Hornets' streak ends

Posted January 30, 2008 10:00 pm

Associated Press

Stephen Jackson scored 26 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat host New Orleans 116-103 Wednesday night to snap the Hornets' nine-game winning streak.

Former Hornets star Baron Davis hit five 3-pointers and finished with 23 points and 9 assists for the Warriors, who shot 52 percent and made 13 3-pointers.

Chris Paul had 28 points and 12 assists for New Orleans (32-13), which lost for only the third time in 20 games. David West had 24 points and 13 rebounds.

Magic 107, Heat 91: Hedo Turkoglu had 27 points and 12 rebounds, Rashard Lewis scored 19 points, and host Orlando needed 12 consecutive points in the final quarter before pulling away and beating undermanned Miami. Dwight Howard scored 16 points with 13 rebounds and Maurice Evans added 13 points for the Southeast Division-leading Magic.

Raptors 122, Wizards 83: Andrea Bargnani scored 19 points, Chris Bosh had 16, and host Toronto used a big second quarter and a flurry of 3-pointers to beat Washington. The 39-point margin of victory matched the biggest in team history, a 112-73 win over Atlanta on April 12, 2002. The Raptors went 13-for-18 from 3-point range.

Sixers 112, Bucks 69: Andre Iguodala scored 18 points, and Andre Miller had 14 to lead Philadelphia past Milwaukee for its largest win in 12 seasons at the Wachovia Center. Thaddeus Young scored 14 points for the Sixers, who won for only the fourth time in the last 15 games.

Nuggets 106, Grizzlies 102: Allen Iverson had 32 points and 12 assists, and Denver used a late 12-2 run to beat host Memphis and snap a six-game road losing streak. Anthony Carter finished with 18 points, while Linas Kleiza added 15 for the Nuggets. Marcus Camby had 13 points and 19 rebounds.

Jazz 100, Knicks 89: Deron Williams had 22 points and 12 assists for his fifth straight double-double, and host Utah extended its winning streak to a season-high six games with a victory over New York. Carlos Boozer added 17 points, and Mehmet Okur finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Jazz, which haven't trailed in its last two games.

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