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NBA Scores from Jan. 28; Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, Antawn Jamison, and Chris Webber lead their teams to wins.
Steve Nash had 23 points and 15 assists and Shawn Marion had 23 points and 8 rebounds as the Phoenix Suns (36-8) used the fourth quarter to pull away from the Cleveland Cavaliers (25-19) and won 115-100. The win was the 17th straight for the Suns, a franchise best. LeBron James led the Cavaliers with 30 points while grabbing 9 rebounds
Michael Finley’s three-pointer in overtime lifted the San Antonio Spurs (32-14) past the Los Angeles Lakers (27-17) 96-94. Tim Duncan had 21 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists while Manu Ginobili finished with 21 points and 7 rebounds. The Spurs had to overcome a 10 point deficit heading into the fourth to force overtime. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 31 points.
Mo Williams had 30 points and 10 assists and Ruben Patterson added 21 points as the Milwaukee Bucks (18-26) held off the New York Knicks (19-27) 107-105. Jamal Crawford scored 26 points for the Knicks while David Lee finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds. The Knicks could manage just 14-24 shooting from the free-throw line.
Antawn Jamison scored 34 points, had 7 rebounds and handed out 7 assists as the Washington Wizards (26-17) staged a second half rally to beat the Boston Celtics (12-31) 105-91. Caron Butler added 21 points and 11 rebounds and Gilbert Arenas finishged with 23 points. Delonte West led the Celtics with 22 points and 11 assists. The loss was the 11th in a row for the Celtics.
Richard Hamilton scored 21 points and Chris Webber finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons (25-17) beat the Indiana Pacers (23-21) 95-87. Rasheed Wallace finished his night with 20 points 7 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. Jermaine O’Neal led the Pacers with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
The Los Angeles Clippers (22-22) led by 33 points heading into the fourth quarter and eased past the Seattle Supersonics (17-27) 98-76. Elton Brand scored 22 points for the Clippers while Sam Cassell added 21 points and 7 assists in the win. Chris Kaman had 15 rebounds for Los Angeles. Ray Allen led Seattle with 15 points.
