NBA \ Tuesday’s games

Magic 107, Bobcats 102, OT

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwight Howard had a career-high 45 points, to go with 19 rebounds and eight blocks. The Magic got 17 points from Rashard Lewis, who joined Howard on the Eastern Conference All-Star team last weekend. It was the 18th consecutive double-double for Howard, tying Shaquille O’Neal’s franchise record. J.J. Redick made a 3-pointer with eight seconds left in regulation to tie it and Raymond Felton missed a jumper as time expired.

Knicks 112, Spurs 107, OT

NEW YORK — Nate Robinson followed his slam dunk title by showing off his entire game, scoring 32 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Robinson made the go-ahead basket in his third straight 30-point game.

Hornets 100, Thunder 98

OKLAHOMA CITY — Chris Paul drove the lane for a layup with 2.7 seconds left. Coming off an All-Star weekend to remember, Kevin Durant scored a career-high 47 points and nailed a fallaway 3-pointer from the right wing to tie the game with 13.8 seconds to play.

Rockets 114, Nets 88

HOUSTON — Yao Ming had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Shane Battier scored a season-high 19 points. Von Wafer scored 19 points and Ron Artest added 18 for the Rockets, who outrebounded New Jersey 56-30 and set season highs in 3-point field goals (15) and assists (27) in their sixth straight win over the Nets.

Bucks 92, Pistons 86

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Richard Jefferson scored 29 points and Ramon Sessions added 17. The Bucks overcame 24 points and 14 rebounds from Antonio McDyess to pull within two games of Detroit in the Eastern Conference standings.

Pacers 100, 76ers 91

INDIANAPOLIS — Danny Granger had 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Troy Murphy scored 17 for Indiana, which shot 49 percent from the field. Andre Iguodala had 20 points and nine assists, Louis Williams scored 17 and Thaddeus Young added 16 points and nine rebounds for Philadelphia, which had its four-game winning streak snapped.

Associated Press