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NBA: Knicks surprise Wizards 122-117

Quentin Richardson had 34 points and 12 rebounds in one of his best games since joining New York as the short-handed Knicks held on to beat the Washington Wizards 122-117 in the NBA on Saturday.

Richardson made seven 3-pointers, two shy of the team record, and fell a point shy of his highest-scoring game since the Knicks acquired him from Phoenix in June 2005.

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 start since the 1966 Baltimore Bullets also opened 1-10.

CAVALIERS 110, HAWKS 96

At 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 in 20 years.

Mo Williams added 23 points, Delonte West had 19 and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17 for Cleveland. Maurice Evans scored 21 points for Atlanta, which has lost five of seven after starting 6-0.

ROCKETS 100, MAGIC 95

At Orlando, Florida, 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.

Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 21 points and six assists, and Rashard Lewis added 18 points, but the Magic shot only 40.7 percent and All-Star center Dwight Howard wasn’t much of a factor because of foul problems.

HEAT 109, PACERS 100

At 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.

Marquis Daniels scored 25 points, and Danny Granger added 23 for Indiana.

NETS 112, CLIPPERS 95

At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Yi Jianlian scored a season-high 27 points, and Vince Carter added 26 for New Jersey.

Devin Harris added 18 points and 10 assists, and Brook Lopez finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Baron Davis had 30 points and 10 assists for Los Angeles.

SUNS 102, TRAIL BLAZERS 92

At Phoenix, Shaquille O’Neal had 19 points and 17 rebounds to power Phoenix past Porland.

Amare Stoudemire added 17 points, Steve Nash had 16 on 6-for-7 shooting, and Grant Hill scored 15 for the Suns. Raja Bell scored all 14 of his points in the second half.

Brandon Roy scored 26 points for Portland.

JAZZ 103, GRIZZLIES 94

At Memphis, Tennessee, 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.

BUCKS 79, BOBCATS 74

At Charlotte, North Carolina, 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 struggling Charlotte its fourth straight loss.

Gerald Wallace scored 18 points, and Emeka Okafor added 16 points and 18 rebounds before fouling out for Charlotte.

HORNETS 109, THUNDER 97

At 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.

Oklahoma City fired coach P.J. Carlesimo on Saturday after its 105-80 home loss to the Hornets on Friday.

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 30 points on 11-of-16 shooting.
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