Charlotte, N.C. -- Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points, Josh Howard added 21 and the Dallas Mavericks never trailed in a 100-83 rout of the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night, delighting owner Mark Cuban a day after he was charged with insider trading.
With Cuban sitting along the baseline and as animated as usual, the Mavericks toyed with the lifeless, undermanned Bobcats in their second straight win.
A career-high 21 points from rookie D.J. Augustin was nowhere near enough for Charlotte, which fell behind 15-0 while playing again without top scorer Jason Richardson (knee).
- Cavaliers 106, Nets 82: At East Rutherford, N.J., LeBron James scored 31 points in showing the New York metropolitan area what might be on the free agency market in 2010 and the Cavaliers rolled to their eighth straight win with a decision over the Nets.
James added eight rebounds, four assists and a remarkable blocked shot on a play late in the third quarter when he chased down Nets point guard Devin Harris on a fastbreak and prevented a dunk.
- Heat 94, Wizards 87: At Washington, Dwyane Wade had 19 points, 10 assists and six rebounds, and the Heat caught a couple of breaks in the final minutes to beat the struggling Wizards.
Wade, who played despite rolling his ankle in a loss at Toronto on Sunday, led six players in double figures as the Heat beat the Wizards for the second time in five days and celebrated a rare road victory. Miami entered the game 4-1 at home and 1-4 on the road.
- Magic 103, Raptors 90: At Orlando, Fla., Jameer Nelson scored a season-high 22 points to lead Orlando to a win over the Raptors, overcoming a season-high 40-point effort by Chris Bosh.
Bosh also had 18 rebounds, but the Raptors had 24 turnovers.
- Pacers 113, Hawks 96: At Indianapolis, Danny Granger scored 34 points to lead the Pacers past the slumping Hawks.
Rasho Nesterovic scored 21 points, Jeff Foster had 12 and Troy Murphy added 10 points and 19 rebounds for the Pacers (5-5), who won their fifth consecutive home game against Atlanta.
Joe Johnson finished with 25 points for the Hawks (6-4). After a 6-0 start, Atlanta has lost four straight.
- Celtics 110, Knicks 101: At Boston, Brian Scalabrine, in the starting lineup while Kevin Garnett served a one-game suspension, hit a 3-pointer with 1:14 left to help Boston recover after its 15-point, fourth-quarter lead was trimmed to four and the Celtics beat New York.
Paul Pierce scored 22 for the Celtics, who played without Garnett for the first time this season.
- Grizzlies 109, Kings 94: At Memphis, Rudy Gay scored 22 points and Memphis shot a season-high 54 percent to help the Grizzlies snap a four-game losing streak.
Hakim Warrick added 21 points and 10 rebounds. John Salmons led the Kings with 18 points.
- Nuggets 114, Bucks 105: At Denver, Linas Kleiza scored 25 points and Carmelo Anthony had 17 and the Nuggets whipped Milwaukee.
The Nuggets got double-digit scoring from all their starters, plus Kleiza and Renaldo Balkman.
