Archive for January 29th, 2012
DeRozan’s 27 power Raptors by Nets (AP)
DeMar DeRozan took over as soon as the third quarter started. DeRozan scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half, leading the Toronto Raptors to a 94-73 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Sunday night. With injuries playing a role in their 7-14 start, the Raptors received a huge lift from DeRozan.
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Cavs’ game-ending 12-0 run stuns Celtics (AP)
It was the same play Cleveland ran at the end of regulation in its third game this season — the third game of Kyrie Irving’s NBA career. He missed that one. On Sunday night, Cavaliers coach Byron Scott called it again. “He (learned) not to miss the layup this time,” Scott said after Irving made [...]
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Lakers overcome road woes in Minnesota (AP)
Kobe Bryant had 35 points and 14 rebounds and Pau Gasol scored 28 to give the Los Angeles Lakers a much-needed road victory, 106-101 over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday night. Andrew Bynum added 21 points for the Lakers, who won for just the second time in nine road games this season. They led by [...]
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Hawks roll past slumping Hornets 94-72 (AP)
Jeff Teague tied a career high with 24 points despite playing on a sore left ankle and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New Orleans Hornets 94-72 on Sunday night. Willie Green added 16 points and Marvin Williams 14 for Atlanta, which won for the fourth time in five games and handed the struggling Hornets their [...]
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Mavericks get past Spurs 101-100 in OT (AP)
Jason Terry scored a season-high 34 points, including four in the last 42 seconds of overtime, and the Dallas Mavericks rebounded after blowing a big lead against San Antonio for a 101-100 victory Sunday night. Terry put Dallas back in front when he took a pass from Dirk Nowitzki for a 12-foot baseline jumper with [...]
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Pacers send Magic to third straight loss (AP)
Danny Granger scored 24 points, and David West and George Hill each had 16 as the Indiana Pacers ran past the Orlando Magic 106-85 on Sunday night. The Pacers snapped a six-game losing streak to the Magic and avoided losing consecutive games for the first time this season. Indiana had a 16-2 edge in second-chance [...]
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Nowitzki back in Mavs lineup vs. Spurs (AP)
Dirk Nowitzki is back in the Dallas Mavericks lineup. Nowitzki started Sunday night’s game against San Antonio following a planned four-game hiatus to strengthen his sore right knee and do conditioning work. The NBA finals MVP averaged 17.5 points and 5.4 rebounds a game in starting the first 16 games for Dallas.
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Heat hold off Bulls as Rose misses late (AP)
LeBron James scored 35 points, while reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose wasted two chances in the final 23 seconds and the Miami Heat escaped with a 97-93 win Sunday over the Chicago Bulls. Chris Bosh scored 24 points and added 12 rebounds for the Heat, who never trailed — but this win in a rematch [...]
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Mavs’ Kidd out 1 week, probably longer (AP)
Dallas Mavericks guard Jason Kidd will be out at least a week because of a right calf strain. Coach Rick Carlisle said before Sunday night’s game against San Antonio that Kidd would be out at least a week, and probably longer. The game against the Spurs was the first of five games for Dallas in [...]
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Rockets G Lee uninjured in car accident (AP)
Houston Rockets guard Courtney Lee says he wasn’t injured when his car was struck by another vehicle after Saturday night’s game against the New York Knicks. Rockets spokesman Nelson Luis said Sunday that Lee contacted a team security guard to tell him he was OK. Lee tweeted about the incident, saying he was thanking God [...]
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