Elton Brand had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Jrue Holiday also scored 17 to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to 103-83 win against the Washington Wizards on Monday.
Jodie Meeks added 15 points and Andre Iguodala had 11 assists. The Sixers led by 30 in the first half and easily cruised to their third win of the season against the Wizards.
The Wizards remained the NBA's only winless road team at 0-7.
WASHINGTON (83) — Lewis 5-7 1-1 11, Blatche 4-11 5-6 13, McGee 1-4 0-2 2, Wall 5-11 3-4 13, N.Young 4-10 2-4 10, Crawford 6-16 5-6 17, Vesely 1-5 0-0 2, Mack 3-3 0-0 6, Singleton 0-0 0-0 0, Mason 0-2 0-0 0, Seraphin 2-4 2-2 6, Booker 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 32-74 19-27 83.
PHILADELPHIA (103) — Iguodala 3-5 0-2 7, Brand 8-14 1-2 17, Battie 1-3 0-0 2, Holiday 8-15 0-1 17, Meeks 5-9 2-2 15, Williams 5-12 4-4 14, T.Young 5-10 4-7 14, Allen 5-5 0-0 10, Turner 3-10 0-2 7, Brackins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-83 11-20 103.
Washington | 14 | 18 | 26 | 25 | — | 83 |
Philadelphia | 33 | 29 | 23 | 18 | — | 103 |
3-Point Goals—Washington 0-7 (Mason 0-1, Crawford
CELTICS 87, MAGIC 56: Paul Pierce and former Magic forward Brandon Bass each scored 19 points to carry injury-riddled Boston past Orlando.
The Magic set franchise lows for points and field goals (16).
Boston was minus starters Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo and three bench players, drastically reducing its roster.
ORLANDO (56) — Turkoglu 1-4 4-4 7, Anderson 0-8 0-0 0, Howard 4-15 10-18 18, Nelson 2-5 0-0 5, J.Richardson 2-5 1-2 5, Davis 2-9 2-2 6, Redick 0-2 2-2 2, Duhon 1-3 0-0 3, Q.Richardson 1-3 0-0 3, Clark 0-3 0-0 0, Wafer 2-5 1-2 5, Hughes 1-3 0-0 2, Harper 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 16-65 20-30 56.
BOSTON (87) — Pierce 6-14 6-6 19, Garnett 5-9 4-4 14, O'Neal 0-4 0-0 0, Bradley 2-7 2-2 6, Pavlovic 4-9 0-0 9, Bass 8-14 3-3 19, Stiemsma 1-3 0-0 2, Daniels 3-7 2-2 8, Moore 2-7 2-2 6, Johnson 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 33-78 19-19 87.
Orlando | 20 | 16 | 10 | 10 | — | 56 |
Boston | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | — | 87 |
3-Point Goals—Orlando 4-16 (Nelson 1-1, Turkoglu 1-2, Duhon 1-2, Q.Richardson 1-3, Hughes 0-1, Howard 0-1, J.Richardson 0-2, Anderson 0-4), Boston 2-13 (Pierce 1-3, Pavlovic 1-5, Bradley 0-1, Moore 0-4). Fouled Out—O'Neal. Rebounds—Orlando 54 (Howard 14), Boston 50 (Garnett 10). Assists—Orlando 12 (Howard, Nelson 3), Boston 21 (Pierce 7). Total Fouls—Orlando 16, Boston 21. Technicals—Howard, Orlando defensive three second 2, O'Neal. A—18,624 (18,624).
SPURS 104, HORNETS 102: Tim Duncan sank a 13-foot running hook in a lane with 1.4 seconds left to finish with a season-high 28 points as San Antonio sent New Orleans to its eighth straight loss.
Tony Parker added 20 points and a career-high 17 assists for the Spurs, who snapped a two-game skid, while Richard Jefferson added 14 points and Tiago Splitter added 12 points.
