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(From the Associated Press) - Dealing with a three-game losing streak, and struggling against a troubled team, Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics turned to their defense to pull out a victory. The Washington Wizards thought the Celtics got some extra help from the referees. Garnett’s 19 points led six Celtics in double figures, and Boston limited Washington to 2-for-18 shooting in the fourth quarter en route to a 99-88 victory over the Wizards on Monday night...Wizards co-captain Antawn Jamison was whistled for five fouls in the fourth quarter alone on an all-around rough night that started with his left knee feeling badly during warmups. He scored only eight points—13 below his average — and shot 2 for 17 on field goals, 0 for 9 in the second half. He made 4 of 6 free throws...Rajon Rondo had 17 points and 12 assists for Boston. Caron Butler led Washington with 20 points and 11 rebounds. It looked a bit and sounded a lot as though it were a home game for Boston: Plenty of green jerseys and hats dotted the sellout crowd of 20,173, and the loudest cheers followed dunks by the Celtics. It’s been a trying season for the last-place Wizards, what with all the losing that began long before three-time All-Star point guard Gilbert Arenas was suspended for bringing guns into the locker room and joking about it...“Even though their record is dismal, they still have guys who can put the ball in the basket,” Garnett said. “They have guys who are experienced. It wasn’t like it was going to be an easy night.”
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(From the Associated Press) - Milwaukee’s first 10 shots were all off the mark. Good thing, or else the Bucks would have made a long night even worse for the fast-fading Miami Heat. Andrew Bogut had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Carlos Delfino finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Bucks beat Miami for the second time in three nights, 97-81 Monday to climb within two games of the Heat for the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot...Charlie Bell and Hakim Warrick each scored 12 for the Bucks, who outscored Miami 54-27 over the final 19 1/2 minutes of the first half to take control. Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 23 points, including single-handedly scoring the first 11 of the game. From there, the Heat went shockingly cold, setting season-worsts by shooting 17.6 percent in the first quarter and 27.5 percent in the half. Miami finished shooting 36.4 percent, its third-worst effort of the season...Michael Beasley scored 16 and Udonis Haslem finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which has lost four of its past five and plays only one more home game in the next three weeks. “I think we’re going to bounce back,” Beasley said. “We’ve got a tough road trip, but like all year, we respond well in times like this.”
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(From the Associated Press) - Kobe Bryant scored 44 points, passing Jerry West as the Los Angeles Lakers’ career scorer, but it wasn’t enough as the Memphis Grizzlies got 22 points and 17 rebounds from Zach Randolph to defeat the Lakers 95-93 on Monday night. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 25 points, and his 3-pointer with 29.5 seconds left helped Memphis end its two-game losing streak...Bryant passed West’s mark on a breakaway dunk in the third quarter. Bryant made 16 of 28 shots, including 4 of 7 outside the arc. Artest added 18 points, while Pau Gasol had 10 points. Lester Hudson had 13 points for Memphis, and Marc Gasol finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds for Memphis. While Bryant got the franchise record for scoring, the loss prevented Lakers coach Phil Jackson from passing Pat Riley as the winningest coach in regular-season games for Los Angeles. The two are tied at 533...Memphis got an unexpected offensive boost from Hudson, the rookie shooting guard who was picked up Jan. 8 off waivers from the Celtics. Hudson had 11 points—his career high—in the second quarter as Memphis extended the lead to 11 before carrying a 52-50 lead into the half as the Lakers outscored Memphis 11-2 to close the half. Memphis extended the lead to 11 again at the start of the third quarter as the Lakers missed eight of their first nine shots. Meanwhile, Randolph and Gasol were effective inside.
