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4B Tuesday, February 7, 2012
NBA
Today’s games
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W 18 13 10 8 8
Philadelphia Boston New York New Jersey Toronto
L 7 10 15 18 18
Pct .720 .565 .400 .308 .308
GB — 4 8 101⁄2 101⁄2
L10 7-3 8-2 4-6 4-6 4-6
Str W-2 W-4 W-2 L-3 L-2
Home Away 13-3 5-4 9-6 4-4 6-7 4-8 3-8 5-10 3-6 5-12
Conf 13-4 12-6 8-8 6-13 5-13
Pct .750 .640 .600 .200 .125
GB — 21⁄2 31⁄2 131⁄2 15
L10 8-2 5-5 4-6 3-7 0-10
Str W-2 L-3 L-1 W-1 L-11
Home Away 11-2 7-4 8-4 8-5 8-5 7-5 4-10 1-10 2-8 1-13
Conf 13-3 13-5 10-6 4-15 2-17
L Pct GB 6 .778 — 7 .696 3 13 .435 9 13 .409 91⁄2 20 .231 141⁄2
L10 7-3 7-3 6-4 3-7 3-7
Str W-3 L-1 L-2 W-1 W-2
Home Away 9-1 12-5 6-2 10-5 7-3 3-10 4-5 5-8 5-8 1-12
Conf 15-4 12-6 6-6 6-9 4-14
L10 7-3 6-4 6-4 3-7 1-9
Str W-5 L-3 W-1 L-3 L-6
Home Away 13-1 4-8 9-5 5-6 10-3 4-8 7-4 5-9 2-12 2-9
Conf 15-7 10-8 8-9 8-11 2-17
Southeast Division W 18 16 15 5 3
Miami Atlanta Orlando Washington Charlotte
L 6 9 10 20 21
Central Division W 21 16 10 9 6
Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Cleveland Detroit
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W 17 14 14 12 4
San Antonio Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans
L 9 11 11 13 21
Pct .654 .560 .560 .480 .160
GB — 21⁄2 21⁄2 41⁄2 121⁄2
Northwest Division W 19 15 13 14 12
Oklahoma City Denver Utah Portland Minnesota
L 5 10 10 11 12
Pct .792 .600 .565 .560 .500
GB — 41⁄2 51⁄2 51⁄2 7
L10 7-3 5-5 4-6 5-5 6-4
Str W-1 L-3 L-1 L-1 W-2
Home Away Conf 9-1 10-4 14-4 7-5 8-5 7-10 11-4 2-6 9-8 11-2 3-9 10-8 6-86-4 9-5
L 7 11 14 13 15
Pct .682 .560 .417 .381 .375
GB — 21⁄2 6 61⁄2 7
L10 7-3 4-6 5-5 5-5 5-5
Str W-2 L-2 W-2 L-1 W-3
Home Away 10-3 5-4 11-2 3-9 5-6 5-8 6-7 2-6 6-4 3-11
Pacific Division W 15 14 10 8 9
L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Golden State Sacramento
Conf 9-6 11-5 5-9 3-8 6-11
Individual Leaders Scoring Bryant, LAL James, MIA Durant, OKC Love, MIN Rose, CHI Anthony, NYK Aldridge, POR Westbrook, OKC Griffin, LAC Ellis, GOL Howard, ORL D. Williams, NJN FG Percentage Chandler, NYK Bynum, LAL Gortat, PHX Howard, ORL James, MIA Nash, PHX Okafor, NOR Griffin, LAC Millsap, UTA Boozer, CHI
G 24 23 23 24 21 21 24 23 21 20 24 24
FG 256 243 221 192 177 164 226 189 188 159 173 166
FT 159 169 140 175 111 134 101 105 72 85 143 104
FG 89 137 151 173 243 121 98 188 153 172
PTS AVG 705 29.4 672 29.2 616 26.8 601 25.0 496 23.6 489 23.3 554 23.1 498 21.7 449 21.4 426 21.3 489 20.4 485 20.2
FGA 125 244 269 313 440 222 180 347 291 330
PCT .712 .561 .561 .553 .552 .545 .544 .542 .526 .521
Rebounds Howard, ORL Love, MIN Bynum, LAL Varejao, CLE Cousins, SAC Griffin, LAC Humphries, NJN Gasol, MEM Gortat, PHX Gasol, LAL Assists Nash, PHX Rondo, BOS Paul, LAC Rubio, MIN D. Williams, NJN Calderon, TOR Rose, CHI Lowry, HOU Parker, SAN Wall, WAS
G 24 24 20 22 22 21 23 24 23 24
OFF DEF 84 279 100 228 62 178 103 158 95 152 65 164 89 152 54 193 56 180 66 175 G 21 15 16 24 24 25 21 22 25 24
TOT AVG 363 15.1 328 13.7 240 12.0 261 11.9 247 11.2 229 10.9 241 10.5 247 10.3 236 10.3 241 10.0
AST 208 143 143 213 211 213 173 179 192 170
AVG 9.9 9.5 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.5 8.2 8.1 7.7 7.1