SAN ANTONIO (104) — Jefferson 5-10 0-0 14, Duncan 11-19 6-8 28, Blair 2-4 0-0 4, Parker 8-14 4-5 20, Leonard 0-1 0-0 0, Bonner 1-2 0-0 3, Green 3-5 1-1 7, Joseph 1-1 0-0 2, Anderson 1-4 2-2 4, Splitter 5-8 2-4 12, Neal 4-7 0-0 10. Totals 41-75 15-20 104.
NEW ORLEANS (102) — Ariza 7-13 2-2 18, Smith 2-3 1-1 5, Okafor 5-11 0-0 10, Jack 12-22 1-1 26, Belinelli 5-6 0-0 12, Landry 5-11 8-9 18, Summers 1-3 0-0 2, Kaman 3-8 0-0 6, Aminu 0-1 0-0 0, Vasquez 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 42-83 12-13 102.
San Antonio | 30 | 26 | 23 | 25 | — | 104 |
New Orleans | 28 | 27 | 25 | 22 | — | 102 |
3-Point Goals—San Antonio 7-16 (Jefferson 4-7, Neal 2-2, Bonner 1-2, Leonard 0-1, Green 0-1, Parker 0-1, Anderson 0-2), New Orleans 6-12 (Belinelli 2-2, Ariza 2-3, Vasquez 1-2, Jack 1-3, Landry 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 37 (Duncan 7), New Orleans 44 (Landry, Okafor 8). Assists—San Antonio 28 (Parker 17), New Orleans 20 (Jack 9). Total Fouls—San Antonio 10, New Orleans 14. A—12,599 (17,188).
THUNDER 99, PISTONS 79: Russell Westbrook and reserve James Harden each scored 24 points, Kevin Durant added 20 as Oklahoma City beat Detroit for its fourth straight blowout win at home.
The Thunder built a 30-point lead midway through the second quarter and Detroit got no closer than 17 after the opening period.
DETROIT (79) — Prince 3-9 2-2 9, Wallace 0-2 0-0 0, Monroe 3-14 6-6 12, Knight 5-9 2-5 13, Stuckey 5-11 2-3 12, Jerebko 4-9 2-2 11, Maxiell 1-2 0-2 2, Wilkins 2-5 1-3 5, Russell Jr. 0-5 2-2 2, Daye 3-10 2-2 9, Macklin 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 28-82 19-27 79.
OKLAHOMA CITY (99) — Durant 9-13 2-3 20, Ibaka 3-10 0-0 6, Perkins 0-2 0-0 0, Westbrook 11-17 2-2 24, Sefolosha 1-4 0-0 2, Harden 8-11 3-3 24, Collison 1-1 0-0 2, Mohammed 1-3 1-2 3, Jackson 1-4 1-2 3, Cook 3-5 0-0 8, Aldrich 2-4 0-0 4, Ivey 0-1 0-0 0, Hayward 1-2 1-2 3. Totals 41-77 10-14 99.
Detroit | 12 | 21 | 25 | 21 | — | 79 |
Okla. City | 29 | 31 | 25 | 14 | — | 99 |
3-Point Goals—Detroit 4-14 (Prince 1-2, Jerebko 1-2, Daye 1-3, Knight 1-4, Russell Jr. 0-1, Stuckey 0-2), Oklahoma City 7-16 (Harden 5-6, Cook 2-4, Hayward 0-1, Sefolosha 0-1, Westbrook 0-2, Durant 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 45 (Monroe, Daye 7), Oklahoma City 57 (Ibaka 10). Assists—Detroit 14 (Prince, Russell Jr. 3), Oklahoma City 21 (Westbrook 6). Total Fouls—Detroit 11, Oklahoma City 22. Technicals—Detroit defensive three second, Perkins. A—18,203 (18,203).
HAWKS 97, BUCKS 92: Joe Johnson scored 15 of his season-high 28 points in the fourth quarter, rallying Atlanta past Milwaukee.
