Thaddeus Young added 20 points on 6 of 9 shooting, and
Jrue Holiday chipped in with 19 points for the 76ers (20-9).
Williams was averaging 19 points over the previous four
games. He stayed hot Monday night, making several big shots including a
3-pointer with 6:11 remaining after the Bobcats had pulled within 71-69.
He also hit a 3-pointer in the final minute to seal
Philadelphia's second straight win.
Corey Maggette scored a season-high 22 points for
Charlotte, which fell to 3-25 on the season. It's the worst record in the NBA
and drops the Bobcats' winning percentage below that of the 1972-73 76ers, who
finished with the worst record ever in the NBA at 9-72.
In Milwaukee, LeBron James scored 35
points and the Miami Heat finally found a way to beat Milwaukee, using a
third-quarter surge to beat the Bucks.
Dwyane Wade scored 22 and Mario Chalmers added 13 for the
Heat, who were 0-2 against the Bucks coming into Monday night's game.
James scored 16 of his points in the third quarter as the
Heat outscored the Bucks 35-24 to take control of the game.
Carlos Delfino scored 24 for the Bucks, who were coming
off a loss to Orlando on Saturday night.
With the win, Miami ran its record to 22-7-equaling the
franchise's best start after the first 29 games of a season, set in 1996-97 and
again in 2004-05.
In Orlando, Florida, Jason
Richardson scored 17 points, and Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu each added 14
as the Orlando Magic used a big second half to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Richardson, coming off a season-high 31 points, was
strong early against Minnesota but sat out the fourth quarter.
The Magic didn't need him, though, hitting 12 of 30
3-pointers for the game and with all five starters reaching double figures. Orlando
has won two of its last three games and earned its seventh straight victory
over the Timberwolves.
Kevin Love led Minnesota with 19 points and 15 rebounds,
but the Timberwolves lost their fourth straight game.
In New Orleans, Chris Kaman scored a
season-high 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets
snapped an eight-game skid with a victory over the Utah Jazz.
Marco Belinelli and Gustavo Ayon each added 13 points for
New Orleans, which led by as many as 20 in the third quarter before holding on
for only its third victory in 26 games.
Al Jefferson had 14 points and 12 rebounds for Utah,
which was playing the second of back-to-back games after winning in Memphis on
Sunday night. The Jazz turned the ball over 20 times, but still managed to get
as close as three points in the final minute.
In Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki
scored 22 points, 11 in the final 6-plus minutes, Shawn Marion added 16, and
the Dallas Mavericks held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers.
Jason Terry, Vince Carter and Brendan Haywood all
contributed 10 points for the Mavs, who've won 10 in a row at home against the
Clippers and extended their overall winning streak to four games.
Caron Butler of the Clippers scored a season-high 23
points against his former team, and Blake Griffin added 20 points. Chris Paul
had 16 points and nine assists for the Clippers, but Griffin's problems from
the foul line cost his team as he missed seven of nine free throws.
The Clippers, who completed a 4-2 road trip, haven't
beaten the defending NBA champs in Dallas since April 19, 2006.
In Oakland, David Lee had 28
points and 12 rebounds, Monta Ellis scored 18 points and the Golden State
Warriors earned their first three-game winning streak under rookie coach Mark
Jackson with a victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Rookie Klay Thompson added 10 points and fellow reserve
Ekpe Udoh had nine points, including a layup with 35.9 seconds remaining that
extended Golden State's lead to five and capped a comeback from 12 points down
in the second half.
Marcin Gortat had 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Steve
Nash handed out 14 assists for Phoenix, playing the first of three games in
three nights.
