NBA

Johnson's 31 lead Hawks past Magic

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published November 6, 2006

Hawks 95, Magic 82

ATLANTA - Joe Johnson scored 31 and the Hawks overcame Orlando's size advantage to beat the Magic on Sunday.

The Hawks (2-1) have a winning record after three games for the first time since the 2002-03 season. Orlando (1-2) recorded only eight assists, matching a franchise low, as it lost its first road game of the season.

Atlanta point guard Speedy Claxton is still returning to playing shape after missing most of the preseason with a broken hand, and that has prevented the Hawks from maintaining their up-tempo style for extended stretches.

Carlos Arroyo returned after missing one game with a strained right hamstring to lead Orlando with 22 points, including 13 in the final quarter. Grant Hill added 14 points.

ORLANDO (82): G.Hill 5-11 4-5 14, Battie 3-6 1-1 7, Howard 3-5 5-8 11, Nelson 2-6 0-0 4, Turkoglu 1-10 1-2 3, Milicic 4-11 1-6 9, Dooling 2-10 1-1 5, Arroyo 9-9 3-4 22, Outlaw 1-1 0-0 2, Bogans 0-1 2-2 2, Garrity 0-3 0-0 0, Diener 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 31-74 18-29 82.

ATLANTA (95): Smith 3-9 4-6 11, S.Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Pachulia 4-6 9-10 17, Claxton 1-10 4-4 6, Johnson 11-19 7-9 31, Childress 3-7 2-2 8, Lue 2-7 2-2 6, Wright 4-7 0-0 8, Jones 2-4 2-2 6, Bozeman 0-0 0-0 0, Freije 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-73 30-35 95.

Orlando 11 24 22 25 - 82

Atlanta 22 24 20 29 - 95

3-Point Goals-Orlando 2-11 (Arroyo 1-1, Diener 1-1, Bogans 0-1, Dooling 0-2, Garrity 0-2, Turkoglu 0-4), Atlanta 3-7 (Johnson 2-4, Smith 1-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Orlando 53 (Howard 8), Atlanta 48 (Smith 11). Assists-Orlando 8 (Arroyo 3), Atlanta 16 (Claxton 5). Total Fouls-Orlando 27, Atlanta 28. Technicals-Howard. A-14,896. (18,729).

Spurs 103, Raptors 94

TORONTO - Tim Duncan scored 26 and Tony Parker added 19 to lead the Spurs.

Brent Barry made five 3-pointers and finished with 16 points for San Antonio, which shot 50 percent in bouncing back from a loss to Cleveland on Friday.

Chris Bosh had 19 points and 17 rebounds for the Raptors, who dropped to 1-2 on the season.

San Antonio went on a decisive 8-0 run after Bosh's layup cut the lead to five with 3:11 remaining.

SAN ANTONIO (103): Bowen 1-5 0-0 3, Duncan 10-15 6-7 26, Oberto 5-6 2-4 12, Ginobili 4-10 4-4 12, T.Parker 8-17 3-4 19, Elson 3-4 0-0 6, Finley 0-3 0-0 0, Horry 0-0 1-2 1, Barry 5-6 1-2 16, Udrih 3-8 1-2 8, Bonner 0-4 0-0 0, Vaughn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-78 18-25 103.

TORONTO (94): A.Parker 4-8 2-2 11, Bosh 8-18 3-6 19, Nesterovic 1-4 0-0 2, Peterson 5-11 3-3 15, Ford 5-14 5-6 15, Jones 3-9 0-0 6, Garbajosa 2-4 4-4 9, Bargnani 3-7 1-1 8, Calderon 1-1 4-4 6, Graham 0-0 3-4 3. Totals 32-76 25-30 94.

San Antonio 17 32 27 27 - 103

Toronto 25 21 22 26 - 94

3-Point Goals-San Antonio 7-19 (Barry 5-5, Bowen 1-3, Udrih 1-5, Ginobili 0-3, Bonner 0-3), Toronto 5-13 (Peterson 2-4, Bargnani 1-1, Garbajosa 1-1, A.Parker 1-2, Bosh 0-1, Ford 0-2, Jones 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-San Antonio 47 (Oberto 9), Toronto 48 (Bosh 17). Assists-San Antonio 21 (Duncan 4), Toronto 11 (Ford 5). Total Fouls-San Antonio 22, Toronto 20. A-18,098. (19,800).