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(From the Associated Press) - The Phoenix Suns had a good reason not to be overconfident playing New Orleans without injured All-Star point guard Chris Paul. They’d already lost to the Hornets in November when Paul didn’t play. Amare Stoudemire scored 25 points and Grant Hill hit two late key baskets and the Suns held on to beat the Hornets 109-100 on Monday...Channing Frye added 20 points, including three 3-pointers as the Suns took control in the second quarter. Robin Lopez added 18 points and Steve Nash had 18 points and 12 assists. “We wanted to come out and set the tone early,” Stoudemire said. “We tried to be aggressive out there and really bring it.” ...The Suns have won three in a row for the first time since November, when they were 14-3 before compiling a losing record in December and January. The Hornets have lost two in a row at home for only the second time this season. Marcus Thornton led New Orleans with 25 points. Darren Collison, Paul’s replacement at point guard, had 16 points and 14 assists...“We did a phenomenal job defensively,” Stoudemire said. “It all goes down to our defensive effort. In the past three games we’ve done a great job with that. We wanted to come out and set the tone early.”
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(From the Associated Press) - Arron Afflalo hit a 21-foot baseline jumper with 18.4 seconds left in overtime, and the Denver Nuggets, down by 17 points in the third quarter, rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 112-109 Monday night. Kenyon Martin had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Chauncey Billups had 23 points for the Nuggets, who improved to 3-0 in overtime this season and averted being swept in their three-game season series with the Kings. The Nuggets, playing a fifth straight game without All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony (ankle) also got 15 points from Ty Lawson, 14 points from Nene and Afflalo had six of his 12 points in the extra period. Spencer Hawes had 23 points and Kevin Martin had 22 for Sacramento, which lost for the third time in four OT games. The Kings lost their 10th road game in a row...Both teams had a chance to win in regulation. Billups’ missed a 3-point shot with just under 3 seconds remaining and Hawes missed a jumper at the buzzer, sending the game into overtime...The Kings had 38 points in the second quarter, converting 62.5 percent of their shots to score the second-most points in a quarter this season by a Denver opponent, and led the Nuggets 64-50 at halftime.
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(From the Associated Press) - After three periods of lead changes and ties, the Utah Jazz put an end to the back-and-forth with the Dallas Mavericks with a smothering fourth quarter. Utah outscored Dallas 27-16 and had twice as many rebounds in the final period while pulling away for a 104-92 win Monday night, extending the Jazz’s longest winning streak of the season to six. “We just have everybody playing at a high level right now. We have a lot of confidence and we understand what it takes to win right now,” said Deron Williams, who had 18 points and 15 assists. “Hopefully we don’t get too confident and too cocky and just keep doing what we need to to win.”...It was a big night for Williams and fellow Dallas native C.J. Miles, who scored 17 for the Jazz. Paul Millsap had 25 points, nine rebounds and four blocks and Andrei Kirilenko added 13 points, eight boards and four steals for Utah. Kirilenko shadowed Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki in the fourth quarter, holding him without a field-goal attempt and limiting him to just two points after he scored 14 of his 28 points in the third...Jason Terry had 19 points and eight assists and Jason Kidd added 11 points and nine assists for the Mavericks. Ronnie Brewer and Mehmet Okur scored 11 points apiece for the Jazz, who had six players score in double figures. Utah played without leading scorer Carlos Boozer for the second straight game. He is out with a strained right calf.
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(From the Associated Press) - LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 points and Nicolas Batum and Jerryd Bayless had 15 points each and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 98-79 Monday night. Portland, which had lost its previous two home games, got off to a 10-2 start and never looked back in ending Charlotte’s three-game winning streak. Portland had six players score in double figures. Rudy Fernandez scored 11 points, while Martell Webster and Dante Cunningham had 10. Andre Miller, who had 52 points on Saturday, had 10 assists for the Blazers. Charlotte, playing its fifth road game in seven days, was led by Stephen Jackson’s 23 points. Gerald Wallace had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcats.
