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Bryant scores 40 as Lakers beat Jazz (AP)
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 03:09Sure, Kobe Bryant scored 40 points, but it was Trevor Ariza's quick hands that saved the Los Angeles Lakers. Ariza came up with two of his season-high five steals in the last 2:22 and scored two fast-break baskets to help the Lakers beat the Utah Jazz 113-100 Friday night for their fifth straight win and 17th in 18 home games.
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Hornets win fourth straight, top Blazers (AP)
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 02:22The New Orleans Hornets didn't unravel after Tyson Chandler was kicked out. Instead, they regrouped. David West had 25 points, Chris Paul added 17 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds and the Hornets beat the stunned Portland Trail Blazers 92-77 on Friday night. West and Paul teamed to lead New Orleans' rally, with the Hornets outscoring Portland 41-19 in the final 15 minutes for their fourth...
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Mavs close strong, win 96-86 over 76ers (AP)
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 01:08The Dallas Mavericks are good at finishing. Now they must figure out how to get off to better starts. Dirk Nowitzki had a 16-point fourth quarter and scored 31 points, Jason Terry added 21 and the Mavericks rallied from another deficit for a 96-86 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night. Erick Dampier had 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Mavericks, who've won six of seven and were...
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Anthony's late 3 gets Nuggets by Thunder (AP)
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 00:56Kevin Durant had just made a clutch 3-pointer over Carmelo Anthony with 2.7 seconds left, putting the Oklahoma City Thunder on the verge of an unexpected victory over the Northwest Division-leading Denver Nuggets. Then friend Carmelo Anthony upstaged him. Anthony took the ensuing inbounds pass from Kenyon Martin and answered with a 3-pointer of his own from the corner with 0.1 seconds left, capping...
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Stuckey's 38 help Pistons push run to 6 (AP)
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 00:40Rodney Stuckey knew he wasn't going to get much help. He didn't need it. Stuckey scored 13 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter, and the undermanned Detroit Pistons won their sixth straight game with a 98-92 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. "I knew going in that I was going to have to play a lot of minutes and score a lot of points," Stuckey said.
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Pierce nearly perfect as Celtics cruise (AP)
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 00:23Road-weary Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics couldn't miss on their comfortable homecourt. Especially against the lowly Washington Wizards. Behind Pierce's 26 points and nearly perfect shooting, the team with the best record in the NBA roared back from a rough road trip and beat the team with the worst record in the Eastern Conference 108-83 on Friday night.
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Nets' Carter's 3 beats OT buzzer, Hawks (AP)
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 00:21Vince Carter added another buzzer beater to his resume, and this one was from really long range. Carter ran down a tipped inbounds pass in the backcourt and hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer from about 10 feet behind the arc and the New Jersey Nets rallied from a 20-point halftime deficit to beat Atlanta 93-91 on Friday night, ending the Hawks' six-game winning streak.
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Cavs go 17-0 at home behind LeBron (AP)
Sat, 01/03/2009 - 00:11The Cleveland Cavaliers weren't about to follow one big loss with another one. Anderson Varejao scored a career-high 26 points -- the majority of them off passes from LeBron James -- and James had a triple-double as the Cavaliers stayed unbeaten on their floor with a 117-92 win Friday night over the Chicago Bulls after learning center Zydrunas Ilgauskas will miss a month with a fractured bone in...
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Magic win 10th straight vs. Heat, 86-76 (AP)
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 23:57Dwyane Wade scored when he wanted to Friday night, until the Miami Heat needed him most. Wade, who had 33 points in the first three quarters, was double-teamed in the final quarter and missed all three of his shots, allowing the Orlando Magic to pull away for an 86-76 victory. Rashard Lewis had 17 points and Jameer Nelson scored 16 for Orlando, which has won nine-straight home games.
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Raptors snap 3-game skid, beat Rockets (AP)
Fri, 01/02/2009 - 23:43The Houston Rockets didn't feel much like winners after grinding out a four-point home victory on Wednesday. They were surefire losers in Toronto on Friday night. Chris Bosh and Andrea Bargnani each scored 19 points and the Raptors snapped a three-game losing streak with an emphatic 94-73 victory over the Rockets, handing Houston its fourth defeat in six games.
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MRI shows no damage for Wizards F Butler (AP)
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 20:57Washington 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.
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Raptors play without O'Neal, Kapono (AP)
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 20:22Forward 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.
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Pistons beat Nets for fifth straight win (AP)
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 19:51Allen 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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Magic win for eighth time in 9 games (AP)
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 19:09The 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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Barkley arrested on suspicion of DUI (AP)
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 17:17Charles Barkley was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol early Wednesday. An officer with a task force that targets drunken driving saw the former NBA star run a stop sign about 1:30 a.m., Gilbert police Lt. Eric Shuhandler said. Barkley was in Scottsdale's Old Town area, a trendy spot in the Phoenix area.
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Magic G Pietrus out with broken wrist (AP)
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 14:47Orlando Magic guard Mickael Pietrus will be out indefinitely after breaking his right wrist on a dunk against Detroit on Monday. Pietrus was injured in the second quarter when he banged into the Pistons' Jason Maxiell and landed awkwardly on his back and arm. X-rays taken after the game showed no structural damage, but an MRI on Tuesday revealed the fracture.
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Without Roy, Blazers still beat Celtics (AP)
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 03:20Even 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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Mavs rally from 29 down, defeat Wolves (AP)
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 01:22Rick Carlisle was watching the game in his office before halftime, Dirk Nowitzki was beat up after getting hit in the face and the Dallas Mavericks seemed on the verge of getting blown out by the lowly Minnesota Timberwolves on their home court. Then the Mavericks toughened up their defense and what seemed like an insurmountable margin was erased in less than one half.
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Nash-less Suns get past Grizzlies 101-89 (AP)
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 01:17While Shaquille O'Neal was moving into eighth place on the NBA scoring list, his Phoenix Suns teammates were putting on the defensive clamps. Leandro Barbosa scored 28 points, Shaquille O'Neal added 24 to move into eighth place on the NBA scoring list and the Phoenix Suns beat the Memphis Grizzlies 101-89 Tuesday night without ailing star Steve Nash.
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Heat beat Cavaliers on LeBron's birthday (AP)
Wed, 12/31/2008 - 00:32Dwyane Wade embraced LeBron James after the final horn sounded, whispering a birthday greeting into his close friend's ear. Even with that, it wasn't a happy 24th for King James. Wade had 21 points and 12 assists, Mario Chalmers was 6-for-7 from 3-point range in a 21-point, eight-assist, no-turnover effort, and the Miami Heat dropped James' pro record on birthdays to 0-3 by beating the Cleveland...
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