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Spurs Hold Suns to Season Low
Spurs Hold Suns to Season Low

Spurs Hold Suns to Season Low

San Antonio breaks 3-game slide with 84-81 victory

(Newser) - After starting strong, the Suns began to give last night's game away, piece by piece, to the Spurs. Between converting seven San Antonio turnovers in the first quarter and getting blanked on seven of its final nine possessions, Phoenix gave away a 14-point lead to lose the game 84-81, its...

Snubbed Prince Sinks Lakers
Snubbed Prince
Sinks Lakers

Snubbed Prince Sinks Lakers

Kobe has 39 points, 10 rebounds, and career-high 11 turnovers

(Newser) - Passed over for the All-Star Game yet again, lanky swingman Tayshaun Prince responded by deposing the Lakers with a late three-pointer, sealing it 90-89. Prince led the Pistons with 22 points and left Los Angeles with 4.5 seconds in regulation; although Kobe Bryant scored 39, the last shot was...

LeBron Rescues Cavs at Buzzer
LeBron Rescues Cavs at Buzzer

LeBron Rescues Cavs at Buzzer

Reverse lay-up turns the tide in 84-83 victory over Blazers

(Newser) - What did LeBron James have to say about his 14 rebounds and 37 points, which cumulated in the game-winning reverse lay-up with .3 seconds remaining? "I just do what I do," James explained. What he did last night was lead a late comeback against Portland, with 17 points...

Jazz Convert Knicks Errors Into 100-89 Win

Clippers don't need depth to defeat Hawks, Kings smash Bobcats

(Newser) - Considering the dominating January Utah has had—a 11-2 record with 10 straight home wins—they may have let the Knicks come too close in last night's 100-89 victory. The Jazz never trailed, but did let New York within seven points in the fourth before Deron Williams put the lid...

Warriors Take Down Hornets 116-103 in NO

Iverson, Nuggets rally past Grizzlies, Bulls beat badly by T'Wolves

(Newser) - Golden State downed New Orleans 116-103, snapping the Hornets’ nine-game winning streak. Stephen Jackson led the Warriors with 26 points; not far behind was Baron Davis with 23. Chris Paul was his usual amazing self, scoring 28 points and dishing 12 dimes. David West continued his breakout season for the...

No. 1 Memphis Handles Houston 89-77
No. 1 Memphis Handles Houston 89-77

No. 1 Memphis Handles Houston 89-77

Elsewhere in Top 25, Mich. St. downs Illinois, Drake clips Creighton

(Newser) - The No. 1 Memphis Tigers beat the Houston Cougars 89-77 and at 20-0 matched the best start in school history. Chris Douglas-Roberts had 30 points and Joey Dorsey snared 22 rebounds. Memphis dominated the smaller Houston squad down low; the Tigers outrebounded the Cougars 49-29 and had 44 points in...

Sharp-Shooting Raptors Match Team-Best Rout

Sixers beat Bucks even worse; Magic-Heat matchup isn't as close

(Newser) - The best long-range-shooting team in the NBA outdid itself against Washington: Toronto hit 13 of 18 from behind the arc tonight. Those 39 points from three-pointers ended up being the winning margin—tied for the best in team history—in the 122-83 win, in which no Raptor had more than...

K State Gives Kansas First Loss
K State Gives Kansas First Loss

K State Gives Kansas First Loss

Beasley, Wildcats down rival Jayhawks at home for first time since 1983

(Newser) - Standout freshman Michael Beasley continued his impressive season by leading the No. 22 Kansas State Wildcats to an 84-75 victory over intra-state rival No. 2 Kansas. Beasley, the nation’s leading rebounder and No. 4 scorer, scored 25 points despite being double- and even triple-teamed all night. Beasley also shot...

Sonics Snap Streak 88-85 Against Spurs

Three solid quarters not enough for Knicks in 120-109 loss to Lakers

(Newser) - "You could see this coming," said Earl Watson, but no one really expected the 14-straight-loss Sonics to topple the defending NBA champions. The Spurs got 29 points from Manu Ginobili and 27 from Tim Duncan, but Seattle eked out an 88-85 win nevertheless. Rookie Kevin Durant (26 points)...

Suns Dominant in 125-92 Rout of Hawks
Suns Dominant in 125-92 Rout of Hawks

Suns Dominant in 125-92 Rout of Hawks

Yao, Rockets fend off Warriors, Bulls run over Timberwolves

(Newser) - The Phoenix Suns got 24 points from Amare Stoudemire en route to a 125-92 beat down of the Atlanta Hawks. Phoenix played arguably their best game of the season, dominating both ends of the floor. The statistics showed this dominance as the Suns set a season-high in field goal percentage...

