NBA ROUNDUP \ Tuesday's games

Wizards 116, Grizzlies 101
WASHINGTON -- Gilbert Arenas scored 31 points and Washington used a big first half to beat Memphis. Arenas and Antawn Jamison both were perfect on three shots from behind the arc and the Wizards shot 59 percent in the half. Jamison had 26 points and nine rebounds for Washington. Caron Butler added 19 points, six assists and five rebounds. Brendan Haywood just missed his third consecutive double-double with 15 points and nine boards. Alexander Johnson led Memphis with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Pacers 81, Rockets 76
INDIANAPOLIS -- Al Harrington had 23 points and 14 rebounds and Jamaal Tinsley scored 17 points for Indiana. Tracy McGrady returned to Houston's starting lineup after missing seven games with back spasms and finished with 19 points. He shot 7-for-22 from the field and had seven turnovers, including two critical ones in the final two minutes while the Rockets were trying to come back. The Rockets were playing their first game since All-Star center Yao Ming was lost for at least six weeks with a fractured bone beneath his right knee.
Timberwolves 100, Bulls 98
MINNEAPOLIS -- Randy Foye made a runner with 1.8 seconds left, and Minnesota blew a 25-point lead before beating Chicago. Foye finished with a career-high 25 points. Garnett had 26 points and 14 rebounds for Minnesota. Mark Blount had 18 points and Ricky Davis 15 for the Timberwolves, who won for the first time in three home games. Reserve Ben Gordon led Chicago with 27 points. Kirk Hinrich had 19, Andres Nocioni 18 and Luol Deng 16.
Bucks 114, Spurs 107
SAN ANTONIO -- Michael Redd scored 36 points and Milwaukee rallied from a 13-point deficit for their fifth straight victory. Redd was 14-of-22 from the floor and made all eight of his free throws. Mo Williams added 23 points for the Bucks. Andrew Bogut scored 14 and reserve Ruben Patterson had 13. Tony Parker scored 24 points -- only two in the second half -- and Tim Duncan had 25 for San Antonio. The Spurs (21-8) had won six of seven.
Pistons 92, Nets 91
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Chauncey Billups made two free throws with 7.2 seconds left to give Detroit its fifth straight win. Billups, who missed nine of his 10 shots from the floor, was fouled by Vince Carter on a fast break after Jason Kidd missed a 3-pointer that could have clinched the game. On the ensuing possession, Carter missed a pull-up jumper with 1.5 seconds to go after a collision that knocked Rasheed Wallace to the court. Nets coach Lawrence Frank argued the call and had to be restrained by assistant coaches from going after the officials at the buzzer. The Pistons got 21 points apiece from Wallace and Richard Hamilton. Carter had 28 and Richard Jefferson added 18 for the Nets, who have lost three in a row. Kidd finished with 13 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Mavericks 97, Bobcats 84
DALLAS -- Josh Howard scored 27 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 23 as Dallas stretched its winning streak to seven games. Reserve Devean George had 12 points for Dallas. Rookie Adam Morrison scored 17 points, Gerald Wallace had 16 and Matt Carroll 14 for the Bobcats, who've lost eight of 10.
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