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(By BRIAN MAHONEY From the Associated Press) - Wade had 30 points and nine rebounds, and the Heat spoiled New York’s return to Christmas competition, snapping the Knicks’ three-game winning streak with a 93-87 victory. Michael Beasley added 13 of his 19 points after halftime for the Heat, who opened a comfortable lead by limiting New York to 31 points across the middle two quarters. Then Wade provided a series of baskets after the Knicks finally got on track in the final minutes, scoring 10 points in the final 5:47...Danilo Gallinari scored 26 points and David Lee had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who had a six-game home winning streak snapped and lost for just the third time in 10 games overall. They were playing in their NBA-leading 45th Christmas game, but first since beating Toronto in 2001...Udonis Haslem scored 12 points and Jermaine O’Neal finished with 11 points and eight boards, making a jumper with 51 seconds left after Miami’s lead had been sliced to three points.
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(By ANTONIO GONZALEZ From the Associated Press) - Rajon Rondo had 17 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, and Boston bullied the Magic with strong defense in an 86-77 victory Friday. “We are a physical team,” Rondo said. “We try to get stops the right way.” Ray Allen added 18 points and Tony Allen scored 16 in place of the injured Paul Pierce for the Celtics, who rolled to their 14th win in the last 15 games. Pierce is out with a right knee infection and could miss two weeks...Carter finished with 27 points, and Rashard Lewis had 19 points for the Magic. Orlando had no answer to Boston’s relentless pressure, which held Dwight Howard to five points and Orlando to a season low in points...Garnett, Rasheed Wallace and Co. limited Howard’s touches and were able to close out fast on Orlando’s potent shooters. The physical play turned things into the kind of foul-filled defensive game where Boston flourishes.
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(By GREG BEACHAM From the Associated Press) - The yellow foam hands came flying in from every corner of the lower bowl, sailing onto the court in dozens of frisbee-style arches late in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ dominant victory...Despite that bit of surreality in response to the officiating of a physical game, the Cavaliers were hands-down better than the defending NBA champions in a 102-87 victory on Friday night...The fans were driven to throw up their hands—not the usual foam No. 1 fingers, but a representation of two puppet hands making the “LA” symbol in a tie-in to Nike’s LeBron-and-Kobe Bryant marketing campaign—by Lamar Odom’s ejection with 4:04 to play. After Bryant received the Lakers’ fifth T with 3:45 left, more hands took flight—along with that water bottle...Mo Williams scored 28 points and James added 26, while Shaquille O’Neal had five dunks among his 11 points in his latest Los Angeles return. The Cavaliers dominated the Lakers with sharp shooting and physical defense, prompting several technical fouls and retaliation hits—and that was before the crowd lost its holiday spirit by returning their pregame presents...Bryant scored 35 points for the Lakers, who had won 16 of 17 before Cleveland’s decisive victory behind Williams, James and the Cavs’ impressive interior play, which negated the Lakers’ usual advantages down low.
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(By BOB BAUM From the Associated Press) - Asked where his buzzer-beating basket from three quarters of the way down the court ranks among the longest of his career, Grant Hill shrugged, “Top 20.” The Phoenix Suns could afford to joke after their 124-93 laugher over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night...Amare Stoudemire led seven Suns in double figures. Jared Dudley and J.R. Richardson each added 18 in Phoenix’s lopsided victory and the Clippers’ worst loss this season...The Suns shot 54 percent, including 12 of 24 from 3-point range. They entered the game on a two-game losing streak, both losses coming at US Airways Center, after starting the season 10-0 at home...Rasual Butler scored 22 and Chris Kaman had 19 for the Clippers, who had won two of three and four of six. Los Angeles was without Marcus Camby after the first quarter because of a sore left knee...Leandro Barbosa scored 12 points in his return to the Suns after missing 12 games because of a sprained left ankle.
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(From the Associated Press) - Roy had 41 points while wearing a thin brace to protect his sore left shoulder and Steve Blake added 17 to lead the Trail Blazers to a 107-96 win over the Nuggets on Friday night. Roy, who missed Wednesday’s win at San Antonio, had 25 points in the first half and made a career-high 16 field goals for Portland, which has won four straight and six of seven despite a spate of injuries. The Trail Blazers lost 102-94 to Dallas last Christmas, when Roy finished with 22 points on 8-of-20 shooting...Blake hit five 3-pointers, including three in the final 4:05 as the Blazers pulled away. Andre Miller had 14 points and eight rebounds and LaMarcus Aldridge had 10 points and 13 boards...Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and nine rebounds, reserve J.R. Smith scored 20 and Kenyon Martin had 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Northwest Division-leading Nuggets, who have dropped four straight road games. Chauncey Billups, who missed three games with a groin injury, returned to Denver’s starting lineup. He had 10 points and five assists, but sat out the second half as a precaution.
