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NBA Scores from Dec. 22; Baron Davis, Kobe Bryant, Jamal Crawford, and Gilbert Arenas lead their teams to wins.
Baron Davis scored 38 points and 9 assists while Mike Dubleavy had 21 points and 5 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors (14-14) beat the Orlando Magic (17-11) 117-108. The Magic were led by Trevor Ariza with 23 points, Jameer Nelson with 22, and Grant Hill with 21. Dwight Howard had 15 points and 13 rebounds in the loss.
The Charlotte Bobcats (7-18) held the Utah Jazz (19-8) to just 33 points in the first half and went on to win 101-89. Emeka Okafor led the Bobcats with 21 points and 10 rebounds and Raymond Felton had 18 points and 12 assists. Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 14 rebounds for Utah.
Stephen Jackson scored 27 points and Jeff Foster grabbed 16 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers (15-13) beat the Atlanta Hawks (9-16) 100-90. Jermaine O’Neal finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Pacers. Joe Johnson led the Hawks with 31 points and Zaza Pachulia had 14 rebounds.
The Los Angeles Lakers (18-9) went on the road and beat the New Jersey Nets () 99-95. Kobe Bryant had 21 points and 11 assists and Brian Cook had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers. Vince Carter led all scorers with 33 points for the Nets. New Jersey lost despite turning the ball over just five times, the Lakers committed 18 turnovers in the game.
Jamal Crawford scored 30 points and David Lee had 12 points and 14 rebounds as the New York Knicks (12-17) beat the Chicago Bulls (15-11) 103-92. The in was the third in a row for New York. Ben Gordon led the Bulls with 27 points. The Knicks out rebounded the Bulls 57-36.
Andre Iguodala had 31 points and 9 assists as the Philadelphia 76ers (6-19) snapped their 12-game losing streak with a 98-83 win over the Boston Celtics (10-15). The 76ers got 14 points and 12 rebounds from Samuel Dalembert in the win. Al Jefferson led the Celtics with 20 points and 14 rebounds.
Desmond Mason had 17 points and 12 rebounds while Tyson Chandler grabbed 17 boards and the N0/Oklahoma City Hornets (11-14) beat the Memphis Grizzlies (6-21) 100-97 in overtime. Chris Paul finished with 15 points and 14 assists for the Hornets. Pau Gasol had 28 points and 9 rebounds for the Grizzlies. The Hornets out rebounded the Grizzlies 57-37.
Michael Redd had 29 points, Charlie Bell had 28, and Mo Williams scored 26 points as the Milwaukee Bucks (12-14) beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (10-13) 113-107. Brian Skinner and Andrew Bogut each had 10 rebounds for the Bucks. Kevin Garnett had 24 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves.
The Houston Rockets (16-10) built a 17-point halftime lead and went on to beat the San Antonio Spurs (20-7) 97-78. Yao Ming had 22 points and 7 rebounds while Luther Head had 11 assists for the Rockets. Manu Ginobili scored 23 points for the Spurs. Tim Duncan struggled from the field shooting just 4-13 for 14 points.
The Dallas Mavericks (20-7) shot 15-27 from beyond the arch and pounded the LA Clippers (10-15) 115-83. Dallas was up by 38 points after three quarters. Devean George shot 5-6 from three-point land and finished with 21 points and Dirk Nowitzki ended with 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Mavericks. Corey Maggette had 19 points for the Clippers.
The Sacramento Kings (11-14) turned it on in the fourth quarter to overcome the Denver Nuggets (14-10) 101-96. Brad Miller had 21 points and 14 rebounds while John Salmons had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings. Making his debut with the Nuggets, Allen Iverson scored 22 points and had 10 assists.
Andrea Bargnani hit the game-winning jumper in overtime to lift the Toronto Raptors (12-15) past the Portland Trail Blazers (12-15) 101-100. T.J. Ford led the Raptors with 23 points and 10 assists and Anthony Parker added 13 points and 8 rebounds in the win. Zach Randolph scored 20 points for Portland.
Gilbert Arenas scored 54 points and Caron Butler had 34 points and 10 rebounds as the Washington Wizards (14-12) snapped the Phoenix Suns (18-7) 15-game winning streak 144-139 in overtime. Antawn Jamison and Brendan Haywood each had 12 rebounds for the Wizards. Steve Nash led the Suns with 42 points and 12 assists.