76ers 107, Heat 98

PHILADELPHIA - Allen Iverson scored 31 and had 13 assists, and Kyle Korver scored 13 of his 22 in the third quarter to lead the 76ers.

Andre Iguodala scored 20 for surprising Philadelphia, which is 3-0 and the only undefeated team in the Eastern Conference.

The Heat played without center Shaquille O'Neal, who bruised his left knee in Friday's win at New Jersey. O'Neal is day-to-day.

Antoine Walker scored 23, Udonis Haslem had 17 points and 16 rebounds, and Dwyane Wade added 20 points for Miami.

Korver rallied the Sixers with 3s in the third quarter and helped them build a 17-point lead midway through the fourth until Walker cut the gap with a 3-point rampage of his own.

Walker sank three straight 3s that made it a 10-point 76ers lead late in the fourth.

Iguodala, who had a sensational all-around game, hit an 18-footer and Kevin Ollie made a baseline jumper to push the lead back to 13.

MIAMI (98): Walker 8-15 1-4 23, Haslem 7-11 3-4 17, Mourning 2-4 2-2 6, Wade 9-21 2-5 20, Payton 3-7 4-5 11, Posey 2-6 1-2 6, Kapono 0-1 0-0 0, Wright 5-7 3-4 15, Quinn 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-72 16-26 98.

PHILADELPHIA (107): Iguodala 6-10 6-8 20, Webber 5-13 0-0 10, Dalembert 1-6 3-4 5, Iverson 9-21 11-14 31, Ollie 4-6 0-0 8, Korver 7-12 3-3 22, Green 1-6 1-2 3, Hunter 2-2 2-4 6, Carney 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 36-79 26-35 107.

Miami 29 28 16 25 - 98

Philadelphia 26 24 28 29 - 107

3-Point Goals-Miami 10-21 (Walker 6-10, Wright 2-3, Payton 1-2, Posey 1-5, Wade 0-1), Philadelphia 9-18 (Korver 5-6, Iguodala 2-3, Iverson 2-5, Green 0-2, Carney 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Miami 48 (Haslem 16), Philadelphia 50 (Webber 11). Assists-Miami 25 (Wade 11), Philadelphia 26 (Iverson 13). Total Fouls-Miami 26, Philadelphia 21. Technicals-Miami Defensive Three Second, Iverson. A-16,644. (20,444).

Hornets 96, Rockets 90

NEW ORLEANS -David West scored 20 and Chris Paul tied a career high with 16 assists as the Hornets won their third straight.

Peja Stojakovic overcame cold shooting in his first two games and hit five 3-pointers, finishing with 16 points as the Hornets brought the fans in a sellout crowd of 18,202 to their feet in the team's first home opener in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.

Houston appeared ready to put a damper on the night when Luther Head's short jumper gave the Rockets a 77-76 lead with about nine minutes to go. But the Hornets surged ahead with a 14-3 run that began with Tyson Chandler's rebound and dunk.

HOUSTON (90): Battier 5-13 3-6 18, Hayes 2-5 0-0 4, Yao 6-11 5-8 17, McGrady 5-15 4-5 14, Alston 5-12 1-2 13, Mutombo 0-0 0-0 0, Snyder 2-5 2-3 6, Howard 1-3 2-2 4, Novak 0-0 0-0 0, Head 4-9 0-0 10, Wells 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 32-79 17-26 90.

NEW ORLEANS (96): Mason 3-9 2-3 8, West 7-14 8-11 22, Chandler 2-3 4-10 8, Stojakovic 5-11 1-2 16, Paul 5-12 2-3 12, B.Jackson 4-9 4-4 12, Simmons 0-1 0-2 0, Butler 4-5 0-0 11, Johnson 2-2 0-0 5, Pargo 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 33-70 21-35 96.

Houston 15 27 28 20 - 90

New Orleans 26 22 23 25 - 96

3-point goals - Houston 9-27 (Battier 5-11, Head 2-5, Alston 2-7, Snyder 0-1, McGrady 0-3), New Orleans 9-16 (Stojakovic 5-8, Butler 3-3, Johnson 1-1, West 0-1, B.Jackson 0-1, Paul 0-2). Fouled out -none. Rebounds - Houston 63 (Hayes, Yao 10), New Orleans 44 (Chandler 11). Assists - Houston 19 (McGrady 7), New Orleans 20 (Paul 16).Totals fouls - Houston 27, New Orleans 23. Technicals -Johnson. A-18,202. (19,163).

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