NBA roundup

BOSTON - Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rebounded from their only defeat to beat the Boston Celtics 110-103 last night.

Kevin Garnett had a season-high 26 points - the most he's scored since missing the end of the 2008-09 season and the playoffs with strained ligaments in his right knee.

Steve Nash had 16 points with 12 assists, shaking loose to hit a 3-pointer with 51 seconds left after Boston closed an 11-point fourth-quarter gap to four points. Richardson went 6 for 7 from 3-point range, and Amare Stoudemire scored 22 for Phoenix.

Boston was seeking to improve to 7-0 for the second time in three years. The Celtics won their first eight games in 2007-08 - and first 13 at home - en route to their record 17th NBA title.

In other games

HEAT 96, NUGGETS 88: Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O'Neal added 18 and Miami dealt visiting Denver its first loss of the season.

Mario Chalmers scored 16 points, Quentin Richardson added 13 and Udonis Haslem finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who are 5-1 for only the third time in their 22 seasons and beat Denver for the first time since Dec. 17, 2004.

Denver got 30 points from Carmelo Anthony. Take away Anthony, and the Nuggets shot only 12 for 35 through the first 36 minutes, getting outscored 14-0 over a 6-minute stretch spanning the late second and early third quarters.

PACERS 102, WIZARDS 86: Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 points in his pro debut as Indiana beat Washington 102-86 yesterday.

Hansbrough, the first-round draft pick from North Carolina, missed the preseason and the first four regular-season games with a right shin injury.

Danny Granger scored 22 points and T.J. Ford added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers.

Caron Butler led the Wizards with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Brendan Haywood had nine points and 19 rebounds. Gilbert Arenas, who had averaged 28 points, managed 13 and took only 10 shots.

BOBCATS 103, HAWKS 83: Raja Bell scored 24 points and host Charlotte looked nothing like the NBA's lowest scoring team in beating Atlanta.

Bell hit 9 of 12 shots, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range, Ronald "Flip" Murray added 15 points in his Charlotte debut, and Gerald Wallace offset a poor shooting night with 18 rebounds in the Bobcats' second straight win.

PHILADELPHIA 97, NEW JERSEY 94: Andre Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give homestanding Philadelphia the lead as the 76ers rallied past New Jersey.

Lou Williams scored 18 points and Jason Kapono had 14 for Philadelphia, which rebounded from a 31-point loss to Boston three days earlier.