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Scores from last night:
No road teams won last night. The Cavaliers were down 17 at home, but they rallied behind Antawn Jamison and Kyrie Irving to squeek out the win; Roy Hibbert’s 30 points led the Pacers over the Hornets in OT; Dwyane Wade dropped 30 points along with 10 assists as the Heat continue to look unbeatable right now; Marc Gasol led the Grizzlies in points/rebounds/assists as the Grizzlies won an ugly game when faltering Philly came to town; the Blazers destroyed the Spurs at home by 40, and ended their 11 game winning streak as Tim Duncan sat on the sidelines (you can be sure Popovich is cursing them out as we speak).
Home teams in CAPS.
- CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 101 - Detroit Pistons 100
- INDIANA PACERS 117 - New Orleans Hornets 108 in OT
- MIAMI HEAT 120 - Sacramento Kings 108
- MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 89 - Philadelphia 76ers 76
- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 137 - San Antonio Spurs 97
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Scores from last night:
Derrick Rose returned to the Bulls lineup and scored 23 points when Atlanta came to town; Melo returned, but Lin fouls out and the Knicks lose at home to the woeful, cross-town Nets in MSG after a Deron Williams record night behind the 3-point line; Dirk led the Mavericks over the Celtics in Dallas (are people still bitching about Dirk’s inclusion in the all-star game this weekend?); Kyle Lowry led the Rockets over the Grizzlies in Houston for the tight win (the Griz are always in hotly-contested battles); the Orlando Magic have the Milwaukee Bucks’ number, beating them for the 3rd time in 10 days; The OKC Thunder continue to win at home behind the offensive output of Durant and Westbrook; Martell Webster’s brain fart in the closing seconds of OT gave the Nuggets the win at home over Minnesota (possibly karmic retribution for that Sixers game on Sunday); Marcin Gortat and Steve Nash led the Suns to their 10th straight win over the Wizards (how many other teams have streaks like that against Washington?); A short-handed Spurs squad won their 11th straight in Utah; the Warriors beat the visiting Clippers in the Bay; and the Lakers jumped out to a fast start—they led 29-7 after the first quarter—to get the win over the visiting Blazers.
Home teams in CAPS.
- CHICAGO BULLS 90 - Atlanta Hawks 79
- New Jersey Nets 100 - NEW YORK KNICKS 92
- DALLAS MAVERICKS 89 - Boston Celtics 73
- HOUSTON ROCKETS 97 - Memphis Grizzlies 93
- Orlando Magic 93 - MILWAUKEE BUCKS 90
- OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 101 - New Orleans Hornets 93
- DENVER NUGGETS 103 - MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 101 in OT
- PHOENIX SUNS 104 - Washington Wizards 88
- San Antonio Spurs 106 - UTAH JAZZ 102
- GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 104 - Los Angeles Clippers 97
- LOS ANGELES LAKERS 103 - Portland Trail Blazers 92
[PHOTOS of Jay-Z, Beyonce and Spike Lee at the Knicks game; and Jack Black, Kyle Glass, Ashton Kutcher and Steven Spielberg at the Lakers game, VIA]
Scores from last night:
Happy President’s Day! While I was getting my Lin on with a hastily thrown together live-blog (didn’t have many readers), Kevin Durant dropped a career high, along with 40 from Westbrook and a triple-double from Serge Ibaka to get the win at home in OT against Denver; the Celtics got blown out in Detroit; Miami took care of business at home; Cleveland won a tight one when DeMarcus Cousins was in town; the Bobcats returned to earth in Indiana; Houston continued to be a factor in the Western Conference after a victory over the visiting Jazz; the referees won a game for Minnesota when Philly came to town and Kevin Love got a superstar call as the clock wound down; Milwaukee was the only team to win on the road yesterday when they went into Newark and beat the Nets (Brooklyn can’t wait guys!); and Phoenix defeated the Lakers at home. All in all, it was a fun Sunday watching bball with my old man.
Home teams in CAPS.
- NEW YORK KNICKS 104 - Dallas Mavericks 97
- MIAMI HEAT 90 - Orlando Magic 78
- CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 93 - Sacramento Kings 92
- DETROIT PISTONS 96 - Boston Celtics 81
- INDIANA PACERS 108 - Charlotte Bobcats 73
- HOUSTON ROCKETS 101 - Utah Jazz 85
- MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVEES 92 - Philadelphia 76ers 91
- Milwaukee Bucks 92 - NEW JERSEY NETS 85
- PHOENIX SUNS 92 - Los Angeles Lakers 90
- OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 124 - Denver Nuggets 118 in OT
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Scores from last night:
Memphis had a swell weekend winning two games by a total of two points.
Home teams in CAPS.
