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NBA Roundup: Heat held off the Lakers 99-90

January 18, 2013 By Admin

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Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers talks to Antawn Jamison #4 and Robert Sacre #50 during a 104-88 win over the Milwaukee Bucks at Staples Center on January 15, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.
(January 14, 2013 – Source: Harry How/Getty Images North America)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 39 points and eight assists, Dwyane Wade added 27 points on his 31st birthday and the Miami Heat held off the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 Thursday night to finish their six-game road trip with three wins.

Ray Allen scored seven of his nine points in the final 5 minutes as the defending NBA champions repelled a late charge by the Lakers, who lost for the seventh time in nine games.

Kobe Bryant scored 13 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter for Los Angeles, which rallied for a brief lead midway through the final period before James and Allen secured the Heat’s second win in their last eight road games against the Lakers.

KNICKS 102, PISTONS 87

LONDON (AP) — Carmelo Anthony returned to the site of his Olympic triumph and scored 26 points to lead New York over Detroit.

Anthony scored 18 in the first half as the Knicks (25-13) jumped out to a 16-2 lead before holding a double-digit lead for most of the game.

Amare Stoudemire added 17 points for the Knicks and J.R. Smith scored 16. Will Bynum led the Pistons with 22 points.

The Pistons (14-25) were the home team at the O2 Arena in London, the site of the Olympic gold-medal game during last year’s London Games. It was the third regular-season NBA game played at the venue, where the then-New Jersey Nets swept the Toronto Raptors in a pair of games two years ago.

Anthony and Knicks teammate Tyson Chandler were on the team that celebrated a gold medal for the United States with a win over Spain in August. Chandler scored 10 points on Thursday and pulled down 14 rebounds.

Anthony has at least 20 points in 25 straight games, extending the longest streak of his career.

CLIPPERS 90, TIMBERWOLVES 77

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jamal Crawford scored 22 points, Blake Griffin added 20 and Los Angeles hardly broke a sweat in cruising past free-falling Minnesota.

Lamar Odom grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out six assists, and the Clippers outscored Minnesota’s bench 45-23 to overcome Chris Paul’s third straight missed game because of a knee injury.

Luke Ridnour scored 21 points and Ricky Rubio had four points and six assists in his first start of the season for the Timberwolves, who lost leading scorer and rebounder Nikola Pekovic to a bruised right quadriceps in the third quarter.

The Timberwolves shot just 35.7 percent and missed 15 of their 19 3-pointers in losing their fifth straight game.

BUCKS 98, SUNS 94

PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Dunleavy hit a 3-pointer with 57.4 seconds left to cap a 10-0 run and Milwaukee pulled away to snap a 24-game losing streak in Phoenix.

Monta Ellis scored 24 points and Larry Sanders added 19, while Dunleavy and Brandon Jennings had 16 apiece for the Bucks, who had not won in the Valley since Feb. 21, 1987, at the old Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

Milwaukee has won four of six since interim coach Jim Boylan replaced Scott Skiles on Jan. 8.

Shannon Brown scored 20 points off the bench for the Suns, who have lost four straight at home for the first time since 2004 and have dropped 13 of 15 overall.

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NBA: Jeremy Lin headed to Rockets for $25M

July 18, 2012 By Admin

Jeremy Lin initially agreed to a four-year offer sheet with the Rockets worth about $28 million. But the team revised the offer and made it three years and included a guaranteed salary of about $15 million in the third year. (Al Bello/Getty Images)

(PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Jeremy Lin is leaving New York and taking Linsanity to Houston.

The New York Knicks announced Tuesday night that they will not match the Houston Rocket’s three-year, US$25 million offer for Lin, a restricted free-agent.

New York officially had until 11:59 EDT to decide whether to re-sign Lin, who became an international phenomenon in the media glare of Big Apple.

The Rockets made it tough for the Knicks to sign off on keeping him by backloading their offer sheet with a $15 million salary in the third season. If the Knicks agreed to that deal, they would’ve faced a hefty luxury tax in 2014-15 because of other big contracts on their books — between $30-40 million.

Lin now returns to Houston, where he spent about two weeks in December during training camp. The Rockets liked what they saw in the undrafted point guard, but had to waive him because they had Kyle Lowry and Goran Dragic on the roster.

The New York Times initially reported the Knicks’ decision, citing an unidentified person briefed on the situation.

One sports consultant said the adjustment to the offer sheet was a stroke of genius by Rockets general manager Daryl Morey.

“The Rockets deserve a lot of credit for the way they’ve gone about this,” said Marc Ganis, president of Chicago-based SportsCorp. “It was extremely intelligent — with an assassin’s touch.”

The Knicks, though, gave Lin his first shot, picking him up after the Rockets waived him. He was briefly demoted to the developmental league, recalled and finally got his chance when coach Mike D’Antoni put him in with the Knicks floundering at 8-15. Lin scored a career-high 25 points in a 99-92 win over New Jersey Nets and “Linsanity” was born.

Lin had slept on teammate Landry Fields’ couch the night before, still refusing to get his own place as he headed into that week, knowing the Knicks would have to decide whether to cut him or guarantee his contract for the rest of the season.

But Lin proved more than just an overnight sensation — he had 28 and 23 points in his first two NBA starts, and then scored a career-high 38 in a 92-85 victory over Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers.

