afer Alston had 13 for the Nets, who have lost six straight...The Nets made 16 turnovers in the opening half and made just one free throw, while Toronto had just two turnovers and went 13 for 19 at the line. New Jersey trailed 70-33 at halftime, the lowest total Toronto has held an opponent to this season.
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(By GEORGE HENRY, From the Associated Press) - Josh Smith scored 16 points, Marvin Williams added 15 and the Atlanta Hawks won their sixth straight game with a 96-83 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night...Al Horford and Joe Johnson each finished with 12 points as Hawks coach Mike Woodson rested his starters in the fourth quarter. Atlanta improved to 12-2 at home, best in the Eastern Conference...The Jazz were outscored 30-6 to open the third quarter before Paul Millsap’s jumper made it 71-42...Utah coach Jerry Sloan pulled his starters midway through the third. Wesley Matthews later returned in the fourth after he combined with Deron Williams, Mehmet Okur, Carlos Boozer and Ronnie Brewer to go 8 for 33 from the field when Sloan sat them down...Kirilenko led the Jazz with 13 points. Matthews and Eric Maynor each had 11 as Utah dropped to 4-7 on the road.
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(By JIMMY GOLEN from the Associated Press) - Elton Brand had 23 points and eight rebounds, giving Philadelphia the lead on a tip-in with 7.7 seconds left, and the 76ers snapped Boston’s 11-game win streak with 98-97 victory over the Celtics on Friday night...Marreese Speights scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, but he missed a jumper in the closing seconds with a chance to give Philadelphia the lead. Brand tipped it in before Paul Pierce missed a jumper in the final seconds that would have put Boston ahead. Ray Allen was unable to get off a good shot after the rebound...Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Kendrick Perkins scored 12 points to go with 16 boards, Ray Allen scored 17 and Rajon Rondo had 13 points and 10 assists.
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(By DAVE CAMPBELL From the Associated Press) - Kevin Love put up 20 points and 16 rebounds, his fifth straight double-double and seventh in nine games since returning from a broken left hand, to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Sacramento Kings 112-96 Friday night. Corey Brewer scored 20 points on 9 for 16 shooting, and the Wolves (5-22) were in front from start to finish for the first time this season, taking advantage of a sloppy, sluggish regression by the Kings, who fell to an NBA-worst 1-11 on the road...Casspi had 21 points and Beno Udrih had 12 of his 18 points in the final 4 minutes of the third quarter for the Kings, who were held under 100 points for only the third time in the last 15 games. Udrih beat the buzzer at the end of the third with a 3-point swish just in front of the half-court line, but that was about the only highlight for the visitors.
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(By TOM WITHERS From the Associated Press) - LeBron James scored 26 points, Mo Williams added 17 and the Cleveland Cavaliers, despite playing poorly on offense down the stretch, hung on to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 85-82 on Friday night for their fifth straight win...Milwaukee rookie Brandon Jennings scored 18 points, but fired up an air ball on a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds left that would have tied it. Jennings was just 5 of 21 from the field...It was another ragged performance by the Cavs, who have been beating some of the league’s lesser teams but will need to step up their game for the upcoming trip. James attempted just four field goals in a blase opening half for the Cavs, who were outworked by the Bucks at both ends of the floor and did little to excite their fans who were in a festive holiday mood.
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(By BRETT MARTE From the Associated Press) - Chris Paul had 30 points and a season-high 19 assists, and narrowly missed a triple-double with nine rebounds, to lift the New Orleans Hornets to a 98-92 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.... Peja Stojakovic added 24 points, including four 3-pointers, to help New Orleans overcome a 15-point first-half deficit and win its second straight game. David West scored 12 points for New Orleans, while Emeka Okafor had 12 rebounds and five blocks...J.R. Smith scored 25 points and Carmelo Anthony had 17 for Denver, which was without starting point guard Chauncey Billups because of a pulled left groin. Nene had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Ty Lawson scored 14, but the Nuggets finished 16 below their average for the season coming into the game...Trailing 58-51 early in the third quarter, New Orleans stormed into the lead with a 10-0 run ignited by Stojakovic’s back-to-back 3s and capped by Paul’s steal that set up his jumper from the top of the key. The shot began a torrid third quarter for Paul, who poured in 18 points in the period after scoring only four in the first half.