Pts 2076 1993 2301 2087 2179 2185 2278 2187 2201 2214 2236 2334 2348 2188 2189 2286 2293 2296 2493 2219 2316 2127 2129 2036 2480 2384 2385 2100 2425 2337
Avg 86.5 86.7 88.5 90.7 90.8 91.0 91.1 91.1 91.7 92.3 93.2 93.4 93.9 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.5 95.7 95.9 96.5 96.5 96.7 96.8 97.0 99.2 99.3 99.4 100.0 101.0 101.6
Team statistics Team Offense Denver Miami Oklahoma City L.A. Clippers Portland San Antonio Houston Golden State Utah Minnesota Chicago Philadelphia Atlanta New York Indiana Milwaukee Dallas Cleveland L.A. Lakers Memphis New Jersey Phoenix Orlando Sacramento Boston Washington New Orleans Charlotte Toronto Detroit
G 24 24 23 21 24 25 24 21 22 24 26 24 24 24 23 23 25 22 24 24 25 23 24 23 23 24 24 24 25 26
Pts 2511 2476 2299 2079 2357 2452 2353 2052 2141 2335 2528 2322 2311 2277 2163 2160 2345 2057 2239 2235 2317 2128 2212 2111 2085 2138 2107 2096 2173 2243
Avg 104.6 103.2 100.0 99.0 98.2 98.1 98.0 97.7 97.3 97.3 97.2 96.8 96.3 94.9 94.0 93.9 93.8 93.5 93.3 93.1 92.7 92.5 92.2 91.8 90.7 89.1 87.8 87.3 86.9 86.3
Team Defense Philadelphia Boston Chicago Indiana L.A. Lakers Orlando Dallas Atlanta Portland Memphis New Orleans Toronto San Antonio Oklahoma City Milwaukee New York Miami Minnesota Detroit Phoenix Houston Cleveland Utah L.A. Clippers New Jersey Denver Washington Golden State Charlotte Sacramento
G 24 23 26 23 24 24 25 24 24 24 24 25 25 23 23 24 24 24 26 23 24 22 22 21 25 24 24 21 24 23
Utah at Indiana, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Cleveland at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s games
L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 6 p.m. Miami at Orlando, 6 p.m. New York at Washington, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Indiana at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Detroit at New Jersey, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 7 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 8 p.m. Houston at Portland, 9 p.m.
How former Jayhawks fared Cole Aldrich, Oklahoma City Did not play (coach’s decision) Nick Collison, Oklahoma City Pts: 2. FGs: 0-0. FTs: 2-2. Xavier Henry, New Orleans Pts: 8. FGs: 4-7. FTs: 0-1. Kirk Hinrich, Atlanta Pts: 4. FGs: 1-5. FTs: 2-3. Markieff Morris, Phoenix Pts: 7. FGs: 3-5. FTs: 0-0. Josh Selby, Memphis Did not play (coach’s decision)
Cavs’ Gibson still ailing CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson practiced and believed he was ready to play. He’ll have to wait a little longer. Gibson did not travel with the team to Miami as originally planned after he complained about discomfort in his neck after practicing for the first time in 10 days. Gibson will miss his fifth straight game today due to what the team has described as a “soft tissue infection” that he was hospitalized for in Boston last week. He practiced Monday at the team’s facility in Independence, Ohio, and said he was looking forward to getting back on the floor with his teammates. But Gibson reported some “discomfort” and the team said in a release Monday night that Gibson did not make the trip to Florida to face the Heat “as a precaution.” Gibson had been upbeat after practice. He was hospitalized in Boston for two days last week to undergo tests after his neck swelled and he had trouble chewing. Gibson still isn’t sure what exactly is wrong with him.
