Larry Brown became the fourth coach in league history to win 1,000 games as the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 105-94 on Friday for their sixth straight victory.
Brown, who is 1,000-762 in 23 seasons as an NBA coach, joined Lenny Wilkens, Don Nelson and Pat Riley as the only coaches to reach 1,000 victories. All four coached the Knicks at some point in their careers.
The Knicks have won six straight for the first time since a seven-game winning streak from Dec. 22, 2000-Jan. 7, 2001.
Jamal Crawford led New York (13-21) with 23 points. Stephon Marbury continued his strong play during the winning streak with 19 points and nine assists. Nate Robinson added 17 points, including 11 in the first half.
Joe Johnson had 19 points for Atlanta (9-25), which has lost eight of its last 11 games. Al Harrington and Zaza Pachulia each had 18 for the Hawks.
Bucks 103, Bobcats 102
At Charlotte, North Carolina, T.J. Ford's driving layup with 15 seconds left led Milwaukee over undermanned Charlotte.
The Bucks blew an 18-point, second-quarter lead against the Bobcats, who were missing six players to injury, including three starters. But Milwaukee closed the game on 9-2 run to improve to 13-0 in games decided by six points or fewer.
Michael Redd scored 26 points, Bobby Simmons added 20 and rookie Andrew Bogut had 18 points and a career high-tying 17 rebounds for the Bucks, who overcame 23 turnovers.
Gerald Wallace had 21 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and a team record-tying eight steals for Charlotte. Raymond Felton added 19 points, eight rebounds and six assists as the Bobcats lost for the sixth time in seven games.
Wizards 94, Pacers 85
At Indianapolis, Gilbert Arenas scored 18 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter to lead Washington over Indiana.
* Larry Brown is 1,000-762 in 23 seasons as an NBA coach
* Pat Riley coached New York from 1991-1995 and was 223-105
* Don Nelson coached the Knicks in 1995-1996 and was 34-25
* Lenny Wilkens went 40-41 from 2003-2005 in New York
Caron Butler added 24 points and eight rebounds for Washington, which has won two straight games.
Jermaine O'Neal led the Pacers with 20 points and seven rebounds. Jeff Foster added 10 points and 11 rebounds.
The score was tied at 80 before baskets by Arenas and Antonio Daniels and two free throws by Arenas gave the Wizards an 86-80 lead. Arenas hit a jumper with 1:20 left and the shot clock winding down to make the score 88-80 and put the game out of reach.
Timberwolves 103, Nuggets 89
At Minneapolis, Kevin Garnett had a season-high 31 points, on 14-for-17 shooting, and 15 rebounds to help Minnesota thrash Denver and even its record.
Wally Szczerbiak, who made eight of his final 10 field goals, added 28 points and spurred the Timberwolves on a decisive 20-4 run that closed the third quarter. Rookie Rashad McCants chipped in 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting and six rebounds.
Carmelo Anthony, held in check for most of the night by Trenton Hassell, scored eight points in the fourth period to finish with 21 for the Nuggets. Kenyon Martin returned after a one-game bout with back spasms to score 14 points, and Andre Miller also had 14.
Hornets 90, Kings 76
At Norman, Oklahoma, David West scored 19 points and Rasual Butler added a season-high 16 to help New Orleans avoid a fourth-quarter collapse to Sacramento in another home away from home.
Butler hit two 3-pointers during a 16-4 run that extended the Hornets' lead to 79-57 early in the fourth quarter. Sacramento pulled within 83-70 on Jason Hart's 3-pointer, but Jackson Vroman scored four straight points and J.R. Smith added a 3-pointer to restore the 20-point lead.
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