Richardson on song for Knicks

New York: Quentin Richardson had 34 points and 12 rebounds in one of his best games since joining New York as the short-handed Knicks held on to beat the Washington Wizards 122-117 in the NBA on Saturday.

Richardson made seven 3-pointers, two shy of the team record, and fell a point shy of his highest-scoring game since the Knicks acquired him from Phoenix in June 2005.

Nate Robinson had a season-high 27 points, Wilson Chandler added 23, and David Lee had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help the Knicks snap a three-game losing streak.

Antawn Jamison had 29 points and 13 rebounds for the Wizards, who dropped their fifth straight and fell to 1-10, their worst start since the 1966 Baltimore Bullets also opened 1-10.

Meanwhile in Cleveland, the Cavaliers beat the Hawks 110-96. LeBron James led Cleveland to its ninth win in 10 games, scoring 24 points - 19 in the second half - on 8-of-19 shooting.

James added eight assists, seven rebounds and a few more highlight-package dunks to help the Cavaliers improve to 10-3 and match their best start in 20 years.

Mo Williams added 23 points, Delonte West had 19 and Zydrunas Ilgauskas 17 for Cleveland. Maurice Evans scored 21 points for Atlanta, which has lost five of seven after starting 6-0.

In Orlando, the Rockets beat the Magic 100 to 95, with Yao Ming scoring 22 points and 13 rebounds to help Houston win for the fourth time in five games and snap Orlando's winning streak at five games.

Meanwhile, in Miami, Dwyane Wade shook off flu-like symptoms to score 38 points, and Miami Heat rallied from 15 points down to beat Indiana Pacers 109-100.

In North Carolina, the Bucks beat the Bobcats 79-74.

Ramon Sessions scored 18 points and hit two clinching free throws with 13 seconds left for Milwaukee. Charlie Villanueva added 15 points and eight rebounds for Milwaukee, which overcame 21 turnovers to hand struggling Charlotte its fourth straight loss.

Gerald Wallace scored 18 points, and Emeka Okafor added 16 points and 18 rebounds before fouling out for Charlotte.

In New Jersey, Yi Jianlian scored a season-high 27 points, and Vince Carter added 26 for New Jersey as the Nets beat the Clippers 112 to 95.

Devin Harris added 18 points and 10 assists, and Brook Lopez finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds.

Baron Davis had 30 points and 10 assists for Los Angeles.