Mavs win 10th straight

Third-string center Ian Mahinmi had 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds and fourth-stringer Alexis Ajinca provided quality minutes to help the Dallas Mavericks beat the visiting Golden State Warriors 105-100 on Tuesday night for their 10th straight victory.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points, Jason Terry had 20 and Caron Butler 19 - but that's expected. The surprise was the performance by the backup big men, both from France. They were forced into duty because starter Tyson Chandler was home with a stomach ailment and fill-in starter Brendan Haywood got in early foul trouble.

Rockets 97, Pistons 83: Luis Scola had 35 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Rockets past Detroit, ruining Tracy McGrady's return to Houston.

McGrady, who spent 5? seasons with the Rockets, finished with 11 points.

Former Eastern Washington standout Rodney Stuckey had 18 points and five assists for Detroit.

Lakers 115, Wizards 108: Kobe Bryant scored 32 points, Lamar Odom added 24 points and seven rebounds, and host Los Angeles beat Washington.

76ers 117, Cavaliers 97: Thaddeus Young had 26 points and host Philadelphia beat Cleveland.

Trail Blazers 106, Suns 99: Wesley Matthews scored 24 points and host Portland rallied past Phoenix.

Hawks 116, Nets 101: Josh Smith scored 34 points and Atlanta beat visiting New Jersey.

Bobcats 100, Nuggets 98: Stephen Jackson scored 23 points and host Charlotte held off Denver to deny Nuggets coach George Karl his 1,000th NBA win.

By The Associated Press

Rick Jackson matched his season-high with 17 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead No. 8 Syracuse to a 72-58 victory over No. 7 Michigan State (6-3) on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Scoop Jardine had 19 points and Kris Joseph added 14 for the Orange (9-0), who took the lead 4? minutes into the game and never relinquished it in front of a sellout crowd of 19,391 which was solidly behind the team from upstate New York.

No. 4 Kansas 81, No. 13 Memphis 68: Markieff Morris had 16 points and his twin brother Marcus added 14 to lead Kansas (8-0) past Memphis (7-1) in the Jimmy V Classic at New York.

No. 19 Purdue 76, Valparaiso 58: At Valparaiso, Ind., E'Twaun Moore scored 23 points to help Purdue (8-1) beat Valparaiso (6-3).