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NBA Scores from Feb. 14; Jermaine O’Neal, Dwight Howard, Tim Duncan, and Kevin Garnett lead their teams to wins.
Jermaine O’Neal had 23 points and 9 rebounds while Danny Granger added 21 points as the Indiana Pacers (28-24) beat the Memphis Grizzlies (14-40) 114-104. The Pacers trailed by 5 at the break but used a big third quarter to take control of the game. Rudy Gay led the Grizzlies with 31 points.
Dwight Howard scored 20 points and grabbed 16 rebounds t lead the Orlando Magic (27-26) past the Portland Trail Blazers (22-32) 103-91. Hedo Turkoglu had 24 points while Darko Milicic finished with 21 points and 8 rebounds in the win. Zach Randolph led Portland with 28 points and 10 boards.
Gilbert Arenas scored 22 points and had 10 rebounds in the Washington Wizards (29-21) 92-85 win over the Philadelphia 76ers (17-36). Arenas led the Wizards in scoring but shot just 8-26 from the field, including 1-9 from beyond the three-point line. Caron Butler had 16 points and 8 assists for Washington. Samuel Dalembert had 11 points and 17 boards for the Sixers.
The Toronto Raptors (29-24) had seven players score in double figures as they beat the New Jersey Nets (25-29) 120-109. Chris Bosh finished with 25 points and 9 rebounds while T.J. Ford had 17 points and 8 assists in the win. Vince Carter had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Nets who were playing without Jason Kidd.
Gerald Wallace scored 32 points and grabbed 7 rebounds and Emeka Okafor finished with 15 points and 21 boards to lead the Charlotte Bobcats (19-33) past the Chicago Bulls (29-25) 100-85. Raymond Felton added 16 points and 9 assists for the Bobcats. Ben Gordon led the Bulls with 20 points in the loss.
The Boston Celtics (13-38) overcame a 13 point first quarter deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks (19-34) 117-97. Paul Pierce scored 32 points and Al Jefferson had 17 points and 10 rebounds to end the Celtics 18-game losing streak. Mo Williams led the Bucks with 31 points.
Tim Duncan scored 23 points and had 8 rebounds and Francisco Elson came on to score 12 points and grab 18 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs (35-18) beat the Detroit Pistons (32-19) 90-81. Manu Ginobili added 20 points and Tony Parker finished with 16 and 8 assists in the win. Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 20 points.
Tyson Chandler scored 10 points and grabbed 15 rebounds and David West finished with 16 points and 9 rebounds as the NO/Oklahoma City Hornets (25-28) beat the Sacramento Kings (22-29) 110-93. The Hornets shot 57 percent from the floor and out-rebounded the Kings 45-33. Ron Artest led the Kings with 18 points.
Kevin Garnett had 19 points and 17 rebounds and Mark Blount added 24 points and 8 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves (25-27) beat the Denver Nuggets (26-25) 99-94. The Wolves out-rebounded the Nuggets 46-30 in the game which allowed them to attempt 21 more shots than the Nuggets. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 28 points.
Deron Williams scored 33 points, had 12 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds as the Utah Jazz (35-17) beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (30-22) 99-98. Mehmet Okur added 22 points for the Jazz and Andrei Kirilenko finished with 10. Larry Hughes led the Cavs with 33 points and LeBron James finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Ray Allen celebrated his All-Star selection with 31 points and 6 rebounds while Nick Collison had 22 points and 15 rebounds and the Seattle Supersonics (20-32) pounded the Phoenix Suns (39-13) 114-90. Amare Stoudemire led the Suns with 18 points and 13 rebounds but Phoenix continues to struggle without Steve Nash.
Stephen Jackson scored 36 points and had 8 assists and Al Harrington had 17 points and 9 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors (25-29) beat the New York Knicks (23-30) 120-101. The Warriors shot 60 percent from the field and blew out the Knicks despite taking 14 fewer shots. Nate Robinson led the Knicks with 23 points.
Joe Johnson scored 27 points and Josh Smith finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks (21-31) beat the Los Angeles Clippers (25-28) 96-93. Zaza Pachulia had 15 points and 12 rebounds in the Hawks win. Cuttino Mobley had 31 points for the Clippers while Chris Kaman had 20 points and 13 rebounds.
