Rockets Beat Lakers to Stretch Win Streak to 22
Rafer Alston scored 31 points and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to 22 games with a 104-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
Rafer Alston scored 31 points and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to 22 games with a 104-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
Jarvis Hayes scored 29 points, including a career-high seven 3-pointers, and the Detroit Pistons routed the New Orleans Hornets 105-84 Sunday.
Baron Davis scored all of his 19 points in the second half Saturday night, including a key jumper in the final minutes that helped the Golden State Warriors earn a 110-107 victory over the hapless Memphis Grizzlies.
Amare Stoudemire had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns won their fourth in a row Saturday night with a 127-99 rout of the Sacramento Kings.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 26 points and the Blazers beat the Timberwolves 107-96 Saturday night to sweep the season series.
The Celtics managed an easy victory without one of their three stars Saturday night, beating the Bucks 99-77 as injured guard Ray Allen sat in a suit at the end of the bench.
Richard Jefferson made a running jumper with 1.5 seconds remaining to give the Nets a 117-115 victory over the Jazz on Saturday.
Forward Al Thornton left the Clippers’ game against the Washington Wizards on Saturday night with a right leg contusion and was ruled out for the rest of the game
It has pained Pau Gasol to watch his team the past two games. Unfortunately, he won’t be able to help until the pain subsides in his sprained left ankle.
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Orlando Magic player Dwight Howard was honored Saturday with the Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award at the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation’s 18th annual Black Tie and Tennies Charity Gala.
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Go Around the Association presented by T-Mobile for a recap of Saturday’s action.
Rookie Al Thornton scored 20 of his career-high 39 points in the fourth quarter, Corey Maggette added 26, and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a season-worst 10-game losing streak with a 110-97 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night.
Emeka Okafor scored 21 points for the Bobcats in a 93-85 victory over the Trail Blazers on Saturday.
Rookie Joakim Noah scored a season-high 18 points and had 15 rebounds to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 114-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night after nearly squandering a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter.
Kenyon Martin scored a season-high 30 points and the Nuggets surged past the Warriors in the Western Conference playoff race with a 119-112 win Saturday.
Amare Stoudemire had 33 points and 15 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns moved into a first-place tie with the Los Angeles Lakers in the Pacific Division with a 110-104 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night.
Richard Hamilton returned to the lineup and scored 14 points, leading the Pistons to an 85-71 win over the Cavaliers on Saturday.
Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor announced Saturday that the team has recalled rookies Morris Almond and Kyrylo Fesenko from the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League.
The way Bob Dandridge sees it, he is the one who started a forward-thinking tradition with the Milwaukee Bucks. The skinny player from Norfolk State was the first in a line of talented frontcourt players for the Bucks.