nba roundup Saturday’s games

December 28, 2008 at 12:00a.m.

Hawks 129, Bulls 117

ATLANTA — Joe Johnson scored a season-high 41 points, Josh Smith also set a season high with 24, and the Hawks withstood Ben Gordon’s 3-point barrage. Johnson finished one point shy of his career high. The Hawks, who normally prefer a lower-scoring pace, topped their previous season best by 10 points. Gordon scored 33 points and was 6-of-8 behind the arc to pass Scottie Pippen and become the Bulls’ career leader in 3-pointers. Rookie Derrick Rose added a career-high 27 points. The Bulls matched their season high for points and shot 54 percent from the field but still were not close at the end.

Wizards 104, Thunder 95

WASHINGTON — Antawn Jamison scored 29 points, Andray Blatche had 16 points and tied his career high with 15 rebounds, and the Wizards beat the Thunder in a matchup of teams with the two worst records in the NBA. The Wizards broke an eight-game losing streak, their longest since 2001, with just their fifth win against 23 losses. Oklahoma City fell to 3-28. The teams entered with a combined 7-50 record. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there had never been an NBA game matching teams who had played at least 25 games combining for worse records. The Wizards needed more from Jamison because their leading scorer, Caron Butler, was sidelined with a sprained left ankle. The forward, who averages 21 points, injured the ankle in Thursday’s loss at Cleveland. Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 25 points and 11 rebounds. Jeff Green had 23 points.

Nets 114, Bobcats 103, OT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Vince Carter scored 28 points and the Nets pulled away in overtime. Devin Harris added 26 points, Jarvis Hayes 14 and Josh Boone 12 for the Nets, who lost to the Bobcats 95-87 in East Rutherford, N.J., just 24 hours earlier. Gerald Wallace scored 32 points for the Bobcats, who rallied from an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie it at 96 and force overtime. Raja Bell added 18 points, Emeka Okafor had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Raymond Felton scored 13 points for Charlotte.

Associated Press