NBA ROUNDUP \ Monday's games
Heat 99, Knicks 93
NEW YORK -- Stephon Marbury scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and Jamal Crawford stuck it to Miami again with 3-pointer in the closing seconds. Shaquille O'Neal scored 20 points as Miami fell to 1-2 without top scorer Dwyane Wade, out with a dislocated shoulder. Crawford was the star for the Knicks against Miami on Jan. 26 when he poured in a career-high 52 points.
76ers 89, Kings 82
PHILADELPHIA -- Samuel Dalembert scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Andre Iguodala had 22 points to lead Philadelphia. Andre Miller added 18 points and Joe Smith chipped in with a pair of buckets down the stretch. Kevin Martin followed his 35-point game against Indiana on Sunday night with 23 points against the Sixers.
Spurs 107, Raptors 91
SAN ANTONIO -- Tony Parker scored 27 points and Tim Duncan had 24 points and 16 rebounds as San Antonio beat Toronto to extend its winning streak to a season-high six games. Robert Horry scored 14 points, Manu Ginobili added 13 and Michael Finley had 10. Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 17 points and former Spurs center Rasho Nesterovic added a season-high 16. Chris Bosh had 14 points and nine rebounds.
Nuggets 111, Grizzlies 107
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points, Nene added 27 and Allen Iverson had 25 to lead Denver over Memphis. Anthony, the NBA's leading scorer at 30.5 points per game, helped the Nuggets snap a four-game losing streak and prevented the Grizzlies from winning back-to-back games for the first time this season. Anthony's two free throws with 3:18 to go gave the Nuggets a 105-103 lead, one they never lost in the closing minutes. Memphis was led by Mike Miller and Pau Gasol, who scored 21 points apiece. Gasol's 16-footer with 3:30 left allowed the Grizzlies to tie the game at 103.
Mavericks 110, Hawks 87
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and eight rebounds, Jason Terry added 21 points and Dallas extended its club-record home winning streak to 20 games. Josh Howard had 20 points before leaving in the fourth quarter with a sprained right ankle, and Jerry Stackhouse added 19 points and a season-high nine assists to help the Mavericks to their 12th straight win.
Magic 94, Bulls 87
CHICAGO -- Dwight Howard scored 21 points and had 16 rebounds and Jameer Nelson added 18 points as Orlando got a rare road victory. Hedo Turkoglu hit two free throws with 12.3 seconds left after Howard tipped out an offensive rebound, and the Magic improved to 10-18 on the road this season and also snapped an overall four-game losing streak. Darko Milicic added 14 points and had a career-high 16 rebounds for the Magic.
Celtics 77, Rockets 72
HOUSTON -- Paul Pierce scored 28 points to lead Boston over short-handed Houston and break a 12-game road losing streak. The Celtics rallied from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to avoid matching the franchise record for most consecutive road losses. The win, against a Rockets team playing without both Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, is just their second in the last 24 games. Bonzi Wells led the Rockets with a season-high 27 points.
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