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Orlando — Ryan Anderson had 20 and 10 rebounds and Dwight Howard scored 25 as the short-handed Orlando Magic defeated the previously unbeaten Phoenix Suns 122-100 in the NBA yesterday.
Playing without injured Vince Carter and suspended Rashard Lewis, the Magic built a 23-point lead in the third quarter to pull away from the Suns.
Amare Stoudemire finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds for Phoenix, which was looking to match the 1984 team for the franchise’s best start through five games.
Nuggets 122,
Nets 94
At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony woke up unbeaten Denver in a 44-point third quarter to continue its best start since 1985.
The win was the fifth straight for Denver, one shy of the 1985 start, and it handed winless New Jersey a fifth straight loss, tying the worst start in team history, set in 1996.
Heat 93,
Wizards 89
At Washington, Dwyane Wade scored 40 points, including a go-ahead jumper with 25 seconds left, to lead Miami over Washington.
It was the first time Wade reached 40 points since a career-high 55 in April against New York.
Wade took the spotlight away from Washington’s Gilbert Arenas, who scored 32 but was 9 of 27 from the field.
Pacers 101,
Knicks 89
At New York, T.J. Ford scored eight of his 16 points in the final 3:12 for Indiana to win for the first time this season, holding New York without a field goal for the final 9-plus minutes.
Dahntay Jones had 19 points and 12 rebounds, Roy Hibbert added 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Brandon Rush had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers.
Raptors 110,
Pistons 99
At Toronto, Andrea Bargnani had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his first double-double of the season, as Toronto became the first team this season to score more than 100 points against Detroit.
/AP