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(By BRIAN MAHONEY From the Associated Press) - Lee made the go-ahead basket with 28 seconds left and scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half, helping the Knicks erase a 20-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 95-91 on Friday night...Chris Duhon added 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who never led until the fourth quarter but found a way to win after blowing leads while losing their last two games. Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler each finished with 14 points. Jonathan Bender scored nine points in his first action since Nov. 5, 2005...Kaman had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Baron Davis scored 19 points for the Clippers, who were looking for a third straight win but managed only 33 points in the second half...The Clippers had won four straight against the Knicks, a streak that figured to continue after they dominated the first half. But Lee turned around the game with 13 points in the third quarter and finished with 11 rebounds.
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(From the Associated Press) - Zach Randolph had 26 points and 16 rebounds, and O.J. Mayo added 20 points and six assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 107-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. All five Memphis starters finished in double figures. Mike Conley scored 19 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, Rudy Gay added 18 points, and Marc Gasol had 17 points and 14 rebounds...Mike Dunleavy and T. J. Ford scored 16 points each for the Pacers. Dahntay Jones and Tyler Hansbrough added 14 apiece, and Earl Watson chipped in 10. Indiana was held to 41 percent shooting, including 3-of-21 from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Memphis, near the bottom of the league in 3-point shooting, connected on 8 of 14 from long range...Indiana spotted Memphis an early 12-point lead but erased the Grizzlies’ advantage with an 18-5 run spanning the first and second quarters to take a 56-51 lead into halftime...Memphis was able to open the second half with 10 unanswered points and eventually extended the lead to 79-61, its largest of the night.
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(By JEFF LATZKE From the Associated Press) - Kevin Durant scored 27 points, and a pair of rookies led Oklahoma City on a key run in the fourth quarter as the Thunder snapped a three-game losing streak with a 109-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Rookie James Harden scored Oklahoma City’s first seven points of the fourth quarter to help the Thunder stretch their lead, and Nick Collison’s tip-in pushed the advantage to 86-77...Harden finished with 14 points and eight assists and Ibaka scored a career-high 12. Rodney Stuckey had a season-high 31 points to lead Detroit. The Pistons’ offense fell apart in crunch time without injured starters Richard Hamilton (ankle), Tayshaun Prince (back), and Ben Gordon (ankle). Detroit let the shot clock run out three times in a 3-minute span as Harden and Ibaka fueled Oklahoma City’s offense.
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(From the Associated Press) - Kyle Lowry came off the bench for a career-high 26 points and 10 assists, and the Houston Rockets took advantage of the second-half absence of Dirk Nowitzki to beat the Mavericks 116-108 in overtime Friday night...J.J. Barea scored 23 points, and Josh Howard and Shawn Marion each had 17 points for the Mavericks, who rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to send the game to overtime. Carl Landry of the Rockets was taken to an emergency room for treatment after breaking several teeth in a second-quarter collision near the basket with Nowitzki and missed the second half. Nowitzki drove into the lane and missed a short jumper with 9:28 left before halftime. He was fouled by Landry, who was hit in the mouth by Nowitzki’s elbow...Dallas’ Jason Kidd and Houston’s David Andersen were both assessed technical fouls after exchanging shoves with 6:53 left. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was also assessed a technical on the play, and Lowry connected on the free throw to cap an 8-0 run that gave the Rockets an 89-81 lead.
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(From the Associated Press) - Gilbert Arenas had season-highs with 45 points and 13 assists and the Washington Wizards ended a six-game losing streak, beating the Golden State Warriors 118-109 Friday night...Monta Ellis scored 30 points to lead the Warriors, who lost their fifth straight. Stephen Curry added a season-high 27 points, Corey Maggette had 23 and Anthony Randolph 15...Arenas, who was 15 of 25 from the field, recorded his highest point total since scoring 54 against the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 22, 2006. Maggette scored more than 20 points in his fourth consecutive game. He’s shooting .659 (27 for 41) over that span...Jamison left the game with a stinger in his neck after a collision with Curry in the second quarter. Jamison, who scored over 30 points in each of his previous three games, returned to the court for a few minutes but remained in the locker room following halftime to receive treatment. He later came back late in the third quarter.
