Times wires
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS — Dwight Howard reached a new high with the Magic.
Howard had 14 points to become Orlando's all-time leading scorer in a 102-83 victory over the Pacers Tuesday night.
"It's a humbling experience," said Howard, who went in needing eight points to pass Nick Anderson. "It does mean a lot. Not too many players in this league can say that they were their franchise's leading scorer."
Howard, fifth in the league with 20.1 points per game, picked up his third foul early in the second quarter and sat for most of the first half before breaking the mark early in the third with a dunk.
WIZARDS FIRE COACH: The NBA-worst Wizards fired coach Flip Saunders after a 2-15 start and replaced him with assistant Randy Wittman.
Magic 102, Pacers 83
ORLANDO (102): Turkoglu 4-10 0-0 11, Anderson 8-14 3-5 24, Howard 6-11 2-4 14, Nelson 1-5 0-0 2, J.Richardson 1-6 0-0 2, Davis 4-6 5-6 13, Duhon 3-5 0-0 8, Redick 6-13 2-2 15, Clark 2-6 1-2 5, Q.Richardson 3-7 0-0 8. Totals 38-83 13-19 102.
INDIANA (83): Granger 5-13 4-4 16, West 3-8 0-0 6, Hibbert 5-16 6-6 16, Collison 5-10 1-1 11, George 3-8 0-0 7, Hansbrough 2-7 4-4 8, Hill 1-4 0-0 2, Amundson 0-2 0-0 0, Stephenson 4-6 0-0 8, Jones 3-4 3-3 9, Pendergraph 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-78 18-18 83.
Orlando 22 23 29 28— 102
Indiana 29 16 17 21— 83
3-Point Goals—Orlando 13-32 (Anderson 5-7, Turkoglu 3-7, Duhon 2-3, Q.Richardson 2-5, Redick 1-4, J.Richardson 0-3, Nelson 0-3), Indiana 3-11 (Granger 2-5, George 1-5, Stephenson 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 52 (Howard 9), Indiana 46 (Hibbert 12). Assists—Orlando 22 (Turkoglu 8), Indiana 8 (Granger, Hibbert 3). Total Fouls—Orlando 19, Indiana 17. Technicals—Indiana defensive three second. A—12,760 (18,165).
Knicks 111, Bobcats 78
NEW YORK (111): Anthony 0-7 1-1 1, Stoudemire 7-12 4-4 18, Chandler 9-10 2-4 20, Shumpert 1-9 1-2 3, Fields 6-12 5-6 18, Jeffries 3-5 4-4 11, Douglas 4-7 1-2 9, B.Walker 1-6 2-2 5, Bibby 1-3 1-2 4, Novak 3-3 0-0 9, Lin 2-2 4-4 8, Jordan 1-1 0-0 2, Balkman 1-1 1-2 3. Totals 39-78 26-33 111.
CHARLOTTE (78): Brown 6-13 3-3 15, Thomas 1-9 2-2 4, Mullens 3-8 0-0 6, K.Walker 7-17 6-6 22, Henderson 6-14 3-4 15, Diaw 1-6 2-2 4, Biyombo 0-5 0-0 0, Carroll 1-5 1-1 3, Higgins 1-2 4-4 6, Najera 1-2 0-0 3, Diop 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-82 21-22 78.
New York 26 26 21 38— 111
Charlotte 23 19 15 21— 78
3-Point Goals—New York 7-19 (Novak 3-3, Jeffries 1-2, Bibby 1-3, Fields 1-3, B.Walker 1-5, Douglas 0-1, Anthony 0-2), Charlotte 3-11 (K.Walker 2-4, Najera 1-1, Brown 0-1, Carroll 0-2, Diaw 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 61 (Chandler 17), Charlotte 41 (Diaw 6). Assists—New York 26 (Fields 5), Charlotte 10 (Higgins, K.Walker 2). Total Fouls—New York 21, Charlotte 22. Technicals—Thomas. Flagrant Fouls—Jeffries. A—16,802 (19,077).
Heat 92, Cavaliers 85
CLEVELAND (85): Casspi 3-5 0-2 6, Jamison 2-6 0-0 5, Varejao 5-9 1-2 11, Irving 7-11 2-2 17, Parker 1-6 0-0 3, Samuels 7-10 1-2 15, Gee 3-7 0-1 7, Hollins 1-1 1-2 3, Gibson 2-6 2-2 8, Sessions 3-7 4-4 10. Totals 34-68 11-17 85.
MIAMI (92): James 8-21 1-4 18, Bosh 10-16 14-14 35, Anthony 1-2 0-0 2, Chalmers 2-4 4-4 9, Battier 1-6 0-0 3, Miller 2-6 0-0 4, Haslem 1-4 2-2 4, Cole 5-8 0-0 10, Pittman 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 2-3 2-2 7. Totals 32-70 23-26 92.
Cleveland 18 19 21 27— 85
Miami 17 20 24 31— 92
3-Point Goals—Cleveland 6-16 (Gibson 2-4, Jamison 1-1, Gee 1-2, Irving 1-3, Parker 1-4, Casspi 0-1, Sessions 0-1), Miami 5-18 (Bosh 1-1, Jones 1-2, Chalmers 1-3, James 1-4, Battier 1-5, Cole 0-1, Miller 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 43 (Varejao 11), Miami 38 (Haslem 10). Assists—Cleveland 20 (Irving, Jamison 4), Miami 16 (James 5). Total Fouls—Cleveland 27, Miami 15. Technicals—Cleveland defensive three second. A—19,600 (19,600).
Raptors 99, Suns 96
TORONTO (99): J.Johnson 7-12 4-4 18, Bargnani 10-21 12-12 36, Gray 1-4 0-0 2, Calderon 2-5 2-3 6, DeRozan 2-8 0-0 4, A.Johnson 2-5 1-2 5, Barbosa 7-14 2-2 19, Bayless 1-6 0-0 2, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Butler 1-1 0-0 2, Kleiza 1-5 2-2 5, Forbes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-82 23-25 99.
PHOENIX (96): Hill 5-10 0-0 11, Morris 2-3 0-0 4, Gortat 9-16 3-5 21, Nash 8-14 0-0 17, Price 2-3 0-0 4, Frye 1-7 0-0 3, Dudley 2-7 1-2 6, Warrick 6-9 5-6 17, Telfair 1-6 2-2 4, Brown 2-4 2-2 7, Lopez 0-1 0-0 0, Redd 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-82 13-17 96.
Toronto 17 31 31 20— 99
Phoenix 27 25 19 25— 96
3-Point Goals—Toronto 8-15 (Bargnani 4-6, Barbosa 3-3, Kleiza 1-3, J.Johnson 0-1, Bayless 0-2), Phoenix 5-16 (Hill 1-1, Brown 1-2, Nash 1-4, Dudley 1-4, Frye 1-4, Redd 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 52 (J.Johnson, Kleiza 10), Phoenix 45 (Gortat 12). Assists—Toronto 18 (Calderon 11), Phoenix 23 (Nash 14). Total Fouls—Toronto 22, Phoenix 20. Technicals—Lopez, Nash. Ejected— Lopez. A—15,404 (18,422).