Spurs beat Wolves in double OT for first win

Source: Agencies  |   2008-11-6  |     ONLINE EDITION

TONY Parker scored a career-high 55 points, including a 20-footer at the buzzer to force a second overtime, in the San Antonio Spurs' 129-125 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves yesterday.

After Al Jefferson backed down Tim Duncan and sank a turnaround hook to put Minnesota up 116-114 with 2 1/2 seconds left in the first overtime, Parker took the inbounds pass, dribbled right, pump-faked once and let the ball fly.

Parker scored six of his team's first eight points in the second overtime to stretch the lead to four, though Randy Foye made a 3-pointer from the corner to cut the lead to one. The Spurs rebounded a pair of missed jumpers, before Parker finally went to the line with 19 seconds left and made it 128-125.

Parker was 22-of-36 from the field and added 10 assists and seven rebounds.

Mike Miller had 12 of his 25 points in the first quarter for Minnesota.

Suns 113, Pacers 103

At Indianapolis, Amare Stoudemire scored 49 points, falling a point short of his career high as Phoenix beat Indiana.

Stoudemire was 17-for-21 from the field, made 15 free throws without a miss and had 11 rebounds, six assists and five steals. He missed his career high of 50 points, set against Portland on Jan. 2, 2005.

Boris Diaw added 14 points for the Suns (4-1). T.J. Ford and Danny Granger each scored 23 points, and Marquis Daniels added 19 for the Pacers (1-2).

Pistons 100, Raptors 93

At Toronto, Tayshaun Prince scored 16 of his 27 points in the second quarter, and Richard Hamilton had 22 to help Detroit improve to four wins without loss.

Allen Iverson was unavailable for Detroit because Chauncey Billups, one of three players traded to Denver in exchange for Iverson, hadn't completed his physical.

Chris Bosh had 26 points and 13 rebounds for Toronto in its unsuccessful bid for its first 4-0 start.

Knicks 101, Bobcats 98

At New York, Zach Randolph had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Nate Robinson scored all 24 of his points in the first half, and New York edged Charlotte to ruin former Knicks coach Larry Brown's first game back at Madison Square Garden.

Wilson Chandler added 18 points and Jamal Crawford had 14 of his 16 in the second half for the Knicks. Raymond Felton scored 18 points and Jason Richardson had 17 for the Bobcats, 1-3 in their first season under Brown.

Heat 106, 76ers 83

At Miami, Dwyane Wade scored 29 points, Mario Chalmers set a franchise record with nine steals, and Miami scored 12 straight points in the fourth quarter to down Philadelphia.

Wade added seven rebounds and six assists. Miami forced 26 turnovers -- matching the most in the NBA this season -- and moved to 2-0 at home for the first time since 2004.

Michael Beasley finished with 17 points, and Shawn Marion -- playing with a hard plastic mask to protect a broken nose -- added 12 points and seven rebounds for Miami (2-2). Thaddeus Young scored 19 points for Philadelphia.

Cavaliers 107, Bulls 93

At Cleveland, LeBron James scored a season-high 41 points -- 15 on free throws -- and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 15 points and 10 rebounds as Cleveland downed Chicago.

James, who briefly left the floor in the first quarter after twisting his left ankle, missed just once from the line. In his past two games, James, who has struggled with his touch from 15 feet throughout his career, has made 28 of 31 free throws.

Ben Gordon scored a season-high 31 points for the Bulls.

Celtics 96, Thunder 83

At Oklahoma, Paul Pierce had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Ray Allen scored 18 points to lead Boston past Oklahoma.

Kevin Garnett added 17 points and eight rebounds, Kendrick Perkins had 10 points and nine rebounds and Rajon Rondo had 11 assists for the Celtics. Kevin Durant led the Thunder with 17 points, but was 6-for-15 from the field.

Hawks 87, Hornets 79

At New Orleans, Joe Johnson scored 24 points and Atlanta made 12 3-pointers to improve to 3-0 and drop New Orleans to 3-1.

Reserve Flip Murray added 14 points, hitting a pair of 3s in the fourth quarter, including one as the shot clock expired during a 14-2 surge that put Atlanta in the lead for good. Chris Paul had 22 points and 11 assists for New Orleans.

Bucks 112, Wizards 104, OT

At Milwaukee, Richard Jefferson scored 32 points, rookie Luc Richard Mbah a Moute added 17 and Milwaukee overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit.

Andrew Bogut had 10 points and 13 rebounds, and Ramon Sessions added 22 points for Milwaukee. Caron Butler scored 27 points for winless Washington.

Lakers 106, Clippers 88

At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 27 points and the unbeaten Lakers used a 22-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the winless Clippers for the sixth straight time.

Lamar Odom had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers (4-0).

Al Thornton led the Clippers (0-5) with 22 points.

Kings 100, Grizzlies 95

At Sacramento, California, Kevin Martin scored 33 points and John Salmons had 21 points and nine rebounds for Sacramento in its first victory of the season.

Spencer Hawes had 13 points before fouling out for Sacramento, which opened the season by losing at every stop on a four-game trip.

O.J. Mayo scored 28 points and hit six 3-pointers for Memphis.

Jazz 103, Trail Blazers 96

At Salt Lake City, Mehmut Okur scored 22 points, and Carlos Boozer added 20 -- including four in the final 30 seconds, to help Utah beat Portland and improve to 4-0.

LaMarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy each scored 18 points for Portland.

Warriors 111, Nuggets 101

At Oakland, California, Stephen Jackson had 29 points and seven assists and Golden State overcame a poor first quarter and some sloppy second-half play to defeat Denver.

Carmelo Anthony had 28 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Denver.