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Marbury's late flurry helps defeat Heat

Stephon Marbury scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and Jamal Crawford stuck it to the Miami Heat again with a three-pointer in the closing seconds for the New York Knicks to win 99-93 in the NBA on Monday.

Shaquille O'Neal scored 20 points as Miami fell to 1-2 without top scorer Dwyane Wade, out with a dislocated shoulder.

The Knicks, swept by the Heat in three games last season, won this season series from the defending NBA champions 3-1.

Eddy Curry, in his first matchup this season with O'Neal, scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Crawford had 20, including a 3 from the corner with 21 seconds left that gave the Knicks a 97-93 lead. Crawford poured in a career-high against Miami on Jan. 26.

Jason Kapono led the Heat with 24 points, reaching double figures for the 14th time in 15 games.

76ers 89, Kings 82

At Philadelphia, Samuel Dalembert scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Andre Iguodala had 22 points to lead Philadelphia over Sacramento.

The Sixers used a 12-5 run late in the fourth to put away the Kings and snap a two-game losing streak. Andre Miller added 18 points and Joe Smith chipped in with a pair of buckets down the stretch that pushed back the Kings.

Kevin Martin followed his 35-point game against Indiana on Sunday with 23 points against the Sixers. Brad Miller had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Ron Artest added 13 points.

The Kings finished 1-3 on their four-game road trip.

Mavericks 110, Hawks 87

At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and eight rebounds, Jason Terry added 21 points, and Dallas extended its club-record home winning streak to 20 games with a victory over Atlanta.

Josh Howard had 20 points before leaving in the fourth quarter with a sprained right ankle, and Jerry Stackhouse added 19 points and a season-high nine assists to help the Mavericks to their 12th straight win.

The Mavericks are the fourth team in NBA history with three winning streaks of 10 or more in a season, having already had runs of 12 and 13 games. The Milwaukee Bucks (1970-'71), Philadelphia 76ers (1980-'81) and Los Angeles Lakers (1999-2000) are the other teams with three winning streaks of 10 or more games in a season.

Nuggets 111, Grizzlies 107

At Memphis, Tennessee, Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points, Nene added 27 and Allen Iverson had 25 to lead Denver over Memphis.

Anthony, the NBA's leading scorer at 30.5 points per game, helped the Nuggets snap a four-game losing streak and prevented the Grizzlies from winning back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Anthony's two free throws with 3:18 to go gave the Nuggets a 105-103 lead, one they never lost in the closing minutes.

Spurs 107, Raptors 91

At San Antonio, Tony Parker scored 27 points and Tim Duncan had 24 points and 16 rebounds as San Antonio beat Toronto to extend its winning streak to a season-high six games.

Robert Horry scored 14 points, Manu Ginobili added 13 and Michael Finley had 10.

Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 17 points and former Spurs center Rasho Nesterovic added a season-high 16. Chris Bosh had 14 points and nine rebounds.

Celtics 77, Rockets 72

At Houston, Paul Pierce scored 28 points to lead Boston over short-handed Houston and break a 12-game road losing streak.

The Celtics, who have the NBA's worst record, rallied from a 13-point fourth quarter deficit to avoid matching the franchise mark for most consecutive road losses. The win is just their second in the last 24 games.

Lakers 102, Jazz 94

At Salt Lake City, Kobe Bryant made up for an off shooting night from the floor by making 21 free throws and scoring 35 points, playing with a sore throat and leading Los Angeles past Utah.

Magic 94, Bulls 87

At Chicago, Dwight Howard scored 21 points and had 16 rebounds and Jameer Nelson added 18 points as Orlando got a rare road victory by beating Chicago.
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