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(By CHARLES ODUM From the Associated Press) - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers generated a playoff-like atmosphere at Philips Arena...Mo Williams had 20 points to lead the Cavaliers in their first game against the Hawks since sweeping four games in the second round of last season’s playoffs. Delonte West had 17 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 15 off Cleveland’s bench. James had 14 points, 10 assists and five steals but made only 6 of 20 shots from the field...The Cavaliers led 75-74 entering the final period and stretched the lead to 85-74 before Josh Smith finally ended the Hawks’ drought that lasted 8:48 by scoring with 3:12 remaining. The Hawks were 0 for 10 from the field in the period before the basket...With 4:40 remaining, Woodson looked to the scorer’s table and asked, “Have we scored this period?” He smiled sadly when his fears were confirmed. The Hawks’ agony continued as Joe Johnson, who scored 15 points, missed a free throw. Jamal Crawford, who led Atlanta with 26 points, then missed two free throws with 4:08 remaining. “It was as disheartening as it ever could be,” Smith said.
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(From the Associated Press) - Flip Saunders has seen enough. Changes are coming for the Washington Wizards. Kevin Durant had 35 points and 11 rebounds, Jeff Green added 18 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Wizards 110-98 Tuesday night for the franchise’s first four-game winning streak in 3 1/2 years...Added Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas, who scored 24 points: “Right now, we stink—and we’re showing it. You can sit here and talk about it every day, every game, every loss. But until we can turn it around, we stink.” Saunders wouldn’t commit to specific adjustments, but said everything will be considered. “Spots will be open. If guys don’t like it, that’s fine but that’s the way it’s going to be,” he said. “I’m not going to sit there, stand there and look at that any more. You evaluate for 30 games where you’re at. Right now, where it’s going, it ain’t getting done.”...Antawn Jamison scored 28 points for the Wizards, who have three skids of three or more games this season. Russell Westbrook and James Harden scored 11 apiece for the Thunder. Westbrook had 10 assists.
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(From the Associated Press) - Tuesday, with the trio on the floor together for the second straight game, the Pistons were routed 104-87 by the New York Knicks. Detroit (11-20) has lost eight straight and fallen nine games under .500 for the first time since the 2000-01 season...David Lee was the star for New York, scoring a season-high 30 points and adding 12 rebounds while Wilson Chandler added 23 points and nine rebounds...New York had lost two in a row and entered the game with the same 11-19 record as Detroit, but hit 51 percent of their shots while holding Detroit to 42 percent...Hamilton had 16 points and Rodney Stuckey scored 15 for Detroit despite combining to shoot just 11 of 34. “We didn’t show up to play in the first half or the second half either,” said Swedish rookie Jonas Jerebko. “We’d play well for three minutes and then play badly for seven. We can’t play like that.”
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(By RICK GANO From the Associated Press) - Derrick Rose scored 28 points, the Bulls recovered after blowing an early 19-point lead and beat the Indiana Pacers 104-95...After blowing a 35-point lead last week against Sacramento, the Bulls made sure they didn’t fade away Tuesday night, even after Indiana took its first lead in the third quarter...The Pacers, meanwhile, lost their seventh straight. Coach Jim O’Brien got a vote of confidence earlier in the week from team president Larry Bird, but Indiana fell behind by a big margin early for a third straight game...Rose had 18 of his points in the second half. John Salmons added 17 for the Bulls. Roy Hibbert scored 17 for Indiana, which is without injured star Danny Granger. The Pacers also played part of the third quarter and all of the fourth without second leading scorer Troy Murphy, who limped off with a sprained left ankle.
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(From the Associated Press) - Ginobili scored 14 points, had 10 assists and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Spurs to a 117-99 victory over Minnesota...Ginobili received plenty of offensive support from Richard Jefferson, who scored 24 points. He made monster dunks, reverse layups and sank four 3-pointers as the Spurs (18-11) rolled to their third straight victory...Roger Mason Jr. added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Spurs who have won nine of 11...Al Jefferson led Minnesota with 20 points. Kevin Love scored 18 and Jonny Flynn 17 for the Wolves (7-25), who have lost 10 straight to San Antonio...On the day they acquired swingman Alando Tucker from the Phoenix Suns, the Wolves fell short in their attempt to win three straight for the first time in nearly a year. Minnesota had no answer for the Spurs’ outside shooting. San Antonio made 50 percent of their 3-point attempts.
