McGrady dumps 62 on Wizards
Tracy McGrady scored a team-record 62 points, becoming just the third NBA player in the past dozen years to score that many, in the Magic's 108-99 victory over the Washington Wizards last night in Orlando, Fla.
McGrady, who had 55 points in the final three periods, broke Shaquille O'Neal's team record of 53 points set against Minnesota in 1994.
In the past 12 years, only David Robinson (71 vs. the Clippers April 24, 1994) and Michael Jordan (63 vs. Orlando Jan. 16, 1993) have scored as least 62 points in a game.
McGrady shot 20 for 37 from the field, including 5 for 14 from 3-point range, and made 17 of 26 free throws in 46 minutes. He also had 10 rebounds and five assists.
Gilbert Arenas led the Wizards with 40 points, and Etan Thomas added 19 points and 11 rebounds. The Wizards lost their fourth straight game.
Nets 98, Nuggets 97 -- Kenyon Martin scored 28 points and Richard Jefferson added 26, and host New Jersey had Jason Kidd back in the lineup for a victory over Denver.
Kidd missed four games with a bone bruise on his left knee, and the Nets went 2-2 without him.
He scored 8 points and had 13 assists in 39 minutes. Rookie Carmelo Anthony led the Nuggets with 24 points. Andre Miller had 22 and Nene and Voshon Lenard each had 15.
Hornets 95, Heat 84 -- Baron Davis had 33 points and 10 rebounds, and host New Orleans scored 42 points at the foul line in a victory that snapped Miami's three-game winning streak.
The Hornets, who have lost four of five, opened the fourth quarter with a 10-1 run to take an 82-72 lead. Miami tried to climb back with eight 3-point attempts in the period, but missed them all.
Trail Blazers 92, Timberwolves 79 -- Damon Stoudamire, who drew attention earlier this week for submitting to an impromptu drug test, had 28 points in host Portland's win.The Timberwolves, with the league's third-best record, have lost three of their last four.
Spurs 108, Clippers 90 -- Malik Rose had 21 points and 12 rebounds as San Antonio -- with Tim Duncan back after missing six games with a leg injury -- trounced visiting Los Angeles.
Bucks 94, Hawks 80 -- Keith Van Horn and Michael Redd each had 23 points to lift host Milwaukee.
Pistons 98, Bulls 65 -- Chauncey Billups scored 19 points, Rasheed Wallace added 18, and Detroit extended its NBA record by holding an opponent under 70 points for the fourth straight game in a victory over Chicago at Auburn Hills, Mich.
Cavaliers 106, Raptors 92 -- Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 30 points as visiting Cleveland beat Toronto for its fifth straight victory -- its longest winning streak in four years.
Jazz 91, Warriors 77 -- Andrei Kirilenko had 20 points and 15 rebounds and Raja Bell added 15 points in Utah's victory over slumping Golden State at Salt Lake City, extending the Warriors' losing streak to seven in a row.
