NBA Roundup: Howard lifts Magic to win over Bobcats

Magic 93, Bobcats 81: Dwight Howard had 15 points and 10 rebounds, Vince Carter scored 15 points in his return from a sprained ankle, and visiting Orlando bounced back from an ugly loss to beat Charlotte last night.
The Magic, two nights after losing by 28 points in Oklahoma City, built a big lead with the help of Carter, who had missed four of the past five games.
Raymond Felton had 18 points and Boris Diaw added 14 for Charlotte, which cut a 22-point first-half deficit to six early in the fourth quarter but could get no closer in its second straight loss.

ORLANDO — Barnes 4-11 1-1 9, Bass 7-9 0-0 14, Howard 7-13 1-2 15, Nelson 3-7 1-2 9, Redick 3-6 1-1 8, Williams 2-4 0-2 5, Pietrus 5-11 0-0 12, Gortat 2-4 2-3 6, Carter 5-16 2-3 15. Totals 38-81 8-14 93.

CHARLOTTE — Wallace 5-12 3-4 13, Diaw 7-18 0-0 14, Chandler 1-2 0-0 2, Felton 6-10 5-5 18, Bell 6-12 0-0 13, Mohammed 5-6 1-2 11, Augustin 2-6 0-0 4, Murray 2-4 0-1 4, Graham 0-3 2-2 2, Diop 0-0 0-0 0, Radmanovic 0-3 0-0 0, Henderson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-77 11-14 81.

Orlando 35 22 20 16 — 93
Charlotte 23 18 30 10 — 81

3-Point Goals—Orlando 9-25 (Carter 3-8, Nelson 2-2, Pietrus 2-6, Redick 1-3, Williams 1-3, Barnes 0-3), Charlotte 2-17 (Felton 1-2, Bell 1-4, Henderson 0-1, Augustin 0-1, Radmanovic 0-2, Graham 0-3, Diaw 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 48 (Howard 10), Charlotte 47 (Wallace 9). Assists—Orlando 21 (Howard 6), Charlotte 18 (Diaw 8). Total Fouls—Orlando 16, Charlotte 19. Technicals—Barnes, Orlando defensive three second, Chandler, Radmanovic. Flagrant Fouls—Murray. A—13,415 (19,077).

Mavericks 121, Rockets 103: Jason Terry scored 24 points, Erick Dampier had 14 points and 20 rebounds, and Dallas overcame an early 17-point deficit to beat visiting Houston last night.
The Mavericks went on a 22-3 run that started late in the first half and helped them bounce back after a sluggish start.

HOUSTON — Battier 1-8 0-0 3, Scola 5-11 2-2 12, Hayes 0-2 0-0 0, Brooks 7-15 5-6 22, Ariza 3-10 2-3 9, Landry 7-9 5-5 19, Lowry 5-7 1-4 12, Andersen 5-12 3-4 13, Budinger 1-7 2-2 4, Mensah-Bonsu 1-1 2-2 4, Taylor 0-0 5-6 5, Cook 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-82 27-34 103.

DALLAS — Marion 5-12 0-0 10, Nowitzki 6-15 10-10 23, Dampier 6-6 2-2 14, Kidd 2-3 0-0 5, Howard 6-14 0-0 14, Terry 7-8 9-9 24, Gooden 4-8 0-0 8, Barea 6-9 0-0 14, Ross 0-1 0-0 0, Singleton 1-3 0-0 2, Beaubois 1-2 1-2 3, Humphries 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 46-83 22-23 121.

Houston 37 24 13 29 — 103
Dallas 28 29 26 38 — 121

3-Point Goals—Houston 6-23 (Brooks 3-8, Lowry 1-1, Ariza 1-3, Battier 1-6, Andersen 0-2, Budinger 0-3), Dallas 7-12 (Barea 2-2, Howard 2-4, Terry 1-1, Kidd 1-1, Nowitzki 1-2, Singleton 0-1, Gooden 0-1). Fouled Out—Gooden. Rebounds—Houston 44 (Budinger 9), Dallas 48 (Dampier 20). Assists—Houston 16 (Lowry 5), Dallas 27 (Kidd 11). Total Fouls—Houston 22, Dallas 28. Technicals—Houston defensive three second 2. A—19,720 (19,200).

Heat 90, Wizards 76: Dwyane Wade scored 41 points and Miami remained in first place in the Southeast Division by holding off visiting Washington last night.

