Archive for January 7th, 2012
Knicks roll past short-handed Pistons (AP)
Playing his third game in four nights — with soreness all over his body — Carmelo Anthony made it through three quarters. Then he had a chance to rest while the New York Knicks finished off a much-needed blowout. Anthony scored 13 points, and the Knicks routed the Detroit Pistons 103-80 on Saturday night.
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Knicks roll past shorthanded Pistons (AP)
Playing his third game in four nights — with soreness all over his body — Carmelo Anthony made it through three quarters. Then he had a chance to rest while the New York Knicks finished off a much-needed blowout. Anthony scored 13 points, and the Knicks routed the Detroit Pistons 103-80 on Saturday night.
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Green’s 24 lead Spurs past Nuggets (AP)
Danny Green scored a season-high 24 points to help the San Antonio Spurs beat the Denver Nuggets 121-117 on Saturday night. Green hit two free throws with 3.6 seconds left to ice it for the Spurs (6-2), who won their sixth straight home game and third in a row overall. Danilo Gallinari tied his career [...]
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Hibbert helps Pacers cruise past Bobcats (AP)
Indiana Pacers players and coaches often have said depth is one of the team’s best assets. They proved it on Saturday night. Roy Hibbert scored 20 points and led six players in double figures to help the Pacers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 99-77. The teams were in similar situations, both having played tough games one [...]
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Hawks stop Bulls’ 6-game winning streak (AP)
Josh Smith was embarrassed at how easily the Atlanta Hawks let Derrick Rose dominate them earlier in the week. That wasn’t the case against the Chicago Bulls star on Saturday night. “We did a good team job on him defensively in crowding him, trapping him and showing him different looks,” Smith said after the Hawks [...]
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Thunder sweep home-and-home with Rockets (AP)
Kevin Durant hit a jumper with 22 seconds left and nailed two free throws to give the Oklahoma City Thunder a 98-95 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. Durant finished with 27 points and six rebounds, Russell Westbrook added 25 points and six assists, and reserve Nazr Mohammed had a season-high 17 points [...]
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76ers crush Raptors, win fourth straight (AP)
Andre Iguodala had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Jrue Holiday also scored 14 points to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to their fourth straight win, 97-62 over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. Lou Williams scored 13 points, and rookie Nikola Vucevic had nine points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers. A year after starting [...]
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James shines in return as Heat beat Nets (AP)
LeBron James returned to the lineup and scored 22 of his 32 points in the first quarter, and the Miami Heat rolled to a 101-90 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night despite playing without Dwyane Wade. Wade missed his third straight game with a bruised left foot, but James had the game [...]
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Warriors’ Curry to have ankle examined (AP)
Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry is traveling back to the East Coast for further examination on his surgically repaired, sprained right ankle. Curry was evaluated by team doctors Saturday night before Golden State hosted the Utah Jazz. He will be examined in Charlotte on Monday night by Dr.
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Kidd out at least 3 games with hurt back (AP)
Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd will miss at least the next three games because of a lower back injury. Kidd was sidelined for Saturday night’s game against New Orleans, and coach Rick Carlisle said the guard also won’t play when the Mavericks hit the road on consecutive nights against Detroit and Boston next week.
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