No Blake. No Faried. No Lee. No Randolph. Oh, but the
top overall pick makes his first appearance, and Philly’s human pogo stick
leads the pack! Here’s to the young ‘uns!
Note: All of
the following stats are based on the last five games of each player as computed
by HoopsStats.com. Stats were taken on March 19, 2013 (Manila time).
5. Dirk
Nowitzki (DAL) - 18.4ppg, 9.8rpg, 1.6spg, .476 3pt%, .933 FT%, 23.6 EFF
The Dunking Deutchman is welcomed back to realm of
the living! He is shooting nearly 48% from three and more than 93% from the
line – vintage Dirk!!! Just in time for Dallas’s last ditch run at a Playoff
berth, or too late the hero?
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| Dirk Nowitzki is picking up steam, but it might be all for naught. (image by LM Otero/AP) |
4. Anthony
Davis (NOH) - 17.6ppg, 11.0rpg, 1.0spg, 1.4bpg, .529 FG%, 24.0 EFF
The top pick is here! The top pick is here! Maybe
it’s a little too late for him to give Damian Lillard some ROY jitters, but,
hey, there’s a lot of All-Star potential in this young big. I predict he’ll be
the best talent on a bad team next season, and then he’ll leave NOH for a
fatter paycheck somewhere.
3. Tim
Duncan (SAS) - 22.3ppg, 11.8rpg, 1.5bpg, .582 FG%, .917 FT%, 28.0 EFF
Vintage Duncan is #3 in a list with Vintage Dirk. TD continues
to add to his best-PF-ever resume with a fundamentally polished game that
nobody can touch. Nearly 60% from the floor and 92% from the line? And he’s
gonna be 37 soon? Does he do Rust-Guard every morning or something?
2. LaMarcus
Aldridge (POR) - 24.6ppg, 8.6rpg, 1.0spg, 2.0bpg, .563 FG%, 1.000 FT%, 28.8 EFF
His mid-range game is reminiscent of TD. His long
range game is sometimes reminiscent of Dirk. Sure, his rebounding is nowhere
near legendary, but I think 2 blocks per game (for a PF at that) and ONE
HUNDRED PERCENT free throw shooting can make up for it easily. Don’t you?
1. Thaddeus
Young (PHI) - 20.8ppg, 9.4rpg, 2.4spg, .691 FG%, 29.0 EFF
Yo Thad-Yo! 26 and 12 against ORL and 24 and 15
against MIA were his recent bests. And he’s just 6’8, too! Who misses Andrew
Bynum, huh? I dare you! The Sixers won’t get to play in the postseason, but
they should enjoy playing the part of spoilers for those teams still harboring
hopes.
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| Thad-Yo is the best PF of the past week or so! (image from Sun-Sentinel.com) |
Game Recaps (courtesy of the Sports Network):
March 15
Final
Score: LA Lakers 99, Indiana 93
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Dwight Howard
posted a double-double and the Lakers received big efforts from Antawn Jamison
and Steve Blake off the bench as Los Angeles downed the Indiana Pacers, 99-93,
on Friday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Howard came through with 20 points, 12
rebounds and four blocks while Jamison and Blake combined for nine 3-pointers
to help the Lakers to their fifth win in six games. Blake finished with 18 points,
with Jamison scoring 17. Kobe Bryant, who was thought to be out indefinitely
after severely spraining his ankle in the final seconds of a Wednesday loss to
the Atlanta Hawks, miraculously started the contest, but didn't return after
playing the entire first quarter. He was held scoreless on 0-for-4 shooting
from the field. The Pacers suffered just their eighth defeat at home this
season. George Hill scored a game-high 27 points on 11-for-19 shooting for
Indiana, while Paul George contributed 20 points with nine rebounds.
Final
Score: Toronto 92, Charlotte 78
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - Rudy Gay poured in a
game-high 28 points and Amir Johnson added 12 points and a career-high 21
rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 92-78 victory over the Charlotte
Bobcats. Sebastian Telfair added 11 points and five assists and Jonas
Valanciunas finished with 10 points and six boards for the Raptors, who had
dropped seven of their last nine games entering the contest. Gerald Henderson
scored 22 points and Kemba Walker added 20 for the Bobcats, who have dropped
six straight road contests and fell to 6-27 as the guest this season.