The stock price for Madison Square Garden Inc. surged on the production and popularity of the team’s international star. Lin also made the Sports Illustrated cover in consecutive weeks, only the 12th athlete to hold that distinction since 1990. On Tuesday, Lin had more than 829,000 followers on Twitter.

The more opponents saw Lin, though, the more they seemed to figure him out as the season wore on. He went 1 for 11 with eight turnovers in a humbling, nationally televised loss in Miami and the Knicks dropped their first six games in March.

D’Antoni resigned in mid-March and Lin hurt his left knee less than two weeks later. The Knicks revealed on April 1 that Lin needed surgery to repair a meniscus tear and would miss six weeks.

The Knicks made the playoffs behind surging Carmelo Anthony, but bowed out to Miami in the first round. The Rockets, meanwhile, missed the post-season for the third straight year and have spent the off-season completely rebuilding their roster.

Houston has been trying to put together a package of assets and draft picks to offer Orlando in exchange for disgruntled All-Star centre Dwight Howard. In the process, the Rockets lost the unrestricted free agent Dragic to Phoenix, then traded Lowry to Toronto in exchange for a future first-round pick with lottery protection.

With no true point guard left on the roster, the Rockets turned back to Lin. The Knicks may have shown their hand when they brought back Raymond Felton in a sign-and-trade deal with Portland.

Houston, meanwhile, jumped at the chance to reacquire their popularity in China, where Yao Ming became a larger-than-life figure. Many Rockets landed lucrative shoe contracts with Chinese companies on Yao’s coattails and Rockets’ games drew massive television ratings there.

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AP Source: Cleveland’s Irving to be named NBA’s Rookie of the Year

May 14, 2012 By Admin

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(L-R) Deron Williams #8 of the New Jersey Nets and Kyrie Irving #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers look on at Prudential Center on March 19, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey.
(March 18, 2012 – Source: Chris Chambers/Getty Images North America)

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving began his first pro season as the top pick and ended it as the top rookie.

Cleveland’s smooth, playmaking point guard has been chosen as the NBA”s Rookie of the Year, a person familiar with the voting told The Associated Press on Sunday.

Irving’s selection is hardly a surprise since the 20-year-old led all first-year players in scoring – 18.5 points per game – and renewed hope for Cleveland’s franchise. He’ll receive the award on Tuesday, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the league has not yet announced the winner.

ESPN.com and The Cleveland Plain Dealer first reported Irving’s win.

Results of the voting won’t be available until Tuesday, but it’s safe to assume Irving’s victory will be lopsided. After Minnesota guard Ricky Rubio suffered a season-ending knee injury, Irving was far and away the best all-around player in the rookie class.

The Cavs used the No. 1 overall pick in last year’s draft to select Irving, who played in just 11 games as a freshman at Duke because of a toe injury. However, it didn’t take long for the 6-foot-3 Irving to establish himself as one of the game’s rising stars.

With a fearlessness on the floor, Irving made clutch shots, orchestrated fourth-quarter comebacks and managed to keep the Cavs competitive and in the playoff picture for several months before they traded guard Ramon Sessions in March and injuries took their toll.

Irving is the second Cavaliers player to win the award, joining LeBron James in 2004.

Irving’s is the final postseason award to be announced by the league. On Saturday, James, who spent seven seasons in Cleveland before signing with Miami, won his third MVP award in four seasons.

Irving recently treated himself to a postseason vacation in the Bahamas. In June, he’s expected to play on the Cavs summer league team in Las Vegas and will be part of a U.S. Select Team which will train against the American Olympic team going to the London Games.

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Former NBA star Williams freed from jail

April 14, 2012 By Admin

(Reuters) – Former NBA star Jayson Williams was released from New York City’s Rikers Island prison on Friday after serving eight months on a drunken driving charge, officials said.

Williams, 44, once an all-star center for the New Jersey Nets, had served the sentence after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated when he slammed his car into a tree in Manhattan in January 2010. He had been given a one-year sentence for the misdemeanor offense.

His release was confirmed by Sharman Stein, deputy commissioner for public information at NYC Department of Correction.

Williams previously served 18 months of a five-year sentence for the 2002 accidental shooting death of limousine driver Costas Christofi with a 12-gauge shotgun at Williams’ New Jersey mansion. Williams had been showing the gun to friends without having secured its safety. He pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in 2010.

The former standout at St. John’s University played for nine years in the NBA, two with the Philadelphia 76ers and seven with the Nets, according to the NBA’s website. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the first round, 21st pick overall, of the 1990 draft and his draft rights were traded to the 76ers.

(Reporting By Dan Burns; editing by Mohammad Zargham)

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NBA Roundup: Lakers clinched playoff berth; beat Nuggets 103-97

April 14, 2012 By Admin

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Andrew Bynum #17 of the Los Angeles Lakers fights for the ball against the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center on April 13, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
(April 12, 2012 – Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images North America)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andrew Bynum had 30 points and eight rebounds, Matt Barnes added a season-high 24 points, and the Los Angeles Lakers clinched a playoff berth without Kobe Bryant or coach Mike Brown, holding off the Denver Nuggets 103-97 Friday night.

