NBA Roundup: Lowly Knicks defeat lowlier, winless Nets

Knicks 98, Nets 91: Al Harrington and Danilo Gallinari each scored 17 points, and visiting New York kept New Jersey winless yesterday.

David Lee added 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Wilson Chandler and Larry Hughes each finished with 13 points. The Knicks won their second straight and proved that worse basketball is played a mere 10 miles away.

NEW YORK — Gallinari 6-12 2-3 17, Chandler 4-6 5-6 13, D.Lee 4-13 8-9 16, Duhon 4-9 2-2 11, Hughes 5-13 1-3 13, Harrington 6-14 3-4 17, Jeffries 2-3 0-0 4, Curry 1-5 1-1 3, Robinson 0-1 0-0 0, Douglas 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 34-80 22-28 98.

NEW JERSEY — Hassell 4-10 1-2 9, Boone 2-3 0-0 4, Lopez 5-12 8-10 18, Alston 1-7 0-0 3, Douglas-Roberts 11-19 2-4 24, Simmons 2-6 0-0 4, Harris 6-13 0-0 12, T.Williams 6-15 2-3 17, Totals 37-90 13-19 91.

New York 29 23 22 24 — 98

New Jersey 24 19 24 24 — 91

3-Point Goals—New York 8-23 (Gallinari 3-8, Hughes 2-5, Harrington 2-5, Duhon 1-3, Douglas 0-1, Robinson 0-1), New Jersey 4-18 (T.Williams 3-7, Alston 1-4, Harris 0-1, Douglas-Roberts 0-2, Simmons 0-4). Fouled Out—S.Williams. Rebounds—New York 59 (D.Lee 12), New Jersey 52 (Lopez 12). Assists—New York 20 (Duhon 8), New Jersey 18 (Harris 7). Total Fouls—New York 15, New Jersey 21. A—14,050 (18,974).

Cavaliers 97, Sixers 91: LeBron James scored 32 points, Mo Williams added 18 and Cleveland clamped down defensively in the fourth quarter, holding visiting Philadelphia to 10 points over the final 12 minutes last night.

James added nine assists, seven rebounds and delivered a resounding dunk with 2:41 left that effectively put away the Sixers.

The Cavs were down by six points entering the fourth, but held Philadelphia to 4 of 23 shooting from the field in the final quarter to win for the 10th time in 12 games.

PHILADELPHIA — Brand 7-13 4-4 18, Young 9-15 2-4 21, Dalembert 2-5 0-0 4, L.Williams 7-17 6-6 22, Iguodala 6-22 0-2 12, Carney 5-10 0-0 12, W.Green 0-2 0-0 0, Smith 1-3 0-0 2, Ivey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-88 12-16 91.

CLEVELAND — James 13-20 4-6 32, Hickson 6-10 2-4 14, Ilgauskas 6-10 0-0 13, M.Williams 6-15 3-3 18, Parker 1-5 2-2 4, Varejao 0-4 4-4 4, Moon 3-5 0-0 7, West 0-1 0-0 0, Gibson 1-5 2-2 5. Totals 36-75 17-21 97.

Philadelphia 23 28 30 10 — 91

Cleveland 36 18 21 22 — 97

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 5-19 (Carney 2-3, L.Williams 2-8, Young 1-3, Ivey 0-1, Iguodala 0-4), Cleveland 8-20 (M.Williams 3-5, James 2-4, Ilgauskas 1-1, Moon 1-3, Gibson 1-4, Parker 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 49 (Brand 14), Cleveland 49 (Ilgauskas, M.Williams 8). Assists—Philadelphia 20 (Iguodala 7), Cleveland 24 (James 9). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 18, Cleveland 18. A—20,562 (20,562).

Hornets 96, Hawks 88: Rookie Darren Collison had 22 points and 11 assists and New Orleans won its third straight while snapping visiting Atlanta's seven-game winning streak last night.

ATLANTA — Williams 8-16 0-0 17, Jos.Smith 4-12 6-8 14, Horford 5-10 0-0 10, Bibby 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 6-18 1-1 14, Pachulia 2-6 4-5 8, Crawford 8-21 2-2 20, Evans 2-7 1-1 5, J. Smith 0-1 0-0 0, Teague 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-94 14-17 88.

NEW ORLEANS — Stojakovic 5-12 2-2 17, West 6-20 0-0 12, Okafor 2-4 0-6 4, Collison 8-13 4-4 22, D.Brown 0-4 1-2 1, Songaila 2-6 2-2 6, Thornton 9-16 1-1 21, Posey 3-4 0-0 8, Armstrong 0-3 0-0 0, B.Brown 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 37-85 10-17 96.

Atlanta 19 23 18 28 — 88

New Orleans 22 27 22 25 — 96

3-Point Goals—Atlanta 4-22 (Crawford 2-9, Johnson 1-5, Williams 1-5, Bibby 0-1, Evans 0-2), New Orleans 12-17 (Stojakovic 5-7, Posey 2-2, Collison 2-2, Thornton 2-3, B.Brown 1-2, D.Brown 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 57 (Horford 11), New Orleans 60 (West, Okafor 10). Assists—Atlanta 15 (Jos.Smith 7), New Orleans 22 (Collison 11). Total Fouls—Atlanta 17, New Orleans 16. A—15,933 (17,188).

