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NBA: Miami 97, Philadelphia 91

Sun, 22/02/2009 - 20:35 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Miami -- Dwyane Wade scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth period Saturday, helping the Miami Heat record a 97-91 victory against the Philadelphia 76ers.

Wade's driving layup gave Miami a 92-87 lead with 1:00 left. He had connected on a pair of free throws to put Miami in front for good at 88-87 with 2:01 left.

In an all-around effort, Wade also had nine assists and three blocked shots.

Jermaine O'Neal, in his second game since Miami got him from Toronto this week, scored 17 points with 10 rebounds. Udonis Haslem had 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Jamario Moon added 12 points for the Heat, who have split their last six games.

Despite a right calf strain, Andre Miller led Philadelphia with 30 points and nine rebounds. Reserve Lou Williams scored 22 points.

NBA: Indiana 112, Minnesota 105

Sat, 21/02/2009 - 09:56 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Minneapolis -- Marquis Daniels scored 24 points in helping Indiana build an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter Friday night and the Pacers held on to beat Minnesota 112-105.

Indiana won a road game for the first time in 11 tries.

Daniels made 11-of-18 shots from the field while Jarret Jack chipped in 18 points and Troy Murphy had 16.

Indiana played without leading scorer Danny Granger, who suffered a foot injury in Wednesday's loss to Charlotte and will be out for up to three weeks. He is averaging 25 points a game.

The Pacers are also without forward Mike Dunleavy, who is out indefinitely with a knee injury.

Indiana won on the road for the first time since Jan. 7. The Pacers are 7-23 on the road this season.

Minnesota was led by a career-high 36 points from Randy Foye.

NBA: Houston 93, Dallas 86

Sat, 21/02/2009 - 09:53 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Houston -- Yao Ming led a third-quarter rally Friday that brought the Houston Rockets their sixth consecutive home victory -- 93-86 over Dallas.

Yao scored 22 points and hauled in 13 rebounds to help offset a season-high 22 turnovers by the Rockets.

Aaron Brooks contributed 19 points and hit two key 3-point shots down the stretch.

Dallas owned a seven-point lead at halftime, but the Rockets went on a 24-4 run in the third quarter. The Mavericks had closed to within two when Brooks hit a 3-point shot with 2 minutes to play in the fourth.

Brooks gave Houston a six-point lead with another 3-pointer that came with 24 seconds remaining.

Jose Barea scored a career-high 26 points for Dallas. Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki was limited to nine points while making only 4-of-18 shots from the field.

NBA: Washington 107, New Jersey 96

Sat, 21/02/2009 - 09:49 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

East Rutharford, N.J. -- Antawn Jamison scored 28 points Friday night and the Washington Wizards used a big third-quarter run to push past New Jersey 107-96.

The Wizards have won back-to-back games for the first time since Dec. 27-29.

Jamison also grabbed 12 rebounds and both Mike James and Caron Butler scored 19 points. The Wizards will go after their first three-game winning streak of the season when they are at home against San Antonio Saturday.

New Jersey, which has lost five straight, got 26 points and 10 assists from Devin Harris.

The Nets owned a three-point lead early in the third quarter, but the Wizards took control with a 21-7 surge. New Jersey climbed back within five midway through the fourth period, only to see Washington produce a 9-1 run that wrapped up the victory.

NBA: Orlando 92, Charlotte 80

Sat, 21/02/2009 - 09:43 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Charlotte, N.C. -- Hedo Turkoglu scored 24 points Friday night and Rashard Lewis hit five 3-pointers, leading the Orlando Magic to a 92-80 victory over Charlotte.

Lewis finished with 18 points and Dwight Howard contributed 13 points and 16 rebounds, helping the Magic to their second win in three games. Orlando bounced back from a 32-point loss at New Orleans Wednesday.

Rafer Alston played 29 minutes in his Orlando debut and handed out eight assists to go with three points. Alston was acquired from Houston prior to the trade deadline Thursday to help bolster the point guard position -- which took a major hit when Jameer Nelson was lost for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury.

Charlotte was led by Raymond Felton with 16 points and Boris Diaw with 15. The Bobcats had won three of their previous four games.

NBA: Utah 90, Boston 85

Fri, 20/02/2009 - 15:15 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

SAlt Lake City -- Matt Harpring and Deron Williams made key jump shots down the stretch Thursday night to finish off a rally and give the Utah Jazz a 90-85 victory over Boston.

In addition to losing a 12-point, third-quarter lead and the game, the Celtics saw superstar Kevin Garnett leave the court with a knee injury in the second quarter. Garnett sat out the rest of the game with what Boston officials said was a mild sprain.

With the game tied, Harpring hit a jumper from the free throw line with 1:11 to play. Harpring then grabbed the rebound on a miss by Leon Powe and Williams' fadeaway jumper with 27 seconds to go gave the Jazz a four-point advantage.

Utah closed the game on an 8-2 run to win its third in a row. The Jazz shot 56 percent from the field in the second half after hitting only 29 percent in the opening two quarters.

