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NBA Scores from Jan. 15; Stephon Marbury, Gilbert Arenas, Chris Bosh, and Amare Stoudemire lead their teams to wins.
Stephon Marbury had 25 points and 8 assists while Eddy Curry added 24 points and 10 rebounds as the New York Knicks (17-22) beat the Sacramento Kings (14-21) 102-97. David Lee had a strong game off the bench with 15 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks. Kevin Martin led the Kings with 30 points.
Gilbert Arenas hit a game-wining three-pointer as the buzzer sounded to lift the Washington Wizards (21-16) past the Utah Jazz (24-14) 114-111. Arenas finished with 51 points on 14-29 shooting while Brendan Haywood added 10 points and 10 rebounds. Mehmet Okur led the Jazz with 38 points in the game.
The Milwaukee Bucks (17-20) got 30 points from Earl Boykins and Andrew Bogut scored 27 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in a 99-91 win over the Charlotte Bobcats (12-24). The Bobcats shot just over 39 percent from the field with Emeka Okafor playing a balanced game with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
Josh Childress scored 23 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to pace the Atlanta Hawks (12-23) past the Boston Celtics (12-25) 100-96. As a team the Hawks shot 49 percent from the field but the Celtics shot over 52 percent from beyond the three-point line to keep the game close. Al Jefferson had 18 points and 17 rebounds in the Celtics loss.
Kirk Hinrich scored 23 points, had 10 rebounds, and handed out 7 assists to lead the Chicago Bulls (22-17) past the San Antonio Spurs (27-12) 99-87. Andres Nocioni added 12 points and 11 rebounds while Ben Gordon scored 20 in the Bulls win. The Spurs were led by Tim Duncan and his 21 points and 16 rebounds.
Chris Bosh had 27 points and 6 rebounds and Anthony Parker had 17 points and 86 boards of his own to lift the Toronto Raptors (18-21) past the Philadelphia 76ers (10-28). T.J. Ford added 13 points and 10 assists and Joey Graham poured in 18 to help the Raptors shoot 54 percent from field. Andre Iguodala led the 76ers with 15 points.
Ricky Davis had 21 points and Kevin Garnett had 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves (20-16) knocked off the Detroit Pistons (21-15) 94-90 in overtime. Trenton Hassell added 15 points and 11 rebounds in the Minnesota victory. Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 32 points in the loss.
The New Jersey Nets (17-20) withstood a fourth quarter that saw them outscored 32-17 yet still beat the Indiana Pacers (20-18) 105-95. Vince Carter had 31 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists while Jason Kidd came up a rebound shy of another triple-double, finishing with 19 points, 10 assists, and 9 rebounds. All Harrington led the Pacers with 18 points.
Baron Davis had 19 points and 13 assists while Mike Dunleavy had 18 points and 13 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors (19-20) beat the Los Angeles Clippers (17-21) 108-93. Monta Ellis led the Warriors in scoring with 24 points. Elton Brand had 19 points and 13 rebounds in the Clippers loss.
Amare Stoudemire scored 42 points in 37 minutes and Shawn Marion had 13 rebounds and 22 points on 10-14 shooting as the Phoenix Suns (29-8) blew out the Memphis Grizzlies (9-30) 137-122. Steve Nash added 12 points and 15 assists while Raja Bell scored 25 for the Suns. Mike Miller led the Grizzlies with 25 points.
The Los Angeles Lakers (25-13) had seven players score in double figures as they beat the Miami Heat (17-20) in overtime 124-118. Kobe Bryant scored 25 points and dished out 8 assists while Brian Cook added 25 points and 10 rebounds in the Lakers win. Dwyane Wade had 35 points and 8 assists for the Heat.