Haslem ‘glue guy’ for Miami By Robbie Levin McClatchy Newspapers
MIAMI — With nine seconds remaining in the Heat’s game against the Bulls last week, Udonis Haslem was all that stood between Derrick Rose and the potential game-tying basket. Rose used a pick to squeeze by LeBron James at the top of the key and then blew past Chris Bosh to get into the lane, where he met Haslem. Positioned at the edge of the restricted area, Haslem stepped up to meet Rose a few feet inside the free-throw line. Rose lowered his head and knocked Haslem to the ground, but
no charge was called. Still, the collision threw Rose off balance, and after pivoting his right foot three times, Rose put up a short floater. The shot clanked off the front of the rim, giving the Heat its biggest win of the season. The play epitomizes Haslem’s value — hard to measure but impossible to ignore. “You’ve got to have a glue guy; you’ve got to have a tough guy on every team, a warrior,” James said. “(Haslem) is that. Whatever you need from him, he’s going to do it. He’ll take a charge or get a rebound or make a key shot. Whatever the case
may be, he’s there for it, and he can do it.” Haslem is coming off the shortest season of his career, a year in which he missed five months after tearing a ligament in his left foot. This year the effects of Haslem’s injury and his recovery are noticeable in his reduced scoring, as he is shooting less than he ever has and is averaging a career-low 40.5 percent from the field. “A guy like (Haslem), no matter if he’s 0-for12, you still want him on the floor,” Dwyane Wade said. “You know he’s going to bring more to the game than just one dimension.”
The Associated Press
76ers 95, Lakers 90 PHILADELPHIA — Lou Williams nailed the goahead three-pointer, scored 14 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter and spoiled Kobe Bryant’s record-setting night while leading Philadelphia to a victory over the Lakers on Monday night. With “Beat L.A.!” echoing through a second straight sellout crowd, Williams hit the tying jumper, then followed with the 3 for a 91-88 lead. He hit another floater to make it 93-88, part of a fantastic fourth that saw him hold off Bryant and help the Sixers improve to 13-3 at home. Bryant scored 24 of his 28 points in the first half. He passed former teammate Shaquille O’Neal and moved into fifth place on the NBA’s career scoring list. Bryant got 24 points in a hurry to pass O’Neal, but stumbled down the stretch and missed nine of his 10 shots in the fourth. Andrew Bynum had 20 points and 20 rebounds for the Lakers. Pau Gasol had 16 points and 11 rebounds. L.A. LAKERS (90) World Peace 1-6 1-2 4, Gasol 5-14 6-8 16, Bynum 8-13 4-6 20, Fisher 3-7 0-0 6, Bryant 10-26 4-4 28, Murphy 3-5 0-0 7, Goudelock 4-6 0-0 9, Barnes 0-3 0-0 0, Kapono 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-81 15-20 90. PHILADELPHIA (95) Iguodala 5-9 1-5 12, Allen 2-5 0-0 4, Hawes 3-10 2-2 8, Holiday 6-12 0-0 13, Meeks 3-5 0-0 9, Turner 4-8 0-0 8, Williams 7-12 7-8 24, Vucevic 4-10 0-0 8, Young 4-10 1-2 9. Totals 38-81 11-17 95. L.A. Lakers 24 26 19 21—90 Philadelphia 21 25 24 25—95 3-Point Goals-L.A. Lakers 7-24 (Bryant 4-10, Goudelock 1-1, Murphy 1-3, World Peace 1-4, Bynum 0-1, Barnes 0-2, Fisher 0-3), Philadelphia 8-17 (Meeks 3-5, Williams 3-6, Holiday 1-1, Iguodala 1-2, Vucevic 0-1, Hawes 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-L.A. Lakers 64 (Bynum 20), Philadelphia 37 (Vucevic 6). Assists-L.A. Lakers 23 (Bryant 6), Philadelphia 27 (Holiday 6). Total FoulsL.A. Lakers 17, Philadelphia 13. A-20,064 (20,318).