Charlotte, which hasn't won on the road since Feb. 19 at Orlando, has lost 11
of 12 overall.
Final
Score: Washington 96, New Orleans 87
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - John Wall
registered 29 points and nine assists and led the Washington Wizards to a 96-87
win over the New Orleans Hornets. Wall shot 12-of-15 from the field, including
a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc, for the Wizards, who won their second
straight game. Martell Webster had 18 points while Garrett Temple, Cartier
Martin and Kevin Seraphin scored 10 points apiece. Eric Gordon had a team-high
20 points for the Hornets, who have lost five of their last six games. Greivis
Vasquez recorded 18 points, nine assists and eight rebounds, and Anthony Davis
scored 16 points.
Final
Score: Atlanta 107, Phoenix 94
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Josh Smith showed no
ill effects from his brief layoff, racking up 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven
assists to lead the way in the Atlanta Hawks' 107-94 triumph over the Phoenix
Suns at Philips Arena. Smith had sat out the Hawks' 96-92 home win over the Los
Angeles Lakers on Wednesday due to a sprained left knee. Al Horford and Kyle
Korver each chipped in 16 points to the victory, with Horford pulling down 11
rebounds as well, while Devin Harris ended with 15 points and DeShawn Stevenson
had 12 for Atlanta. Goran Dragic topped Phoenix with 21 points and eight
assists, with Jermaine O'Neal netting 18 points and Markieff Morris compiling
15 points and 11 rebounds.
Final
Score: Houston 108, Minnesota 100
Houston, TX (Sports Network) - James Harden scored 25
of his 37 points in the second half to help the Houston Rockets overcome a
20-point third-quarter deficit and take a 108-100 victory over the Minnesota
Timberwolves on Friday. Harden was 3-for-4 from beyond the arc and sank
12-of-13 from the free throw line over the final two frames. Jeremy Lin chipped
in 24 points and eight assists to the win. Minnesota was in control late in the
second quarter, but was outscored 69-43 in the second half. Derrick Williams
and J.J. Barea each scored 19 in the defeat, the T'Wolves 15th in their last 16
road games.
Final
Score: Oklahoma City 117, Orlando 104
Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Kevin Durant
scored 26 points and pulled down nine rebounds and Russell Westbrook added 23
points, six boards and six assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the
Orlando Magic, 117-104, on Friday. Serge Ibaka had 20 points, six rebounds and
three blocks, while Kevin Martin chipped in with 15 points and six rebounds off
the bench for the Thunder, winners in seven of their last eight games. Jameer
Nelson scored 26 points and dished out seven assists and Nikola Vucevic scored
21 points and pulled down 14 boards for the Magic, losers in seven of their
last nine games.
Final
Score: Dallas 96, Cleveland 86
Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Rodrigue Beaubois
scored 18 points and fellow reserves Darren Collison and Brandan Wright each
netted 13, as the Dallas bench spurred the Mavericks to a 96-86 win over the
Cleveland Cavaliers. Dirk Nowitzki totaled 13 points and 11 rebounds for the
Mavs, who shot 63 percent from the field in the second half to win for the
fifth time in six games. Dion Waiters paced Cleveland with 21 points, while
Tyler Zeller finished with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds in the
loss, the club's third in four games.
Final
Score: Miami 107, Milwaukee 94
Milwaukee, WI (Sports Network) - The Miami Heat now
own the third-longest winning streak in NBA history with 21 consecutive
victories. LeBron James and Chris Bosh each scored 28 points, and Dwyane Wade
added 20 in Miami's 107-94 win over the Milwaukee Bucks Friday. James tallied
10 rebounds and seven assists, and Miami's big three went 32-of-57 from the
field. Wade also had nine assists and seven rebounds. The Heat passed the
1970-71 Milwaukee Bucks for the third-longest single-season winning streak in
league history. Miami can tie the second-longest streak all-time with a win
Sunday afternoon at Toronto. Houston won 22 straight during the 2007-08 season.