Pau Gasol had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacific Division-leading Lakers (38-22), who have won three of four without Bryant. The NBA scoring leader is resting his bruised shin.

Los Angeles also played without Brown, who left Staples Center shortly before tipoff for undisclosed personal reasons. Assistant coach John Kuester ran the team.

Barnes played an enormous game in a reserve role while matching his highest-scoring performance in two seasons with the Lakers. He scored six consecutive points after Denver trimmed Los Angeles’ lead to one point, hitting a 3-pointer and adding a clutch jumper with 1:29 to play.

Andre Miller scored 20 points and Al Harrington added 18 for the Nuggets, who had won five of seven. Arron Afflalo also had 18 for Denver, which is hanging on to a playoff spot.

MAVERICKS 97, TRAIL BLAZERS 94

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki had 24 points and nine rebounds, Delonte West added 21 points, seven assists and six rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 97-94 on Friday night.

Shawn Marion had 17 points and 14 rebounds for defending champion Dallas, which has a 1 1/2-game lead over Denver and Houston for the sixth playoff spot in the Western Conference. Brandan Wright added 13 points and eight rebounds.

Nicolas Batum had 20 to lead the Blazers, Jamal Crawford scored 18 and Wesley Matthews had 15 points and seven rebounds.

The Mavericks jumped out to an early lead and held Portland at a comfortable distance for 3 1/2 quarters. Dallas was up by 24 points in the third and 16 points with less than four minutes to go in the game.

NETS 95, 76ERS 89

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gerald Green scored 23 points, and Kris Humphries had 18 points and 13 rebounds.

Deron Williams had 11 points and 10 assists, MarShon Brooks scored 22 points and Jordan Williams had 13. New Jersey’s 13 road wins are four more than they have at home.

Jrue Holiday led the Sixers with 19 points, Evan Turner had 18 and Thaddeus Young 13.

The Sixers snapped a two-game winning streak and suffered a big blow in their push up the Eastern Conference standings. They started the game clinging to seventh place and play six of their final seven games on the road. This was a game they could not afford to lose.

The Sixers, who started 20-9, have not won three straight games since March 7-11.

HEAT 105, BOBCATS 82

MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James had 19 points and nine rebounds and Chris Bosh had 18 points and seven rebounds to help Miami complete a three-game season-series sweep of Charlotte.

Miami led by 22 after three quarters and rested James, who also had five assists, the entire final period.

The Heat, playing without Dwyane Wade again due to an ankle injury, improved to 11-1 in the star guard’s absence. He is expected back for Sunday’s game at New York.

Derrick Brown had 21 points and nine rebounds to lead Charlotte, which lost its 15th straight. The Bobcats trailed 33-19 after the first quarter and got no closer than 15 points in the second half.

PACERS 102, CAVALIERS 83

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Danny Granger scored 18 points to help Indiana clinch a playoff berth.

Tyler Hansbrough scored 16 points, George Hill had 15 and seven assists, Leandro Barbosa scored 13 points and Roy Hibbert added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who have won seven of eight. The Pacers have won all three games Hill has started at point guard while Darren Collison has recovered from a sore groin.

Indiana (37-22) matched its win total from last season. The Pacers are in third place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Omri Casspi matched a season high with 14 points and Samardo Samuels had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Cleveland shot just 35 percent from the field.

The Pacers, best known for their defense, scored more than 100 points for the eighth time in nine games. Indiana won the season series 3-1.

RAPTORS 84, CELTICS 79.

TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 13 of his 22 points in the third quarter and made four pivotal free throws down the stretch.

DeRozan was a perfect 13-for-13 from the line as the Raptors ended a four-game losing skid despite being without two of their top players.

Big man Andrea Bargnani was shut down for the rest of 2011-12 with an aggravation of a lingering left calf injury that had forced him to miss nearly half the season, while point guard Jose Calderon was still feeling the effects of a right eye bruise and was kept out as a precaution.

Paul Pierce’s 18 points paced the Celtics (34-25), who nearly wiped out a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit but ultimately fell shot in the opener of a dizzying stretch that will see them play six games in six different cities over an eight-day span. Boston remained three games ahead of Philadelphia atop the Atlantic Division after the 76ers dropped a 95-89 decision to the New Jersey Nets.

HAWKS 109, MAGIC 81

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jannero Pargo hit five 3-pointers and scored 17 points, and Joe Johnson, Josh Smith and Marvin Williams each had 16.

The Hawks earned their third straight win over the Magic this season and have now won six consecutive regular-season meetings over their division mates.

Atlanta shot 50 percent from the field (40 for 79) for the game, including 14 3-pointers. The Hawks led by 35 at one point.

Glen Davis and Von Wafer each scored 16 points to lead the Magic. Orlando lost its second straight and fell to 1-4 without center Dwight Howard, who sat for the fifth time in seven games with back spasms.

KNICKS 103, WIZARDS 65

NEW YORK (AP) — Baron Davis scored a season-high 18 points on his 33rd birthday, JR Smith had 23, and the New York Knicks surged into a tie for seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

Carmelo Anthony and Steve Novak also had 18 for the Knicks, who could now be looking at a playoff preview when they host second-place Miami on Sunday. The Knicks tied Philadelphia after the 76ers lost earlier Friday to New Jersey, and New York holds the tiebreaker for the No. 7 seed.

