NBA Roundup: Hawks get past Paul-less Hornets

Hawks 121, Hornets 98: Joe Johnson scored 26 points, Jamal Crawford added 21, and Atlanta beat visiting New Orleans last night for its fourth straight victory.

The Hornets were without Chris Paul, who stayed home after spraining his ankle from the night before, and have lost three straight and five of six.

NEW ORLEANS — Stojakovic 10-17 1-1 25, West 4-17 0-0 8, Okafor 3-7 2-6 8, Collison 4-11 2-2 10, D.Brown 1-6 1-2 4, B.Brown 6-13 0-0 13, Posey 2-4 1-1 5, Armstrong 1-1 1-2 3, Thornton 4-10 3-4 12, Songaila 4-4 0-0 8, Wright 1-1 0-0 2, Marks 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-91 11-18 98.

ATLANTA — Williams 2-10 3-4 7, Jos.Smith 8-12 1-3 17, Horford 7-8 0-2 14, Bibby 6-9 3-4 17, Johnson 10-16 4-7 26, Crawford 7-14 4-5 21, Pachulia 1-1 3-4 5, Evans 1-4 0-0 2, J. Smith 1-4 0-0 2, Teague 2-7 0-0 4, Morris 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 48-88 18-29 121.

New Orleans 28 27 23 20 — 98

Atlanta 37 28 26 30 — 121

3-Point Goals—New Orleans 7-27 (Stojakovic 4-9, D.Brown 1-4, Thornton 1-5, B.Brown 1-6, Collison 0-1, Posey 0-2), Atlanta 7-20 (Crawford 3-8, Johnson 2-3, Bibby 2-4, Williams 0-1, J. Smith 0-1, Evans 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Orleans 55 (West, Okafor 12), Atlanta 54 (Jos.Smith 17). Assists—New Orleans 25 (B.Brown 7), Atlanta 27 (Johnson 7). Total Fouls—New Orleans 22, Atlanta 19. A—18,572 (18,729).

Pistons 106, Wizards 103: Ben Gordon scored 29 points, Charlie Villanueva added 25, and visiting Detroit held Washington to one field goal over the final five minutes to win last night despite Wizards newcomer Earl Boykins' 20 points.

DETROIT — Jerebko 1-2 0-0 2, Villanueva 10-21 1-1 25, Wallace 2-2 1-3 5, Stuckey 5-13 7-8 17, Gordon 10-21 4-5 29, Bynum 6-13 8-9 20, Summers 0-2 0-0 0, Brown 1-3 1-4 3, Maxiell 2-4 1-2 5, Daye 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-81 23-32 106.

WASHINGTON — Butler 6-14 4-4 16, Blatche 5-13 3-3 13, Haywood 3-8 5-7 11, Arenas 7-18 1-2 19, Miller 7-11 2-2 20, Oberto 0-0 2-2 2, Stevenson 1-2 0-0 2, Boykins 7-12 5-5 20, McGee 0-1 0-0 0, McGuire 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 22-25 103.

Detroit 27 28 23 28 — 106

Washington 18 29 33 23 — 103

3-Point Goals—Detroit 9-19 (Gordon 5-8, Villanueva 4-7, Jerebko 0-1, Stuckey 0-1, Summers 0-1, Bynum 0-1), Washington 9-17 (Miller 4-7, Arenas 4-7, Boykins 1-2, Stevenson 0-1). Fouled Out—Villanueva. Rebounds—Detroit 49 (Stuckey 9), Washington 50 (Blatche 11). Assists—Detroit 17 (Bynum 6), Washington 25 (Arenas 10). Total Fouls—Detroit 23, Washington 27. A—20,173 (20,173).

Pacers 113, Celtics 104: Danny Granger scored 29 points and Dahntay Jones added a season-high 25, helping Indiana defeat visiting Boston last night.

