Marbury starts in Knicks' loss
Stephon Marbury rejoined the New York Knicks' starting lineup Tuesday night, a week after he responded to a demotion by leaving the team for one game.
Baron Davis had 31 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, and Golden State ruined Marbury's return with a 108-82 victory in New York. The Knicks have lost seven straight. Stephen Jackson added 23 points for the resurgent Warriors, who have won three straight after an 0-6 start.
Marbury scored 18 points, but the Knicks were never in the game in the second half and were booed often over the final three quarters. So was coach Isiah Thomas, who saw no results from his decision to demote Marbury last week and heard "Fire Isiah!" cries on a few occasions during the game.
Marbury said he was told by coach Thomas at the beginning of the morning shootaround at their training center in Greenburgh, N.Y., that he would start. Marbury was a reserve for three games.
Mavericks 105, Raptors 99: Dirk Nowitzki had a season-high 32 points and a perfect ending in Dallas' highest-scoring quarter of the season, helping the host Mavericks put together a record-setting rally during a victory over Toronto.
Nowitzki hit four straight 3-pointers in the final 1:41 of the third quarter, when Dallas went ahead to stay after overcoming a 24-point deficit. The Mavericks finished their four-game homestand undefeated and are 6-0 at home this season.
Lakers 134, Pacers 114: Kobe Bryant scored 32 points, and short-handed Los Angeles beat Indiana for the Lakers' fourth straight win.
Jordan Farmar had a career-high 18 points, Andrew Bynum added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and the Lakers rolled to a season-high point total.
Bucks 111, Cavaliers 107: Michael Redd scored a season-high 34 points, Mo Williams added 20, and Milwaukee ended a seven-game losing streak against Cleveland with its first road win this season.
The Bucks hadn't beaten the Cavs since Dec. 10, 2005. They also snapped an eight-game losing streak in Cleveland, where they had been winless since Jan. 6, 2003.
Spurs 95, Hawks 83: Tony Parker scored 17 of his 31 points in the second quarter, and Manu Ginobili added 19 to lead San Antonio past host Atlanta.
San Antonio, which has won six of seven, took an 83-65 lead after three periods, leading by 24 on several occasions, the last at 83-59 on a free throw by Ginobili.
Wizards 116, Sixers 101: Andray Blatche had a career-high 26 points, and DeShawn Stevenson finished with 19 for host Washington in a victory over Philadelphia.
The Wizards have won five straight since opening the season with a five-game skid. Blatche's previous best over two-plus seasons was 14 points, but he was at 16 after his 3-pointer capped a 14-2 run and gave the Wizards a 60-44 lead at the half.