Golden State was sloppy, coach Don Nelson was furious and the Warriors still beat the Houston Rockets. Baron Davis scored 23 points and Al Harrington had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Golden State overcame 21 turnovers to rally past the Rockets 112-95 on Monday night. Davis had seven assists, Monta Ellis scored 20 and Stephen Jackson sank four 3-pointers and added 18 points for the Warriors, who…
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Hedo Turkoglu hit a fadeaway jumper with seven-tenths of a second left in overtime, and the Orlando Magic beat the Chicago Bulls 112-110 Monday. The Bulls lost for the first time in three games since Jim Boylan became interim head coach following the firing of Scott Skiles. After Chicago’s Ben Gordon hit a tying 3 with 6.7 seconds left, Turkoglu made a shot over Ben Wallace.
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Gerald Wallace led a furious comeback in the fourth quarter and took charge in overtime, finishing with 36 points and giving the Charlotte Bobcats a 107-103 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday. Charlotte snapped a four-game losing streak by rallying from a 13-point deficit with under 6 minutes left in regulation behind a series of spectacular plays from Wallace.
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With Antonio Daniels set to return to their starting lineup, the Washington Wizards waived guard Mike Wilks on Monday. Wilks played in four games and averaged 1.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 11 minutes. Washington was his eighth NBA club since he started with the Atlanta Hawks during the 2002-03 season. The Wizards signed Wilks after Daniels sprained his right knee in a game Dec. Read Original Post Here
Milwaukee Bucks point guard Mo Williams will miss Monday’s game against the Detroit Pistons with tendinitis in his left Achilles tendon. Williams, Milwaukee’s second-leading scorer, was averaging 21.3 points and 9.3 assists in his last four games. He was replaced in the starting lineup by Charlie Bell. Read Original Post Here
Former Denver general manager Kiki Vandeweghe has joined the Nets as a special assistant to New Jersey president Rod Thorn. Vandeweghe, who served as the Nuggets’ general manager from 2001-06, will help Thorn prepare for the NBA draft and evaluate players. “Kiki has been a mainstay in the league for almost two decades, first as an All-Star player and then as a front office executive,” Thorn said. Read Original Post Here
Paul Pierce scored 33 points and Kevin Garnett had 22 points, 12 rebounds and six assists Sunday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 110-91 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Boston took the lead in the first quarter and never relinquished it. Each time the Lakers threatened, the Celtics would pull away again.
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Even with an abundance of road games in the first two months of the season, the Phoenix Suns are right where they expected, on top of the Pacific Division standings. Amare Stoudemire scored 31 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to help the Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 117-102 on Sunday night. “We’ve had a tough schedule and after some of those losses it’s been emotional in our locker room…
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The San Antonio Spurs were outrebounded and outplayed in the first quarter by the Memphis Grizzlies. And for a team that prides itself on defense, that was not a good thing. Down by as many as 12 points early, the Spurs turned things around when it counted, beating Memphis 111-87 on Sunday and handing the Grizzlies their fifth straight loss.
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Baron Davis scored 28 points and Stephen Jackson added 23 to help Golden State beat the Nuggets 105-95 on Sunday night, ending a seven-game losing streak in Denver. Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets. Linas Kleiza and J.R. Smith added 15 points each for the Nuggets, who saw their season-high seven-game winning streak snapped.
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