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(From the Associated Press) - Less than 24 hours after pulling off a surprising win at Miami, the Bobcats topped that with a 91-88 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Ronald Murray hit a 3-pointer with 56 seconds left to put Charlotte up for good, and the Bobcats shocked the Cavaliers, snapping Cleveland’s seven-game win streak and an 11-game winning streak at home...Stephen Jackson’s two free throws with 2.5 seconds left again gave the Bobcats a three-point lead, setting up one last chance for the Cavaliers. LeBron James, who scored 29 points, missed a potential tying 3-point attempt from the left corner as time expired...Gerald Wallace added 19 points and Raymond Felton had 17 for Charlotte. Mo Williams scored 27 for the Cavaliers, but Shaquille O’Neal was the only other Cleveland player in double figures with 10. The Cavaliers hadn’t lost at home since Nov. 5, when they dropped an 86-85 decision to Chicago.
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(From the Associated Press) - Bosh scored 22 points to become the leading scorer in Raptors history, leading Toronto to a 91-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night...Bosh, who also had 15 rebounds, made a jumper from the top of the key with 1:39 left in the third quarter to eclipse Vince Carter’s mark of 9,420 points. Bosh, who now has 9,428 points, was honored with a video tribute and standing ovation at the end of the quarter...“I’m going to hype up the situation. When I tell this story tomorrow, the fish is going to be this big,” Bosh said with a laugh, spreading his arms wide...Jarrett Jack scored 16 points, Andrea Bargnani had 15 and DeMar DeRozan 11 for Toronto, which has won six of seven and ended the Spurs’ winning streak at five games. Tony Parker scored 23 points, and Duncan had 21 points and 12 rebounds in a rare reserve appearance. Richard Jefferson scored 12 for the Spurs, who had won 11 of 13...Duncan, San Antonio’s leading scorer, came off the bench for just the second time in his career and the first time since 2004. He scored 23 points in 36 minutes in Saturday’s win at Washington...Duncan acknowledged not starting was “tough to swallow,” but didn’t argue with the plan, even though he shot just 8 for 22.
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(By BRIAN MAHONEY From the Associated Press) - Wilson Chandler scored 23 points, David Lee added 22 points and 16 rebounds, and New York flirted with the biggest victory in franchise history in beating the Indiana Pacers 132-89 on Sunday night. Danilo Gallinari finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who led by 48 points—the largest lead in the NBA this season—and won for the 10th time in 15 games over the last month. ..Luther Head scored 18 points for the Pacers, who snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating Minnesota on Saturday but never had a chance for consecutive wins. With Troy Murphy resting a sprained left ankle and the demoted T.J. Ford sitting near him on the bench, the Pacers who did play were completely overmatched...Nate Robinson and the rest of the reserves played the final quarter as the Knicks improved to 14-20—quite a turnaround after a 3-14 start...Robinson entered a few minutes later to a loud ovation, his first home game since Dec. 1. He was nowhere near as sharp as he was Friday in Atlanta, when he was given a chance after being benched the previous 14 games and responded with 41 points in the Knicks’ 112-108 overtime victory over the Hawks.
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(From the Associated Press) - Iverson scored 17 points, Elton Brand added 16 and the 76ers held off a furious rally to beat the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets 108-105 on Sunday night. It was Iverson’s third win against the team that traded him to Detroit three games into the 2008-09 season, and two of those have come in Denver...Nene had 24 points and 15 rebounds, and Ty Lawson finished with 23 points and nine assists for the Nuggets, who have lost six of eight. The Nuggets played their second game in two nights without their top two scorers. Carmelo Anthony (right knee contusion) and Chauncey Billups (left groin strain) were in street clothes. Billups has missed seven of the last eight games since he was hurt Dec. 16 against Houston...Denver’s rotation got even shorter when reserve forward Chris Andersen left the game with a sprained ankle midway through the second quarter and did not return...The 76ers took the lead for good with a 16-0 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters. Jason Smith hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to give Philadelphia an 82-76 lead, and Green followed with a jumper with 30.7 seconds left in the period.
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(By BETH HARRIS From the Associated Press) - Jordan Farmar led seven players in double figures with a career high-tying 24 points, and Los Angeles trounced the Western Conference’s second-best team in a 131-96 victory over Dallas on Sunday night...Andrew Bynum had 19 points on 8 of 8 shooting, five rebounds and four assists, Lamar Odom had 15 points and 15 rebounds, Bryant 15 points and eight assists, Sasha Vujacic and Shannon Brown 11 points each and Derek Fisher 10 for the defending NBA champions, who improved to a league-best 27-6...Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and eight rebounds for the Mavs, who never led and shot poorly the entire game. Jason Kidd was scoreless in 27 minutes on the second night of a back-to-back...With Bryant distributing the ball, Odom took over rebounding and Bynum did a little of everything after Pau Gasol strained his left hamstring seven minutes into the first quarter. He didn’t return after scoring six points and was expected to have an ultrasound Monday. He walked out gingerly without talking to reporters...Nowitzki was the only Dallas player in double figures by halftime with 16, while the rest of the starting lineup combined for 11 points. Drew Gooden also was scoreless.