Knicks 99, Jazz 88 NEW YORK — Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 28 points in his first career start, Steve Novak added a season-best 19, and the Knicks overcame the absence of Amare Stoudemire and early loss of Carmelo Anthony to beat Utah. Stoudemire left the team to join his family in Florida after older brother Hazell was killed there earlier Monday in a car crash, then Anthony left after just six minutes with a strained right groin. Despite missing two All-Stars and using a lineup of second-teamers, the Knicks won their second straight thanks to another remarkable performance from Lin, the former Harvard point guard. UTAH (88) Hayward 6-11 2-3 14, Millsap 3-10 3-4 9, Jefferson 9-20 4-4 22, Harris 4-6 1-3 9, Bell 4-7 5-5 15, Watson 0-4 0-0 0, Miles 3-6 3-4 9, Favors 3-8 2-3 8, Howard 1-4 0-0 2, Kanter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-76 20-26 88. NEW YORK (99) Anthony 1-2 0-0 2, Jeffries 3-9 7-10 13, Chandler 3-5 4-8 10, Lin 10-17 7-9 28, Fields 3-7 0-2 6, Walker 4-10 0-0 11, Jordan 0-0 0-0 0, Shumpert 3-10 2-2 8, Douglas 1-3 0-0 2, Novak 7-10 0-0 19. Totals 35-73 20-31 99. Utah 16 22 35 15—88 New York 19 32 24 24—99 3-Point Goals-Utah 2-11 (Bell 2-4, Miles 0-1, Hayward 0-2, Watson 0-2, Harris 0-2), New York 9-28 (Novak 5-8, Walker 3-9, Lin 1-3, Jeffries 0-1, Fields 0-1, Douglas 0-2, Shumpert 0-4). Fouled Out-Millsap. Rebounds-Utah 48 (Millsap 13), New York 50 (Jeffries 8). Assists-Utah 17 (Hayward, Harris 4), New York 19 (Lin 8). Total FoulsUtah 31, New York 26. Technicals-New York defensive three second. A-19,763 (19,763).
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Roundup L.A. CLIPPERS (107) Butler 5-13 0-0 14, Griffin 6-11 6-7 18, Jordan 4-8 0-1 8, Paul 9-16 8-8 29, Billups 5-11 3-3 18, Williams 3-12 2-2 9, Gomes 1-4 2-2 4, Evans 3-4 1-2 7, Foye 0-3 0-0 0, Cook 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-82 22-25 107. ORLANDO (102) Turkoglu 0-6 0-0 0, Anderson 3-10 2-2 10, Howard 15-21 3-8 33, Nelson 5-13 4-4 15, J.Richardson 8-15 1-1 20, Duhon 0-1 0-0 0, Davis 3-8 1-1 7, Q.Richardson 3-5 0-0 9, Clark 0-0 0-0 0, Redick 3-7 0-0 8. Totals 40-86 11-16 102. L.A. Clippers 21 21 23 29 13—107 Orlando 30 17 15 32 8—102 3-Point Goals-L.A. Clippers 13-31 (Billups 5-10, Butler 4-11, Paul 3-3, Williams 1-5, Foye 0-2), Orlando 11-30 (Q.Richardson 3-4, J.Richardson 3-8, Redick 2-4, Anderson 2-5, Nelson 1-4, Duhon 0-1, Turkoglu 0-4). Fouled OutJordan, Evans. Rebounds-L.A. Clippers 51 (Griffin 10), Orlando 49 (Howard 14). Assists-L.A. Clippers 21 (Paul 8), Orlando 27 (Nelson 12). Total Fouls-L.A. Clippers 20, Orlando 27. TechnicalsOrlando defensive three second. A-18,846 (18,500).