The all-time record of 33 belongs to the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. Ersan
Ilyasova had 26 points and 17 rebounds for the Bucks, who lost their third in a
row. Brandon Jennings finished with 21 points.
Final
Score: Denver 87, Memphis 80
Denver, CO (Sports Network) - Kosta Koufos registered
a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds and led the Denver Nuggets to an
87-80 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. Koufos shot 7-of-9 from the
field for the Nuggets, who are on an 11-game winning streak. Danilo Gallinari
scored 15 points while Corey Brewer and Andre Miller had 11 and 10 points,
respectively, off the bench. Zach Randolph posted 18 points and 18 rebounds,
including 10 offensive boards, for the Grizzlies, who came into the game with a
six-game winning streak.
Final
Score: Chicago 113, Golden State 95
Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Luol Deng scored 23
points and Carlos Boozer added 21 points and nine rebounds to lead the Chicago
Bulls to a much-needed 113-95 win over the Golden State Warriors on Friday.
Nate Robinson added 20 points and seven assists and Joakim Noah finished with
16 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulls, who had dropped six of their last nine
games entering the contest. Jarrett Jack scored 20 points and David Lee added
15 with eight rebounds for the Warriors, who have dropped seven of their last
11 games. Golden State guard Stephen Curry, who averaged 22.2 points per game
entering the contest, was held to just eight points on 2-of-13 shooting.
March 16
Final
Score: Washington 127, Phoenix 105
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Martell Webster's
career-high 34 points led five Washington starters in double-figures, as the
Wizards thumped the Phoenix Suns, 127-105, for their third straight win.
Webster was 10-for-18 from the field -- including 7-of-10 from beyond the arc
-- for Washington, which shot an impressive 66.7 percent (14-of-21) from long
distance as a team to snap a 10-game losing streak to Phoenix. Emeka Okafor and
John Wall both had double-doubles, with each scoring 17 points. Okafor tallied
10 rebounds and Wall registered 11 assists in the win. Michael Beasley scored a
team-best 21 points off the bench for the Suns, losers of four in a row. Jared
Dudley added 16 points with Jermaine O'Neal and Goran Dragic each contributing
12. Dragic also had 11 assists.
Final
Score: Boston 105, Charlotte 88
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Jason Terry led six
Boston players in double- figures with 15 points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting
from behind the arc as the Celtics used a balanced attack to down Charlotte,
105-88, on Saturday. Paul Pierce and Avery Bradley had 14 and 13 points,
respectively, for the Celtics, who have won two straight and seven of their
last nine. Brandon Bass and Jeff Green scored 10 points apiece on an identical
5-of-9 shooting. Jannero Pargo had 18 points and made four 3-pointers for the
Bobcats, who have dropped two straight following a victory over Boston at home
just four days ago. Gerald Henderson added 16 points and Kemba Walker had 14 in
defeat.
Final
Score: Philadelphia 98, Indiana 91
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Six Philadelphia
players scored double- digits, as the 76ers defeated the Indiana Pacers, 98-91,
on Saturday. Jrue Holiday had 27 points and 12 assists for the Sixers, who came
into the game off a 98-94 loss against Miami on Wednesday. Spencer Hawes
registered 18 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists. Thaddeus Young and Dorell
Wright scored 13 points apiece and Damien Wilkins added 12. Evan Turner tallied
11 points. Roy Hibbert had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who have
lost three of their last four games. Paul George nearly recorded a
triple-double with 18 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. David West also
scored 18 points in the setback.
Final
Score: San Antonio 119, Cleveland 113
San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Tim Duncan
registered 30 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks as the San Antonio Spurs held
off a feisty Cleveland Cavaliers squad, 119-113, on Saturday at AT&T
Center. Kawhi Leonard and Manu Ginobili each added double-doubles as well, with
Leonard posting 24 points and 13 rebounds and Ginobili tallying 14 points with
10 assists for the Spurs, who improved to 2-0 on their four-game homestand.
Despite missing their top scorer, Kyrie Irving, the Cavs went toe-to-toe with
the Western Conference's top squad for four quarters, but wilted in the final
minutes. Wayne Ellington scored a team-leading 21 points and Marreese Speights
added 19 and seven rebounds, but Cleveland lost its seventh in a row to San
Antonio. Alonzo Gee and Dion Waiters each scored 15 in the setback.
