 Around the NBA: Phoenix rallies to stay unbeatenWire services Posted: 11/03/2009 10:36:24 PM PST Updated: 11/03/2009 11:13:58 PM PST
Steve Nash scored 30 points and added eight assists, and the Phoenix Suns used a dominant fourth quarter to beat the Miami Heat 104-96 in a matchup of NBA unbeatens Tuesday night in Miami. Amare Stoudemire finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix, which overcame its largest deficit of the season and used a 13-4 run over the middle portion of the fourth to pull away. Jason Richardson scored 10 of his 14 points in the final period for the Suns, who are 4-0 for the first time since the 2004-05 season. Miami got 23 points from Dwyane Wade and 18 from Quentin Richardson. The Heat (3-1) was bidding for its first 4-0 start in five years, and only the second in the franchise's 22-year history. Lakers 101, Thunder 98: Kobe Bryant scored 31 points, including the go-ahead jumper in overtime, as Los Angeles got tested in its first road game of the season. Bryant connected on a turnaround jumper from the left side with 2:29 to play to give the defending NBA champions a 99-97 lead and then hit two free throws with 18 seconds remaining to push the lead to three. Celtics 105, 76ers 74: Rasheed Wallace keeps making his hometown his stamping ground. Boston's top reserve hit six 3-pointers as part of a 20-point effort and the Celtics remained unbeaten with a victory at Philadelphia. "It's home," Wallace said. "A lot of friends and family don't get the opportunity to see me play.''
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The Cavaliers trailed by 18 in the second quarter before turning up their defense. Nuggets 111, Pacers 93: Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points and Chauncey Billups added 24 to help Denver beat host Indiana, lifting the Nuggets (4-0) to their best start in 24 years. Anthony, who was averaging 38 points, shot just 6-for-17 from the field but made 11 of 14 free throws. Nene added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Nuggets. Pistons 85, Magic 80: Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Rodney Stuckey added 20 as the short-handed Pistons beat visiting Orlando, handing the Magic its first loss of the season. Detroit's Tayshaun Prince saw his streak of 496 straight games played end as he was sidelined with a back injury. Mavericks 96, Jazz 85: Dirk Nowitzki scored a club-record 29 of his 40 points during a frantic fourth-quarter comeback as Dallas defeated visiting Utah. Nowitzki broke the franchise record of 24 points in any quarter set by Mark Aguirre against Denver on March 24, 1984. Bulls 83, Bucks 81: Luol Deng scored 24 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds as host Chicago rallied from 18 down to beat Milwaukee. Hawks 97, Trail Blazers 91: Jamal Crawford scored 27 points off the bench as Atlanta outlasted host Portland. Cavaliers: Guard Delonte West was indicted on additional weapons and traffic charges stemming from his Sept. 17 arrest for speeding on a motorcycle and carrying multiple weapons. The eight-count indictment sheds no new light on why West, 26, was riding a motorcycle on the Capital Beltway in Prince George's County, Md., at 10 p.m. with two loaded handguns and a loaded shotgun. Clippers: Owner and real estate mogul Donald Sterling has agreed to pay a record $2.73 million to settle allegations by the government that he refused to rent apartments to Hispanics, blacks and to families with children, the Justice Department announced. The Justice Department sued Sterling in August 2006 for allegations of housing discrimination in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles. Other defendants were Sterling's wife, Rochelle, and the Sterling Family Trust. Nets: The team said an MRI performed on forward Yi Jianlian confirmed that he has sprained a ligament in his right knee. There is no timetable for his return.
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