NBA Roundup: Mavs nip Kings; Magic wins again

Mavericks 104, Kings 102: Jason Terry scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter as Dallas beat visiting Sacramento last night.

SACRAMENTO — Nocioni 6-13 1-1 15, Thompson 9-13 0-1 18, Hawes 3-6 0-0 6, Udrih 9-15 1-1 20, Evans 13-21 1-2 29, Casspi 3-6 2-3 9, Rodriguez 0-0 0-0 0, Greene 0-2 0-0 0, Udoka 0-4 5-6 5. Totals 43-81 10-14 102.

DALLAS — Ross 2-3 0-1 4, Nowitzki 6-15 8-9 20, Gooden 4-16 1-1 9, Kidd 5-13 0-0 15, Beaubois 2-3 0-0 4, Terry 8-15 4-5 20, T.Thomas 5-10 1-1 11, Humphries 7-11 1-4 15, Barea 3-7 0-0 6. Totals 42-93 15-21 104.

Sacramento 24 18 23 37 — 102
Dallas 22 25 21 36 — 104

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 6-16 (Evans 2-2, Nocioni 2-4, Casspi 1-3, Udrih 1-3, Greene 0-1, Udoka 0-3), Dallas 5-19 (Kidd 5-9, Nowitzki 0-1, Barea 0-2, T.Thomas 0-2, Terry 0-5). Rebounds—Sacramento 48 (Thompson 8), Dallas 51 (Gooden 16). Assists—Sacramento 21 (Evans 10), Dallas 28 (Kidd 11). A—19,871 (19,200).

Magic 83, Celtics 78: Vince Carter scored 26 points as visiting Orlando beat Boston last night.

ORLANDO — Pietrus 5-6 0-2 14, Lewis 5-11 4-5 16, Howard 2-4 5-11 9, J.Williams 2-7 2-4 7, Carter 10-29 4-4 26, Barnes 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Gortat 2-2 0-0 4, Anderson 2-5 0-0 5, Redick 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-70 15-26 83.

BOSTON — Pierce 7-19 7-7 21, Garnett 5-13 3-3 13, Perkins 2-3 1-2 5, Rondo 3-11 0-0 6, R.Allen 5-10 4-4 15, Daniels 2-6 0-0 4, Wallace 4-16 1-2 9, S.Williams 1-1 0-0 2, House 1-7 0-0 3, Totals 30-87 16-18 78.

Orlando 29 14 23 17 — 83
Boston 13 27 19 19 — 78

3-Point Goals—Orlando 10-22 (Pietrus 4-4, Lewis 2-5, Carter 2-7, J.Williams 1-2, Anderson 1-2, Barnes 0-1, Johnson 0-1), Boston 2-19 (R.Allen 1-2, House 1-4, Scalabrine 0-1, Pierce 0-4, Wallace 0-8). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 60 (Howard 15), Boston 51 (Wallace 13). Assists—Orlando 19 (J.Williams, Carter 6), Boston 20 (R.Allen, Rondo 6). A—18,624 (18,624).

Thunder 127, Wizards 108: Kevin Durant scored 35 points, Russell Westbrook added 26 and Oklahoma City had its highest-scoring output of the season in a victory over visiting Washington last night.

WASHINGTON — Butler 8-16 4-5 24, Jamison 9-17 3-7 22, Haywood 7-11 0-0 14, Arenas 7-20 8-10 23, Miller 2-4 0-0 5, Stevenson 0-0 2-2 2, Blatche 3-7 0-0 6, Boykins 5-7 1-1 11, Foye 0-2 1-2 1, Young 0-1 0-0 0, McGuire 0-0 0-0 0, McGee 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-86 19-27 108.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Durant 12-22 10-13 35, Green 8-15 2-2 19, Krstic 3-4 0-0 6, Westbrook 6-12 11-12 26, Sefolosha 7-15 0-0 16, Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Harden 8-11 5-6 25, Ollie 0-2 0-0 0, Totals 44-83 28-33 127.

Washington 29 26 31 22 — 108
Oklahoma City 32 30 33 32 — 127

3-Point Goals—Washington 7-15 (Butler 4-6, Miller 1-1, Jamison 1-2, Arenas 1-4, Young 0-1, Boykins 0-1), Oklahoma City 11-21 (Harden 4-6, Westbrook 3-6, Sefolosha 2-3, Green 1-2, Durant 1-4). Rebounds—Washington 48 (Haywood 16), Oklahoma City 49 (Green 14). Assists—Washington 19 (Arenas 8), Oklahoma City 18 (Westbrook 7). A—18,203 (18,203).

Hawks 105, Rockets 103: Josh Smith soared through the lane to drop in a missed shot with 0.7 seconds remaining and Atlanta won its seventh in a row last night.

HOUSTON — Battier 2-8 0-0 5, Hayes 3-6 0-0 6, Scola 6-12 5-6 17, Brooks 7-16 0-0 15, Ariza 7-18 0-0 16, Budinger 2-3 0-0 6, Landry 6-14 6-6 18, Lowry 4-9 5-7 14, Andersen 2-6 2-2 6. Totals 39-92 18-21 103.

ATLANTA — Williams 13-19 0-0 29, Jos.Smith 3-7 3-6 9, Horford 6-9 5-6 17, Bibby 3-9 0-0 7, Johnson 6-18 7-8 19, Crawford 7-13 3-4 21, Teague 0-0 0-0 0, Pachulia 0-1 1-2 1, J. Smith 1-2 0-0 2, Totals 39-78 19-26 105.

