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Stoudemire, Dudley lead Suns to rout of Lakers

AMARE Stoudemire scored 26 points and Jared Dudley matched his career best with 19 as the Phoenix Suns sent the Los Angeles Lakers to their second loss in three games with a surprising 118-103 rout yesterday.

Kobe Bryant scored 34 for the Lakers but sat out the final eight minutes when the game was deemed out of reach by coach Phil Jackson.

Steve Nash had 16 points and 13 assists and the Suns' reserves outscored their Los Angeles counterparts 52-31.

Phoenix led by as many as 12 in the second quarter, 19 in the third and 22 in the fourth to improve to 12-2 at home.

Thunder 105, Nets 89

At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Kevin Durant matched his season high with 40 points as Oklahoma City defeated New Jersey, sending the Nets to their 10th straight loss and their second double-digit losing streak of the season.

Former Net Nenad Krstic added 19 points and Russell Westbrook had 16 points and 10 assists as the Thunder won a season-high third straight game. Reserve Nick Collison added 11 points and 10 rebounds. Oklahoma City held the Nets to 17 points in the final 17 minutes.

Yi Jianlian matched his career high with 29 points to lead New Jersey, which set an NBA record with 18 straight losses to start the season. Courtney Lee chipped in with 17, Trenton Hassell had 14 and Devin Harris had 11 and 11 assists.

Bobcats 94, Bucks 84

At Charlotte, North Carolina, Gerald Wallace had 21 points and 14 rebounds as Charlotte beat Milwaukee in a miserable performance for the Bucks that prompted coach Scott Skiles to bench Michael Redd and Andrew Bogut.

Flip Murray added 16 points for the Bobcats in a one-sided matchup of teams that figure to contend for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Bobcats built a 22-point halftime lead and Skiles didn't play Bogut or Redd in the second half after they combined to shoot 1 for 10.

Brandon Jennings had 24 points for the Bucks, who shot 38 percent and committed 17 turnovers.

Grizzlies 116, Wizards 111, OT

At Memphis, Tennessee, O.J. Mayo scored 28 points and Zach Randolph had six of his 23 points in overtime as Memphis beat Washington.

Marc Gasol finished with 20, and his two free throws with 9.5 seconds left extended the Memphis lead to 115-111.

Randolph made two free throws with 0.3 seconds left, sending the game to overtime tied at 102.

Mike Conley scored 22 for Memphis, which has won four straight at home. Randolph had 19 rebounds.

Gilbert Arenas led the Wizards with 30 points, connecting on 5 of 11 from 3-point range.

Warriors 103, Celtics 99

At Oakland, California, Monta Ellis scored 37 points and converted two free throws with 2.3 seconds left as Golden State rallied from an early 18-point deficit to hand Boston its second two-game losing streak this season.

Anthony Randolph added 18 points and nine rebounds and scored six straight during an 8-2 run late in the third quarter to put the Warriors ahead.

Rajon Rondo had 30 points and 15 assists to lead Boston.

76ers 104, Blazers 93

At Portland, Oregon, Elton Brand had a season-high 25 points and nine rebounds in a reserve role, leading Philadelphia over the Trail Blazers.

Brand, a former All Star, made 9 of 20 shots in 30 minutes to help Philadelphia (8-22) rally from a 10-point second half deficit.

Allen Iverson, who missed the past four games with a knee injury, returned to the lineup as a starter and scored 19 points.

Brandon Roy led Portland (20-13) with 24 points, while LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Kings 106, Nuggets 101

At Sacramento, California, Andres Nocioni made four 3-pointers and scored a season-high 21 points to help Sacramento beat Denver.

Omri Casspi made a 3-pointer from the corner to put the Kings ahead for good at 97-96. Following a missed shot by Carmelo Anthony, Beno Udrih converted on a fastbreak for a three-point play to give Sacramento a 100-96 lead with 1:41 remaining.

Udrih scored 17 points and had seven assists and Donte Greene also had 17 points for the Kings.

Anthony scored 34 points and Nene had 25 points for the Nuggets, who lost their third straight and fifth in six games.



 

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