Anthony was well off his NBA-leading average of 32.4 points through his first five games in April. But he only played 29 minutes as the Knicks narrowly missed their second 40-point victory under interim coach Mike Woodson.

Davis shot 7 of 9 in just 23 minutes for the Knicks, who won for the fifth time in six games and improved to 14-4 under Woodson, who started with a 42-point victory over Portland on March 14.

THUNDER 115, KINGS 89

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant had 29 points and nine rebounds and Russell Westbrook scored 22 points for Oklahoma City in the first of three meetings with Sacramento in a 12-day span.

Kendrick Perkins added 11 points and 11 rebounds for his second double-double of the season as the Thunder (43-16) didn’t even need their starters in the fourth quarter to hang onto the best record in the Western Conference.

Rookie Isaiah Thomas scored 21 points, and DeMarcus Cousins had nine points and 12 rebounds for the Kings, who dropped their seventh straight for their longest losing streak of the season.

HORNETS 96, JAZZ 85

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Eric Gordon scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter, and the New Orleans Hornets won their first game under prospective new owner Tom Benson.

Chris Kaman added 19 points for the Hornets, who won for the third time in four games while delivering a critical loss to the Jazz, who entered the night 1 1/2 games out of the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot.

Hours earlier, Benson, the longtime owner of the NFL’s Saints, agreed to buy the Hornets from the NBA, virtually assuring the club’s long-term presence in New Orleans. Then Gordon returned from a two-game absence caused by back soreness and made the difference on the court as the Hornets won their second straight.

Paul Millsap scored 27 points for Utah.

BUCKS 113, PISTONS 97

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Drew Gooden scored 26 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks pulled away from the Detroit Pistons in the third quarter.

Milwaukee is in ninth place in the Eastern Conference, trailing the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers by two games in the race for the playoffs.

The Bucks led 52-47 after two quarters but pushed the lead to double digits early in the second half and eventually led by 20. The Pistons fought back to get within 12 after three, but Milwaukee maintained a comfortable advantage throughout the final quarter.

Brandon Jennings had 20 points and 10 assists for Milwaukee, which had all five starters score in double figures.

Brandon Knight scored 25 points for the Pistons, and Ben Gordon added 24.

SUNS 112, ROCKETS 105

HOUSTON (AP) — Marcin Gortat had 20 points and 15 rebounds, Steve Nash had 18 points and 10 assists and Phoenix boosted its playoff hopes.

Jared Dudley scored 19 points, Michael Redd added 13 and Sebastian Telfair had 12 for the Suns, who moved into the ninth spot in the Western Conference. Phoenix also moved within one game of the Rockets, who came in holding the No. 7 seed in the West.

Grant Hill had four points and six rebounds in his first game back following March 30 surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear in his right knee.

Marcus Camby had 14 points and 18 rebounds and Luis Scola scored 21 for the Rockets.

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College Basketball: John Calipari Not Interested Coaching In NBA

April 5, 2012 By Admin

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Head coach John Calipari of the Kentucky Wildcats reacts along with the referee in the first half against the Kansas Jayhawks in the National Championship Game of the 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on April 2, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
(April 1, 2012 – Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images North America)

(PhatzRadio / AP) — University of Kentucky coach John Calipari said he is not going to coach in the NBA anytime soon, according to ESPN.

“Kentucky is the best job in basketball coaching,” Calipari said. “Why would I leave? We just won the national title. We’re chasing UCLA.”

Kentucky, capturing its eighth national men’s basketball title in the win over Kansas on Monday, is three titles short of UCLA’s all-time record of 11.

After taking UMass to final four in 1996, Calipari coached the New Jersey Nets for three seasons. He then worked as an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers for one season.

Even though the New York Knicks may have a potential opening with interim coach Mike Woodson stepping in for Mike D’Antoni, Calipari has said no NBA team has contacted him.

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NBA Roundup: NJ Nets escapes Bobcats 104-101

March 5, 2012 By Admin

By Rick Havner | AP Photo
Charlotte Bobcats’ Gerald Henderson (15) drives between New Jersey Nets’ Deron Williams (8) and MarShon Brooks (9) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Sunday, March, 4, 2012, in Charlotte, N.C.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Deron Williams scored a franchise-record 57 points to lift the New Jersey Nets to a 104-101 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday night.

Williams, who came into the game averaging 21.7 points, shot 16 of 29 from the field and was a perfect 21 for 21 from the free-throw line.

Williams broke the franchise’s previous mark of 52 points, shared by Mike Newlin and Ray Williams. It was the second-most points scored against the Bobcats, one shy of Kobe Bryant’s 58 in 2006.

Corey Maggette had 24 points and Gerald Henderson added 15 for the Bobcats, who’ve lost five straight and 21 of their last 22.

The Nets trailed by eight at halftime but took the lead thanks to Williams, who scored 22 points in the third quarter.

LAKERS 93, HEAT 83

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 33 points in his third straight stellar performance since Dwyane Wade broke his nose in the All-Star game, and Wade managed just 16 points before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter of the Lakers’ victory over the Miami Heat.