NBA: San Antonio 83, Detroit 79

Fri, 20/02/2009 - 11:11 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Auburn Hills, Mich. -- Tony Parker put San Antonio in front with a pair of free throws with 1:09 remaining Thursday and the Spurs held on to down Detroit 83-79.

Allen Iverson gave the Pistons their last lead of the game by making a layup with 1:22 to play and Detroit could not score another point.

Parker finished with 19 points and Tim Duncan had 18 points and 18 rebounds, helping the Spurs end a two-game skid.

Allen Iverson scored 31 for the Pistons, who have seen their losing streak reach five games.

After Parker's two foul shots gave San Antonio an 80-79 advantage, Detroit turned the ball over and suffered a missed shot by Rasheed Wallace.

Bruce Bowen increased the Spurs' lead to three by hitting two foul shots with 9 seconds left. Iverson then missed a 3-point attempt and Duncan made one foul shot to account for the final score.

No fireworks at NBA trade deadline

Fri, 20/02/2009 - 10:46 by Shruti Sharma

New York -- The NBA trade deadline came and went Thursday without any of the league's major names changing teams.

Speculation had increased during the past week that both Amare Stoudemire and Shaquille O'Neal of the Phoenix Suns would be traded. Vince Carter and Rasheed Wallace were also among the high-profile names included in trade talk.

All of them stayed put Thursday. Instead, the biggest deals just before the deadline involved the New York Knicks, who made separate trades with the Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Knicks picked up guard Larry Hughes from the Bulls for forward Tim Thomas, guard Anthony Roberson and center Jerome James. New York sent forward Malik Rose to Oklahoma City for forward Chris Wilcox.

NBA: LA Lakers 129, Golden State 121

Thu, 19/02/2009 - 15:38 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Oakland, Calif. -- Kobe Bryant scored 30 points Wednesday and the Los Angeles Lakers closed the game with a rush to defeat Golden State 129-121.

The Warriors moved into a 111-111 tie when Stephen Jackson hit a jump shot with 3:37 to play. Los Angeles then went on an 11-1 tear, finished off by a Bryant fadeaway jumper with 1:12 to play.

Los Angeles, losers of only 10 games all season, improved its record against Western Conference opponents to 27-4.

Pau Gasol added 24 points and Lamar Odom had 22. Los Angeles made 50 percent of its shots from the field, including 9-of-21 from 3-point range.

Golden State, which had won its previous three games, was led by 24 points from both Stephen Jackson and Corey Maggette.

Bryant was coming off his lowest point total of the year. He scored just 10 Tuesday in a victory over Atlanta.

NBA: Phoenix 142, LA Clippers 119

Thu, 19/02/2009 - 15:37 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Los Angeles -- Amare Stoudemire piled up a season-high 42 points Wednesday, carrying Phoenix to a runaway 142-119 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Alvin Gentry, coaching his second game after taking over for the dismissed Terry Porter, again had the Suns playing their old style of run-and-gun basketball.

Gentry's two games as coach have come in a home-and-home series against the Clippers and the Suns totaled 282 points in those contests.

Stoudemire, the subject of recent trade rumors, hit 15-of-20 shots from the field and 12-of-13 from the line. Steve Nash added 21 and Jerome Richardson 17.

Phoenix took a 67-53 halftime lead and did not slow up while reverting to its old style of basketball. Porter had attempted to install a more defensive-minded brand in his abbreviated first season with the Suns.

NBA: Atlanta 105, Sacramento 100

Thu, 19/02/2009 - 15:36 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Sacramento -- Joe Johnson put Atlanta in front for good with 42 seconds remaining Wednesday and the Hawks held on to defeat Sacramento 105-100.

Atlanta scored the game's final five points while handing Sacramento its sixth straight loss.

Sacramento's Bobby Jackson hit two free throws with 57 seconds left to tie the game and the Kings failed to score down the stretch.

Johnson's layup made it 102-100 and he hit a free throw with 18 seconds to play for a three-point lead.

Jackson missed two 3-point attempts over the final 13 seconds and Atlanta got one free throw each from Mike Bibby and Marvin Williams to account for the final score.

Bibby led the Hawks with 29 points and Johnson had 20. Kevin Martin scored 32 for the Kings.

NBA: Portland 94, Memphis 90

Thu, 19/02/2009 - 15:35 by Rakhi Kaptiyal

Portland, Ore. -- Brandon Roy scored the last two of his 24 points from the foul line with 3 seconds to play Wednesday, securing Portland's 94-90 win over Memphis.

Portland led by as many as 15 points in the second quarter, but could not shake the Grizzlies despite their lowly road record. Memphis was seeking only its fourth road victory of the year.

Roy gave the Trail Blazers a four-point lead on a layup with 1:23 to go and neither side could score again until O.J. Mayo brought Memphis within two with 10 seconds to play.

Roy's foul shots then clinched the win, boosting the Trail Blazers' home record this season to 21-5.

LaMarcus Aldridge added 15 points for Portland. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 20 and May had 19.

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