CHARLOTTE, North Carolina: Stephen Jackson scored 29 points to surpass 10,000 NBA career points as the Charlotte Bobcats continued one of their best periods in team history with a 125-99 rout of the Phoenix Suns on Saturday.
Gerald Wallace added 29 points and 13 rebounds in the Bobcats’ fourth straight win and seventh consecutive at home.
They toyed with the Suns, who trailed by as many as 39 points a night after losing on a buzzer-beater at Atlanta.
Thunder 98, Heat 80: At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 36 points on the most efficient shooting night of his career and also pulled down 10 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat road-weary Miami.
Durant went 14 for 18 from the field to finish at 77 percent, as the Thunder got out to a sizzling start and led by double digits throughout the second half.
Cavaliers 102, Clippers 101: At Los Angeles, LeBron James scored 13 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter as Cleveland survived a 3-point attempt at the final buzzer by Baron Davis.
Mo Williams added 18 points for the Eastern Conference-leading Cavaliers. Reserve guard Delonte West, who didn’t participate in the morning shootaround because of stomach issues, played 29 minutes and finished with 14 points.
Hornets 101, Pacers 96: At Indianapolis, David West scored 24 points and Chris Paul just missed a triple-double, leading New Orleans over Indiana.
Paul finished with 22 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Emeka Okafor had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who won their fourth straight over Indiana.
Grizzlies 92, Spurs 86: At Memphis, Tennessee, Zach Randolph had 23 points and 15 rebounds as Memphis beat San Antonio for its franchise-record eighth straight home victory.
O.J. Mayo scored 19 points and Marc Gasol had 14 for Memphis, which survived a late rally and won the second game of a back-to-back for the first time this season.
Jazz 112, Bucks 95: At Salt Lake City, C.J. Miles scored 19 points and Deron Williams had 18 as Utah beat Milwaukee for its fourth win in a row.
Williams, who aggravated a wrist injury and missed the dramatic end of Utah’s 97-96 victory over Cleveland on Thursday, was a game-time decision but showed little effect as he sparked the Jazz to a quick start and the Jazz never trailed.
Wizards 93, Kings 86: At Washington, the home side managed to end one of the most dismal, exhausting weeks in team history with a victory, giving coach Flip Saunders his 600th career win by beating Sacramento.