Metta World Peace scored 17 points while leading a solid defensive effort for the Lakers, who have won 17 of their last 18 home games. Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles never trailed in the final 44 minutes against Miami, snapping a four-game skid in Bryant’s head-to-head matchups with Wade’s Heat.

LeBron James had 25 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat, who lost on the final two stops of their three-game trip after nine consecutive victories.

Just one week after Wade gave Bryant a concussion with a hard foul in the All-Star game, Bryant scored 18 points in a dynamic first quarter while wearing a clear plastic mask over his still-tender nose. He added just enough big baskets in the second half to keep the Lakers ahead, finishing with his third straight 30-point game as the Masked Mamba.

CELTICS 115, KNICKS 111, OT

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics guard Rajon Rondo had his second triple-double in three games, spoiling Harvard grad Jeremy Lin’s return to Boston.

Rondo had 18 points, 20 assists and a career-high 17 rebounds, and Paul Pierce scored 34 — including a 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds left in regulation. Kevin Garnett finished with 18 points with 10 rebounds.

Lin picked up two fouls in the first three minutes and struggled to 14 points in 32 minutes. He had five assists and four rebounds while shooting 6 for 16 from the floor.

Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points for the Knicks, six of them in the final 100 seconds of regulation as they briefly took the lead. Amare Stoudemire had 16 points and 13 rebounds, but New York still fell a game below .500 and 1½ games behind Boston in the Eastern Conference.

BULLS 96, 76ERS 91

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Derrick Rose tied a season high with 35 points, and Joakim Noah had 11 points and 18 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to their sixth straight win.

In a battle of division leaders, the Bulls made all the big shots over the final minutes to end a three-game losing streak against the Sixers.

Leading 91-89, the Bulls turned the ball over, but Andre Iguodala tossed up an air ball on a 3-point attempt. Again the Bulls turned the ball over, and this time it was Thaddeus Young who missed a jumper for the Sixers. At least his shot hit the rim.

Rose made them pay for the misses, going left hand-to-right for a one-handed shot on the run for a 93-89 lead with 20.2 seconds left.

Iguodala’s tying 3 clanged off the backboard and finished off the Sixers.

RAPTORS 83, WARRIORS 75

TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points, James Johnson had 12 points and 12 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors beat Golden State, snapping a five-game losing streak against the Warriors.

Amir Johnson had 11 points and 13 rebounds, Leandro Barbosa scored 18 points and Ed Davis grabbed 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who had lost 11 of their last 14.

David Lee had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Monta Ellis scored 20 points, but Golden State lost for the sixth time in nine games.

The Warriors came in averaging 120.2 points in their previous five meetings with Toronto, their longest active winning streak against any opponent. But the Warriors, who scored just 36 points in the second half of Friday’s 105-83 loss at Philadelphia, were even worse after the break in this one, scoring just 28 points and making only 11 of 40 field-goal attempts.

CLIPPERS 105, ROCKETS 103, OT

HOUSTON (AP) — Chris Paul had 28 points and 10 assists, Blake Griffin added 14 points and 11 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Houston Rockets in overtime.

Randy Foye had 15 points and Caron Butler and Mo Williams had 14 apiece for the Clippers, who beat Houston for only the eighth time in the last 33 meetings.

Kevin Martin scored 25 points, and Samuel Dalembert and Luis Scola each grabbed 12 rebounds for the Rockets, who’ve lost three in a row after winning their previous four.

Neither team led by more than seven points, and there were 20 ties and 24 lead changes before Paul scored on a drive and sank a free throw in the final minute of overtime to secure the victory.

SUNS 96, KINGS 88

PHOENIX (AP) — Steve Nash had 19 points, Marcin Gortat scored 14 and matched his season high with 17 rebounds, and the Suns earned their third consecutive victory.

In all three wins, the Suns rallied from double-digit deficits, something the franchise hadn’t done since November 2002.

Jared Dudley scored eight of his 14 in the fourth quarter, when Phoenix pulled away. Shannon Brown added 13, including consecutive 3-pointers in the decisive run to open the final period.

Marcus Thornton scored 23 and Tyreke Evans 17 for Sacramento. DeMarcus Cousins added 16 points and 14 rebounds, but the Kings shot just 33 percent in the second half to fall to 4-19 on the road.

NUGGETS 99, SPURS 94

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ty Lawson had 22 points and 11 assists and sank the game-sealing jumper with 11.9 seconds left, and the injury-laden Denver Nuggets overshadowed the return of Manu Ginobili to beat the Spurs.

Still without leading scorer Danilo Gallinari and Nene, the Nuggets won their third in a row with a short-handed cast that became just the third team to beat San Antonio at home.

Tony Parker led the Spurs with 25 points. Ginobili scored eight in 24 minutes, playing his first game in two weeks after straining a stomach muscle. He missed a month earlier with a broken hand.

Gary Neal had a chance to tie in the closing seconds, but his 3-pointer rimmed out.

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NBA: Love wins three-point contest, Evans the slam dunk

February 26, 2012 By Admin

Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrates with the trophy after he won the Foot Locker Three-Point Contest part of 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend at Amway Center on February 25, 2012 in Orlando, Florida.
(February 24, 2012 – Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America)

(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — ORLANDO – Minnesota Timberwolves forward Kevin Love took just 19 three-pointers his rookie season in 2008-09. He made just two.

