James' 3s rally Wizards to win; Cassell traded
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Antawn Jamison had 29 points and 11 rebounds, Mike James hit a pair of three-pointers in the final 70 seconds, and the host Washington Wizards beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 111-103. Caron Butler added 17 points, six assists and five rebounds before limping off the court in the final minute, having banged his hip while falling to the court, clutching a rebound. James scored eight of his 15 in the fourth quarter to rally Washington (12-42). The Timberwolves (17-35) overcame a 19-point first-half deficit but blew a six-point fourth-quarter lead.
Magic 107, Bobcats 102, OT:: Dwight Howard had a career-high 45 points, to go with 19 rebounds and eight blocks, leading host Orlando (39-13) over Charlotte (21-32) in overtime. J.J. Redick made a three-pointer with eight seconds left in regulation to tie it for the Magic.
Hornets 100, Thunder 98: : Chris Paul (21 points) drove for a layup with 2.7 seconds left to lift visiting New Orleans (31-20) over Oklahoma City (13-41), despite Kevin Durant's career-high 47 points. Durant hit a fallaway three-pointer to tie the score with 13.8 seconds left. The Hornets' David West had 37 points and 13 rebounds.
Suns 140, Clippers 100: : Host Phoenix (29-23) routed Los Angeles (13-41) in Alvin Gentry's debut as the Suns' interim coach. The Clippers' Zach Randolph was ejected for punching Phoenix's Louis Amundson.
Other results: : Nate Robinson followed his slam dunk title by notching 32 points and 10 rebounds to lead the host Knicks (22-31) to a 112-107 overtime win over the Spurs (35-17). ... Andrei Kirilenko (14 points) returned from an ankle injury to spark a key fourth-quarter run, lifting the host Jazz (31-23) over the Grizzlies (15-38), 117-99, for its fifth win in six games. ... Yao Ming had 20 points and 12 rebounds as the host Rockets (33-21) defeated the Nets (24-30), 114-88. ... Danny Granger had 20 points and 10 rebounds as the host Pacers (22-33) beat the 76ers (27-25), 100-91. ... Richard Jefferson scored 29 and the visiting Bucks (27-29) beat the Pistons (27-25), 92-86, for their third straight win.
