The Basketball Diaries - Howard's End

Orlando Magic 88 Utah Jazz 75

The two teams with the best records in their respective conferences met last night, but the Magic and Dwight Howard - 21 points and 16 rebounds - were too much for the Utah Jazz. "We couldn't do anything with Howard," Utah coach, Jerry Sloan, said. "He's so big and long, we couldn't keep him off the boards. He got huge rebounds, and he obviously made his free throws." It was the Jazz' first home loss of the season.

Miami Heat 103 Philadelphia 76ers 91

Allen Iverson scored 45 points while the Heat used anyone they could to try and stop him. Obviously, nobody did too good a job of it, but it didn't matter. Miami still beat the Sixers thanks to Dwyane Wade's 33 points, 13 assists, and 7 rebounds. "We had contributions from everybody," Alonzo Mourning said. "We've got to get back to playing well again at home. It's something we hung our hats on last year."

Dallas Mavericks 93 Minnesota Timberwolves 87

Dallas won its tenth straight game last night but not without trying to lose. Holding a 20 point lead late in the game, Dallas missed 10 straight shots due to Minnesota's zone defense. The T-Wolves were able to tie the game at 84 with a little over two minutes remaining, but Minnesota went cold afterwards, hitting only one more 3-pointer with 23 seconds left in the game.

Elsewhere...

• Golden State Warriors 111 San Antonio Spurs 102

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