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(By BRIAN MAHONEY From the Associated Press) - Wade had 30 points and nine rebounds, and the Heat spoiled New York’s return to Christmas competition, snapping the Knicks’ three-game winning streak with a 93-87 victory. Michael Beasley added 13 of his 19 points after halftime for the Heat, who opened a comfortable lead by limiting New York to 31 points across the middle two quarters. Then Wade provided a series of baskets after the Knicks finally got on track in the final minutes, scoring 10 points in the final 5:47...Danilo Gallinari scored 26 points and David Lee had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who had a six-game home winning streak snapped and lost for just the third time in 10 games overall. They were playing in their NBA-leading 45th Christmas game, but first since beating Toronto in 2001...Udonis Haslem scored 12 points and Jermaine O’Neal finished with 11 points and eight boards, making a jumper with 51 seconds left after Miami’s lead had been sliced to three points.
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(By ANTONIO GONZALEZ From the Associated Press) - Rajon Rondo had 17 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, and Boston bullied the Magic with strong defense in an 86-77 victory Friday. “We are a physical team,” Rondo said. “We try to get stops the right way.” Ray Allen added 18 points and Tony Allen scored 16 in place of the injured Paul Pierce for the Celtics, who rolled to their 14th win in the last 15 games. Pierce is out with a right knee infection and could miss two weeks...Carter finished with 27 points, and Rashard Lewis had 19 points for the Magic. Orlando had no answer to Boston’s relentless pressure, which held Dwight Howard to five points and Orlando to a season low in points...Garnett, Rasheed Wallace and Co. limited Howard’s touches and were able to close out fast on Orlando’s potent shooters. The physical play turned things into the kind of foul-filled defensive game where Boston flourishes.
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(By GREG BEACHAM From the Associated Press) - The yellow foam hands came flying in from every corner of the lower bowl, sailing onto the court in dozens of frisbee-style arches late in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ dominant victory...Despite that bit of surreality in response to the officiating of a physical game, the Cavaliers were hands-down better than the defending NBA champions in a 102-87 victory on Friday night...The fans were driven to throw up their hands—not the usual foam No. 1 fingers, but a representation of two puppet hands making the “LA” symbol in a tie-in to Nike’s LeBron-and-Kobe Bryant marketing campaign—by Lamar Odom’s ejection with 4:04 to play. After Bryant received the Lakers’ fifth T with 3:45 left, more hands took flight—along with that water bottle...Mo Williams scored 28 points and James added 26, while Shaquille O’Neal had five dunks among his 11 points in his latest Los Angeles return. The Cavaliers dominated the Lakers with sharp shooting and physical defense, prompting several technical fouls and retaliation hits—and that was before the crowd lost its holiday spirit by returning their pregame presents...Bryant scored 35 points for the Lakers, who had won 16 of 17 before Cleveland’s decisive victory behind Williams, James and the Cavs’ impressive interior play, which negated the Lakers’ usual advantages down low.
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(By BOB BAUM From the Associated Press) - Asked where his buzzer-beating basket from three quarters of the way down the court ranks among the longest of his career, Grant Hill shrugged, “Top 20.” The Phoenix Suns could afford to joke after their 124-93 laugher over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night...Amare Stoudemire led seven Suns in double figures. Jared Dudley and J.R. Richardson each added 18 in Phoenix’s lopsided victory and the Clippers’ worst loss this season...The Suns shot 54 percent, including 12 of 24 from 3-point range. They entered the game on a two-game losing streak, both losses coming at US Airways Center, after starting the season 10-0 at home...Rasual Butler scored 22 and Chris Kaman had 19 for the Clippers, who had won two of three and four of six. Los Angeles was without Marcus Camby after the first quarter because of a sore left knee...Leandro Barbosa scored 12 points in his return to the Suns after missing 12 games because of a sprained left ankle.
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(From the Associated Press) - Roy had 41 points while wearing a thin brace to protect his sore left shoulder and Steve Blake added 17 to lead the Trail Blazers to a 107-96 win over the Nuggets on Friday night. Roy, who missed Wednesday’s win at San Antonio, had 25 points in the first half and made a career-high 16 field goals for Portland, which has won four straight and six of seven despite a spate of injuries. The Trail Blazers lost 102-94 to Dallas last Christmas, when Roy finished with 22 points on 8-of-20 shooting...Blake hit five 3-pointers, including three in the final 4:05 as the Blazers pulled away. Andre Miller had 14 points and eight rebounds and LaMarcus Aldridge had 10 points and 13 boards...Carmelo Anthony had 32 points and nine rebounds, reserve J.R. Smith scored 20 and Kenyon Martin had 12 points and 14 rebounds for the Northwest Division-leading Nuggets, who have dropped four straight road games. Chauncey Billups, who missed three games with a groin injury, returned to Denver’s starting lineup. He had 10 points and five assists, but sat out the second half as a precaution.
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