After shooting 2-of-12 in the Knicks' loss Tuesday night in Memphis, Marbury started 1-for-6 but made five of his next 11 shots, including four 3-pointers. His last basket, a driving scoop shot with about two minutes to go, stopped a 6-0 Hornets run that trimmed New York's lead -- once as large as 24 -- to 10.
Kurt Thomas scored 15 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, while Nazr Mohammed made his first five shots, finishing with 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field, to carry the Knicks to an early double-digit lead. Mohammed also had nine rebounds, while Tim Thomas scored 11 points.
SuperSonics 102, Spurs 96
In San Antonio, Ray Allen scored 29 points, including a pair of 3-pointers late in the game, as Seattle ended San Antonio's 21-game home winning streak.
The game was a matchup of the NBA's leading teams: San Antonio came in at 16-3 and riding an eight-game streak, while the SuperSonics were 15-3 and had won six of their last seven.
The SuperSonics, off to a surprisingly strong start this season, have beaten the Spurs twice in as many meetings. Both times, Seattle has scored more than 100 points, the only two times this season San Antonio has allowed that many.
Bulls 113, Cavaliers 85
In Chicago, Eddy Curry scored 20 points and rookie Ben Gordon added 21 to lead Chicago to a lopsided victory over Cleveland.
Tyson Chandler added 15 points and nine rebounds for Chicago, which snapped a three-game losing streak and ended Cleveland's three-game winning streak.
LeBron James scored 19 points on 5-of-15 shooting, and Cleveland shot just 36.3 percent overall.
Playing their second game in as many nights, the Cavaliers were never in the game. They trailed by double-digits the entire second half and the Bulls' reserves outscored Cleveland's 58-26.
Magic 106, Jazz 100
In Salt Lake City, Cuttino Mobley scored 26 points and hit a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute and Orlando extended Utah's losing streak to six games.
Steve Francis added 20 points and Grant Hill 18 for the Magic, who took command in the third quarter by making six of seven 3-pointers and held off the Jazz down the stretch for Orlando's first season sweep of Utah.
Suns 113, Lakers 110
In Los Angeles, Quentin Richard-son's 3-pointer with 6.9 seconds remaining capped a 21-point effort and overshadowed Kobe Bryant's second triple-double in as many games as Phoenix edged Los Angeles.
Joe Johnson had 25 points, and Amare Stoudemire had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns, who improved to 16-3, tying Seattle for the NBA's best record and equaling the best start in franchise history.
Bryant had 20 points, tied a season high with 11 assists and grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds en route to his 12th career triple-double, third this season and second in two meetings with Phoenix. The Lakers are 29-8 when Bryant reaches double digits in assists, including 3-3 this season. This was his fourth straight game with at least 10.
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