Final
Score: Portland 112, Detroit 101
Portland, OR (Sports Network) - LaMarcus Aldridge
posted 13 of his 31 points in the final quarter and had 12 rebounds to pace the
Portland Trail Blazers to a 112-101 win over the Detroit Pistons. J.J. Hickson
added 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Blazers, who have won back-to-back
contests. Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum each scored 17 and Damian Lillard
ended with 14 points and seven assists. Rodney Stuckey had 32 points for the
Pistons, but suffered a cut above his right eye after bumping heads with
Lillard. Will Bynum chipped in 23 points, but the Pistons suffered their eighth
straight loss.
Final
Score: Utah 90, Memphis 84
Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - Gordon Hayward
had 17 points and his 3-pointer late in the contest sealed a much needed 90-84
victory for the Utah Jazz over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Hayward also
pulled down eight boards and Al Jefferson poured in 14 points for Utah, which
had come in as losers in eight of its last 10 games. Paul Millsap and Mo
Williams each scored 13 in the victory. Memphis has now dropped two in a row on
the heels of a six-game winning streak. Jerryd Bayless had a game-high 24
points and Zach Randolph chipped in with 19 points and nine rebounds in defeat.
March 17
Final
Score: Washington 127, Phoenix 105
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Martell Webster's
career-high 34 points led five Washington starters in double-figures, as the
Wizards thumped the Phoenix Suns, 127-105, for their third straight win.
Webster was 10-for-18 from the field -- including 7-of-10 from beyond the arc
-- for Washington, which shot an impressive 66.7 percent (14-of-21) from long
distance as a team to snap a 10-game losing streak to Phoenix. Emeka Okafor and
John Wall both had double-doubles, with each scoring 17 points. Okafor tallied
10 rebounds and Wall registered 11 assists in the win. Michael Beasley scored a
team-best 21 points off the bench for the Suns, losers of four in a row. Jared
Dudley added 16 points with Jermaine O'Neal and Goran Dragic each contributing
12. Dragic also had 11 assists.
Final
Score: Boston 105, Charlotte 88
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Jason Terry led six
Boston players in double- figures with 15 points on a perfect 3-of-3 shooting
from behind the arc as the Celtics used a balanced attack to down Charlotte,
105-88, on Saturday. Paul Pierce and Avery Bradley had 14 and 13 points,
respectively, for the Celtics, who have won two straight and seven of their
last nine. Brandon Bass and Jeff Green scored 10 points apiece on an identical
5-of-9 shooting. Jannero Pargo had 18 points and made four 3-pointers for the
Bobcats, who have dropped two straight following a victory over Boston at home
just four days ago. Gerald Henderson added 16 points and Kemba Walker had 14 in
defeat.
Final
Score: Philadelphia 98, Indiana 91
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Six Philadelphia
players scored double- digits, as the 76ers defeated the Indiana Pacers, 98-91,
on Saturday. Jrue Holiday had 27 points and 12 assists for the Sixers, who came
into the game off a 98-94 loss against Miami on Wednesday. Spencer Hawes
registered 18 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists. Thaddeus Young and Dorell
Wright scored 13 points apiece and Damien Wilkins added 12. Evan Turner tallied
11 points. Roy Hibbert had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who have
lost three of their last four games. Paul George nearly recorded a
triple-double with 18 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists. David West also
scored 18 points in the setback.
Final
Score: San Antonio 119, Cleveland 113
San Antonio, TX (Sports Network) - Tim Duncan
registered 30 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks as the San Antonio Spurs held
off a feisty Cleveland Cavaliers squad, 119-113, on Saturday at AT&T
Center. Kawhi Leonard and Manu Ginobili each added double-doubles as well, with
Leonard posting 24 points and 13 rebounds and Ginobili tallying 14 points with
10 assists for the Spurs, who improved to 2-0 on their four-game homestand.