Friday
- ORLANDO MAGIC 94 - Milwaukee Bucks 85
- Charlotte Bobcasts 98 - TORONTO RAPTORS 91
- Miami Heat 111 - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 87
- DETROIT PISTONS 114 - Sacramento Kings 108
- Minnestoa Timberwolves 111 - HOUSTON ROCKETS 98
- New Orleans Hornets 89 - NEW YORK KNICKS 85
- Dallas Mavericks 82 - PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 75
- OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 110 - Golden State Warriors 87
- MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 103 - Denver Nuggets 102
- UTAH JAZZ 114 - Washington Wizards 100
- LOS ANGELES LAKERS 111 - Phoenix Suns 99
Saturday
- San Antonio Spirs 103 - LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 100 in OT
- New Jersey Nets 97 - CHICAGO BULLS 85
- MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 104 - Golden State Warrios 103
- PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 97 - Atlanta Hawks 77
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Scores from last night:
Well, look who showed up for Indiana and helped them towards a victory like it was 2009 again; people keep saying Luol Deng is a problem, and Chicago should make a move to shore up their line-up, but he and Noah are playing pretty well during Rose’s absence due to back spasms; you’d think Western Conference basketball featuring two exciting teams would produce some points, but that wasn’t the case last night as LA and Portland played an ugly ugly game on TNT.
Home teams in CAPS.
- INDIANA PACERS 93 - New Jersey Nets 88
- CHICAGO BULLS 89 - Boston Celtics 80
- Los Angeles Clippers 74 - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 71
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Scores from last night:
When the Orlando Magic hit their 3’s, like last night when Philly came to town, they’re very tough to beat; The Spurs won their 9th game in a row in Canada; the Pistons surprised a lethargic Celtics squad in Boston; Kyrie Irving led the Cavs to victory when Indiana came to town; Memphis’ Rudy Gay and “Trick or Treat” Tony Allen led Memphis to a win in Newark over the Nets (remarked a friend from Jersey last night: “It’s messed up they’re already wearing New York on their jerseys. Let ‘em wait until this summer for Brooklyn jerseys.) Jeremy Lin had a career high in assists (more on this later—obviously), and most of the Knicks starters got to take the 4th quarter off; The Thunder started slow against Houston (only 13 points in the first quarter), and didn’t have enough to come back for the victory; New Orleans went into Milwaukee and beat the Bucks; Minnesota snapped a 4-game losing streak when Charlotte came to town (Love was incredible as always) and the Bobcats have lost 16 straight; Dallas’ hot shooting made their victory over Denver easy; Atlanta’s Josh Smith scored 30, had 17 boards and dished 7 assists as the Hawks squeezed out a win in Phoenix; the Trail Blazers came back from an early deficit to secure a close win the Bay area; Blake Griffin bounced back from a bad night against Dallas to help the Clippers defeat the lowly Wizards.
Home team in CAPS.
- ORLANDO MAGIC 103 - Philadelphia 76ers 87
- San Antonio Spurs 113 - TORONTO RAPTORS 106
- Detroit Pistons 98 - BOSTON CELTICSC 88
- CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 98 - Indiana Pacers 87
- Memphis Grizzlies 105 - NEW JERSEY NETS 100
- NEW YORK KNICKS 100 - Sacramento Kings 85
- HOUSTON ROCKETS 96 - Oklahoma City Thunder 95
- New Orleans Hornets 92 - MILWAUKEE BUCKS 89
- MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 102 - Charlotte Bobcats 90
- DALLAS MAVERICKS 102 - Denver Nuggets 84
- Atlanta Hawks 101 - PHOENIX SUNS 99
- Portland Trail Blazers 93 - GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 91
- LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS 102 - Washington Wizards 84
PHOTOS Featuring The GOAT (before MJ), Bill Russell; San Francisco 49ers head coach, Jim Harbaugh, and his wife, Sarah; Yahoo co-founder, Steve Chen; and the Phoenix Suns dance team: VIA
Scores from last night:
Chris Andersen Photo Wednesday! Andersen came off the bench for Denver and had 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 blocks in their victory over Phoenix.
LeBron had another all-around game as the Heat won their third straight on the road during a back to back to back culminating in Indiana last night; Linsanity continued, in Toronto this time, as the Knicks win their 6th straight; an OG battle broke out momentarily as Ben Wallace did battle with Tim Duncan; Chicago continues to win despite Derrick Rose’s back problems and DeMarcus Cousins’ unheralded dominance on the low-block; James Harden ran the Jazz off the OKC floor; Memphis capitalized on Houston’s sloppy play; the Nuggets caught a break at home when Phoenix’s Steve Nash and Grant Hill sat out the game; Nick Young continues to drop 3’s like they’re free throws, as Washington got a big win in Portland; the Lakers won an ugly game at home they needed—thanks largely to Pau’s offense late in the game.
Home teams in CAPS.
- Miami Heat 105 - INDIANA PACERS 90
- New york Knicks 90 - TORONTO RAPTORS 87
- San Antonio Spurs 99 - DETROIT PISTONS 95
- CHICAGO BULLS 121 - Sacramento Kings 115
- OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 111 - Utah Jazz 85
- MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 93 - Houston Rockets 83
- DENVER NUGGETS 109 - Phoenix Suns 92
- Washington Wizards 124 - PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 109
- LOS ANGELES LAKERS 86 - Atlanta Hawks 78
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Scores from last night:
A second half run gave the Magic an easy win over the ‘Wolves; the Sixers beat the Bobcats in what had to be the most boring game of the year (or at least in the top 5 most boring); Chris Kaman started for the NOR Hornets and led them to a victory over Utah with 27 points and 13 rebounds; LeBron keeps dropping big games with absolutely no DAP as the Heat (finally) beat the Bucks, and in Milwaukee to boot; Los Angeles lost to Dallas thanks largely to Blake Griffin’s free throw woes and some timely baskets from Dirk (ppl that say he shouldn’t have been selected to the all-star team, need to check themselves); And David Lee out-battled Marcin Gortat on a night when everyone wanted to see Stephen Curry and Steve Nash.