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(From the Associated Press) - Amir Johnson scored a season-high 18 points, Chris Bosh had 16 points and eight rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors easily dispatched the New Jersey Nets 118-95 Friday night...New Jersey’s Chris Douglas-Roberts returned to the starting lineup after missing three games with a sore left knee and scored 16 points. Brook Lopez scored 14 and Rafer Alston had 13 for the Nets, who have lost six straight...The Nets made 16 turnovers in the opening half and made just one free throw, while Toronto had just two turnovers and went 13 for 19 at the line. New Jersey trailed 70-33 at halftime, the lowest total Toronto has held an opponent to this season.
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(By GEORGE HENRY, From the Associated Press) - Josh Smith scored 16 points, Marvin Williams added 15 and the Atlanta Hawks won their sixth straight game with a 96-83 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night...Al Horford and Joe Johnson each finished with 12 points as Hawks coach Mike Woodson rested his starters in the fourth quarter. Atlanta improved to 12-2 at home, best in the Eastern Conference...The Jazz were outscored 30-6 to open the third quarter before Paul Millsap’s jumper made it 71-42...Utah coach Jerry Sloan pulled his starters midway through the third. Wesley Matthews later returned in the fourth after he combined with Deron Williams, Mehmet Okur, Carlos Boozer and Ronnie Brewer to go 8 for 33 from the field when Sloan sat them down...Kirilenko led the Jazz with 13 points. Matthews and Eric Maynor each had 11 as Utah dropped to 4-7 on the road.
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(By JIMMY GOLEN from the Associated Press) - Elton Brand had 23 points and eight rebounds, giving Philadelphia the lead on a tip-in with 7.7 seconds left, and the 76ers snapped Boston’s 11-game win streak with 98-97 victory over the Celtics on Friday night...Marreese Speights scored 17 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, but he missed a jumper in the closing seconds with a chance to give Philadelphia the lead. Brand tipped it in before Paul Pierce missed a jumper in the final seconds that would have put Boston ahead. Ray Allen was unable to get off a good shot after the rebound...Kevin Garnett had 21 points and 10 rebounds, Kendrick Perkins scored 12 points to go with 16 boards, Ray Allen scored 17 and Rajon Rondo had 13 points and 10 assists.
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(By DAVE CAMPBELL From the Associated Press) - Kevin Love put up 20 points and 16 rebounds, his fifth straight double-double and seventh in nine games since returning from a broken left hand, to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Sacramento Kings 112-96 Friday night. Corey Brewer scored 20 points on 9 for 16 shooting, and the Wolves (5-22) were in front from start to finish for the first time this season, taking advantage of a sloppy, sluggish regression by the Kings, who fell to an NBA-worst 1-11 on the road...Casspi had 21 points and Beno Udrih had 12 of his 18 points in the final 4 minutes of the third quarter for the Kings, who were held under 100 points for only the third time in the last 15 games. Udrih beat the buzzer at the end of the third with a 3-point swish just in front of the half-court line, but that was about the only highlight for the visitors.
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(By TOM WITHERS From the Associated Press) - LeBron James scored 26 points, Mo Williams added 17 and the Cleveland Cavaliers, despite playing poorly on offense down the stretch, hung on to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 85-82 on Friday night for their fifth straight win...Milwaukee rookie Brandon Jennings scored 18 points, but fired up an air ball on a 3-pointer with 4.5 seconds left that would have tied it. Jennings was just 5 of 21 from the field...It was another ragged performance by the Cavs, who have been beating some of the league’s lesser teams but will need to step up their game for the upcoming trip. James attempted just four field goals in a blase opening half for the Cavs, who were outworked by the Bucks at both ends of the floor and did little to excite their fans who were in a festive holiday mood.
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(By BRETT MARTE From the Associated Press) - Chris Paul had 30 points and a season-high 19 assists, and narrowly missed a triple-double with nine rebounds, to lift the New Orleans Hornets to a 98-92 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.... Peja Stojakovic added 24 points, including four 3-pointers, to help New Orleans overcome a 15-point first-half deficit and win its second straight game. David West scored 12 points for New Orleans, while Emeka Okafor had 12 rebounds and five blocks...J.R. Smith scored 25 points and Carmelo Anthony had 17 for Denver, which was without starting point guard Chauncey Billups because of a pulled left groin. Nene had 15 points and 10 rebounds and Ty Lawson scored 14, but the Nuggets finished 16 below their average for the season coming into the game...Trailing 58-51 early in the third quarter, New Orleans stormed into the lead with a 10-0 run ignited by Stojakovic’s back-to-back 3s and capped by Paul’s steal that set up his jumper from the top of the key. The shot began a torrid third quarter for Paul, who poured in 18 points in the period after scoring only four in the first half.
