NBA Roundup: Carter, Howard spark Magic

Magic 104, Raptors 96: Vince Carter scored 24 points, Dwight Howard had 17 points and 12 rebounds, and J.J. Redick chipped in 19 points yesterday as Orlando won in Toronto for its fifth straight victory.
With Howard and Carter already on the bench, things looked good for Toronto when Rashard Lewis also sat down after picking up his fifth foul at 10:27 of the fourth.

ORLANDO — Pietrus 2-5 0-0 5, Lewis 4-12 3-3 11, Howard 4-13 9-14 17, Williams 5-9 4-4 16, Carter 9-24 6-6 24, Gortat 2-2 0-2 4, Anderson 2-6 2-2 8, Redick 6-10 3-4 19, Barnes 0-1 0-0 0, An.Johnson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-83 27-35 104.

TORONTO — Turkoglu 3-11 4-4 12, Bosh 6-14 10-12 22, Bargnani 4-11 2-2 11, Calderon 6-12 3-3 16, DeRozan 0-2 1-2 1, Weems 4-9 0-0 8, Am.Johnson 6-7 2-5 14, Jack 3-9 0-0 8, Nesterovic 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 34-77 22-28 96.

Orlando 22 28 26 28 — 104
Toronto 28 21 27 20 — 96

3-Point Goals—Orlando 9-32 (Redick 4-7, Williams 2-3, Anderson 2-6, Pietrus 1-4, An.Johnson 0-1, Carter 0-5, Lewis 0-6), Toronto 6-16 (Jack 2-4, Turkoglu 2-5, Calderon 1-3, Bargnani 1-3, Weems 0-1). Fouled Out—Bargnani. Rebounds—Orlando 55 (Howard 12), Toronto 51 (Bargnani 9). Assists—Orlando 19 (Redick 5), Toronto 19 (Jack 11). Total Fouls—Orlando 20, Toronto 27. Technicals—Howard, Orlando Coach Van Gundy, Orlando defensive three second, Toronto defensive three second 2. A—17,233 (19,800).

Celtics 107, Knicks 105 (OT): Kevin Garnett made a jumper to beat the overtime buzzer and lift Boston to a win in New York.

BOSTON — Garnett 4-15 2-2 10, Pierce 9-17 9-10 33, Perkins 6-7 4-6 16, Rondo 5-13 4-8 14, R.Allen 3-13 6-6 13, House 3-7 2-3 10, Wallace 0-6 0-0 0, Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Daniels 3-4 0-0 6, Scalabrine 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 35-84 27-35 107.

NEW YORK — Chandler 5-13 1-1 11, Gallinari 4-8 0-0 10, Lee 7-12 8-9 22, Duhon 1-6 1-1 3, Hughes 2-11 0-0 4, Harrington 10-21 5-6 30, Robinson 7-11 2-3 19, Curry 2-6 2-4 6, Douglas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-88 19-24 105.

Boston 30 26 21 21 9 — 107
New York 22 31 29 16 7 — 105

3-Point Goals—Boston 10-25 (Pierce 6-7, House 2-6, Scalabrine 1-1, R.Allen 1-6, Rondo 0-2, Wallace 0-3), New York 10-30 (Harrington 5-10, Robinson 3-6, Gallinari 2-5, Duhon 0-2, Chandler 0-2, Hughes 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 59 (Perkins 13), New York 53 (Lee 15). Assists—Boston 21 (Rondo 10), New York 19 (Duhon 6). Total Fouls—Boston 28, New York 25. Technicals—Wallace, Boston defensive three second. Flagrant Fouls—Curry. A—19,763.

Heat 102, Hornets 101: Dwyane Wade had 31 points, and Udonis Haslem hit a jumper with 15.4 seconds left to lift Miami to a win at home.
Haslem finished with 14 points. He tied the game at 100 with 45 seconds left, then after Marcus Thornton put the Hornets ahead with a free throw, Haslem won it with a shot from the left side.

NEW ORLEANS — Stojakovic 5-12 1-1 14, West 6-15 1-1 13, Okafor 2-4 1-1 5, Collison 3-12 5-6 11, D.Brown 2-6 3-3 7, Marks 1-1 0-0 2, Songaila 2-7 2-2 6, Thornton 9-19 1-2 24, B.Brown 0-3 2-2 2, Posey 5-11 0-0 14, J.Wright 1-1 1-1 3. Totals 36-91 17-19 101.

MIAMI — Jones 1-3 2-2 5, Beasley 7-13 2-2 17, O'Neal 5-8 5-6 15, Chalmers 5-8 1-2 12, Wade 12-21 4-7 31, Cook 1-3 2-2 5, Haslem 5-10 4-6 14, Anthony 0-0 0-0 0, Arroyo 1-5 1-1 3. Totals 37-71 21-28 102.

New Orleans 25 27 31 18 — 101
Miami 30 29 27 16 — 102

3-Point Goals — New Orleans 12-28 (Thornton 5-7, Posey 4-8, Stojakovic 3-8, Collison 0-1, B.Brown 0-2, D.Brown 0-2), Miami 7-13 (Wade 3-4, Beasley 1-1, Jones 1-2, Cook 1-3, Chalmers 1-3). Fouled Out — None. Rebounds — New Orleans 47 (West 9), Miami 51 (Beasley 9). Assists — New Orleans 22 (B.Brown 7), Miami 21 (Chalmers 9). Total Fouls — New Orleans 25, Miami 20. Technicals — New Orleans Coach Bower, New Orleans delay of game, New Orleans defensive three second, Miami defensive three second. A — 16,500 (19,600).

Suns 117, Pistons 91: Amare Stoudemire scored 21 points, and Steve Nash added 20 for Phoenix, then sat out the fourth quarter to watch the Suns rout road-weary Detroit.

DETROIT — Jerebko 4-8 1-1 9, Villanueva 5-13 2-3 13, Wallace 1-2 0-0 2, Stuckey 4-15 0-0 8, Gordon 3-11 3-3 10, Maxiell 4-7 0-0 8, Bynum 5-8 0-0 11, Summers 5-11 0-0 13, Wilcox 3-7 1-4 7, Atkins 1-2 0-0 2, Daye 3-5 1-1 8. Totals 38-89 8-12 91.

PHOENIX — Hill 3-6 2-2 8, Stoudemire 9-14 3-4 21, Frye 2-4 4-4 10, Nash 7-8 5-5 20, Richardson 6-12 2-2 17, Dudley 2-7 3-4 8, Dragic 5-7 0-0 13, Barbosa 4-7 1-2 10, Amundson 1-2 2-2 4, Tucker 2-4 0-0 4, Clark 1-1 0-0 2, Collins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-73 22-25 117.

Detroit 26 16 21 28 — 91
Phoenix 29 29 26 33 — 117

3-Point Goals — Detroit 7-18 (Summers 3-3, Bynum 1-1, Daye 1-2, Villanueva 1-3, Gordon 1-6, Stuckey 0-1, Atkins 0-1, Jerebko 0-1), Phoenix 11-18 (Richardson 3-4, Dragic 3-5, Frye 2-3, Barbosa 1-1, Nash 1-2, Dudley 1-3). Rebounds — Detroit 47 (Maxiell 7), Phoenix 42 (Hill, Amundson 8). Assists — Detroit 18 (Stuckey 5), Phoenix 25 (Nash 9). Total Fouls — Detroit 22, Phoenix 17. Technicals — Detroit defensive three second, Stoudemire, Phoenix defensive three second. A — 18,422 (18,422).