“Coming into the league, I was told not to shoot three-point shots,” Love said.

Three seasons later, Love is the 2012 Three-Point Contest champion.

People replaced cars as props in the NBA’s slam dunk contest to wrap up All-Star Saturday night, won in the fan vote by Utah Jazz Jeremy Evans.
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Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs) won the Skills Challenge, edging Rajon Rondo (Boston Celtics) and Deron Williams (New Jersey Nets).

Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) and John Wall (Washington Wizards) were eliminated after the first round.

The trio representing New York— Knicks guard Landry Fields, ex-Knicks guard Allan Houston and New York Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter— won the Shooting Stars event Saturday at All-Star Weekend.
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Evans, who bombed on his first dunk and drew boos from the crowd, relied on a teammate to pull off the most creative one to win.

“I felt like the first dunk I did was horrible,” Evans said.

Gordon Hayward sat on a chair and flipped two basketballs in the air. Evans not only jumped over him but he dunked both. Last year, Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin electrified the crowd by jumping over the hood of a car.

This was the first year that fans had total control of voting, a major tweak from past competitions.

Three million votes were cast by fans via text message and social media, with 29% going to Evans in the four-man field.

“People didn’t really know who I was before this,” said Evans, a second-year, 6-9 forward who averages just 1.7 points in 5.6 minutes per game this season. “But after tonight, hopefully they know my name.”

Evans was a late replacement for injured New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert and didn’t begin practicing until Thursday. He had less than three hours of preparation.

His final one was a “Mailman” dunk, a homage to Jazz legend Karl Malone with Evans’ hand behind his head and jumping over under 6-foot comedian Kevin Hart.

Chase Budinger of the Houston Rockets got the crowd into it with the opening dunk. Rapper Sean Combs, aka P. Diddy, flipped the ball in the air as Budinger jumped over him for the jam.

But Budinger’s next dunk was unimaginative as he lost the momentum.

Indiana Pacers guard Paul George’s best dunk was a glow-in-the-dark uniform, basketball and rim with the lights turned out. He threw down an acrobatic windmill. He fizzled, too.

Minnesota rookie Derrick Williams had a miserable night. He ended the contest by failing on multiple attempts to go between his legs with the ball and even teammate Ricky Rubio’s assistance wasn’t enough. So Williams conceded by doing a basic dunk to beat the time limit and end the competition on a low note.

This year’s contest lasted three rounds, but the four participants had only two minutes per round to complete a single dunk.

Love defeated Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant 17-14 in the finals tiebreaker Saturday after Love and Durant each had 16 points in the final round, which eliminated 2011 winner and Miami Heat forward James Jones.

“I’m in that competitive mode so it’s hard to answer some of these questions,” Love said. “But sitting up here with the hardware, it feels good.”

Love also won $50,000.

An All-Star for the second time this season, the 6-10 Love is fourth in the league in scoring (25 points per game) and second in rebounding (14 per game).

He is the just the second power forward to win the event. Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki won in 2006.

Jones had a strong first round, scoring 22 points — the highest total in the event since Jason Kapono had 25 points in 2008. He made 13 of his last 15 shots in the first round, including both bonus balls, which count for two points. James made just 10 of 25 shots in the final round.

Love shot first in the tiebreaker. “I was a little bit worried about Kevin coming up behind me,” he said. “Once I saw that he was added to the competition, I thought, ‘Oh no.’ He’s the type of guy that can get hot.”

In the finals tiebreaker, Love made three of five shots from the top of line, including the bonus ball, and four of five shots from the right wing, including the bonus ball.

Durant started slow in the tiebreaker but had a chance to catch Love after making 4-for-5 from the top of line. However, Durant made just five of his final 10 attempts.

“I was just going out there and enjoying myself, having fun with guys sitting courtside,” Love said.

In the evolution of Love’s game, he has improved his three-point shooting, adding to his strong low-post scoring and rebounding. Love made 35 of 106 three-pointers (33%) his second season, 88 of 21 (41.7%) last season and is 49 of 141 (36.5%) this season.

“To be where I am now and continue to work on my game, I think this definitely speaks to my versatility,” Love said.

The Shooting Stars event requires each team to make shots from six different spots on the court: three mid-range jumpers, two three-pointers (one from the top, one from the wing) and one from halfcourt. The team that makes those six shots the fastest wins.

New York’s defeated the Texas team — Houston Rockets forward Chandler Parsons, ex-Houston guard Kenny Smith and San Antonio Silver Stars forward Sophia Young— making their six shots in 37.3 seconds to Texas’ 47.6 seconds.

New York needed just six attempts to make its first five shots. Houston, now the Knicks’ assistant general manager, made New York’s sixth shot from halfcourt for the victory.

“I have to say we have been practicing a little,” Houston said.

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NBA Roundup: Nets stop Linsanity and Knicks 100-92

February 21, 2012 By Admin

Jeremy Lin #17 of the New York Knicks rebounds the ball over Shelden Williams #33 of the New Jersey Nets at Madison Square Garden on February 20, 2012 in New York City.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Linsanity started against the New Jersey Nets, but this time All-Star guard Deron Williams was determined not to be embarrassed by the Harvard guy again.

