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Marion, Nash lead Phoenix past Charlotte

Associated Press

Shawn Marion had 31 points and 24 rebounds, Steve Nash had 29 points and eight assists, and the Phoenix Suns rallied from a 14-point first-half deficit to beat the visiting Charlotte Bobcats 136-121 in the NBA’s highest-scoring regulation game this season.

The victory was the Suns’ sixth in a row and their ninth in 10 games, increasing their Pacific Division lead to six games over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Raja Bell added 27 points for the Suns, while Boris Diaw had 20 points and 11 rebounds.

Raymond Felton led the Bobcats with 31 points, the most by an NBA rookie this season. Brevin Knight had 14 assists.

Mavericks 115, Raptors 113 (OT): At Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki made an 18-foot fadeaway with a second left in overtime and finished with 32 points, helping the Mavericks rally from a 24-point second-half deficit to beat Toronto.

Bucks 99, Hawks 89: At Atlanta, Michael Redd scored 21 points and Milwaukee snapped a four-game losing streak.

Wizards 110, Knicks 89: At Washington, Gilbert Arenas scored 46 points, including 33 in the first half, and the Wizards beat New York.

76ers 108, Bulls 102: At Philadelphia, Allen Iverson scored 38 points, Andre Iguodala had 20 and Kyle Korver 19 to lead the Sixers past Chicago.

Spurs 92, Warriors 75: At San Antonio, Nazr Mohammed had 15 points and 14 rebounds to lead a balanced attack, and the Spurs beat Golden State.

Hornets 100, Jazz 95: At Salt Lake City, Chris Paul had 23 points, including the go-ahead free throws with 25 seconds left, to help New Orleans beat Utah.

Around the league

Dallas forward Josh Howard missed the game against Toronto because of a sprained right ankle. … Chris Webber sat out Philadelphia’s game against Chicago with the flu, and Samuel Dalembert missed his second straight game with a sprained left ankle. … Phoenix center Kurt Thomas is expected to miss at least six weeks with a stress fracture in his right foot, the team said. The Suns were without swingman Dijon Thompson (ailing right knee) and forward Nikoloz Tskitishvili (sprained right ankle) against Charlotte. … New York point guard Stephon Marbury left with 55 seconds remaining in the first half against Washington with a recurring left shoulder injury and did not return. He finished with 15 points.