Josh Smith had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Jeff Teague added 15 points in the opener of Atlanta's five-game road trip.
ATLANTA (97) — Williams 2-6 2-2 6, Smith 7-14 4-5 19, Pachulia 4-9 1-1 9, Teague 7-15 1-1 15, J.Johnson 10-22 8-8 28, I.Johnson 1-2 2-4 4, McGrady 2-5 0-0 4, Pargo 2-3 0-0 4, Radmanovic 2-3 0-0 6, Green 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 38-83 18-21 97.
MILWAUKEE (92) — Delfino 2-5 0-0 5, Mbah a Moute 4-9 0-0 8, Bogut 3-10 0-0 6, Jennings 9-22 0-0 21, Livingston 4-7 0-0 8, Gooden 4-10 4-5 13, Dunleavy 6-15 5-5 17, Udrih 2-6 0-0 4, Jackson 0-1 0-0 0, Ilyasova 3-7 4-7 10. Totals 37-92 13-17 92.
Atlanta | 28 | 20 | 22 | 27 | — | 97 |
Milwaukee | 23 | 25 | 16 | 28 | — | 92 |
3-Point Goals—Atlanta 3-11 (Radmanovic 2-3, Smith 1-1, Teague 0-1, Green 0-1, Pargo 0-1, Williams 0-2, J.Johnson 0-2), Milwaukee 5-17 (Jennings 3-7, Gooden 1-2, Delfino 1-2, Udrih 0-1, Dunleavy 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 50 (Pachulia 14), Milwaukee 57 (Bogut 12). Assists—Atlanta 19 (McGrady, Teague 5), Milwaukee 24 (Jennings 11). Total Fouls—Atlanta 18, Milwaukee 17. Technicals—Milwaukee defensive three second 2. A—13,048 (18,717).
BULLS 110, NETS 95: Derrick Rose and Richard Hamilton each scored 22 points to lead banged-up Chicago past New Jersey.
Hamilton set season highs in points and assists (10). Rose added eight assists and hung with Deron Williams after missing four games with a sprained left big toe.
NEW JERSEY (95) — Stevenson 0-2 0-0 0, Humphries 2-7 3-5 7, Okur 3-10 0-1 7, D.Williams 7-14 2-2 16, Morrow 7-14 1-1 15, Farmar 7-9 5-6 22, She.Williams 3-5 1-2 7, Owens 2-5 2-2 7, Petro 2-5 0-0 4, Sha.Williams 3-4 0-2 8, Gaines 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 37-77 14-21 95.
CHICAGO (110) — Brewer 4-10 2-4 11, Boozer 6-9 2-2 14, Noah 5-8 6-7 16, Rose 9-16 2-2 22, Hamilton 10-16 0-0 22, Scalabrine 2-3 1-2 5, Korver 1-4 0-0 3, Watson 2-4 2-2 7, Asik 4-5 2-4 10. Totals 43-75 17-23 110.
New Jersey | 18 | 25 | 25 | 27 | — | 95 |
Chicago | 28 | 31 | 26 | 25 | — | 110 |
3-Point Goals—New Jersey 7-19 (Farmar 3-3, Sha.Williams 2-3, Owens 1-2, Okur 1-5, Stevenson 0-1, Morrow 0-2, D.Williams 0-3), Chicago 7-19 (Hamilton 2-5, Rose 2-5, Brewer 1-2, Watson 1-2, Korver 1-4, Scalabrine 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 40 (Owens, She.Williams, Humphries, Petro 6), Chicago 45 (Noah 10). Assists—New Jersey 23 (D.Williams 10), Chicago 33 (Hamilton 10). Total Fouls—New Jersey 18, Chicago 18. Technicals—Sha.Williams, Hamilton. A—21,572 (20,917).
