Archive for January 13th, 2012
Williams lifts Nets past Nash-less Suns (AP)
Deron Williams had 35 points, his most since coming to New Jersey at last season’s trade deadline, as well as 14 assists and the Nets held off the short-handed Phoenix Suns 110-103 Friday night for just their third victory in 12 games this season. Phoenix, playing without Steve Nash and Grant Hill because of injuries, [...]
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Spurs beat Blazers, move to 8-0 at home (AP)
Tony Parker scored 20 points to help the San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers 99-83 on Friday night and stay unbeaten at home. Parker shook off a slow start as the Spurs (8-4) improved to 8-0 at home, their best start since the 2007-08 season when they won started 13-0. Portland (7-4), meanwhile, [...]
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Timberwolves win in Rubio’s first start (AP)
Kevin Love scored 34 points, Ricky Rubio hit the tiebreaking free throws in his first career start, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the New Orleans Hornets 87-80 on Friday night. Rubio finished with 12 points and nine assists. Love had 17 points in the third quarter and also grabbed 15 rebounds for his 11th consecutive [...]
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Nowitzki reaches 23,000 points in rout (AP)
Dirk Nowitzki went over 23,000 career points, Vince Carter had his highest-scoring game in Dallas and the Mavericks stretched their winning streak to four games with a 102-76 victory over Milwaukee on Friday night. The defending NBA champion Mavericks (6-4) are finally on a roll after an 0-3 start. Dallas has won its last five [...]
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Rose returns, helps Bulls hold off Celts (AP)
Derrick Rose returned from a one-game absence to score 25 points and help the Chicago Bulls hold off a second-half charge to beat the Boston Celtics 88-79 on Friday night. The Celtics had trimmed a 52-33 halftime deficit to 67-66 on a 3-pointer by Mickael Pietrus with 10 minutes left in the game. Then Boston [...]
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Rockets use balanced effort to top Kings (AP)
Kyle Lowry’s 25 points led five double-digit scorers and the Houston Rockets beat the Sacramento Kings 103-89 on Friday night. The Kings led at halftime, but Houston used a strong third quarter to take the lead and Sacramento never really threatened after that. Former King Samuel Dalembert added 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Luis [...]
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Pacers overcome Granger ejection in win (AP)
Tyler Hansbrough made two key free throws with less than 15 seconds to play and the Indiana Pacers overcame the ejection of leading scorer Danny Granger to beat the Toronto Raptors 95-90 on Friday night. George Hill scored a season-high 22 points for the Pacers, while Roy Hibbert fouled out with 15 points and nine [...]
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Nowitzki 23rd player to 23,000 points (AP)
Dirk Nowitzki is the 23rd NBA player to score 23,000 career points. The Dallas Mavericks star hit that mark with a free throw midway through the second quarter Friday night against Milwaukee. Nowitzki is in his 14th NBA season, all with the Mavericks. He was playing in his 1,005th career game, and recently made his [...]
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76ers defeat hapless Wizards 120-89 (AP)
Jodie Meeks tied a career high with 26 points, Lou Williams had 19 and Spencer Hawes added 10 points and 10 rebounds to help the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Washington Wizards 120-89 on Friday night. Led by their usual balanced offense, the Sixers led by 34 points in the third quarter and crushed the NBA-worst [...]
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Pistons end 6-game skid, Bobcats’ now 6 (AP)
Jonas Jerebko tied a career high with 22 points and the Detroit Pistons won the race to three victories Friday night against the Charlotte Bobcats, 98-81. Both teams entered the game with identical 2-9 records and on lengthy losing streaks: the Bobcats having lost five straight and the Pistons six in a row.
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