Archive for January 18th, 2012
Mavs asst. Armstrong arrested in Calif. (AP)
Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials say an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks basketball team has been arrested on an outstanding warrant from Las Vegas. Sgt. James Brown says Darrell Armstrong was arrested and booked Tuesday in a case involving non-sufficient funds. Details about the case weren’t immediately available.
Posted: January 18th, 2012 under Uncategorized.
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Hawks move to 4-0 since losing Horford (AP)
Joe Johnson bounced back from a sluggish start to score 24 points and came up with a key defensive play down the stretch, leading the Atlanta Hawks to their fourth straight victory since losing All-Star center Al Horford, 92-89 over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. The Hawks, taking over first place in the [...]
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Grizzlies extend winning streak to 4 (AP)
By the time the Hornets figured out how to slow down Marc Gasol, it was too late. Gasol scored all of his season-high 22 points before the fourth quarter and grabbed 12 rebounds, helping the Memphis Grizzlies extend their winning streak to four with a 93-87 victory over struggling New Orleans on Wednesday night.
Posted: January 18th, 2012 under 43972.
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Wolves rally from 16 down, beat Pistons (AP)
Kevin Love had 20 points and 17 rebounds and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a dreadful start to the game to slug out a 93-85 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Anthony Tolliver had 11 points off the bench and shut down Tayshaun Prince in the fourth quarter to help the Timberwolves to their [...]
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Rondo hurt as Celtics end 5-game slide (AP)
Rajon Rondo scored 13 of his 21 points in the first quarter and the Boston Celtics ended a five-game losing streak with a 96-73 win over the reeling Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Rondo was knocked out of the game with a sore right wrist after being leveled on a flagrant foul by Linus Kleiza [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2012 under 43948.
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Spurs best Magic in OT to end road skid (AP)
Tony Parker scored 25 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter and overtime, and San Antonio held on to beat Orlando 85-83 Wednesday night. Tim Duncan added 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Spurs also snapped a streak of 10 consecutive road losses overall, dating to last season. The Magic were led by Dwight [...]
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Williams leads way as Nets top Warriors (AP)
Deron Williams scored 24 points, 11 coming in crucial stretch of the fourth quarter, and had 10 assists and eight rebounds, leading the New Jersey Nets to their first home win, a 107-100 victory against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. The Nets entered the fourth quarter trailing 83-80, then took control with a [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2012 under 43964.
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Suns beat Knicks to end 5-game skid (AP)
Steve Nash had 26 points and 11 assists, Shannon Brown hit a crucial 3-pointer that was as ugly as this game, and the Phoenix Suns snapped a five-game losing streak with a 91-88 victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday night. Brown and Grant Hill each scored 14 points for the Suns, who bounced [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2012 under 43960.
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Miller leads Nuggets over 76ers in OT (AP)
Andre Miller scored a season-high 28 points off the bench, Nene had 20 points and 14 rebounds and the Denver Nuggets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-104 in overtime Wednesday night. Miller scored Denver’s last 10 points in regulation and got another big basket in OT. His jumper put the Nuggets ahead 106-104 with 42.9 seconds [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2012 under 43956.
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Wizards’ second win ends Thunder’s run (AP)
John Wall scored 25 points, Nick Young had 24 and Jordan Crawford added 18 to lead Washington to a 105-102 victory over Oklahoma City on Wednesday night, snapping the Thunder’s seven-game winning streak and giving the Wizards just their second win of the season. Oklahoma City lost for only the third time in 15 games [...]
Posted: January 18th, 2012 under 43952.
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