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NBA Scores from Jan. 19; Antawn Jamison, Carlos Boozer, Emeka Okafor, and Marcus Camby lead their teams to wins.
Antawn Jamison scored 31 points and grabbed 16 rebounds and Gilbert Arenas had 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists to lead the Washington Wizards (23-16) past the Orlando Magic (22-18) 114-93. Dwight Howard had 20 points and 13 rebounds for the Magic while Grant Hill had 24 points in the loss.
The Philadelphia 76ers (11-29) had a trio of players score 16 points as they survived a second half surge by the Miami Heat (18-21) and won 98-95 in overtime. Andre Miller and Andre Iguodala each had 16 points and 9 assists while Willie Green added 16 points of his own to lead the 76ers. Dwyane Wade had 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 9 assists for the Heat. Miami out-Rebounded Philadelphia 55-36 on the night.
Carlos Boozer scored 23 points and pulled down 19 rebounds as the Utah Jazz (26-14) beat the Toronto Raptors (19-22) 102-94. Mehmet Okur scored 27 points and Deron Williams added 16 points and 8 assists in the Jazz win. Chris Bosh led the Raptors with 29 points and 11 rebounds.
Emeka Okafor had 22 points and 13 rebounds while Gerald Wallace added 18 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Charlotte Bobcats (13-25) past the Atlanta Hawks (13-24) 96-75. The Bobcats used a 32-20 second quarter to separate themselves from the Hawks. Joe Johnson led the Hawks with 18 points.
The Sacramento Kings (15-22) used a fourth quarter burst to beat the Boston Celtics (12-26) 96-91. The Kings trailed by five going into the final period but outscored the Celtics 34-24 in the fourth. Kevin Martin scored 27 points for the Kings and Ron Artest added 19 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Al Jefferson had 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics.
Clifford Robinson tipped in the game-winner with 2.8 seconds remaining to lift the New Jersey Nets (19-20) past the New York Knicks (17-24) 101-100. Jason Kidd finished with 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists and Richard Jefferson had 21 points in the Nets win. Quentin Richardson had 24 points for the Knicks.
Richard Hamilton scored 26 points while Chauncey Billups added 25 points to helps the Detroit Pistons (22-16) beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (20-18) 104-98 in double overtime. With just over five minutes remaining in regulation Kevin Garnett was ejected for tangling with Antonio McDyess. Garnett had 14 points and 19 rebounds when he was sent off the floor. Chris Webber had 16 points and 7 rebounds for the Pistons.
Tim Duncan scored 12 points and 16 rebounds and Tony Parker finished with 23 points and 6 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs (28-13) beat the NO/Oklahoma City Hornets (15-23) 99-86. David West had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets while Tyson Chandler added 10 points and 11 rebounds of his own.
The Phoenix Suns (31-8) had six players score in double figures as they beat the Portland Trail Blazers (16-25) 106-101 for their 12th straight win. Steve Nash had 13 points and 15 assists while Amarae Stoudemire finished with 23 points and 7 rebounds in the Suns victory. Zach Randolph led the Trail Blazers with 36 points and 15 rebounds.
Marcus Camby scored 26 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and Allen Iverson had 25 points and 9 assists to lead the Denver Nuggets (19-17) past the Cleveland Cavaliers (23-16) 110-99. Denver built a 19 point lead by halftime and survived a big game from LeBron James to get the win. James finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists for the Cavs.
Nick Collison had 13 points and 16 rebounds and Ray Allen finished with 21 points to lead the Seattle Supersonics (16-25) past the Milwaukee Bucks (17-22) 99-72. The Bucks managed just 29 points in the first half on the way to a dismal 33 percent shooting night. Ruben Patterson led the Bucks with 16 points.