Williams scored a season-high 38 points, outplaying Jeremy Lin and leading the Nets to a 100-92 victory over the New York Knicks on Monday night.

Lin began his remarkable run against the Nets about two weeks ago, but Williams and the Nets were ready for him this time.

Lin finished with 21 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, but Williams outscored him 36-11 through three quarters, when the Nets led by 18. Lin shot only 7 of 18 and the Knicks lost for the second time in 10 games since his emergence against the Nets on Feb. 4.

Carmelo Anthony, clearly rusty in his return from a seven-game absence with a strained right groin, shot 4 of 11 and scored 11 points.

SPURS 106, JAZZ 102

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Tony Parker scored 23 points, Matt Bonner hit five 3-pointers and San Antonio defeated Utah for its 11th consecutive victory.

Richard Jefferson’s 3-pointer with 6.5 seconds left sealed the victory for the Spurs, who have not lost on the road since Jan. 29 in Dallas. Tim Duncan had 20 points for San Antonio.

Al Jefferson led the Jazz with 20 points and Paul Millsap added 16.

The loss was Utah’s fifth straight against the Spurs. The Jazz fell below .500 for the first time since Jan. 2.

The Spurs kept the NBA’s longest win streak alive despite injuries to Manu Ginobili and Tiago Splitter, both expected to miss two weeks. San Antonio trailed by 10 in the third quarter before rallying.

BULLS 90, HAWKS 79

CHICAGO (AP) — Derrick Rose scored 23 points in his return from a five-game absence because of back pain to lead Chicago over struggling Atlanta.

Rose looked sharp to help the Bulls play more like championship contenders after a brutal loss to New Jersey two days earlier. They led by 18 through the first quarter and were up 55-37 at halftime, but found themselves hanging on in the end after a big push by Atlanta.

Rose also had six assists and five rebounds. Carlos Boozer added 16 points, Ronnie Brewer had 13, and Deng and John Lucas 10 apiece. Joakim Noah chipped in with 16 rebounds.

Pargo had 19 points, and Josh Smith added 17 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta.

THUNDER 101, HORNETS 93

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook scored 31 points apiece to lead Oklahoma City over New Orleans for its 10th straight home win.

One night after a historic performance featuring big scoring nights from All-Stars Durant and Westbrook and a triple-double from Serge Ibaka, the Thunder built a 26-point lead and then had to scrap it out at the end.

Jarrett Jack scored 18 points to lead New Orleans, which had a surprising three-game winning streak after losing 23 of 25.

New Orleans was within six before Westbrook hit four free throws in the final 48 seconds.

LAKERS 103, TRAIL BLAZERS 92

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Andrew Bynum had 14 points and 19 rebounds, and Los Angeles roared to a 30-point lead early in the second quarter before holding off Portland.

Pau Gasol had 16 points and 12 rebounds in his first game since Bryant criticized the Lakers’ front office for allowing Gasol to dangle amid trade rumors.

Neither star appeared distracted by the team’s latest off-court saga as Los Angeles reeled off a 37-4 run after Raymond Felton’s game-opening 3-pointer for Portland.

LaMarcus Aldridge and Nicolas Batum scored 18 points apiece but the Blazers couldn’t quite recover from the lowest-scoring first quarter in club history.

The Lakers scored 21 consecutive points during that opening surge and went on to their 14th victory in the last 15 home games.

MAVERICKS 89, CELTICS 73

DALLAS (AP) — Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points and moved into the top 20 on the NBA career scoring list as Dallas beat short-handed Boston.

Nowitzki, who also had a season-high 16 rebounds, scored all of Dallas’ points in a 10-2 run midway through the second quarter that pushed the Mavericks ahead by 14. They led by double digits the rest of the way.

The Celtics were without suspended Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett and injured Brandon Bass. They also lost starters Jermaine O’Neal and Chris Wilcox to injuries in the third quarter.

Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 20 points. Ray Allen added 15 and Avery Bradley 12.

WARRIORS 104, CLIPPERS 97

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Monta Ellis scored 32 points and Ekpe Udoh had a season-high 19 points and eight rebounds in place of ill center Andris Biedrins to lead Golden State past Los Angeles.

Udoh had a layup and a tying dunk with 4:05 remaining that started an 11-2 run to end the game for the Warriors. Golden State snapped a three-game skid and avenged a Christmas night blowout loss to the Clippers. Biedrins missed the game with flulike symptoms.

Chris Paul had 25 points, six assists and five rebounds, and Mo Williams made his first six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points in Los Angeles’ second straight loss. The Clippers had 18 turnovers and shot just 42 percent.

MAGIC 93, BUCKS 90

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dwight Howard had 28 points and 16 rebounds, and Jameer Nelson added 15 points to lead Orlando to its third win over Milwaukee in 10 days.

Brandon Jennings had 22 points and Mike Dunleavy added 18 for the Bucks. Ersan Ilyaosova, coming off 29 points and 25 rebounds Sunday against New Jersey, had 11 points and 10 rebounds.

It was the Bucks’ sixth straight loss at home, the first time Milwaukee has lost six straight at the Bradley Center since a seven-game slide from Feb. 5-25, 2000.

Ryan Anderson hit a 3-pointer with 18.1 seconds remaining to put Orlando up 91-90 before Nelson was fouled with 10.8 seconds to go and hit both free throws for the final margin.