BOSTON — Pierce 4-10 6-9 15, Garnett 7-11 1-1 15, Perkins 4-9 3-4 11, Rondo 5-11 0-2 10, R.Allen 8-18 6-7 24, Wallace 2-4 0-0 4, Daniels 3-8 3-4 9, Williams 3-5 4-4 10, House 2-5 0-0 4, Scalabrine 1-1 0-0 2, Hudson 0-0 0-0 0, Giddens 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-82 23-31 104.

INDIANA — D.Jones 7-15 11-15 25, Granger 8-16 7-7 29, Hibbert 5-7 1-2 11, Watson 4-7 3-3 12, Rush 4-9 0-0 10, Ford 5-9 0-0 10, Head 2-5 0-0 4, S.Jones 2-2 0-0 4, Hansbrough 3-6 1-2 7, McRoberts 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 40-76 24-31 113.

Boston 27 34 18 25 — 104

Indiana 26 26 32 29 — 113

3-Point Goals—Boston 3-12 (R.Allen 2-6, Pierce 1-2, Daniels 0-1, House 0-1, Wallace 0-2), Indiana 9-18 (Granger 6-9, Rush 2-2, Watson 1-3, D.Jones 0-1, Hibbert 0-1, Head 0-2). Fouled Out—S.Jones. Rebounds—Boston 54 (Perkins 13), Indiana 40 (Rush 8). Assists—Boston 18 (Pierce, Rondo, R.Allen 4), Indiana 31 (Watson 7). Total Fouls—Boston 23, Indiana 24. Technicals—Perkins, Boston Coach Rivers, Wallace. A—18,165 (18,165).

Cavaliers 107, Jazz 103: LeBron James' three-point play with 28 seconds remaining lifted short-handed Cleveland over visiting Utah last night.

UTAH — Brewer 2-4 0-0 4, Boozer 9-16 7-7 25, Okur 5-11 3-4 13, Maynor 9-16 6-7 24, Matthews 5-9 0-0 13, Kirilenko 4-10 5-6 13, Millsap 5-7 1-2 11, Fesenko 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-74 22-26 103.

CLEVELAND — James 6-15 9-12 21, Hickson 7-13 6-7 20, Ilgauskas 4-10 2-2 10, M.Williams 9-18 2-2 21, Parker 5-7 0-0 14, Varejao 3-3 1-4 7, Gibson 1-4 0-0 3, Moon 4-6 0-0 11. Totals 39-76 20-27 107.

Utah 22 32 18 31 — 103

Cleveland 34 25 19 29 — 107

3-Point Goals—Utah 3-12 (Matthews 3-3, Okur 0-2, Maynor 0-3, Kirilenko 0-4), Cleveland 9-22 (Parker 4-6, Moon 3-4, Gibson 1-4, M.Williams 1-5, James 0-3). Fouled Out—Millsap. Rebounds—Utah 48 (Boozer 12), Cleveland 35 (Ilgauskas, James 6). Assists—Utah 20 (Kirilenko, Brewer 5), Cleveland 25 (James 9). Total Fouls—Utah 22, Cleveland 20. Technicals—Utah Coach Sloan. A—20,562 (20,562).

Heat 81, Nets 80: Dwyane Wade's 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left gave Miami a victory over visiting, winless New Jersey last night.

NEW JERSEY — Hassell 5-12 7-7 17, Boone 0-1 0-2 0, Lopez 8-18 1-2 17, Alston 3-9 2-2 10, T.Williams 3-11 0-2 8, Douglas-Roberts 5-10 6-6 16, Najera 0-2 0-0 0, S.Williams 6-7 0-0 12. Totals 30-70 16-21 80.

MIAMI — Richardson 5-8 0-0 13, Beasley 3-17 1-2 7, Anthony 1-5 0-0 2, Chalmers 0-1 0-0 0, Wade 8-17 5-7 22, Cook 1-6 0-0 2, Arroyo 3-10 1-2 7, Haslem 12-20 4-4 28, Magloire 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-84 11-15 81.