Home teams in CAPS.
- ORLANDO MAGIC 102 - Minnesota Timberwolves 89
- Philadelphia 76ers 98 - CHARLOTTE BOBCATS 89
- NEW ORLEANS HORNETS 86 - Utah Jazz 80
- Miami Heat 114 - MILWAUKEE BUCKS 96
- DALLAS MAVERICKS 96 - Los Angeles Clippers 92
- GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 102 - Phoenix Suns 96
Photos VIA
Scores from last night:
The weekend came and went with a lot of action and no competing sports. Saturday saw 7 road teams win, and Dallas was the only home victor on the day. Dirk made everyone who said he shouldn’t have been an all-star, uncomfortable, by hitting a big shot at the end of the second overtime with Portland; Jeremy Lin shot 33% (7/12 in the first half and 1/12 in the second) from the field against Minnesota, but hit the game-winning free throw with a couple seconds left, and the Knicks got their 5th straight “Lin.” I’ll address my Lin/Rubio post later. The San Antonio Spurs wore Chaps; Boston beat a Chicago team without Derrick Rose, so of course Rondo exploded for a triple-double; LA eeked out a win in Toronto with Kobe hitting the game winner from the corner; The Washington Professional basketball team got to beat up on the Pistons (good for them!); Miami served notice that Atlanta is not a legitimate threat—winning on the road by 20 over Josh Smith and Co.; Denver won the battle with Indiana for suprise team without a superstar; And Steve Nash continues to assault our definition of “old.” It was a good weekend even in the midst of the post-Super Bowl sports malaise.
Home team in CAPS.
Saturday:
- Philadelphia 76ers 99 - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 84
- New York Knicks 100 - MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 98
- San Antonio Spurs 103 - NEW JERSEY NETS 89
- DALLAS MAVERICKS 97 - Portland TRAIL BLAZERS 94 in 2 OTS.
- Orlando Magic 99 - MILWAUKEE BUCKS 94
- Phoenix Suns 98 - SACRAMENTO KINGS 84
- Los Angeles Clippers 111 - CHARLOTTE BOBCATS 87
- Denver Nuggets 113 - INDIANA PACERS 109
Sunday:
- Los Angeles Lakers 94 - TORONTO RAPTORS 92
- BOSTON CELTICS 95 - Chicago Bulls 91
- Washington Wizards 98 - DETROIT PISTONS 77
- Miami Heat 107 - ATLANTA HAWKS 87
- GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 106 - Houston Rockets 97
- Utah Jazz 98 - MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 88
Photos VIA
Scores from last night:
Well well well, a lot of action last night during 12 games. Obviously the LinSanity was in full effect, but CP3 hit a game-winning fadeaway from the lane to give the Clippers the win in Philly (see video). A bunch of home teams lost including Orlando, Utah and Minnesota as well as some bottom-dwellers; Cleveland lost Varejao, and a game in overtime to Milwaukee, but Milwaukee fans should be happy to know Brandon Jennings has bounced back after his omission from the all-star team; Greg Monroe led Detroit to their 4th straight win over Deron Williams and New Jersey. The Rose-less Bulls still blew out Charlotte due to a big night from Joakim (will he be in some trade rumors now that his play has improved?); The Hornets lost their 8th straight game when Portland came to town; a rejuvenated Nowitzki led the Mavericks over the Wolves and everyone from the defending champions got to speak Spanglish with JJ Barea; Westbrook dropped 28 as OKC beat Utah in Utah; And Rudy Gay had a big night as Memphis beat Indiana—even though it’s a good sign that David West is putting up 20 and 10 again; Wade and the Heat continued to roll against the Washington Professional Basketball Team; DeMar DeRozen led a surprising Toronto Raptors team over Boston in Canada.
Homes team in CAPS.
- Atlanta Hawks 89 - ORLANDO MAGIC 87 in OT
- Los Angeles Clippers 78 - PHILADELPHIA 76ERS 77
- Miami Heat 106 - WASHINGTON WIZARDS 89
- TORONTO RAPTORS 86 - Boston Celtics 74
- Chicago Bulls 95 - CHARLOTTE BOBCATS 64
- Milwaukee Bucks 113 - CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 112 in OT
- DETROIT PISTONS 109 - New Jersey Nets 92
- Portland Trail Blazers 94 - NEW ORLEANS HORNETS 86
- Dallas Mavericks 104 - MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 97
- NEW YORK KNICKS 92 - Los Angeles Lakers 85
- MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 98 - Indiana Pacers 92
- Oklahoma City Thunder 101 - UTAH JAZZ 87
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