Stephen Jackson scored 29 points to surpass 10,000 NBA career points as the Charlotte Bobcats continued one of their best periods in team history with a 125-99 rout of the Phoenix Suns Saturday. Gerald Wallace added 29 points and 13 rebounds in the Bobcats' fourth straight win and seventh consecutive at home. They toyed with the Suns, who trailed by as many as 39 points a night after losing on a buzzer-beater at Atlanta. Amare Stoudemire also reached 10,000 points, finishing with 19 for Phoenix, which has dropped 10 of its past 11 road games. Thunder 98, Heat 80: At Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant scored 36 points on the most efficient shooting night of his career and also pulled down 10 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat road-weary Miami. Durant went 14 for 18 from the field to finish at 77 percent, as the Thunder got out to a sizzling start and led by double digits throughout the second half. Michael Beasley matched his career high with 28 points and Dwyane Wade had 24 points and six assists, breaking Tim Hardaway's career record for the most assists in a Miami uniform. Hornets 101, Pacers 96: At Indianapolis, David West scored 24 points and Chris Paul just missed a triple-double, leading New Orleans over Indiana. Paul finished with 22 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Emeka Okafor had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Hornets, who won their fourth straight over Indiana. Roy Hibbert scored a career-high 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who had their three-game winning streak snapped. Wizards 92, Kings 86: At Washington, the home side managed to end one of the most dismal, exhausting weeks in team history with a victory, giving coach Flip Saunders his 600th career win by beating Sacramento. Caron Butler scored 19 points to lead five players in double figures for the Wizards, who on the previous day had their co-captain Gilbert Arenas plead guilty to a felony gun charge and on the previous evening had lost a double-overtime game at Chicago. Washington had lost four straight. Kevin Martin scored 23 points for the Kings, who have lost three straight. Pistons 94, Knicks 90: At Auburn Hills, Michigan, Rodney Stuckey scored 20 points, Charlie Villanueva added 19, and Detroit beat New York for its third straight victory. The Pistons nearly blew a 21-point, second-half lead before holding on. David Lee narrowly missed a triple-double for the Knicks, finishing with 26 points, 17 rebounds and nine assists. Danilo Gallinari added 27 points. Elsewhere it was: Washington 96, Sacremento 86, Utah 112, Milwaukee 95, Cleveland 102, Clippers 101.