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(From the Associated Press) - Dealing with a three-game losing streak, and struggling against a troubled team, Kevin Garnett and the Boston Celtics turned to their defense to pull out a victory. The Washington Wizards thought the Celtics got some extra help from the referees. Garnett’s 19 points led six Celtics in double figures, and Boston limited Washington to 2-for-18 shooting in the fourth quarter en route to a 99-88 victory over the Wizards on Monday night...Wizards co-captain Antawn Jamison was whistled for five fouls in the fourth quarter alone on an all-around rough night that started with his left knee feeling badly during warmups. He scored only eight points—13 below his average — and shot 2 for 17 on field goals, 0 for 9 in the second half. He made 4 of 6 free throws...Rajon Rondo had 17 points and 12 assists for Boston. Caron Butler led Washington with 20 points and 11 rebounds. It looked a bit and sounded a lot as though it were a home game for Boston: Plenty of green jerseys and hats dotted the sellout crowd of 20,173, and the loudest cheers followed dunks by the Celtics. It’s been a trying season for the last-place Wizards, what with all the losing that began long before three-time All-Star point guard Gilbert Arenas was suspended for bringing guns into the locker room and joking about it...“Even though their record is dismal, they still have guys who can put the ball in the basket,” Garnett said. “They have guys who are experienced. It wasn’t like it was going to be an easy night.”
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(From the Associated Press) - Milwaukee’s first 10 shots were all off the mark. Good thing, or else the Bucks would have made a long night even worse for the fast-fading Miami Heat. Andrew Bogut had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Carlos Delfino finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds and the Bucks beat Miami for the second time in three nights, 97-81 Monday to climb within two games of the Heat for the Eastern Conference’s final playoff spot...Charlie Bell and Hakim Warrick each scored 12 for the Bucks, who outscored Miami 54-27 over the final 19 1/2 minutes of the first half to take control. Dwyane Wade led the Heat with 23 points, including single-handedly scoring the first 11 of the game. From there, the Heat went shockingly cold, setting season-worsts by shooting 17.6 percent in the first quarter and 27.5 percent in the half. Miami finished shooting 36.4 percent, its third-worst effort of the season...Michael Beasley scored 16 and Udonis Haslem finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds for Miami, which has lost four of its past five and plays only one more home game in the next three weeks. “I think we’re going to bounce back,” Beasley said. “We’ve got a tough road trip, but like all year, we respond well in times like this.”
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(From the Associated Press) - Kobe Bryant scored 44 points, passing Jerry West as the Los Angeles Lakers’ career scorer, but it wasn’t enough as the Memphis Grizzlies got 22 points and 17 rebounds from Zach Randolph to defeat the Lakers 95-93 on Monday night. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 25 points, and his 3-pointer with 29.5 seconds left helped Memphis end its two-game losing streak...Bryant passed West’s mark on a breakaway dunk in the third quarter. Bryant made 16 of 28 shots, including 4 of 7 outside the arc. Artest added 18 points, while Pau Gasol had 10 points. Lester Hudson had 13 points for Memphis, and Marc Gasol finished with 11 points and 13 rebounds for Memphis. While Bryant got the franchise record for scoring, the loss prevented Lakers coach Phil Jackson from passing Pat Riley as the winningest coach in regular-season games for Los Angeles. The two are tied at 533...Memphis got an unexpected offensive boost from Hudson, the rookie shooting guard who was picked up Jan. 8 off waivers from the Celtics. Hudson had 11 points—his career high—in the second quarter as Memphis extended the lead to 11 before carrying a 52-50 lead into the half as the Lakers outscored Memphis 11-2 to close the half. Memphis extended the lead to 11 again at the start of the third quarter as the Lakers missed eight of their first nine shots. Meanwhile, Randolph and Gasol were effective inside.