ROCKETS 97, GRIZZLIES 93

HOUSTON (AP) — Kyle Lowry scored 24 points, Kevin Martin added 22 and Courtney Lee hit four key free throws down the stretch to lead Houston over Memphis.

Houston led by seven before Memphis went on a 5-0 run to pull to 91-89 with 27.4 seconds left. O.J. Mayo got a rebound, took it down the court and finished with a layup to cap the run.

Lee made a pair of free throws before Rudy Gay’s layup with 19 seconds remaining got Memphis back within two points. Lee hit two more free throws and Quincy Pondexter’s layup cut it to two again before two free throws by Lowry secured the win.

Gay led the Grizzlies with 23 points and Mike Conley had 16.

NUGGETS 103, TIMBERWOLVES 101, OT

DENVER (AP) — Arron Afflalo hit a tiebreaking floater in the lane with 33.7 seconds remaining in overtime and reserve Al Harrington scored a season-high 31 points as the short-handed Denver Nuggets beat Minnesota.

Afflalo spun past defender Luke Ridnour and swished his shot to put Denver ahead. From there, the Nuggets closed the game out at the foul line and snapped a three-game skid.

Afflalo finished with 20 points and rookie Kenneth Faried added 14 rebounds as the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves for the 17th time in 18 games.

Kevin Love had 22 points and 13 rebounds for Minnesota, which had its three-game winning streak snapped.

SUNS 104, WIZARDS 88

PHOENIX (AP) — Marcin Gortat scored 20 points, Steve Nash had 12 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds in three quarters, and Phoenix beat Washington for its 10th straight win over the Wizards.

Phoenix, coming off a 102-90 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, won on consecutive nights for the first time this season. Washington hasn’t beaten the Suns in six years.

Channing Frye added 19 points and 11 rebounds and Michael Redd scored 14 for the Suns, who topped 100 points against Washington for the 18th time in a row, the longest active streak of its kind in the NBA.

Jordan Crawford scored 20 points for the Wizards, who finished a five-game trip with three losses after winning the first two. The Suns outscored Washington 31-6 after the Wizards took their only lead of the game early in the third quarter.

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NBA Roundup: Spurs hold off Clippers 103-100

February 19, 2012 By Admin

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Deron Williams #8 of the New Jersey Nets drives against Gary Neal #14 of the San Antonio Spurs at Prudential Center on February 11, 2012 in Newark, New Jersey.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gary Neal hit key 3-pointers in regulation and overtime, Tony Parker scored 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Los Angeles Clippers 103-100 on Saturday for their NBA-leading 10th consecutive victory.

Neal stole the ball and hit the tying 3-pointer with 5.7 seconds left in regulation, and his 3 with 25 seconds to go in overtime snapped a 98-all tie. He finished with 17 points.

Matt Bonner added 13 points, Tim Duncan had 11 points and 17 rebounds, Danny Green scored 11 points for the Spurs, 6-0 on their annual rodeo trip that includes nine games.

Spurs star Manu Ginobili, who finished with two points in 19 minutes, twice left the court in the fourth. He was playing in his fourth game after missing 22 games with a broken bone in his left hand.

Blake Griffin had 22 points and 20 rebounds, and Chris Paul and Randy Foye scored 21 points for the Clippers. Paul scored Los Angeles’ last 10 points in regulation, rallying his team from a four-point deficit over the final 2:31, but the Clippers still lost for the 20th time in their last 21 games against the Spurs.

GRIZZLIES 104, WARRIORS 103

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Tony Allen scored on a tip-in with 5.6 seconds left to lift Memphis past Golden State for its fourth straight victory.

Allen scored after Rudy Gay missed a shot to the right of the lane. Memphis also won off a miss from Gay on Friday night, beating Denver 103-102 on Dante Cunningham’s tip.

The Warriors had one last shot after Allen’s tip-in, but David Lee was called for an offensive foul with less than a second left, sending the Warriors their third straight loss.

Gay led Memphis with 19 points, and O.J. Mayo had 18. Marc Gasol added 17 points and 13 rebounds, Marreese Speights had 16 points, Mike Conley finished with 15 points and six assists, and Allen had 11 points.

Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 36 points, matching his season high. Monta Ellis finished with 33 points, and Lee had 14 points and nine rebounds.

NETS 97, BULLS 85

CHICAGO (AP) — Deron Williams scored 29 points, Kris Humphries had 24 points and 18 rebounds, and New Jersey beat Chicago to snap an eight-game losing streak.

Chicago’s Derrick Rose missed his fifth straight game because of back pain, and the Nets took advantage, jumping out to a 22-3 lead while rolling to their first victory since Feb. 1.

Carlos Boozer and Mike James each scored 16 points for Chicago.

TRAIL BLAZERS 97, HAWKS 77

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge had 19 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a left ankle injury and Portland beat Atlanta to snap a four-game home losing streak.

Nicolas Batum had 22 points to help the Trail Blazers avoid losing five straight at home since the 2005-06 season. They also ended a six-game losing streak to the Hawks.

Joe Johnson had 19 points for Atlanta, and Josh Smith added 14 points and 10 rebounds. The Hawks have lost six of their last nine games.

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