Wizards 111, Raptors 108, OT WASHINGTON — John Wall scored 31 points, Nick Young had a seasonhigh 29, and Trevor Booker added a season-high 19 as the Wizards blew an 18-point third-quarter lead and then hung on to beat Toronto. TORONTO (108) J.Johnson 4-10 1-2 10, DeRozan 4-10 7-8 15, Gray 1-3 2-2 4, Calderon 1-5 0-0 3, Bayless 9-23 6-6 30, A.Johnson 1-7 4-4 6, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Barbosa 0-4 2-2 2, Kleiza 11-16 4-8 30, Magloire 1-1 1-2 3, Butler 0-0 0-0 0, Carter 2-5 0-0 5, Forbes 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-85 27-34 108. WASHINGTON (111) Singleton 1-4 1-2 4, Booker 7-10 5-6 19, McGee 4-9 0-0 8, Wall 10-19 11-14 31, Young 9-20 9-11 29, Seraphin 0-1 0-2 0, Vesely 0-0 0-0 0, Evans 1-4 1-2 3, Crawford 5-11 3-4 13, Mack 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 39-80 30-41 111. Toronto 19 23 30 33 3—108 Washington 29 28 25 23 6—111 3-Point Goals-Toronto 13-26 (Bayless 6-10, Kleiza 4-8, J.Johnson 1-2, Carter 1-2, Calderon 1-3, Barbosa 0-1), Washington 3-9 (Young 2-3, Singleton 1-1, Wall 0-1, Crawford 0-1, Evans 0-3). Fouled Out-Bayless. Rebounds-Toronto 54 (A.Johnson 10), Washington 56 (McGee, Seraphin 8). Assists-Toronto 20 (J.Johnson 6), Washington 14 (Wall 7). Total Fouls-Toronto 33, Washington 29. Technicals-Washington defensive three second. A-14,687 (20,278).
Suns 99, Hawks 90 ATLANTA — Steve Nash scored 24 points, and Phoenix broke open a close game with a 24-6 run to close the third quarter. Nash, whose 38th birthday is today, had 11 assists and shot 9-of-12 — including each of his four threepointers. Channing Frye had 19 points, including a three-pointer and another basket in the closing minutes to help the Suns stop Atlanta’s final comeback attempt. PHOENIX (99) Hill 1-5 0-0 2, Frye 8-16 0-0 19, Gortat 4-10 0-0 8, Nash 9-12 2-2 24, Dudley 4-7 1-1 10, Morris 3-5 0-0 7, Redd 3-9 3-4 10, Telfair 4-7 0-0 9, Childress 2-2 0-0 4, Lopez 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 41-79 6-7 99. ATLANTA (90) Williams 3-8 2-2 8, Smith 6-12 5-6 18, Pachulia 2-7 3-3 7, Teague 3-8 0-0 6, J.Johnson 6-13 3-3 17, McGrady 0-2 2-2 2, Hinrich 1-5 2-3 4, Radmanovic 0-5 0-0 0, I.Johnson 4-9 1-2 9, Green 6-11 0-0 14, Pargo 2-4 0-0 5, Stackhouse 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-84 18-21 90. Phoenix 27 28 29 15—99 Atlanta 23 25 16 26—90 3-Point Goals-Phoenix 11-24 (Nash 4-4, Frye 3-8, Morris 1-1, Telfair 1-2, Dudley 1-3, Redd 1-4, Hill 0-2), Atlanta 6-24 (J.Johnson 2-5, Green 2-5, Smith 1-1, Pargo 1-3, Hinrich 0-2, Teague 0-2, Williams 0-3, Radmanovic 0-3). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 50 (Gortat, Frye 9), Atlanta 43 (Pachulia 8). Assists-Phoenix 24 (Nash 11), Atlanta 19 (Smith, Radmanovic, J.Johnson 3). Total Fouls-Phoenix 16, Atlanta 14. Technicals-Hill. A-11,823 (18,729).
and Sacramento erased an 18-point deficit en route to a victory over slumping New Orleans. Tyreke Evans scored 11 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, when Sacramento took its first lead on Marcus Thornton’s free throw with 6:24 left. SACRAMENTO (100) Salmons 4-9 0-0 10, Thompson 2-2 0-0 4, Cousins 11-20 6-7 28, Evans 7-16 6-7 20, Thornton 3-12 4-5 12, Hickson 1-1 0-2 2, Hayes 1-2 0-0 2, Fredette 2-3 0-0 5, Garcia 0-1 0-0 0, I.Thomas 6-11 2-4 17, Outlaw 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-78 18-25 100. NEW ORLEANS (92) Ariza 5-11 1-2 11, Ayon 2-6 0-0 4, Okafor 6-14 7-7 19, Vasquez 6-9 7-8 20, Belinelli 6-14 4-4 18, Kaman 4-12 2-4 10, Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, L.Thomas 0-2 0-0 0, Aminu 1-3 0-0 2, Henry 4-7 0-1 8. Totals 34-81 21-26 92. Sacramento 20 19 30 31—100 New Orleans 29 23 26 14— 92 3-Point Goals-Sacramento 8-24 (I.Thomas 3-6, Salmons 2-5, Thornton 2-8, Fredette 1-2, Garcia 0-1, Evans 0-2), New Orleans 3-9 (Belinelli 2-5, Vasquez 1-2, Ariza 0-1, Johnson 0-1). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Sacramento 49 (Cousins 19), New Orleans 51 (Kaman 12). Assists-Sacramento 17 (I.Thomas 6), New Orleans 21 (Vasquez 9). Total Fouls-Sacramento 21, New Orleans 19. Technicals-Cousins, New Orleans defensive three second. A-13,222 (17,188).
