NEW YORK - Quentin Richardson had 34 points and 12 rebounds in one of his best games since coming to New York, and the short-handed Knicks held on to beat the Washington Wizards 122-117 on Saturday night.
Richardson made seven 3-pointers, two shy of the franchise record, and fell a point shy of his highest-scoring game since the Knicks acquired him from Phoenix in June 2005. He scored 35 points against the Wizards on Jan. 17, 2007. Nate Robinson had a season-high 27 points, Wilson Chandler added 23, and David Lee had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help the Knicks snap a three-game losing streak.
Antawn Jamison had 29 points and 13 rebounds for the Wizards, who dropped their fifth straight and fell to 1-10, their worst since the 1966 Baltimore Bullets also opened 1-10. Caron Butler finished with 23 points, 19 in the second half.
Cavaliers 110, Hawks 96
CLEVELAND - LeBron James led Cleveland to its ninth win in 10 games, scoring 24 points - 19 in the second half - on 8-of-19 shooting.
James added eight assists, seven rebounds and a few more highlight-package dunks to help the Cavaliers improve to 10-3 and match their best start since the 1988-89 season.
Hornets 109, Thunder 97
NEW ORLEANS - David West scored a season-high 33 points and Chris Paul had a triple-double to help New Orleans hand Oklahoma City its 11th straight loss and first under interim coach Scott Brooks.
Paul finished with 29 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds.
Rockets 100, Magic 95
ORLANDO, Fla. - Yao Ming had 22 points and 13 rebounds to help Houston win for the fourth time in five games and snap Orlando's winning streak at five games.
Tracy McGrady and Rafter Alston added 17 apiece for Houston.
Heat 109, Pacers 100
MIAMI - Dwyane Wade shook off flu-like symptoms to score 38 points, and Miami rallied from 15 points down to beat Indiana.
Shawn Marion had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Michael Beasley scored 14 of his 17 points in the second half for Miami. Udonis Haslem added 16 points.
Marquis Daniels scored 25 points, and Danny Granger added 23 for the Pacers.
Bucks 79, Bobcats 74
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ramon Sessions scored 18 points and hit two clinching free throws with 13 seconds left for Milwaukee.
Charlie Villanueva added 15 points and eight rebounds for Milwaukee, which overcame 21 turnovers to hand the struggling Bobcats their fourth straight loss.
Nets 112, Clippers 95
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Yi Jianlian scored a season-high 27 points, and Vince Carter added 26 for New Jersey.
Baron Davis had 30 points and 10 assists for the Clippers.
Jazz 103, Grizzlies 94
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Mehmet Okur had a season-high 23 points for Utah, and Ronnie Brewer added 21 on 10-of-14 shooting.
O.J. Mayo led Memphis with 23 points, and Rudy Gay added 21.
- the associated press
