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NBA Scores from Jan. 3; Gilbert Arenas, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, and Carlos Boozer lead their teams to wins.
Gilbert arenas hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Washington Wizards (18-13) past the Milwaukee Bucks (16-16)108-105. Arenas finished with 32 points and 11 rebounds while Caron Butler scored 29 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists in the win. Michael Redd scored 27 points in the loss for Milwaukee.
The Phoenix Suns (23-8) held off a late rally by the Toronto Raptors (13-19) to win 100-98. The Suns had six players score in double figures, Raja Bell scored 17 points and had 8 rebounds and Steve Nash had 15 points and 9 assists in the win. Chris Bosh led the Raptors with 26 points and 14 rebounds.
LeBron James scored 32 points, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Drew Gooden had 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers (19-12) beat the Boston Celtics (11-20) 107-104. Al Jefferson had 18 points and 12 rebounds while Tony Allen had 22 points in the Celtics loss.
The LA Clippers (15-17) held a 27 point lead after three quarter sand went on to cruise past the Miami Heat (13-18) 110-95. Elton Brand scored 28 points and had 6 rebounds and Chris Kaman had 20 points and 6 rebounds for the Clippers. Jason Kapono led the Heat with 19 points.
Kevin Garnett scored 27 points and pulled down 17 rebounds and dished out 7 assists and Mark Blount scored 28 points and the Minnesota Timberwolves (15-15) held on to beat the San Antonio Spurs (23-10) 103-101 in overtime. Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 26 points and Tim Duncan finished with 24 points and 13 rebounds.
Mike Miller scored 33 points and had 7 assists, Stromile Swift had 26 points and 9 rebounds, and Pau Gasol had 24 points and 14 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies (8-25) lit up the scoreboard in their 144-135 victory over the Golden State Warriors (17-17). Damon Stoudemire had 18 points and 16 assists for the Grizzlies. Matt Barnes led the Warriors with 36 points and Baron Davis had 22 points and 13 assists.
The Houston Rockets (20-12) got 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists from Tracy McGrady as they beat the Seattle Supersonics (13-21) 103-96. Dikembe Mutombo had 12 rebounds for the Rockets and Chuck Hayes grabbed 8 rebounds in the Rockets win. Ray Allen had 32 points in the Seattle loss.
Carlos Boozer scored 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, Mehmet Okur had 21 points and 7 rebounds, and Matt Harpring added 20 points as the Utah Jazz (23-9) beat the Philadelphia 76ers (9-23) 98-87. Deron Williams finished with 14 assists for the Jazz. Andre Miller led the 76ers with 17 points and 7 rebounds.
The New York Knicks (14-21) got 27 points and 10 rebounds from Eddy Curry, 25 points from Jamal Crawford, and 14 rebounds from David Lee in their 99-81 blowout of the Portland Trail Blazers (13-20). Zach Randolph had 15 points and 9 rebounds for the Trail Blazers.