Despite missing their top scorer, Kyrie Irving, the Cavs went toe-to-toe with
the Western Conference's top squad for four quarters, but wilted in the final
minutes. Wayne Ellington scored a team-leading 21 points and Marreese Speights
added 19 and seven rebounds, but Cleveland lost its seventh in a row to San
Antonio. Alonzo Gee and Dion Waiters each scored 15 in the setback.
Final
Score: Portland 112, Detroit 101
Portland, OR (Sports Network) - LaMarcus Aldridge
posted 13 of his 31 points in the final quarter and had 12 rebounds to pace the
Portland Trail Blazers to a 112-101 win over the Detroit Pistons. J.J. Hickson
added 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Blazers, who have won back-to-back
contests. Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum each scored 17 and Damian Lillard
ended with 14 points and seven assists. Rodney Stuckey had 32 points for the
Pistons, but suffered a cut above his right eye after bumping heads with
Lillard. Will Bynum chipped in 23 points, but the Pistons suffered their eighth
straight loss.
Final
Score: Utah 90, Memphis 84
Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) - Gordon Hayward
had 17 points and his 3-pointer late in the contest sealed a much needed 90-84
victory for the Utah Jazz over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. Hayward also
pulled down eight boards and Al Jefferson poured in 14 points for Utah, which
had come in as losers in eight of its last 10 games. Paul Millsap and Mo
Williams each scored 13 in the victory. Memphis has now dropped two in a row on
the heels of a six-game winning streak. Jerryd Bayless had a game-high 24
points and Zach Randolph chipped in with 19 points and nine rebounds in defeat.
March 18
Final
Score: Charlotte 119, Washington 114
Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Gerald Henderson
registered 27 points and eight assists in leading the Charlotte Bobcats to a
119-114 win over the Washington Wizards on Monday. Henderson was one of seven
players to score double-digits for the Bobcats, who came into the game off two
straight losses. Ben Gordon and Kemba Walker scored 19 and 18 points,
respectively, while Josh McRoberts had 17 points and seven rebounds. Byron
Mullens scored 12 points off the bench and the Bobcats received 11 apiece from
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist and Jannero Pargo. John Wall had a team-high 25 points
for the Wizards, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. Nene recorded 21
points, seven rebounds and seven assists, while Emeka Okafor and Garrett Temple
each scored 17.
Final
Score: Indiana 111, Cleveland 90
Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Gerald Green led a
balanced attack with 20 points and six rebounds as the Indiana Pacers got back
on track with a 111-90 triumph over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans
Arena. Tyler Hansbrough, starting for injured David West, tallied 18 points and
11 rebounds. Paul George scored 14 and Roy Hibbert manned the paint with 12
points, nine rebounds and five blocks in the victory. Cleveland, losers of five
of six and just 1-3 since Kyrie Irving went out with a shoulder injury, shot
just 38 percent from the field in the drubbing. C.J. Miles was 4-of-8 from
beyond the arc en route to a game-high 21 points off the bench and Tristan
Thompson followed with 20 points and 11 boards.
Final
Score: Philadelphia 101, Portland 100
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Jrue Holiday had
27 points, eight rebounds and six assists in the Philadelphia 76ers' 101-100
win over the Portland Trail Blazers. Spencer Hawes added 18 points and 13
rebounds for Philly, which found out earlier Monday that center Andrew Bynum
would undergo season-ending knee surgery on both knees. LaMarcus Aldridge
finished with 32 points and 14 rebounds but missed a potential go-ahead shot
before the buzzer. Damian Lillard chipped in 27 points, seven boards and seven
helpers for the Blazers, who have dropped 13 of their last 15 contests on the
road.
Final
Score: Dallas 127, Atlanta 113
Atlanta, GA (Sports Network) - Darren Collison scored
a game-high 24 points and Dirk Nowitzki added 22 as the Dallas Mavericks
cruised to a 127-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. O.J. Mayo added 17
points, while Chris Kaman and Vince Carter added 14 and 13 points,
respectively, for the Mavericks, winners in six of their last eight games.
Brandan Wright added 12 points and eight rebounds in the triumph. Jeff Teague
scored 19 points and Al Horford had 16 points and 11 boards for the Hawks, who
had won three straight entering the contest.