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(By BRIAN MAHONEY From the Associated Press) - Lee made the go-ahead basket with 28 seconds left and scored 17 of his 25 points in the second half, helping the Knicks erase a 20-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 95-91 on Friday night...Chris Duhon added 17 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who never led until the fourth quarter but found a way to win after blowing leads while losing their last two games. Danilo Gallinari and Wilson Chandler each finished with 14 points. Jonathan Bender scored nine points in his first action since Nov. 5, 2005...Kaman had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Baron Davis scored 19 points for the Clippers, who were looking for a third straight win but managed only 33 points in the second half...The Clippers had won four straight against the Knicks, a streak that figured to continue after they dominated the first half. But Lee turned around the game with 13 points in the third quarter and finished with 11 rebounds.
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(From the Associated Press) - Zach Randolph had 26 points and 16 rebounds, and O.J. Mayo added 20 points and six assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 107-94 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night. All five Memphis starters finished in double figures. Mike Conley scored 19 points, including a career-high five 3-pointers, Rudy Gay added 18 points, and Marc Gasol had 17 points and 14 rebounds...Mike Dunleavy and T. J. Ford scored 16 points each for the Pacers. Dahntay Jones and Tyler Hansbrough added 14 apiece, and Earl Watson chipped in 10. Indiana was held to 41 percent shooting, including 3-of-21 from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, Memphis, near the bottom of the league in 3-point shooting, connected on 8 of 14 from long range...Indiana spotted Memphis an early 12-point lead but erased the Grizzlies’ advantage with an 18-5 run spanning the first and second quarters to take a 56-51 lead into halftime...Memphis was able to open the second half with 10 unanswered points and eventually extended the lead to 79-61, its largest of the night.
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(By JEFF LATZKE From the Associated Press) - Kevin Durant scored 27 points, and a pair of rookies led Oklahoma City on a key run in the fourth quarter as the Thunder snapped a three-game losing streak with a 109-98 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday night. Rookie James Harden scored Oklahoma City’s first seven points of the fourth quarter to help the Thunder stretch their lead, and Nick Collison’s tip-in pushed the advantage to 86-77...Harden finished with 14 points and eight assists and Ibaka scored a career-high 12. Rodney Stuckey had a season-high 31 points to lead Detroit. The Pistons’ offense fell apart in crunch time without injured starters Richard Hamilton (ankle), Tayshaun Prince (back), and Ben Gordon (ankle). Detroit let the shot clock run out three times in a 3-minute span as Harden and Ibaka fueled Oklahoma City’s offense.
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(From the Associated Press) - Kyle Lowry came off the bench for a career-high 26 points and 10 assists, and the Houston Rockets took advantage of the second-half absence of Dirk Nowitzki to beat the Mavericks 116-108 in overtime Friday night...J.J. Barea scored 23 points, and Josh Howard and Shawn Marion each had 17 points for the Mavericks, who rallied from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to send the game to overtime. Carl Landry of the Rockets was taken to an emergency room for treatment after breaking several teeth in a second-quarter collision near the basket with Nowitzki and missed the second half. Nowitzki drove into the lane and missed a short jumper with 9:28 left before halftime. He was fouled by Landry, who was hit in the mouth by Nowitzki’s elbow...Dallas’ Jason Kidd and Houston’s David Andersen were both assessed technical fouls after exchanging shoves with 6:53 left. Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle was also assessed a technical on the play, and Lowry connected on the free throw to cap an 8-0 run that gave the Rockets an 89-81 lead.
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(From the Associated Press) - Gilbert Arenas had season-highs with 45 points and 13 assists and the Washington Wizards ended a six-game losing streak, beating the Golden State Warriors 118-109 Friday night...Monta Ellis scored 30 points to lead the Warriors, who lost their fifth straight. Stephen Curry added a season-high 27 points, Corey Maggette had 23 and Anthony Randolph 15...Arenas, who was 15 of 25 from the field, recorded his highest point total since scoring 54 against the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 22, 2006. Maggette scored more than 20 points in his fourth consecutive game. He’s shooting .659 (27 for 41) over that span...Jamison left the game with a stinger in his neck after a collision with Curry in the second quarter. Jamison, who scored over 30 points in each of his previous three games, returned to the court for a few minutes but remained in the locker room following halftime to receive treatment. He later came back late in the third quarter.
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