Gasol’s Big Game Stops Mavericks

Pau Gasol scored a season-high 36 points, adding 15 rebounds and five assists, and the Memphis Grizzlies ended the Dallas Mavericks’ seven-game winning streak with a 112-92 victory Saturday night at Dallas.

Damon Stoudamire added 22 points and eight assists for the Grizzlies, who have won six of eight and handed the Mavericks their first home loss.

The loss prevented Dallas’ Avery Johnson from matching the best regular-season coaching record in NBA history after 30 games. Johnson fell to 25-5 since becoming the coach near the end of last season.

Al Cervi’s 26-4 mark for the Syracuse Nationals in 1949-50 remains the best 30-game coaching start in NBA regular-season history.

Orlando 80, Miami 77 -- Dwight Howard had 15 points and 16 rebounds at Orlando, and the Magic ended an eight-game losing streak against the Heat.

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 21 points and four assists, but the Heat shot a season-low 32% in losing for the third time in four games.

Minnesota 89, Cleveland 85 -- Kevin Garnett and Marko Jaric made jumpers in the final minute, barely beating the shot clock both times, as the Timberwolves got their first road win.

LeBron James scored a season-high 38 points, but he didn’t get much help from his teammates, as Larry Hughes (three for 16), Donyell Marshall (0 for 9) and Damon Jones (0 for 6) combined to go three for 31 with 13 points -- 23 below the trio’s average.

Detroit 85, Milwaukee 76 -- Richard Hamilton scored 20 points, Ben Wallace had 18 rebounds and the Pistons held the Bucks scoreless for more than four minutes late in the game at Milwaukee.

New York 105, Philadelphia 102 -- A buzzer-beating three-point shot by 5-foot-9 Nate Robinson lifted the Knicks to an overtime victory at Madison Square Garden.

Stephon Marbury scored a season-high 33 points and rookie Channing Frye added 21 points and 11 rebounds for New York, which rallied from a 16-point deficit in the third quarter and then squandered a nine-point lead in the fourth.

Allen Iverson had 40 points and 10 assists for the 76ers.

Chicago 94, Houston 89 -- Kirk Hinrich, who made only two of 10 shots, scored on a layup with 1:32 to play and fouled out Yao Ming in the Bulls’ victory at Chicago.

Yao scored 30 points for the Rockets, who fell to 3-11.

New Orleans 105, Seattle 99 -- David West scored 21 points at Seattle in the latest in a string of strong performances, and the Hornets won consecutive games for the second time this season.

West had averaged 25 points and 10 rebounds in his previous three games coming in.

Charlotte 100, Washington 82 -- Gerald Wallace scored 26 points and grabbed 14 rebounds at Charlotte, N.C., and the Bobcats recorded their first victory over their Southeast Division rivals.

The Wizards won all four meetings last season when Charlotte was an expansion franchise.

Golden State 117, Toronto 91 -- The Raptors completed an 0-4 trip and fell to 1-13.

Jason Richardson scored 25 points and Baron Davis had 14 assists as the Warriors shot 57% and rolled at Oakland.