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NBA Scores from Dec 13; LeBron James, Jermaine O’Neal, Gilbert Arenas, and Dirk Nowitzki lead their teams to wins.
LeBron James scored 22 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and dished out 7 assists to pace the Cleveland Cavaliers (13-8) past the Charlotte Bobcats (5-16) 104-101. Anderson Varejao scored 14 points and had 10 rebounds for Cleveland. The win improved the Cavaliers to 10-2 at home. Adam Morrison led the Bobcats with 16 points while Sean May scored 14 points with 13 rebounds.
Jermaine O’Neal scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Jamaal Tinsley scored 21 points as the Indiana Pacers (12-12) beat the Detroit Pistons (13-8) 101-90. Chauncey Billups scored 22 points for the Pistons.
Shawn Marion scored 23 points and pulled down 13 rebounds and Steve Nash dished out 11 assists and the Phoenix Suns (15-6) beat the Miami Heat (9-12) 99-89. Boris Diaw finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Suns. The win was the 12th in a row for Phoenix. Alonzo Mourning led the Heat with 19 points.
Andrea Bargnani scored 23 points and had 6 rebounds and T.J. Ford scored 14 points as Toronto Raptors (8-14) beat the Orlando Magic (15-9) 91-84. Rasho Nesterovic grabbed 10 rebounds for the Raptors. Dwight Howard had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the Magic. Carlos Arroyo had 22 points for Orlando.
Paul Pierce and Ryan Gomes each scored 18 points and Al Jefferson had 13 rebounds as the Boston Celtics (8-13) beat the Philadelphia 76ers (5-16) 101-81. The loss was the ninth straight for Philadelphia who continue to play without Allen Iverson. The 76ers shot just 39 percent from the floor.
Gilbert Arenas scored 34 points and Caron Butler had 26 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists as the Washington Wizards (10-11) blew out the Denver Nuggets (12-8) 120-91. Brendan Heywood had 12 points and 13 rebounds for Washington. The Nuggets were led by Carmelo Anthony who scored 37 points but Denver committed 20 turnovers on the night.
The New Jersey Nets (9-12) beat the Milwaukee Bucks (9-13) 108-95 behind another triple-double from Jason Kidd and 36 points from Vince Carter. Kidd finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in the win. Charlie Villanueva led the Bucks with 23 points.
The New York Knicks (9-15) beat the Atlanta Hawks (8-13) 94-82 to earn a rare home win. The Knicks victory was just their fourth at home this year. Eddy Curry had 20 points and 9 rebounds while Jared Jeffries scored 15 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Marvin Williams led the Hawks with 23 points.
The San Antonio Spurs (17-6) held the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-10) to just 26 points in the second half and went on to win 95-82. Tim Duncan led the Spurs with 24 points while Tony Parker added 23 points and 6 assists. Kevin Garnett had 19 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota.
Zach Randolph had 21 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers (10-14) past the Memphis Grizzlies (5-17) 85-79. Portland built a 13 point lead after the first quarter and Memphis could manage just 31 rebounds on the night. Mike Miller scored 20 points or the Grizzlies.
Ben Wallace had his best game of the year with 15 points and 20 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls (12-10) beat the Seattle Supersonics (10-13) 99-84. The win pushed the Bulls to 9-2 at home this season. Ben Gordon led the Bulls with 27 points on the night. The Sonics wee led by Rashard Lewis who had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds and Josh Howard had 29 points as the Dallas Mavericks (15-7) beat the Los Angeles Lakers (15-7) 110-101. The Mavericks got another 26 points and 9 assists from Jason Terry. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 33 points and 7 rebounds.
Carlos Boozer had 28 points and 15 rebounds while Deron Williams scored 28 points and 14 assists as the Utah Jazz (17-5) went on the road and beat the LA Clippers (10-11) 105-86. Elton Brand scored 20 points for the Clippers and Chris Kaman added 19 points and 10 rebounds in a losing effort.