Pistons Have Need for 'Sheed, Shed Pacers

Kidd, New Jersey end losing streak; Miami starts a new one

(Newser) - Rasheed Wallace's play on both ends spurred the Pistons to a 110-104 win over a sharp-shooting Pacers team; he had 24 points, 10 boards, and a key block with half a minute remaining to protect the Detroit lead. With Jermaine O'Neal out due to injury, Indiana hit 12 of 24...

Wiz Top Raps in OT 108-104
Wiz Top Raps in OT 108-104

Wiz Top Raps in OT 108-104

Jamison, Blatche lead Butler-less Washington to quality win

(Newser) - When Gilbert Arenas went down early in the season Washington rallied around Caron Butler; now with Butler out with a strained hip flexor the Wizards got a lift from a relative unknown, Andray Blatche. The 21-year-old Blatche scored 19 points in Washington’s 108-104 overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors....

Jazz Move Into First With Win Over Spurs

Utah now 19-3 at home; defending champs lose their second straight

(Newser) - Andrei Kirilenko scored 23 points on 9-10 shooting and Utah never trailed in a 97-91 victory over San Antonio. The intensity was high in this rematch of last season's Western Conference finals, with several technical fouls given out as well as lots of bumps and bruises for the Spurs, who...

Paul, Hornets Rout Denver
Paul, Hornets Rout Denver

Paul, Hornets Rout Denver

Southwest Division leaders win their ninth straight game

(Newser) - Chris Paul must have heard the "M-V-P" chants and certainly played like one with 23 points and a whopping 17 assists as the No. 1 team in the Western Conference, the New Orleans Hornets, crushed Denver 117-93, reports AP. The Hornets had six players score in double-figures, including Tyson...

Mavs Have Guns Blazing in Win Over Memphis

Howard, Nowitzki, Dampier dominate up front on both ends

(Newser) - Dallas used 70% shooting to outscore Memphis by 14 in the first quarter and then coasted, winning 103-84. Josh Howard made his first eight shots as part of the early barrage and totaled 26 points, reports AP. Dirk Nowitzki had 20 for the Mavs who have won 12 of 14...

Fourth Quarter is Dirk Time Against Denver

Hawks, Nets choke hard against Trail Blazers, Timberwolves

(Newser) - Dallas's Josh Howard was hot early (12 points in the first quarter), but it was reigning league MVP Dirk Nowitzki who put Denver away late, 90-85. The sharp-shooting Bavarian scored 14 of the Mavericks' final 16 points, including four clutch free throws in the final minute; his 32 points led...

Hedo Hits the Winner as Magic Beats Boston

Phoenix puts clamps on Chicago while King James outscores Kobe

(Newser) - Orlando won a clash of division leaders today, 96-93 over Boston, on a buzzer-beating three-pointer by Hedo Turkoglu. The Magic managed to blow a 16-point lead in the fourth quarter but went back ahead on two buckets by Rashard Lewis. With injured Celtic Kevin Garnett sitting out, Dwight Howard was...

Grizzlies Fend Off Clippers in OT
Grizzlies Fend Off Clippers in OT

Grizzlies Fend Off Clippers in OT

Gay, Maggette score team highs in 125-120 Memphis victory

(Newser) - With the Clippers and Grizzlies looking at depleted rosters and coming off disheartening weeks, the stakes were high for both teams, reports the Commercial Appeal. Los Angeles (minus Chris Kaman) didn't lead at all during regulation, but went up by three in overtime before Memphis (less Paul Gasol and Damon...

Streaking Hornets Sting Spurs
Streaking Hornets Sting Spurs

Streaking Hornets Sting Spurs

Rout San Antonio for eighth straight win

(Newser) - The Hornets made it look easy last night, beating the Spurs 102-78, and further cementing their No. 1 spot in the Southwest division, the San-Antonio Express-News reports. The win marked the eighth straight for New Orleans, and put an end to three in a row for San Antonio, who were...

Wade, Heat Finally Taste Victory Again

Guard scores 35 points as Miami breaks 15-game losing streak

(Newser) - The Miami Heat are about as happy as a 9-33 team could be tonight, after Dwayne Wade scored 35 points to lead a charge past the Indiana Pacers 98-96, ending a 15-game losing streak, reports the Associated Press. The streak was the longest in the NBA this season and the...

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