Okur propels Jazz to OT win over Knicks
Mehmet Okur forced overtime on a layup with 12 seconds left in regulation, and Derek Fisher scored with 3 seconds left in the extra period to give Utah a 104-102 win over New York on Saturday night in Salt Lake City.
Okur scored 29 points and Fisher finished with 14, including the winner on a pass from Deron Williams, who had 10 assists for Utah. The Jazz ended a five-game losing streak against the Knicks.
New York had a final chance, but Jamal Crawford’s shot at the buzzer was off.
The Jazz trailed by 10 late in the fourth quarter before rallying to win their fourth game in a row.
Nets 93, Magic 78: At East Rutherford, N.J., Vince Carter scored 32 points and reserve Marcus Williams added 12 clutch points to lead New Jersey to a victory over Orlando.
Jason Kidd had 10 points and nine rebounds as the Nets extended their winning streak to three.
Dwight Howard had another excellent shooting performance for the Magic, getting 25 points on 11-of-15 shooting from the floor along with 12 rebounds.
Pistons 98, Raptors 92: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Rasheed Wallace made up for a fourth-quarter technical foul by scoring six of his season-high 28 points late in the game, helping Detroit beat Toronto.
Richard Hamilton added 21 points and eight assists for the Pistons.
Hornets 114, Grizzlies 99: At Oklahoma City, Chris Paul had 23 points and 11 assists, and David West contributed 22 points as New Orleans beat Memphis.
After back-to-back overtime wins, the Hornets put this one away earlier – using a 17-3 push shortly after halftime to take control.
Rockets 104, Bobcats 83: At Houston, Tracy McGrady and Juwan Howard each scored 16 points and Houston rebounded from a blowout at Dallas a day before to beat Charlotte.
Dikembe Mutombo, who has been great in place of the injured Yao Ming, added 14 points and 14 rebounds for Houston and Rafer Alston also scored 14.
Rookie Adam Morrison was held to only two points on 1-of-8 shooting for the Bobcats.
Nuggets 109, Bucks 102: At Milwaukee, Carmelo Anthony scored 29 points, and Nene had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Denver held on to beat Milwaukee.
Nene hit three free throws in the final 35 seconds to seal the victory as the Nuggets completed a short road trip with wins on back-to-back nights.
Around the league
The running feud between Etan Thomas and Brendan Haywood escalated with another exchange of blows, leading to a two-game suspension for Thomas and leaving the Washington Wizards thin along the frontcourt. Thomas was suspended for throwing a punch at Haywood during practice. Thomas was retaliating for what he believed was an intentional elbow. … The Sacramento Kings will be without center Brad Miller until after the All-Star break after pain from a partially torn fascia in his left foot flared up.