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(By CHRIS DUNCAN From the Associated Press) - Aaron Brooks scored 27 points, Luis Scola added 13 points and 12 rebounds and the Rockets overcame Paul’s triple-double and West’s career game for a 108-100 win over the Hornets. Paul had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his 11th career triple-double and first this season. West had 44 points and 12 rebounds, but the Hornets still slipped to 2-13 on the road this season...Shane Battier scored 20 points and Carl Landry added 18 off the bench for the Rockets, who went 12 for 23 from 3-point range and finished with 27 assists...Houston improved to 19-13, a surprising start since the team has played virtually the whole season without All-Stars Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. Yao is out for the season with a foot injury and the team acknowledged Tuesday that it’s trying to deal McGrady, who was unhappy with his playing time as he tried to come back from offseason knee surgery...The Rockets hit 14 of 18 shots, including five 3-pointers, during an 11-minute stretch between the first and second quarters. The Hornets shot 56 percent (20 of 36) over the first 18 minutes to stay within striking distance.
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(By GREG BEACHAM From the Associated Press) - Kobe Bryant had a season-high 44 points and 11 assists while making all 16 of his free throws, and the Lakers survived Golden State’s 55-percent shooting for a 124-118 victory over the Warriors on Tuesday night...Pau Gasol had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the defending NBA champions, who relied even more heavily than usual on Bryant to avoid their third loss in four games over the past five days...Bryant came through with 17 points in the fourth quarter, clinching his seventh 40-point game of the season on two free throws with 4:04 left. He has 103 40-point games in his career, third-most in NBA history...Corey Maggette scored 25 points and Monta Ellis added 22 for the Warriors, who beat Phoenix and Boston in the previous three days.
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(By CHARLES ODUM From the Associated Press) - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers generated a playoff-like atmosphere at Philips Arena...Mo Williams had 20 points to lead the Cavaliers in their first game against the Hawks since sweeping four games in the second round of last season’s playoffs. Delonte West had 17 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 15 off Cleveland’s bench. James had 14 points, 10 assists and five steals but made only 6 of 20 shots from the field...The Cavaliers led 75-74 entering the final period and stretched the lead to 85-74 before Josh Smith finally ended the Hawks’ drought that lasted 8:48 by scoring with 3:12 remaining. The Hawks were 0 for 10 from the field in the period before the basket...With 4:40 remaining, Woodson looked to the scorer’s table and asked, “Have we scored this period?” He smiled sadly when his fears were confirmed. The Hawks’ agony continued as Joe Johnson, who scored 15 points, missed a free throw. Jamal Crawford, who led Atlanta with 26 points, then missed two free throws with 4:08 remaining. “It was as disheartening as it ever could be,” Smith said.
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(From the Associated Press) - Flip Saunders has seen enough. Changes are coming for the Washington Wizards. Kevin Durant had 35 points and 11 rebounds, Jeff Green added 18 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Wizards 110-98 Tuesday night for the franchise’s first four-game winning streak in 3 1/2 years...Added Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas, who scored 24 points: “Right now, we stink—and we’re showing it. You can sit here and talk about it every day, every game, every loss. But until we can turn it around, we stink.” Saunders wouldn’t commit to specific adjustments, but said everything will be considered. “Spots will be open. If guys don’t like it, that’s fine but that’s the way it’s going to be,” he said. “I’m not going to sit there, stand there and look at that any more. You evaluate for 30 games where you’re at. Right now, where it’s going, it ain’t getting done.”...Antawn Jamison scored 28 points for the Wizards, who have three skids of three or more games this season. Russell Westbrook and James Harden scored 11 apiece for the Thunder. Westbrook had 10 assists.