ROCKETS 107, TIM-BERWOLVES 92: Kevin Martin scored 31 points to lead Houston past Minnesota night in coach Kevin McHale's first game back at Target Center since he was fired by the Timberwolves in 2009.
Kyle Lowry had 16 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds and Samuel Dalembert grabbed 15 rebounds for the Rockets, who put the game away with a 19-1 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
HOUSTON (107) — Parsons 2-6 0-0 5, Scola 7-12 1-1 15, Dalembert 1-8 2-2 4, Lowry 4-13 7-8 16, Martin 10-21 7-8 31, Patterson 6-10 1-4 13, Dragic 5-7 4-5 14, Hill 0-0 0-0 0, C.Lee 4-9 0-0 9. Totals 39-86 22-28 107.
MINNESOTA (92) — D.Williams 3-9 5-8 11, Love 13-19 8-10 39, Milicic 2-7 0-0 4, Rubio 2-10 2-2 6, Ridnour 6-11 5-6 17, Ellington 2-11 0-0 4, Pekovic 1-2 0-0 2, Tolliver 0-3 0-0 0, Randolph 4-8 1-1 9. Totals 33-80 21-27 92.
Houston | 28 | 26 | 22 | 31 | — | 107 |
Minnesota | 19 | 28 | 24 | 21 | — | 92 |
3-Point Goals—Houston 7-21 (Martin 4-10, C.Lee 1-3, Parsons 1-3, Lowry 1-4, Dragic 0-1), Minnesota 5-12 (Love 5-5, Ridnour 0-1, Tolliver 0-1, Ellington 0-2, Rubio 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 52 (Dalembert 15), Minnesota 54 (Love 12). Assists—Houston 20 (Lowry 10), Minnesota 22 (Rubio 12). Total Fouls—Houston 23, Minnesota 20. A—16,924 (19,356).
MAVERICKS 93, SUNS 87: Shawn Marion scored a season-high 29 points as Dallas stretched its home winning streak to seven games.
Marion, who entered with five 3-pointers all season, went 4 of 6 from behind the arc and 11 for 20 from the field.
Top scorer Dirk Nowitzki and key reserve Vince Carter remain out for the defending NBA champion Mavericks (11-7), who returned home from a 2-2 road trip.
PHOENIX (87) — Hill 6-10 6-7 19, Morris 2-9 2-2 7, Gortat 8-15 3-4 19, Nash 2-9 4-4 8, Price 1-4 0-0 3, Frye 2-6 0-0 4, Dudley 1-7 1-1 3, Lopez 1-2 0-0 2, Brown 6-14 0-0 14, Telfair 2-7 3-4 8. Totals 31-83 19-22 87.
DALLAS (93) — Marion 11-21 3-5 29, Odom 4-10 1-5 11, Haywood 5-10 0-0 10, Kidd 1-6 0-0 3, West 1-6 0-0 2, Mahinmi 4-7 9-12 17, Terry 5-10 1-2 12, Beaubois 0-5 4-4 4, Wright 2-4 1-1 5, Cardinal 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-81 19-29 93.
Phoenix | 27 | 19 | 19 | 22 | — | 87 |
Dallas | 32 | 17 | 25 | 19 | — | 93 |
3-Point Goals—Phoenix 6-20 (Brown 2-4, Hill 1-1, Morris 1-1, Price 1-3, Telfair 1-4, Dudley 0-2, Frye 0-2, Nash 0-3), Dallas 8-25 (Marion 4-6, Odom 2-4, Terry 1-5, Kidd 1-6, Cardinal 0-1, West 0-1, Beaubois 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 61 (Gortat 17), Dallas 52 (Mahinmi 9). Assists—Phoenix 22 (Nash 12), Dallas 23 (Kidd, Odom 5). Total Fouls—Phoenix 19, Dallas 17. Technicals—Hill, Price. Flagrant Fouls—Telfair, Cardinal. Ejected—Telfair. A—19,944 (19,200).





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