One night after winning by 41 at Atlanta, the Hornets led by as many as 31 against a Spurs team that has the NBA’s best record but which also has lost twice to New Orleans.
David West had 18 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans while Marcus Thornton and Trevor Ariza each hit all four 3-pointers they took as the Hornets set a season high with 12 3s. Thornton finished with 18 points and Ariza 15.
Tony Parker’s 10 points made him the only double-digit scorer among the Spurs starters, who spent much of the second half on the bench.
Thunder 101 Knicks 98: In Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant made a 3-pointer as time expired and finished with 30 points to lift Oklahoma City over New York.
Durant was tightly guarded on the right wing but connected while leaning back in front of the Knicks bench, extending New York’s losing streak to six games.
The Thunder hadn’t led since early in the second quarter, but erased a six-point deficit in the final 3 minutes.
Gallinari scored 23 points to lead the Knicks.
Magic 118, Rockets 104: In Houston, Orlando built a big first-half lead on its way to the easy victory over Houston.
Dwight Howard had 22 points and 14 rebounds and Hedo Turkoglu added 21 points for the Magic, who went 13 for 32 from 3-point range. Orlando came in leading the league in 3-pointers made and attempted.
Chase Budinger scored 19 points to lead the Rockets, who shot 39 percent.
Wizards 85 Celtics 83: In Washington, John Wall banked in a 3-pointer with the shot clock running down in the game’s final minute as Washington completed a comeback from 16-point, first-quarter deficit to beat Boston.
Wall’s fast-break layup with 2:35 to play gave the Wizards their first lead, and after the Celtics tied it, Wall made his team’s only 3-pointer of the game to put Washington ahead 84-81 with 58 seconds remaining.
Kevin Garnett converted a layup to pull Boston within one but Paul Pierce missed an 18-footer in the final seconds, and the Celtics’ five-game winning streak ended.
Wall finished with 16 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Wizards.
Garnett had 17 points for the Celtics, who shot 68 percent in the first quarter but 33 percent for the rest of the game.
Hawks 103 Bobcats 87: In Charlotte, Joe Johnson scored 32 points as an undermanned Atlanta bounced back from a humiliating loss and defeated Charlotte.
Josh Smith added 16 points for Atlanta, which was coming off a 100-59 home loss to New Orleans.
Atlanta was without injured starters Al Horford and Marvin Williams. Reserve Josh Powell was also suspended from the game for conduct detrimental to the team.
D.J. Augustin scored 20 points for the Bobcats, who got little from slumping Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace.
76ers 96 Jazz 85: In Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala scored 22 points to lead Philadelphia over Utah.
Lou Williams added 20 for the Sixers who notched a 13th home win, already bettering last season’s 12 home victories.
Deron Williams had 20 points and 14 assists for the Jazz, who dropped their fourth in a row — their longest skid in slightly more than a year.
Heat 120 Raptors 103: In Miami, LeBron James had 38 points and 11 rebounds to beat Toronto and halt Miami’s slide at four losses.
Mike Miller scored 22 of his 32 points in the second quarter for Miami, which played without Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. The Heat led 32-17 after a quarter and 66-40 at halftime, then held on after Toronto got within seven with 6:27 remaining.
Trail Blazers 97 Pacers 92: In Portland, Nicolas Batum hit four straight 3-pointers early in the fourth quarter as Portland erased a 16-point deficit in its fifth straight victory over Indiana.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Blazers, who have won five straight despite being beset by injuries. Batum, who hit 5 of 8 3-point attempts, had 23 points.
Danny Granger scored 24 points for the Pacers, who have lost four straight. James Posey’s 3-pointer with 5.9 seconds left pulled Indiana within three, but Wesley Matthews hit a pair of free throws to clinch it.
Mavericks 87, Nets 86: In Newark, New Jersey, Dirk Nowitzki hit a jumper in the lane with 6 seconds to play as Dallas continued its dominance over New Jersey.
The Nets messed up their chance at a game-winning attempt, and Jordan Farmar was forced to toss up an off-balance shot at the buzzer that didn’t come close to going in.
Bulls 92 Cavaliers 79:In Chicago, the hosts extended Cleveland’s losing streak to 16 games.
Cleveland has also lost 20 straight on the road, one shy of the franchise record.
Derrick Rose scored 24 points while Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng scored 20 points apiece for Chicago, which blew most of a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter before pulling away again.
Grizzlies 94 Bucks 81: In Milwaukee, Zach Randolph set a franchise record with his 10th straight double-double as Memphis defeated Milwaukee.
Randolph finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Grizzlies.
Marc Gasol had 24 points and 16 rebounds for Milwaukee.
Pistons 75 Suns 74: In Auburn Hills, Michigan, Austin Daye made a go-ahead jumper with 53 seconds left as Detroit edged Phoenix.
Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 17 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.
Steve Nash had 14 points and nine assists for the Suns, who lost their first game in six.
Clippers 113 Warriors 109: In Los Angeles, Blake Griffin hit a go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute to cap a 30-point effort, tied a career high with 18 rebounds and established another with eight assists to lead Los Angeles over Golden State.
The Clippers extended their home winning streak to seven — their longest since a seven-game stretch in 2004-05.
Eric Gordon scored 23 points, all of them before a bruised lower back temporarily forced him out of the game in the third quarter.
