WASHINGTON (AP) — Jason Richardson scored 22 points and Steve Nash had 17 assists as the Phoenix Suns maintained their dominance of the Washington Wizards with a 102-90 victory Sunday.
The Suns never trailed in the second half as they beat the Wizards for the sixth straight time. Washington last defeated Phoenix nearly three years ago.
Phoenix improved to six wins and a loss, matching the best seven-game start in franchise history. The Wizards have lost four straight.
| Pistons 88, 76ers 81 |
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At Auburn Hills, Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Ben Wallace added 16 rebounds for the Pistons, who held Philadelphia without a field goal for the last six minutes.
Wallace had seven of Detroit's 21 offensive rebounds, and added three blocks and three steals. Charlie Villanueva added 16 points.
Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 24 points.
| Thunder 102, Magic 74 |
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At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook added 17 points and 10 assists as the Thunder took it away from the Magic.
Orlando played for the fourth time this season without Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis, and also added Ryan Anderson to the injured list. The Magic seemed to run out of gas after a strong start.
Oklahoma City scored the first eight points after half time, and then added a 9-0 spurt shortly thereafter to push its lead to 72-49 on Nick Collison's basket in the lane midway through the third period.
Dwight Howard led the Magic with 20 points.
| Lakers 104, Hornets 88 |
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At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Lakers thrived again without their top two big men.
DJ Mbenga had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the defending NBA champions, who easily won their fifth straight game and their second in a row without injured center Andrew Bynum and forward Pau Gasol.
Bryant scored all but two of his points before halftime, repeatedly capitalizing down low with ease against Devin Brown's defense. Los Angeles opened a 27-point lead in the third quarter.
Chris Paul had 15 points and nine assists for the inaccurate Hornets, who opened a three-game West Coast road trip with their fourth loss in five games.
| Trail Blazers 116, Timberwolves 93 |
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At Portland, Andre Miller scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each had 19 as Portland built a big first-half lead and beat Minnesota.
Miller, acquired last summer by Portland, scored 12 points during the third quarter. Aldridge, who had only 12 free throw attempts during the Trail Blazers' first six games, was 9-for-9, and also grabbed 10 rebounds. Outlaw scored 12 of his 19 points during the second half.
Portland moved to within a game of first-place Denver in the Pacific Division. Minnesota dropped its sixth consecutive game after winning its season-opener.
| Kings 120, Warriors 107 |
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At Sacramento, rookie Tyreke Evans scored 18 of his 23 points in the second quarter and the Kings beat Golden State to win back-to-back games for the first time in a year.
Beno Udrih added 20 points and six assists for the Kings.
Stephen Jackson scored 21 points and Corey Maggette added 20 for the Warriors. Kelenna Azubuike had 13 points, Anthony Randolph had 14 and Anthony Morrow 11. Warriors leading scorer Monta Ellis made just 4-of-11 shots and scored nine points.
Jason Thompson had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Donte Greene added 17 points for Sacramento.
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