- Kobe Bryant scored 23 points, Lamar Odom added 19, and Los Angeles beat Chicago for its fourth straight victory. Bryant, who scored five points in the first half, shot 9-for-21 and finished with eight assists and nine rebounds. Brian Cook scored 16, shooting 8-of-11, and Smush Parker finished with 13 points, 11 in the first quarter. On a night when they retired Scottie Pippen's number 33, the Bulls were flat early on. They tied the game in the third quarter but could not pull ahead. Kirk Hinrich finished with 26 points and seven assists after missing Wednesday's victory at Orlando with a concussion.
SuperSonics 106, Jazz 90
SALT LAKE CITY -- Rashard Lewis scored 26 points and Reggie Evans grabbed a season-high 18 rebounds to lead Seattle past Utah. The Sonics' win was marred by forward Danny Fortson's ejection in the fourth quarter, when he had to be restrained by teammate Ray Allen, coach Bob Weiss and assistant Jack Sikma after receiving his second technical foul of the game.
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