nba roundup Tuesday’s other games

Mavericks 100, Bobcats 83

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points, Josh Howard added 21 and the Dallas Mavericks never trailed in a 100-83 rout of the Bobcats, delighting owner Mark Cuban a day after he was charged with insider trading. With Cuban sitting along the baseline and as animated as usual, the Mavericks toyed with the lifeless, undermanned Bobcats in their second straight win. A career-high 21 points from rookie D.J. Augustin was nowhere near enough for Charlotte, which fell behind 15-0 while playing again without top scorer Jason Richardson (knee). The Bobcats didn’t score until nearly 7 minutes had elapsed in a woeful performance that kept them winless all-time against Dallas.

Pacers 113, Hawks 96

INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Granger scored 34 points to lead the Pacers past the slumping Hawks. Rasho Nesterovic scored 21 points, Jeff Foster had 12 and Troy Murphy added 10 points and 19 rebounds for the Pacers (5-5), who won their fifth consecutive home game against Atlanta. Joe Johnson finished with 25 points, Marvin Williams scored 14 and Mike Bibby and Maurice Evans each scored 13 for the Hawks (6-4). After a 6-0 start, Atlanta has lost four straight.

Magic 103, Raptors 90

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jameer Nelson scored a season-high 22 points to lead Orlando, overcoming a season-high 40-point effort by Chris Bosh. Bosh also had 18 rebounds, but the Raptors had 24 turnovers. Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu each added 22 points for the Magic. Orlando built a 13-point third quarter before hanging on for the victory. It was their eighth in the last nine games.

Heat 94, Wizards 87

WASHINGTON — Dwyane Wade had 19 points, 10 assists and six rebounds and the Heat caught a couple of breaks in the final minutes to beat the struggling Wizards. Wade, who played despite rolling his ankle in a loss at Toronto on Sunday, led six players in double figures as the Heat beat the Wizards for the second time in five days and celebrated a rare road victory. Miami entered the game 4-1 at home and 1-4 on the road. The Wizards’ attack was much less diverse as the team sank to 1-7, the franchise’s worst start since 1999. Antawn Jamison (25) and Caron Butler (21) had 46 of the 59 points scored by the five starters. Nick Young added 12 points off the bench.

Celtics 110, Knicks 101

BOSTON — Brian Scalabrine, in the starting lineup while Kevin Garnett served a one-game suspension, hit a 3-pointer with 1:14 left to help Boston recover after its 15-point, fourth-quarter lead was trimmed to four and the Celtics beat New York. Paul Pierce scored 22, Kendrick Perkins had 16 points and eight rebounds and Rajon Rondo had 15 points, eight boards and seven assists for the Celtics, who were playing without Garnett for the first time this season. Wilson Chandler scored 23, and Zach Randolph had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Knicks.

Associated Press