NBA Roundup: Nets bury Sonics in OT

Martin's 35 points help New Jersey stop Seattle

? Kenyon Martin scored a career-high 35 points and Jason Kidd hit a 3-pointer with 1:31 left in overtime, leading the New Jersey Nets to a 109-108 win over the Seattle SuperSonics on Monday night.

Desmond Mason scored a season-high 30 points but missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer in a disheartening loss for Seattle, which rallied from a 17-point deficit in the second half.

Martin added 12 rebounds and a last-second block of Rashard Lewis’ shot at the end of regulation. Kidd finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds, winning his point-guard matchup with Gary Payton, who had 12 points and seven assists.

Lewis added 25 points and eight rebounds for Seattle.

Heat 99, Hawks 79

Miami — Eddie Jones scored 26 points, including 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range, as Miami ended Atlanta’s three-game winning streak.

Reserve forward LaPhonso Ellis added 15 points and Mike James had 13 as the Heat bench outscored Atlanta’s reserves 39-15. Brian Grant got his 19th double-double of the season with 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks.

Suns 115, Bulls 111, OT

Phoenix — All-Star teammates Stephon Marbury and Shawn Marion scored 36 points apiece and Phoenix escaped with a victory over Chicago.

Marbury scored six in overtime, including two free throws with 1.8 seconds left that sealed the victory.

Jalen Rose scored 28 points for Chicago, but his streak of consecutive free throws made ended at 33.

Hornets 103, Celtics 96

New Orleans — Jamal Mashburn scored 30 points, including a pair of tough jumpers down the stretch, as New Orleans beat Boston. In the last two minutes, Mashburn hit a long fade and a turnaround jumper from the top of the key to give New Orleans a 97-88 lead.

Paul Pierce led Boston with 27 points and was 9-of-11 from the foul line.

Mavericks 92, Jazz 90

Salt Lake City — Nick Van Exel hit a 3-pointer with 13.1 seconds to play and Dallas beat Utah to spoil Karl Malone’s 1,400th career game. Dirk Nowitzki scored 25 points and Steve Nash had 20 points and six assists for the Mavericks.

Malone became the fourth NBA player to reach the 1,400-game milestone, joining teammate John Stockton (1,470), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560) and Robert Parish (1,611).

Warriors 101, Grizzlies 91

Oakland, Calif. — Troy Murphy had 21 points and 13 rebounds and Gilbert Arenas added 21 points and nine assists as Golden State snapped a three-game losing streak.

The Grizzlies shot 39 percent in dropping their sixth straight game. Pau Gasol led Memphis with 20 points.