Associated Press
The NBA roundup …
PHILADELPHIA ó Andre Iguodala scored 24 points and Andre Miller added 21 as the Philadelphia 76ers welcomed the return of Elton Brand to the lineup with a 116-110 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night.
Brand, who missed 16 games after dislocating his right shoulder on Dec. 17, had six points in 13 minutes off the bench. He entered the game for the first time with 1:26 left in the first quarter.
Thaddeus Young added 17 points, Willie Green had 14 and Samuel Dalembert had 10 points and 17 rebounds for the Sixers, who won for the eighth time in nine games and moved back to .500 at 21-21.
Nate Robinson scored 26 points, Tim Thomas added 24 and David Lee had 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, whose three-game winning streak ended.
Cavaliers 102, Jazz 97
SALT LAKE CITY ó LeBron James scored 33 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and was just one assist short of a triple-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off the Utah Jazz 102-97 on Saturday night.
Mo Williams added 25 points and four assists, including three alley-oops to James, as the Cavs closed out a four-game road trip with their third straight win.
Cleveland’s Anderson Varejao finished with 14 points and seven rebounds, going 7-for-8 from the floor while filling in for injured center Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Deron Williams had a season-high 16 assists and scored 17 points for Utah, which had won seven straight at home.
Heat 103, Magic 97
MIAMI ó Dwyane Wade scored 27 points, Mario Chalmers added 20 and the Miami Heat snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Orlando Magic.
Michael Beasley and Chris Quinn each scored 10 for the Heat.
Dwight Howard had 22 points and 10 rebounds for Orlando before getting ejected with 1.1 seconds remaining.
Nets 99, Grizzlies 88
MEMPHIS, Tenn. ó Vince Carter scored 23 points and Devin Harris added 17 points and eight assists as the New Jersey Nets snapped a five-game losing skid.
O.J. Mayo scored 23 points to lead the Grizzlies.
Bucks 106, Kings 104
MILWAUKEE ó Luc Richard Mbah a Moute hit a free throw with 3.3 seconds to go and Richard Jefferson scored 20 points for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Sacramento’s Brad Miller, who finished with 14 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, had his jumper from the top of the key bounce high off the back of the rim at the buzzer that would have sent the game to overtime.