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(From the Associated Press) - Tuesday, with the trio on the floor together for the second straight game, the Pistons were routed 104-87 by the New York Knicks. Detroit (11-20) has lost eight straight and fallen nine games under .500 for the first time since the 2000-01 season...David Lee was the star for New York, scoring a season-high 30 points and adding 12 rebounds while Wilson Chandler added 23 points and nine rebounds...New York had lost two in a row and entered the game with the same 11-19 record as Detroit, but hit 51 percent of their shots while holding Detroit to 42 percent...Hamilton had 16 points and Rodney Stuckey scored 15 for Detroit despite combining to shoot just 11 of 34. “We didn’t show up to play in the first half or the second half either,” said Swedish rookie Jonas Jerebko. “We’d play well for three minutes and then play badly for seven. We can’t play like that.”
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(By RICK GANO From the Associated Press) - Derrick Rose scored 28 points, the Bulls recovered after blowing an early 19-point lead and beat the Indiana Pacers 104-95...After blowing a 35-point lead last week against Sacramento, the Bulls made sure they didn’t fade away Tuesday night, even after Indiana took its first lead in the third quarter...The Pacers, meanwhile, lost their seventh straight. Coach Jim O’Brien got a vote of confidence earlier in the week from team president Larry Bird, but Indiana fell behind by a big margin early for a third straight game...Rose had 18 of his points in the second half. John Salmons added 17 for the Bulls. Roy Hibbert scored 17 for Indiana, which is without injured star Danny Granger. The Pacers also played part of the third quarter and all of the fourth without second leading scorer Troy Murphy, who limped off with a sprained left ankle.
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(From the Associated Press) - Ginobili scored 14 points, had 10 assists and grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Spurs to a 117-99 victory over Minnesota...Ginobili received plenty of offensive support from Richard Jefferson, who scored 24 points. He made monster dunks, reverse layups and sank four 3-pointers as the Spurs (18-11) rolled to their third straight victory...Roger Mason Jr. added 18 points, including four 3-pointers, for the Spurs who have won nine of 11...Al Jefferson led Minnesota with 20 points. Kevin Love scored 18 and Jonny Flynn 17 for the Wolves (7-25), who have lost 10 straight to San Antonio...On the day they acquired swingman Alando Tucker from the Phoenix Suns, the Wolves fell short in their attempt to win three straight for the first time in nearly a year. Minnesota had no answer for the Spurs’ outside shooting. San Antonio made 50 percent of their 3-point attempts.
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(By CHRIS DUNCAN From the Associated Press) - Aaron Brooks scored 27 points, Luis Scola added 13 points and 12 rebounds and the Rockets overcame Paul’s triple-double and West’s career game for a 108-100 win over the Hornets. Paul had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his 11th career triple-double and first this season. West had 44 points and 12 rebounds, but the Hornets still slipped to 2-13 on the road this season...Shane Battier scored 20 points and Carl Landry added 18 off the bench for the Rockets, who went 12 for 23 from 3-point range and finished with 27 assists...Houston improved to 19-13, a surprising start since the team has played virtually the whole season without All-Stars Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. Yao is out for the season with a foot injury and the team acknowledged Tuesday that it’s trying to deal McGrady, who was unhappy with his playing time as he tried to come back from offseason knee surgery...The Rockets hit 14 of 18 shots, including five 3-pointers, during an 11-minute stretch between the first and second quarters. The Hornets shot 56 percent (20 of 36) over the first 18 minutes to stay within striking distance.
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(By GREG BEACHAM From the Associated Press) - Kobe Bryant had a season-high 44 points and 11 assists while making all 16 of his free throws, and the Lakers survived Golden State’s 55-percent shooting for a 124-118 victory over the Warriors on Tuesday night...Pau Gasol had 27 points and 12 rebounds for the defending NBA champions, who relied even more heavily than usual on Bryant to avoid their third loss in four games over the past five days...Bryant came through with 17 points in the fourth quarter, clinching his seventh 40-point game of the season on two free throws with 4:04 left. He has 103 40-point games in his career, third-most in NBA history...Corey Maggette scored 25 points and Monta Ellis added 22 for the Warriors, who beat Phoenix and Boston in the previous three days.
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