Spurs 106, Wizards 84: Tony Parker scored 17 points and San Antonio stopped a three-game losing streak with a victory over visiting Washington last night.

Parker played for only the second time in six games, bothered by a bad ankle during what has been one of the worst starts for San Antonio in the Tim Duncan era.

The Spurs had their first losing record at the 10-game mark since 1996, and are now 5-6 with five or their next six games at home. Duncan had 16 points and nine rebounds.

WASHINGTON — Butler 3-9 1-2 8, Jamison 4-12 5-9 15, Haywood 2-4 1-1 5, Arenas 7-18 3-5 18, Miller 2-4 0-0 4, Blatche 2-8 0-2 4, Foye 2-10 6-6 10, Boykins 3-10 3-4 9, Oberto 0-0 2-2 2, Stevenson 0-4 0-0 0, McGee 2-4 3-3 7, McGuire 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 28-84 24-34 84.

SAN ANTONIO — Jefferson 5-13 3-3 15, Duncan 6-10 4-4 16, McDyess 3-4 0-0 6, Parker 6-15 5-5 17, Bogans 3-4 1-1 8, Hill 3-10 0-0 7, Finley 2-7 0-0 4, Bonner 4-8 1-2 12, Ratliff 2-3 1-2 5, Mason 4-8 0-0 11, Blair 1-3 1-4 3, Hairston 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-86 16-21 106.

Washington 21 19 18 26 — 84

San Antonio 27 25 28 26 — 106

3-Point Goals—Washington 4-19 (Jamison 2-6, Butler 1-2, Arenas 1-5, Miller 0-1, Blatche 0-1, Stevenson 0-4), San Antonio 10-21 (Bonner 3-4, Mason 3-5, Jefferson 2-5, Bogans 1-2, Hill 1-3, Finley 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Washington 51 (Haywood 8), San Antonio 66 (Ratliff 11). Assists—Washington 12 (Boykins 4), San Antonio 32 (Parker 8). A—16,888 (18,797).

Bucks 103, Grizzlies 98: Rookie Brandon Jennings scored 24 of his 26 points in the second half, and visiting Milwaukee beat Memphis last night for its third straight victory.

MILWAUKEE — Delfino 1-3 0-0 3, Ilyasova 6-10 4-6 18, Gadzuric 1-3 0-0 2, Jennings 8-18 9-10 26, Bell 7-15 0-2 19, Warrick 3-6 2-2 8, Ridnour 6-12 1-2 13, Thomas 4-8 0-0 8, Meeks 1-5 2-2 4, Ukic 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 38-83 18-24 103.

MEMPHIS — Gay 8-18 7-7 24, Randolph 7-9 4-4 18, Gasol 6-8 2-4 14, Conley 4-9 2-2 11, Mayo 6-18 3-5 15, Williams 0-6 0-2 0, Carroll 0-3 3-4 3, Young 6-9 0-1 13. Totals 37-80 21-29 98.

Milwaukee 19 26 31 27 — 103
Memphis 29 21 22 26 — 98

3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 9-25 (Bell 5-11, Ilyasova 2-6, Delfino 1-1, Jennings 1-5, Meeks 0-2), Memphis 3-14 (Young 1-1, Conley 1-2, Gay 1-4, Williams 0-1, Mayo 0-6). Fouled Out—Carroll. Rebounds—Milwaukee 50 (Ilyasova 12), Memphis 52 (Gasol 14). Assists—Milwaukee 23 (Ridnour 12), Memphis 18 (Conley 5). Total Fouls—Milwaukee 23, Memphis 19. A—11,209 (18,119).

Rockets 113, Kings 106: Luis Scola scored 22 points and grabbed key rebounds in the final minutes, and Houston held off visiting Sacramento last night.

The Rockets blew a 15-point, second-quarter lead and had to scrap in the final minutes of the fourth quarter before improving their record in the second game of back-to-backs to 4-0 this season.

The Kings played without rookie Tyreke Evans, who sprained a finger on his right hand diving for a ball in Friday night's 104-102 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

SACRAMENTO — Nocioni 6-16 0-0 12, Thompson 6-12 3-4 15, Hawes 10-16 2-2 24, Udrih 8-18 0-0 18, Greene 5-5 1-1 13, Casspi 6-15 4-4 17, Thomas 0-0 1-4 1, Rodriguez 2-3 2-2 6, Totals 43-85 13-17 106.

HOUSTON — Battier 6-11 1-1 14, Scola 9-17 4-5 22, Hayes 4-6 0-1 8, Brooks 3-8 2-2 8, Ariza 7-19 4-4 19, Budinger 5-12 1-1 12, Lowry 2-7 4-4 8, Landry 6-8 8-8 20, Andersen 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 43-90 24-26 113.

Sacramento 27 25 32 22 — 106
Houston 33 26 21 33 — 113

3-Point Goals—Sacramento 7-16 (Greene 2-2, Hawes 2-3, Udrih 2-4, Casspi 1-3, Rodriguez 0-1, Nocioni 0-3), Houston 3-18 (Battier 1-4, Budinger 1-5, Ariza 1-6, Brooks 0-1, Lowry 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Sacramento 48 (Hawes, Nocioni 9), Houston 47 (Scola 12). Assists—Sacramento 24 (Udrih 8), Houston 20 (Lowry 8). A—16,202 (18,043).