Saturday, January 21, 2006
76ers 89, Grizzlies 86, OT
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson hit the tying jumper with 3.2 seconds remaining in regulation and scored 30 points to lead Philadelphia. Chris Webber opened overtime with a three-point play, Kyle Korver sank a 3-pointer and Samuel Dalembert had two clutch blocked shots on Pau Gasol that gave the Sixers a four-point lead. The Grizzlies lost their fourth straight game. Webber finished with 29 points and Dalembert grabbed 11 rebounds. Eddie Jones led Memphis with 22 points, Lorenzen Wright had 10 points and 10 rebounds and Bobby Jackson had 14 points.
Wizards 110, Hornets 99
WASHINGTON -- Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler each topped 20 points, and Washington pulled away from New Orleans early in the fourth quarter. Arenas finished with 33 points, giving him at least 30 in exactly half of Washington's 38 games. Butler scored 24, and Jamison added 20 points and 11 rebounds for his third consecutive 20-10 game. Washington has won five of its last six games and improved to 9-6 since Butler moved into the starting lineup. The Wizards were 9-14 with him as their sixth man. Chris Paul, the Hornets' first-round pick from Wake Forest, recorded his 11th double-double with 28 points, 11 assists, and six rebounds. But he didn't get a whole lot of help as the Hornets' four-game winning streak ended.
Bucks 118, Hawks 102
ATLANTA -- Michael Redd scored 28 points and Bobby Simmons chipped in with 25, helping Milwaukee beat Atlanta to snap a three-game losing streak. The Bucks played without guard T.J. Ford, who stayed home with a strained left hamstring. It didn't matter against the listless Hawks, whose NBA-worst record slipped to 10-28. Salim Stoudamire led Atlanta with 23 points. The Hawks didn't fare well against former coach Terry Stotts, who took over the Bucks this season. He coached in Atlanta for nearly two years, but was let go after the team got new owners in 2004. It was the first matchup between the top two picks in this season's draft. Milwaukee's Andruw Bogut, who went No. 1 overall, had only five points but led the Bucks with 13 rebounds. Marvin Williams, taken by Atlanta with the second pick, managed nine points.
Magic 104, Bobcats 93
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Dwight Howard had 19 points and a career-high 21 rebounds and Hedo Turkoglu scored 24 points for Orlando. The Bobcats lost leading scorer Gerald Wallace to a knee injury in the third quarter. Steve Francis added 13 points and six assists for the Magic.
Celtics 99, Nets 96
BOSTON -- Ricky Davis scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter for Boston. Paul Pierce had 25 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for Boston. Delonte West added 12 points and Kendrick Perkins had 11. Jason Kidd had 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Nets. Vince Carter added 20 points and Richard Jefferson 16.
Spurs 101, Heat 94
MIAMI -- Tony Parker scored a career-high 38 points, including a game-clinching jumper with 38 seconds remaining, as San Antonio rallied. Tim Duncan added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs. Dwyane Wade scored 36 points for Miami, while Shaquille O'Neal had 23 and Jason Williams added 18.
Rockets 109, Bulls 108, 2 OT
CHICAGO -- Tracy McGrady scored 35 points, including the tying shot at the end of regulation and the go-ahead 3-pointer in the second overtime, to lead Houston. Juwan Howard scored a season-high 30 points and David Wesley added 17. Luol Deng led the Bulls with 19 points.
Timberwolves 90, Pacers 85
MINNEAPOLIS -- Wally Szczerbiak scored 20 points and Eddie Griffin had 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks to lead Minnesota. Kevin Garnett added 17 points and eight rebounds. Fred Jones scored 19 points and Austin Croshere added 18 points and six rebounds for the Pacers, who missed Jermaine O'Neal.
Nuggets 113, Jazz 83
DENVER -- Carmelo Anthony continued his surge with 31 points and Denver beat Utah for its fourth straight win. Anthony made 11 of 22 shots from the field and nine of 10 free throws. He is averaging 31.3 points in his last four games. Kenyon Martin added 16 points and six rebounds for Denver. Devin Brown had 23 points for Utah and Andrei Kirilenko had 11.
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