Houston 26 25 21 31 — 103
Atlanta 28 27 22 28 — 105

3-Point Goals—Houston 7-22 (Budinger 2-3, Ariza 2-8, Lowry 1-1, Brooks 1-3, Battier 1-5, Andersen 0-2), Atlanta 8-20 (Crawford 4-9, Williams 3-5, Bibby 1-4, Johnson 0-2). Fouled Out—Horford. Rebounds—Houston 51 (Scola 10), Atlanta 51 (Williams 9). Assists—Houston 18 (Lowry 7), Atlanta 21 (Johnson 9). Total Fouls—Houston 18, Atlanta 22. A—16,674 (18,729).

Raptors 120, Heat 113: Chris Bosh had 29 points and 12 reboundsand Toronto beat visiting Miami last night to snap a three-game losing streak.

MIAMI — Jones 2-7 1-3 5, Beasley 8-18 4-4 21, O'Neal 7-12 3-3 17, Chalmers 9-15 7-9 30, Wade 10-24 9-10 30, Randolph 0-4 0-0 0, Anthony 1-3 0-1 2, Arroyo 1-1 2-2 4, Cook 1-5 2-2 4, D.Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-89 28-34 113.

TORONTO — Turkoglu 4-9 8-8 19, Bosh 10-14 9-13 29, Bargnani 9-14 4-5 24, Calderon 2-6 0-1 5, DeRozan 2-4 3-3 7, Weems 2-4 0-0 4, Johnson 4-5 1-1 9, Mensah-Bonsu 1-1 0-0 2, Belinelli 2-5 0-1 4, Jack 5-9 4-4 17. Totals 41-71 29-36 120.

Miami 24 25 34 30 — 113
Toronto 26 43 20 31 — 120

3-Point Goals—Miami 7-23 (Chalmers 5-9, Beasley 1-1, Wade 1-5, Cook 0-3, Jones 0-5), Toronto 9-15 (Turkoglu 3-4, Jack 3-4, Bargnani 2-4, Calderon 1-1, Belinelli 0-1, DeRozan 0-1). Rebounds—Miami 46 (Beasley 12), Toronto 47 (Bosh 12). Assists—Miami 22 (Wade 8), Toronto 28 (Calderon 10). Technicals—Miami defensive three second, Toronto defensive three second. A—19,800 (19,800).

Cavaliers 105, Pacers 95: LeBron James scored a season-high 40 points, and visiting Cleveland rallied to beat Indiana last night.

CLEVELAND — James 13-25 13-14 40, Hickson 7-9 1-3 15, Ilgauskas 1-12 2-6 4, M.Williams 3-11 11-11 18, Parker 5-6 0-0 12, Gibson 1-6 0-0 3, Moon 1-3 0-0 3, Varejao 5-6 0-0 10, Jackson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-78 27-34 105.

INDIANA — D.Jones 7-13 3-4 17, Granger 7-21 3-4 19, Hibbert 2-4 0-0 4, Ford 6-9 2-2 14, Rush 6-10 3-5 16, S.Jones 2-5 0-0 4, Hansbrough 3-9 1-2 7, Watson 0-2 0-0 0, Murphy 4-7 3-4 12, Head 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 38-81 15-21 95.

Cleveland 38 28 11 28 — 105
Indiana 38 23 21 13 — 95

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 6-13 (Parker 2-3, Gibson 1-2, Moon 1-2, M.Williams 1-3, James 1-3), Indiana 4-18 (Granger 2-9, Murphy 1-3, Rush 1-3, Ford 0-1, Watson 0-1, D.Jones 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 53 (Ilgauskas 11), Indiana 45 (Murphy 10). Assists—Cleveland 15 (James 7), Indiana 22 (Granger 5). Total Fouls—Cleveland 17, Indiana 22. Technicals—Indiana Coach O'Brien 2, Indiana defensive three second 2. Ejected— Indiana Coach O'Brien. A—18,165 (18,165).

Grizzlies 102, 76ers 97: Rudy Gay tied his season high with 33 points, including a clutch jumper with 19 seconds remaining, Zach Randolph added 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Memphis got its first road win of the season last night.

MEMPHIS — Gay 14-22 3-4 33, Randolph 9-19 3-3 21, Gasol 6-8 7-10 19, Conley 1-6 2-4 4, Mayo 5-12 1-2 12, Tinsley 0-0 0-0 0, S.Young 2-3 0-0 4, Thabeet 2-3 0-0 4, M.Williams 2-5 1-2 5, Carroll 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-79 17-25 102.

PHILADELPHIA — T.Young 2-5 1-2 5, Brand 8-14 6-7 22, Dalembert 2-3 0-0 4, L.Williams 12-16 3-3 31, Iguodala 5-17 4-6 15, Smith 2-4 0-0 5, Green 1-5 0-0 3, Brezec 0-3 0-0 0, Holiday 1-5 0-1 2, Carney 3-5 0-0 7, Kapono 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 37-81 14-19 97.

Memphis 28 21 29 24 — 102
Philadelphia 22 28 21 26 — 97

3-Point Goals—Memphis 3-11 (Gay 2-3, Mayo 1-4, M.Williams 0-1, S.Young 0-1, Conley 0-1, Randolph 0-1), Philadelphia 9-21 (L.Williams 4-7, Green 1-1, Smith 1-1, Kapono 1-3, Carney 1-3, Iguodala 1-4, T.Young 0-1, Holiday 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 61 (Randolph 11), Philadelphia 34 (Brand 6). Assists—Memphis 22 (Conley 6), Philadelphia 23 (Iguodala 9). Total Fouls—Memphis 17, Philadelphia 21. A—14,269 (20,318).