Roundup: Carter shakes off collision, helps Magic maul Bucks

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Vince Carter overcame a hard collision to score 25 points, rallying the Orlando Magic for a 117-92 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

Carter was thrust under the courtside seats on a hard hit by Ersan Ilyasova late in the third quarter that gave Orlando a brief scare. The Magic's star shooting guard shook off the pain and never exited, igniting a 17-2 run that helped them pull away.

Dwight Howard had 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Jason Williams added 16 points to help Orlando rebound from its Christmas Day loss to Boston.

Brandon Jennings had 20 points, and Andrew Bogut had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks, who lost for the seventh time in their last eight games.

Carter's big collision was the Magic spark.

Ilyasova was trying to take a charge but was called for a block.

Carter clutched the right side of his neck and grimaced, pulled his jersey over his head, lying on the ground four rows from his mother in the stands. Full story

Grizzlies 121, Pacers 110

INDIANAPOLIS -- Rudy Gay scored 31 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies over Indiana, the Pacers' eighth straight loss.

Zach Randolph had 28 points and 13 rebounds, and Marc Gasol added 21 points and 10 boards for the Grizzlies.

Former Pacer Jamaal Tinsley scored three points in 15 minutes for Memphis. It was his first game in Indiana since the Pacers waived him this past summer. Tinsley often found himself injured or in legal trouble during his stay, and Pacers fans who remembered showered him with boos when he entered the game late in the first quarter.

Luther Head tied a career high with 30 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and Roy Hibbert added a career-best 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Pacers.

Nets 104, Knicks 95

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Brook Lopez had 21 points and 14 rebounds and the New Jersey Nets not only posted a rare victory, they snapped a 10-game losing streak with a blowout of the New York Knicks.

Yi Jianlian added 22 points, Chris Douglas-Roberts had 17 and Devin Harris had 17, eight assists and seven rebounds as New Jersey (3-29) ended its second double-digit losing streak of the season.

The Nets set an NBA record opening the season with 18 straight losses.

Reserve Al Harrington scored 25 to lead the Knicks, who failed in their bid for their first 10-win month since January 2003. David Lee added 24 points and 15 rebounds for New York, which also saw its streak of holding opponents under 100 points end at 11 games.

76ers 116, Kings 106

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Lou Williams scored 22 points, Allen Iverson had 20, and the Philadelphia 76ers pulled away in the fourth quarter for a victory over the Sacramento Kings.

The 76ers repeatedly made perimeter shots in the final period, when they built the lead to double digits to put together back-to-back wins for the first time since Oct. 30-31.

Donte Greene and Omri Casspi each scored 21 points for the Kings, who have lost three of their last four home games. Jason Thompson had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Sergio Rodriguez also scored 15 points.

The Kings played their second straight game without rookie guard Tyreke Evans, who is nursing a sore ankle and is day to day.

Trail Blazers 103, Clippers 99

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Brandon Roy had 25 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Clippers despite losing LaMarcus Aldridge to an ankle injury.

Martell Webster added 15 points, Jerryd Bayless had 14 and rookie Jeff Pendergraph had eight points and 14 rebounds for the Blazers, who have won four in a row and seven of eight against the Clippers.

Chris Kaman had 25 points and nine rebounds for the Clippers, and Eric Gordon added 24 points. Rasual Butler scored 15 and Baron Davis had 12 points and 11 assists but shot just 2 of 15. The Clippers have lost three of four.

The short-handed Blazers were dealt another setback when Aldridge sprained his left ankle early in the first quarter and missed the rest of the game.