WASHINGTON — Butler 8-18 3-4 19, Blatche 5-13 3-3 13, Haywood 5-9 3-4 13, Arenas 7-20 4-8 21, Stevenson 3-8 1-2 8, Oberto 0-0 0-0 0, Foye 0-1 0-0 0, McGuire 1-2 0-0 2, Young 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-72 14-21 76.

MIAMI — Richardson 0-2 0-0 0, Beasley 6-17 3-4 15, O'Neal 3-7 0-0 6, Chalmers 5-8 0-0 13, Wade 14-29 12-13 41, Haslem 1-5 2-3 4, Anthony 0-1 1-2 1, Arroyo 4-5 2-4 10, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-74 20-26 90.

Washington 27 22 13 14 — 76
Miami 21 20 24 25 — 90

3-Point Goals—Washington 4-14 (Arenas 3-7, Stevenson 1-4, Young 0-1, Butler 0-2), Miami 4-12 (Chalmers 3-5, Wade 1-3, Richardson 0-1, Beasley 0-3). Rebounds—Washington 50 (Haywood 11), Miami 47 (Haslem 7). Assists—Washington 16 (Arenas 8), Miami 17 (Chalmers, Wade 5). Total Fouls—Washington 23, Miami 18. Technicals—Arenas, Washington defensive three second, Miami defensive three second. A—15,054 (19,600).

Trail Blazers 93, Grizzlies 79: Brandon Roy scored 20 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 16 points and 12 rebounds, and visiting Portland won its third straight with a victory over Memphis last night.
Memphis center Hasheem Thabeet, the No. 2 pick in last year's draft, suffered a broken jaw late in the first quarter.

PORTLAND — Roy 6-11 6-8 20, Aldridge 7-12 2-2 16, Oden 6-10 2-3 14, Miller 3-9 1-1 7, Blake 5-9 0-0 14, Przybilla 1-1 0-0 2, Outlaw 1-9 2-2 4, Fernandez 2-3 1-1 7, Bayless 0-0 0-0 0, Webster 1-6 6-6 9. Totals 32-70 20-23 93.

MEMPHIS — Gay 4-11 4-7 12, Randolph 5-14 1-2 11, Gasol 5-9 10-13 20, Conley 3-10 0-0 7, Mayo 8-18 1-1 17, Young 1-6 1-2 3, Williams 2-6 1-1 5, Thabeet 0-0 0-0 0, Haddadi 0-0 2-2 2, Carroll 1-3 0-0 2, Hunter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-78 20-28 79.

Portland 24 21 24 24 — 93
Memphis 21 24 16 18 — 79

3-Point Goals—Portland 9-18 (Blake 4-6, Fernandez 2-2, Roy 2-4, Webster 1-4, Outlaw 0-2), Memphis 1-10 (Conley 1-3, Williams 0-1, Mayo 0-3, Gay 0-3). Fouled Out—Przybilla. Rebounds—Portland 46 (Aldridge 12), Memphis 52 (Randolph 12). Assists—Portland 20 (Miller, Roy 7), Memphis 11 (Conley 4). Total Fouls—Portland 25, Memphis 22. A—10,589 (18,119).

Nuggets 90, Bulls 89: Chauncey Billups hit the go-ahead free throw with six-tenths of a second left and visiting Denver beat Chicago last night after a potential winning jumper by Brad Miller was overturned after a replay review.

DENVER — Anthony 8-22 3-3 20, Martin 7-15 1-2 15, Nene 5-7 1-2 11, Billups 5-12 7-8 17, Afflalo 4-8 0-0 10, Smith 1-9 3-4 5, Andersen 2-3 0-0 4, Lawson 3-6 0-0 8, Carter 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-84 15-19 90.

CHICAGO — Deng 8-14 4-6 21, Gibson 5-8 0-0 10, Noah 6-12 0-0 12, Rose 10-17 2-2 22, Salmons 3-13 2-4 11, Miller 1-3 0-0 2, Hinrich 3-10 0-0 6, Pargo 1-6 1-1 3, Johnson 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 38-87 9-13 89.

Denver 22 24 25 19 — 90
Chicago 20 23 23 23 — 89

3-Point Goals—Denver 5-16 (Afflalo 2-3, Lawson 2-3, Anthony 1-2, Carter 0-1, Martin 0-1, Smith 0-3, Billups 0-3), Chicago 4-18 (Salmons 3-7, Deng 1-1, Johnson 0-1, Pargo 0-2, Miller 0-2, Hinrich 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Denver 56 (Nene 12), Chicago 50 (Noah 21). Assists—Denver 20 (Billups 6), Chicago 23 (Deng, Rose, Salmons 5). A—21,409 (20,917).