Final
Score: Brooklyn 119, Detroit 82
Auburn Hills, MI (Sports Network) - Deron Williams
scored 31 points and the Brooklyn Nets kept the Detroit Pistons winless in
March with a 119-82 thumping at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Nets opened
their eight-game road trip with a relatively easy victory by hitting 54 percent
from the field and holding Detroit to 1-of-18 shooting from behind the arc.
Brook Lopez scored 18 points, Joe Johnson added 13 and Andray Blatche checked
in with 15 in the rout. The Pistons have dropped a season-high nine straight
and six in a row at home. Will Bynum scored a team-high 18 points, while Greg
Monroe had 17 in defeat.
Final
Score: Miami 105, Boston 103
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Miami Heat are 10
straight wins away from matching an unprecedented mark that was once thought
never to be threatened. LeBron James' go-ahead jumper with 10.5 seconds
remaining gave the Heat their 23rd straight victory, a 105-103 triumph over the
Boston Celtics. Miami surpassed the Houston Rockets' 22-game run during the
2007-08 campaign to sit alone in second on the NBA's all-time winning streak
list. The 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers are the only team that stands in the
Heat's way. They won 33 straight contests. James tallied 37 points, 12 assists
and seven rebounds for the Heat, who overcame a 17-point second quarter
deficit. The Celtics ended the Rockets' streak on this very day five years ago,
but not even a career-high 43-point performance from Jeff Green could help
Boston extend its 11-game home winning streak. After James hit his jumper,
Shane Battier blocked Green's drive down the lane. Paul Pierce came off a
screen on the ensuing out-of-bounds play, but his 3-point try from the right
wing with 4.9 seconds left was off the mark.
Final
Score: Denver 119, Chicago 118 (OT)
Chicago, IL (Sports Network) - Andre Iguodala's
3-pointer and Joakim Noah's offensive goaltending in the final 7.1 seconds of
overtime kept the Nuggets' winning streak alive, as Denver escaped United
Center with a controversial 119-118 victory over the Chicago Bulls. Wilson
Chandler scored 35 points for Denver, which has won 12 in a row, while Nate
Robinson paced the Bulls with 34. The goaltending call overshadowed a great
game from Noah, who totaled 14 points, 12 rebounds, seven blocks and six
assists.
Final
Score: Memphis 92, Minnesota 77
Memphis, TN (Sports Network) - Mike Conley had 20
points with six assists and led the Memphis Grizzlies to a 92-77 win over the
Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. Zach Randolph registered 14 points and 10
rebounds while Tayshaun Prince scored 12 points and grabbed 14 boards for the
Grizzlies, who have won seven of their last nine games. Alexey Shved had a
team-high 12 points for the Timberwolves, who have lost 11 of their last 14
games. Mickael Gelabale and J.J. Barea scored 11 points apiece, with Gelabale
grabbing seven boards in the setback.
Final
Score: Golden State 93, New Orleans 72
New Orleans, LA (Sports Network) - Stephen Curry
canned six 3-pointers en route to a game-high 30 points and the Golden State
Warriors dominated the fourth quarter to take a 93-72 victory against the New
Orleans Hornets. The Warriors, who recently had lost nine of their last 10 road
games, have now won two in a row away from home. David Lee chipped in a
double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds and Klay Thompson contributed 13
points in the victory. Ryan Anderson had a team-leading 21 points to go with
nine rebounds in New Orleans' third defeat to the Warriors this season. Losers
in 11 of 14 games overall, Anthony Davis scored 16 and Greivis Vasquez notched
14 points with nine assists.
Final
Score: New York 90, Utah 83
J.R. Smith and Raymond Felton paced a short-handed
Knicks offense and New York salvaged a messy five-game road trip with a 90-83
victory the Utah Jazz at EnergySolutions Arena. After dropping the first four
games of the west coast trek by an average of 20 points, the Knicks were able
to hold on late and cling to their one-game lead in the Atlantic division over
the Brooklyn Nets, who defeated the Pistons earlier on Monday. Smith scored 20
points, Felton added 19 and Chris Copeland finished with 14 for New York, which
has been without All-Stars Carmelo Anthony and Tyson Chandler for the last
three games due to knee injuries.
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