New Jersey 19 19 19 23 — 80

Miami 17 23 18 23 — 81

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 4-9 (Alston 2-2, T.Williams 2-4, Najera 0-1, Douglas-Roberts 0-2), Miami 4-18 (Richardson 3-5, Wade 1-5, Arroyo 0-1, Chalmers 0-1, Cook 0-3, Beasley 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 44 (Lopez 9), Miami 56 (Haslem 12). Assists—New Jersey 11 (Alston 3), Miami 22 (Wade 6). Total Fouls—New Jersey 15, Miami 16. Technicals—Miami defensive three second. A—17,124 (19,600).

Grizzlies 97, Timberwolves 87: Marc Gasol scored 17 points and matched his career high with 16 rebounds, and Memphis snapped a seven-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Minnesota last night.

MINNESOTA — Gomes 7-11 0-0 15, Jawai 1-1 0-0 2, Hollins 7-9 1-1 15, Flynn 5-14 0-0 10, Brewer 7-19 2-2 16, Pecherov 4-8 0-0 8, Sessions 5-8 3-6 13, Cardinal 1-3 0-0 2, Pavlovic 3-9 0-0 6, Ellington 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-83 6-9 87.

MEMPHIS — Gay 7-17 5-6 19, Randolph 2-9 4-4 8, Gasol 8-8 1-1 17, Conley 4-8 2-2 10, Mayo 7-14 3-5 19, Young 7-11 1-1 15, Carroll 3-7 0-0 6, Williams 1-5 1-1 3, Hunter 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-80 17-20 97.

Minnesota 23 22 18 24 — 87

Memphis 25 20 23 29 — 97

3-Point Goals—Minnesota 1-15 (Gomes 1-3, Cardinal 0-1, Brewer 0-1, Ellington 0-1, Sessions 0-1, Pavlovic 0-2, Pecherov 0-3, Flynn 0-3), Memphis 2-14 (Mayo 2-4, Young 0-1, Williams 0-3, Conley 0-3, Gay 0-3). Fouled Out—Gasol. Rebounds—Minnesota 42 (Hollins 8), Memphis 48 (Gasol 16). Assists—Minnesota 19 (Sessions 8), Memphis 20 (Conley 7). Total Fouls—Minnesota 22, Memphis 18. Technicals—Minnesota defensive three second. A—10,019 (18,119).

Bulls 94, 76ers 88: Luol Deng and slumping Kirk Hinrich each scored 19 points, and Chicago beat visiting Philadelphia last night.

PHILADELPHIA — Young 5-15 5-6 16, Brand 5-11 1-2 11, Dalembert 4-9 0-0 8, Williams 7-15 4-6 20, Iguodala 9-16 3-7 24, Green 0-4 0-0 0, Speights 3-5 0-0 6, Kapono 0-3 0-0 0, Holiday 0-1 0-0 0, Carney 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 34-81 13-21 88.

CHICAGO — Deng 7-16 5-6 19, Gibson 0-5 0-0 0, Noah 5-11 4-4 14, Rose 7-12 0-0 14, Salmons 5-12 3-6 14, Miller 5-9 4-4 14, Hinrich 6-10 5-8 19, Johnson 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 35-78 21-28 94.

Philadelphia 23 18 18 29 — 88

Chicago 22 18 23 31 — 94

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 7-20 (Iguodala 3-6, Williams 2-4, Carney 1-2, Young 1-3, Holiday 0-1, Green 0-2, Kapono 0-2), Chicago 3-8 (Hinrich 2-3, Salmons 1-3, Deng 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Fouled Out—Williams. Rebounds—Philadelphia 48 (Dalembert 12), Chicago 57 (Noah 12). Assists—Philadelphia 19 (Iguodala 6), Chicago 18 (Hinrich 7). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 24, Chicago 18. A—21,837 (20,917).