Caron Butler scored 35 points and Antawn Jamison added 27 to help the Washington Wizards hand the Dallas Mavericks their first home loss of the NBA season and third straight overall, 110-98 on Monday.
Dallas, which started the season 6-0 at home, got 31 points, eight rebounds and six assists from Dirk Nowitzki. Josh Howard had 17 points and Juan Berea added 15 for Dallas.
Antonio Daniels had a season-high 16 points, and Butler hit a career-high five 3-pointers for the Wizards, who snapped a streak of five straight defeats in Dallas.
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Dallas, which lost its third straight to an Eastern Conference opponent, converted all 29 free throw attempts for a club record, breaking the previous mark of 27 set in February 2002.
Last season the Mavericks went
27-3
against the East.
Knicks 113, Jazz 109
At New York, Stephon Marbury scored a season-high 28 points and Zach Randolph added 25 points and 14 rebounds for New York.
Jamal Crawford had 22 points for the Knicks, who have won two in a row following an eight-game skid. Randolph, who grabbed a huge offensive rebound in the final seconds, has eight double-doubles in the 10 games he has played this season.
Carlos Boozer scored 16 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter, but Utah had its three-game winning streak snapped. Deron Williams added 26 points and eight assists for Utah.
Timberwolves 103, Hornets 94
At New Orleans, Marko Jaric scored 21 points and Minnesota got its second victory of the season.
Sebastian Telfair scored 20 points for the Timberwolves, while fellow reserve Antoine Walker scored 17, hitting three 3-pointers and following his own miss for a key basket with 1:04 to go to stifle New Orleans' last-gasp rally.
Al Jefferson added 14 points for Minnesota, which led by double digits for most of the game and won its first road game of the season.
Chris Paul scored 31 points to lead New Orleans, which never led and had trouble shooting for most of the first three quarters. Peja Stojakovic scored 17 and Bobby Jackson 14.
Minnesota shot 52 percent from the field and hit eight 3-pointers, while the Hornets hit only 41.9 percent of their shots, going 7-of-22 from long range.
Magic 85, Trail Blazers 74
At Portland, Oregon, Hedo Turkoglu scored 21 points and Rashard Lewis had 20 and Orlando became the first NBA team to win 13 games this season.
Dwight Howard, the Magic's leading scorer, was just 4-of-10 from the field and had nine points and 14 rebounds. He spent most of the second half in foul trouble but Adonal Foyle stepped in and had eight points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who won the first game on their five-game West Coast trip and improved to a league-best 8-1 on the road this season.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 16 points and Martell Webster added 13 for the Blazers, who have lost five of their last six to the Magic.
Orlando held Portland to 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Blazers, who snapped a five-game losing streak Friday against Sacramento, had their lowest point total of the season.
Kings 112, Spurs 99
At Sacramento, California, Beno Udrih scored a career-high 27 points against his former team and Sacramento snapped San Antonio's five-game winning streak.
Ron Artest added 20 points and Brad Miller had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists. Udrih was 8-for-12 from the field and made all nine of his free throws.
Tony Parker scored 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting and Tim Duncan had 15 points and five rebounds in just the third loss this season for San Antonio.
Fabricio Oberto added 13 points for the Spurs.
Warriors 129, Suns 114
At Oakland, California, Monta Ellis scored 15 consecutive points in the fourth quarter and matched his career high with 31 points and Golden State snapped Phoenix's eight-game winning streak.
Stephen Jackson scored a season-high 32 points in his first home appearance of the season, and Baron Davis had 28 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in Golden State's sixth victory in seven games following an 0-6 start.
The Warriors returned from a highly successful East Coast trip that included four wins in five games over seven days. Golden State dropped a 45-point first quarter on the Suns and rarely let up after that.
Steve Nash had 23 points and 13 assists for Phoenix, which lost for the first time since Nov. 7. Amare Stoudemire and Grant Hill both scored 17 points for the Suns.
Rockets 88, Clippers 71
At Los Angeles, Tracy McGrady scored 19 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter and Houston capitalized on another key injury for Los Angeles.
Rafer Alston added 17 points for the Rockets, who have posted consecutive wins following a six-game losing streak, and have beaten the Clippers four straight times at Staples Center. Yao Ming had 14 points and eight rebounds.
The Clippers, who haven't shot 50 percent or better an any of their first 13 games, finished at 32.9 percent and have dropped seven of nine after a 4-0 start. Chris Kaman had 22 points and 13 rebounds.
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