The Houston Rockets hardly sounded like the victorious team after struggling past the Milwaukee Bucks 85-81 on Wednesday night. Yao Ming had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Luis Scola added 11 points and 10 boards, but the Rockets sputtered on offense during long stretches for the third straight home game.
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Nene scored 21 points, Carmelo Anthony added 20 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 114-107 on Wednesday night. Chauncey Billups scored 18 points and J.R. Smith had 16 for Denver, with Kenyon Martin adding 15 points and reserves Linas Kleiza and Chris Andersen each scoring 10. Denver coach George Karl earned his 900th career regular-season victory.
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Washington Wizards forward Caron Butler had an MRI on Wednesday that revealed no serious damage to his injured left ankle. The MRI confirmed the initial diagnosis of a sprain and he will continue to be listed as day-to-day. Butler hurt the ankle during the loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Christmas. Read Original Post Here
Forward Jermaine O’Neal and guard Jason Kapono missed Toronto’s game against the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night because of injuries. O’Neal, who has a sore right knee, is averaging 14 points and 7.0 rebounds in 28 games. He missed three games last month because of injuries to his left knee and ankle. Read Original Post Here
Allen Iverson and Tayshaun Prince stepped up for the short-handed Detroit Pistons. Iverson scored 19 points, and Prince added 16 to help the Pistons win their fifth straight game, 83-75 over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday. “When any team in the league loses three of their top six guys, things are going to change for them,” Pistons coach Michael Curry said.
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The way he’s pouring in the points, Rashard Lewis just might shoot his way into the All-Star game. Lewis set the tone by scoring 16 of his 21 points in the first half and the Orlando Magic rolled over the Chicago Bulls 113-94 for their eighth win in nine games. “Especially in the first half, I felt like I wasn’t going to miss a shot,” Lewis said.
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Allen Iverson scored 19 points, and Tayshaun Prince added 16 to help the undermanned Detroit Pistons win their fifth straight game, 83-75 over the New Jersey Nets on Wednesday. Both teams lost key players during the game. New Jersey’s Vince Carter was ejected after for arguing a second-quarter call with referee Derrick Stafford, and Rasheed Wallace didn’t play in the second half after injuring his…
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Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of drinking and driving early Wednesday. An officer with a law enforcement task force that targets drunken driving saw the former NBA star run a stop sign around 1:30 a.m., said Gilbert police Lt. Eric Shuhandler. Barkley declined to submit to a breath test but was given a blood test.
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Even without All-Star guard Brandon Roy, the Portland Trail Blazers earned an impressive win Tuesday night. Steve Blake had 21 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 and the short-handed Blazers beat the Boston Celtics 91-86, sending the NBA champions to their third loss in four games. Missing Roy because of a pulled hamstring, the Blazers snapped a seven-game losing streak against Boston and pulled…
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It was no coincidence that Kevin Martin’s return resulted in a rare victory for the Sacramento Kings. Playing his first game in nearly three weeks, Martin came off the bench to score 20 points and the Kings snapped a six-game losing streak by beating the Los Angeles Clippers 92-90 Tuesday night. Even the return of Martin, whose sore left ankle sidelined him for 22 of the previous 24 games,…
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