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NBA Scores from Feb. 10; Vince Carter, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and Dikembe Mutombo lead their teams to wins.
Rasheed Wallace scored 28 points and Richard Hamilton added 21 as the Detroit Pistons (31-18) beat the Toronto Raptors (27-24) 98-92. Chauncey Billups finished with 14 points and 9 assists for the Pistons who shot 50 percent from the floor on the night. T.J. Ford led the Raptors with 17 points and 11 assists in the loss.
The New Jersey Nets (25-27) broke away from the Orlando Magic (26-26) in the fourth quarter to win 93-78. Vince Carter scored 32 points and Jason Kidd finished with 10 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists in the win. Dwight Howard led the Magic with 25 points and 12 rebounds.
The NO/Oklahoma City Hornets (24-27) built a 20 point lead heading into the fourth quarter and cruised past the Memphis Grizzlies (13-39) 114-99. Tyson Chandler had 15 points and 16 rebounds while Chris Paul finished with 23 points and 11 assists for the Hornets. Pau Gasol led the Grizzlies with 21 points and 11 rebounds.
Dikembe Mutomobo had 14 points and 14 rebounds and Rafer Alston nearly had a triple-double with 14 points, 8 assists and 9 steals to lead the Houston Rockets (32-18) past the Charlotte Bobcats (18-33) 104-83. Charlotte committed 27 turnovers in the game, giving up 30 points off those mistakes. Emeka Okafor finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.
Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points, dished out 10 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets (25-24) past the Milwaukee Bucks (19-32) 109-102. Nene Hilario scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Steve Blake added 10 points and 11 assists in the win. Earl Boykins led the Bucks with 26 points.
The Utah Jazz (33-17) overcame a 10 point deficit heading into the fourth quarter and beat the New York Knicks (22-29) in overtime 104-102. Mehmet Okur had 29 points for the Jazz while Deron Williams finished with 16 points and 10 assists. Jamal Crawford had 29 points and 10 rebounds in the Knicks loss.
Kevin Martin scored 26 points and Ron Artest added 20 points and 7 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings (22-26) beat the Seattle Supersonics (18-32) 114-93. The Kings used a 36-23 second quarter to establish control of the game and Seattle shot 38 percent from the floor. Ray Allen finished with 29 points for the Sonics.