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(From the Associated Press) - The Phoenix Suns had a good reason not to be overconfident playing New Orleans without injured All-Star point guard Chris Paul. They’d already lost to the Hornets in November when Paul didn’t play. Amare Stoudemire scored 25 points and Grant Hill hit two late key baskets and the Suns held on to beat the Hornets 109-100 on Monday...Channing Frye added 20 points, including three 3-pointers as the Suns took control in the second quarter. Robin Lopez added 18 points and Steve Nash had 18 points and 12 assists. “We wanted to come out and set the tone early,” Stoudemire said. “We tried to be aggressive out there and really bring it.” ...The Suns have won three in a row for the first time since November, when they were 14-3 before compiling a losing record in December and January. The Hornets have lost two in a row at home for only the second time this season. Marcus Thornton led New Orleans with 25 points. Darren Collison, Paul’s replacement at point guard, had 16 points and 14 assists...“We did a phenomenal job defensively,” Stoudemire said. “It all goes down to our defensive effort. In the past three games we’ve done a great job with that. We wanted to come out and set the tone early.”
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(From the Associated Press) - Arron Afflalo hit a 21-foot baseline jumper with 18.4 seconds left in overtime, and the Denver Nuggets, down by 17 points in the third quarter, rallied to beat the Sacramento Kings 112-109 Monday night. Kenyon Martin had 24 points and 12 rebounds and Chauncey Billups had 23 points for the Nuggets, who improved to 3-0 in overtime this season and averted being swept in their three-game season series with the Kings. The Nuggets, playing a fifth straight game without All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony (ankle) also got 15 points from Ty Lawson, 14 points from Nene and Afflalo had six of his 12 points in the extra period. Spencer Hawes had 23 points and Kevin Martin had 22 for Sacramento, which lost for the third time in four OT games. The Kings lost their 10th road game in a row...Both teams had a chance to win in regulation. Billups’ missed a 3-point shot with just under 3 seconds remaining and Hawes missed a jumper at the buzzer, sending the game into overtime...The Kings had 38 points in the second quarter, converting 62.5 percent of their shots to score the second-most points in a quarter this season by a Denver opponent, and led the Nuggets 64-50 at halftime.
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(From the Associated Press) - After three periods of lead changes and ties, the Utah Jazz put an end to the back-and-forth with the Dallas Mavericks with a smothering fourth quarter. Utah outscored Dallas 27-16 and had twice as many rebounds in the final period while pulling away for a 104-92 win Monday night, extending the Jazz’s longest winning streak of the season to six. “We just have everybody playing at a high level right now. We have a lot of confidence and we understand what it takes to win right now,” said Deron Williams, who had 18 points and 15 assists. “Hopefully we don’t get too confident and too cocky and just keep doing what we need to to win.”...It was a big night for Williams and fellow Dallas native C.J. Miles, who scored 17 for the Jazz. Paul Millsap had 25 points, nine rebounds and four blocks and Andrei Kirilenko added 13 points, eight boards and four steals for Utah. Kirilenko shadowed Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki in the fourth quarter, holding him without a field-goal attempt and limiting him to just two points after he scored 14 of his 28 points in the third...Jason Terry had 19 points and eight assists and Jason Kidd added 11 points and nine assists for the Mavericks. Ronnie Brewer and Mehmet Okur scored 11 points apiece for the Jazz, who had six players score in double figures. Utah played without leading scorer Carlos Boozer for the second straight game. He is out with a strained right calf.
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(From the Associated Press) - LaMarcus Aldridge scored 17 points and Nicolas Batum and Jerryd Bayless had 15 points each and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Charlotte Bobcats 98-79 Monday night. Portland, which had lost its previous two home games, got off to a 10-2 start and never looked back in ending Charlotte’s three-game winning streak. Portland had six players score in double figures. Rudy Fernandez scored 11 points, while Martell Webster and Dante Cunningham had 10. Andre Miller, who had 52 points on Saturday, had 10 assists for the Blazers. Charlotte, playing its fifth road game in seven days, was led by Stephen Jackson’s 23 points. Gerald Wallace had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcats.
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