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(From the Associated Press) - Less than 24 hours after pulling off a surprising win at Miami, the Bobcats topped that with a 91-88 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Ronald Murray hit a 3-pointer with 56 seconds left to put Charlotte up for good, and the Bobcats shocked the Cavaliers, snapping Cleveland’s seven-game win streak and an 11-game winning streak at home...Stephen Jackson’s two free throws with 2.5 seconds left again gave the Bobcats a three-point lead, setting up one last chance for the Cavaliers. LeBron James, who scored 29 points, missed a potential tying 3-point attempt from the left corner as time expired...Gerald Wallace added 19 points and Raymond Felton had 17 for Charlotte. Mo Williams scored 27 for the Cavaliers, but Shaquille O’Neal was the only other Cleveland player in double figures with 10. The Cavaliers hadn’t lost at home since Nov. 5, when they dropped an 86-85 decision to Chicago.
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(From the Associated Press) - Bosh scored 22 points to become the leading scorer in Raptors history, leading Toronto to a 91-86 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night...Bosh, who also had 15 rebounds, made a jumper from the top of the key with 1:39 left in the third quarter to eclipse Vince Carter’s mark of 9,420 points. Bosh, who now has 9,428 points, was honored with a video tribute and standing ovation at the end of the quarter...“I’m going to hype up the situation. When I tell this story tomorrow, the fish is going to be this big,” Bosh said with a laugh, spreading his arms wide...Jarrett Jack scored 16 points, Andrea Bargnani had 15 and DeMar DeRozan 11 for Toronto, which has won six of seven and ended the Spurs’ winning streak at five games. Tony Parker scored 23 points, and Duncan had 21 points and 12 rebounds in a rare reserve appearance. Richard Jefferson scored 12 for the Spurs, who had won 11 of 13...Duncan, San Antonio’s leading scorer, came off the bench for just the second time in his career and the first time since 2004. He scored 23 points in 36 minutes in Saturday’s win at Washington...Duncan acknowledged not starting was “tough to swallow,” but didn’t argue with the plan, even though he shot just 8 for 22.
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(By BRIAN MAHONEY From the Associated Press) - Wilson Chandler scored 23 points, David Lee added 22 points and 16 rebounds, and New York flirted with the biggest victory in franchise history in beating the Indiana Pacers 132-89 on Sunday night. Danilo Gallinari finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for the Knicks, who led by 48 points—the largest lead in the NBA this season—and won for the 10th time in 15 games over the last month. ..Luther Head scored 18 points for the Pacers, who snapped an eight-game losing streak by beating Minnesota on Saturday but never had a chance for consecutive wins. With Troy Murphy resting a sprained left ankle and the demoted T.J. Ford sitting near him on the bench, the Pacers who did play were completely overmatched...Nate Robinson and the rest of the reserves played the final quarter as the Knicks improved to 14-20—quite a turnaround after a 3-14 start...Robinson entered a few minutes later to a loud ovation, his first home game since Dec. 1. He was nowhere near as sharp as he was Friday in Atlanta, when he was given a chance after being benched the previous 14 games and responded with 41 points in the Knicks’ 112-108 overtime victory over the Hawks.
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(From the Associated Press) - Iverson scored 17 points, Elton Brand added 16 and the 76ers held off a furious rally to beat the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets 108-105 on Sunday night. It was Iverson’s third win against the team that traded him to Detroit three games into the 2008-09 season, and two of those have come in Denver...Nene had 24 points and 15 rebounds, and Ty Lawson finished with 23 points and nine assists for the Nuggets, who have lost six of eight. The Nuggets played their second game in two nights without their top two scorers. Carmelo Anthony (right knee contusion) and Chauncey Billups (left groin strain) were in street clothes. Billups has missed seven of the last eight games since he was hurt Dec. 16 against Houston...Denver’s rotation got even shorter when reserve forward Chris Andersen left the game with a sprained ankle midway through the second quarter and did not return...The 76ers took the lead for good with a 16-0 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters. Jason Smith hit a 3-pointer as the shot clock expired to give Philadelphia an 82-76 lead, and Green followed with a jumper with 30.7 seconds left in the period.
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(By BETH HARRIS From the Associated Press) - Jordan Farmar led seven players in double figures with a career high-tying 24 points, and Los Angeles trounced the Western Conference’s second-best team in a 131-96 victory over Dallas on Sunday night...Andrew Bynum had 19 points on 8 of 8 shooting, five rebounds and four assists, Lamar Odom had 15 points and 15 rebounds, Bryant 15 points and eight assists, Sasha Vujacic and Shannon Brown 11 points each and Derek Fisher 10 for the defending NBA champions, who improved to a league-best 27-6...Dirk Nowitzki had 22 points and eight rebounds for the Mavs, who never led and shot poorly the entire game. Jason Kidd was scoreless in 27 minutes on the second night of a back-to-back...With Bryant distributing the ball, Odom took over rebounding and Bynum did a little of everything after Pau Gasol strained his left hamstring seven minutes into the first quarter. He didn’t return after scoring six points and was expected to have an ultrasound Monday. He walked out gingerly without talking to reporters...Nowitzki was the only Dallas player in double figures by halftime with 16, while the rest of the starting lineup combined for 11 points. Drew Gooden also was scoreless.
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