Feb 27, 2007 3 min read

NEW YORK (AP) – Stephon Marbury scored 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and Jamal Crawford stuck it to the Miami Heat again with 3-pointer in the closing seconds to lift the New York Knicks to a 99-93 victory on Monday night. Shaquille O’Neal scored 20 points as Miami fell to 1-2 without top scorer Dwyane Wade, out with a dislocated shoulder.

The Knicks, swept by the Heat in three games last season, won this season series from the defending NBA champions 3-1. Marbury took over in the final quarter when it appeared the Knicks might be headed to their first losing streak in a month.

Marbury made four of six shots in the fourth – including two 3-pointers and four free throws midway through the period that helped the Knicks erase a six-point deficit.

Eddy Curry, in his first matchup this season with O’Neal, scored 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Crawford had 20, including a 3 from the corner with 21 seconds left that gave the Knicks a 97-93 lead.

Crawford was the star for the Knicks against Miami on Jan. 26 when he poured in a career-high 52 points when Curry, New York’s No. 1 scorer, was out of the lineup.

Jason Kapono led the Heat with 24 points.

76ers 89, Kings 82

PHILADELPHIA – Samuel Dalembert scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Andre Iguodala had 22 points to lead Philadelphia over Sacramento.

The Sixers used a 12-5 run late in the fourth to put away the Kings and snap a two-game losing streak. Andre Miller added 18 points and Joe Smith chipped in with a pair of buckets down the stretch that pushed back the Kings.

Kevin Martin followed his 35-point game against Indiana on Sunday night with 23 points against the Sixers. Brad Miller had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Ron Artest added 13 points.

Mavericks 110, Hawks 87

DALLAS – Dirk Nowitzki had 27 points and eight rebounds, Jason Terry added 21 points, and Dallas extended its club-record home winning streak to 20 games with a victory over Atlanta.

Josh Howard had 20 points before leaving in the fourth quarter with a sprained right ankle, and Jerry Stackhouse added 19 points and a season-high nine assists to help the Mavericks to their 12th straight win.

The Mavericks are the fourth team in NBA history with three winning streaks of 10 or more in a season, having already had runs of 12 and 13 games. The Milwaukee Bucks (1970-71), Philadelphia 76ers (1980-81) and Los Angeles Lakers (1999-2000) are the other teams with three winning streaks of 10 or more games in a season.

Dallas has won 47 of 52 after losing its first four games.

Nuggets 111, Grizzlies 107

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Carmelo Anthony scored 33 points, Nene added 27 and Allen Iverson had 25 to lead Denver over Memphis.

Anthony, the NBA’s leading scorer at 30.5 points per game, helped the Nuggets snap a four-game losing streak and prevented the Grizzlies from winning back-to-back games for the first time this season.

Spurs 107, Raptors 91

SAN ANTONIO – Tony Parker scored 27 points and Tim Duncan had 24 points and 16 rebounds as San Antonio beat Toronto to extend its winning streak to a season-high six games.

Robert Horry scored 14 points, Manu Ginobili added 13 and Michael Finley had 10.

Andrea Bargnani led Toronto with 17 points and former Spurs center Rasho Nesterovic added a season-high 16.

The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Raptors, who have won seven of their past 10.