Spurs 89, Grizzlies 84 MEMPHIS, TENN. — Tony Parker scored 21 points, and Tim Duncan added 19 points and 17 rebounds to lead San Antonio over Memphis. Duncan scored 13 of his points in the second half as the Spurs opened a nine-game road trip with a win. SAN ANTONIO (89) Jefferson 2-4 0-0 5, Duncan 9-14 1-1 19, Blair 2-4 1-2 5, Parker 8-18 5-9 21, Leonard 1-4 1-2 4, Neal 2-6 2-2 8, Bonner 3-5 0-0 8, Green 0-8 2-2 2, Splitter 6-7 2-3 14, Anderson 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 34-73 14-21 89. MEMPHIS (84) Gay 9-26 0-0 18, Speights 1-4 2-2 4, Gasol 8-15 6-6 22, Conley 5-12 8-10 19, Pondexter 0-2 0-0 0, Mayo 3-15 2-3 9, Cunningham 1-1 0-0 2, Pargo 2-5 0-0 5, Davis 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 31-83 18-21 84. San Antonio 26 26 15 22—89 Memphis 18 28 27 11—84 3-Point Goals-San Antonio 7-16 (Neal 2-3, Bonner 2-4, Leonard 1-2, Anderson 1-2, Jefferson 1-2, Green 0-3), Memphis 4-13 (Pargo 1-1, Conley 1-1, Davis 1-2, Mayo 1-5, Pondexter 0-1, Gay 0-3). Fouled Out-None. ReboundsSan Antonio 54 (Duncan 17), Memphis 47 (Gasol 9). Assists-San Antonio 15 (Parker 7), Memphis 15 (Conley 8). Total Fouls-San Antonio 19, Memphis 17. Technicals-San Antonio defensive three second 2. A-13,527 (18,119).
Rockets 99, Nuggets 90 DENVER — Luis Scola scored 25 points, and Houston handed injuryriddled Denver its third straight loss. The Nuggets not only lost for the fifth time in six games but they lost budding star forward Danilo Gallinari, who rolled his left ankle in the third quarter. X-rays revealed a chip fracture of the foot and he was scheduled for further tests today “for a definitive diagnosis,” the team said. HOUSTON (99) Parsons 1-2 0-0 2, Scola 10-20 5-7 25, Dalembert 1-2 0-0 2, Lowry 7-11 1-2 20, Martin 1-9 6-7 8, Lee 4-8 2-2 10, Patterson 2-8 0-0 4, Budinger 5-11 2-2 16, Dragic 3-5 2-2 9, Hill 0-2 0-0 0, Adrien 1-3 1-2 3. Totals 35-81 19-24 99. DENVER (90) Faried 2-4 2-4 6, Gallinari 4-9 6-7 14, Koufos 3-3 1-2 7, Lawson 5-14 2-3 13, Stone 1-5 0-0 2, Harrington 5-16 2-6 12, Miller 5-10 1-2 12, Fernandez 5-13 3-6 14, Andersen 4-4 2-3 10. Totals 34-78 19-33 90. Houston 26 21 26 26—99 Denver 28 17 26 19—90 3-Point Goals-Houston 10-19 (Lowry 5-6, Budinger 4-7, Dragic 1-1, Lee 0-1, Martin 0-4), Denver 3-22 (Miller 1-1, Lawson 1-5, Fernandez 1-7, Gallinari 0-2, Stone 0-3, Harrington 0-4). Fouled Out-Koufos. Rebounds-Houston 47 (Adrien 9), Denver 62 (Harrington 15). Assists-Houston 21 (Lowry 6), Denver 14 (Lawson 7). Total Fouls-Houston 28, Denver 25. Technicals-Houston defensive three second, Denver defensive three second. A-14,501 (19,155).
Bulls 108, Nets 87 NEWARK, N.J. — Carlos Boozer scored 24 points to lead Chicago to an easy victory over New Jersey. Luol Deng scored 19 points and C.J. Watson added 14 points and 10 assists in place of Derrick Rose. The reigning league MVP played less than 11 minutes in the first half Thunder 111, and the Bulls said at halfTrail Blazers 107, OT time that he would not PORTLAND, ORE. — Kevreturn because of back in Durant had 33 points, spasms. including a dunk with 2.9 CHICAGO (108) seconds left in overtime. Boozer 9-13 6-6 24, Deng 8-14 0-0 19, Clippers 107, Magic 102 Noah Russell Westbrook 1-5 7-7 9, Rose 2-3 0-0 4, Brewer ORLANDO, FLA. — Chris 5-11 0-1 12, Watson 5-10 2-2 14, Korver added 28 points and 11 re0-0 8, Gibson 4-7 3-4 11, Asik 1-3 0-1 Paul scored 29 points, in- 3-4 bounds for the Thunder. 2, Butler 1-1 0-0 2, Scalabrine 1-1 1-2 3, cluding 11 points in the Lucas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-72 19-23 108. OKLAHOMA CITY (111) JERSEY (87) fourth quarter and over- NEW Durant 15-33 1-1 33, Ibaka 5-8 2-2 Sha.Williams 0-6 2-2 2, Humphries Perkins 3-7 0-1 6, Westbrook 10-24 time, and the Clippers 4-9 2-2 10, She.Williams 2-3 0-1 4, 12, 8-10 28, Cook 2-6 0-0 6, Harden 6-12 6-6 overcame a 15-point first- D.Williams 8-16 9-10 25, Bogans 3-5 0-1 19, Collison 0-0 2-2 2, Jackson 1-3 0-0 7, Farmar 5-14 0-0 11, J.Williams 2-5 4-6 half deficit and slipped by 8, Gaines 4-11 3-4 12, Petro 4-10 0-0 8. 3, Mohammed 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 43-95 19-22 111. Totals 32-79 20-26 87. Orlando. PORTLAND (107) Chicago 35 27 21 25—108 Wallace 2-9 0-0 4, Aldridge 14-28 11-11 Blake Griffin and New Jersey 14 23 27 23— 87 39, Camby 4-11 0-0 8, Crawford 6-18 3-3 3-Point Goals-Chicago 9-15 (Deng 3-5, Chauncey Billups each 17, Matthews 6-9 4-5 18, Batum 5-15 2-4 2-2, Watson 2-3, Brewer 2-4, added 18 points for the Korver 13, C.Smith 1-1 0-3 2, N.Smith 1-3 0-0 2, Rose 0-1), New Jersey 3-17 (Bogans 1-3, Thomas 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 41-97 20-26 107. Clippers. Farmar 1-3, Gaines 1-4, Sha.Williams Oklahoma City 29 31 25 18 8—111 0-3, D.Williams 0-4). Fouled Out-None. The Clippers have won Rebounds-Chicago 47 (Noah 12), New Portland 31 21 27 24 4—107 3-Point Goals-Oklahoma City 6-22 six of the last seven games Jersey 42 (Humphries 9). Assists- (Cook 2-5, Durant 2-8, Jackson 1-2, and snapped a nine-game Chicago 29 (Watson 11), New Jersey Harden 1-5, Westbrook 0-2), Portland (Farmar, D.Williams 5). Total Fouls5-20 (Matthews 2-5, Crawford 2-6, losing streak to the Magic. 19 Chicago 24, New Jersey 20. A-15,327 Batum 1-6, Aldridge 0-1, Wallace 0-2). But they may have lost (18,711). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Oklahoma City 67 (Ibaka 13), Portland 50 Billups for an extended (Camby 15). Assists-Oklahoma City 17 period after he slipped Kings 100, Hornets 92 (Westbrook 8), Portland 23 (Crawford NEW ORLEANS — De- 5). Total Fouls-Oklahoma City 27, and left in the fourth quar17. Technicals-Oklahoma ter because of a left Achil- Marcus Cousins had 28 Portland City defensive three second. A-20,559 points and 19 rebounds, (19,980). les injury.