NBA Recap, Top Plays and Photo Gallery for February 19, 2012
RECAP:
Dallas Mavericks @ New York Knicks: 97-104
Lin was Lin, and that was good enough for the New York Knicks to win.
Hours after the opening of “Saturday Night Live” spoofed the Lin phenomenon, the point guard had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists to carry the Knicks to a 104-97 victory that ended the Dallas Mavericks’ six-game winning streak.
Orlando Magic @ Miami Heat: 78-90
Dwyane Wade scored 27 points, LeBron James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Heat returned from a marathon road trip to beat the Orlando Magic 90-78 on Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory, each of them by double digits.
Wade scored 27 points, LeBron James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Heat returned from a marathon road trip to beat the Orlando Magic 90-78 on Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory, each of them by double digits.
Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons: 81-96
Amid stories about Jeremy Lin and the upcoming All-Star game, the Detroit Pistons have quietly become one of the hottest teams in the NBA.
Greg Monroe had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Rodney Stuckey added 16 points to lead the surging Detroit Pistons over the Boston Celtics 96-81.
Detroit has now won seven of its last nine games, including two victories in five days over the Celtics, who were missing Kevin Garnett and Brandon Bass.
Charlotte Bobcats @ Indiana Pacers: 73-108
Pacers center Roy Hibbert keeps showing why he was recently selected to his first All-Star game. The Charlotte Bobcats keep showing why they have the worst record in the NBA.
Hibbert had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead Indiana to a 108-73 win over the woeful Bobcats.
Danny Granger and David West each scored 14 points for the Pacers, who have won two in a row following a season-long five-game losing streak. West also grabbed eight rebounds.
Sacramento Kings @ Cleveland Cavaliers: 92-93
Kyrie Irving, looking like a seasoned pro instead of a 19-year-old rookie, hit two clutch free throws to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 93-92 win over Sacramento that extended the Kings’ losing streak to five games.
The Cavaliers bounced back from Friday night’s embarrassing 111-87 home loss to LeBron James and the Miami Heat, after which Cleveland coach Byron Scott questioned his team’s toughness. While the Cavaliers failed to hold a 10-point lead early in the fourth quarter, they showed some much-needed grit down the stretch in a game that was tied 17 times and featured 19 lead changes.
Philadelphia Sixers @ Minnesota Timberwolves: 91-92
With the Target Center crowd of 18,759 standing and roaring, Kevin Love drove to the basket off an inbound play with his head down and tempted Andre Iguodala to reach in and try to swipe the ball away from the baseline. The whistle sounded, Love walked to the line, and he calmly swished both shots.
Love scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of free throws with 0.1 seconds left, to lift the Timberwolves to a 92-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Milwaukee Bucks @ New Jersey Nets: 92-85
This Linsanity stuff is contagious and spreading from New York. It's now in New Jersey and has mutated into `Ersanity,’ as in Ersan Ilyasova.
Ilyasova had career highs of 29 points and 25 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 92-85 victory over New Jersey, spoiling the season debut of Nets’ center Brook Lopez.
The 25 rebounds tied the NBA single-game high this season set by Orlando’s Dwight Howard in an overtime game against San Antonio on Jan 18. It was the first 25-25 game by a Buck since Swen Nater had 30 points and a franchise-record 33 rebounds against Atlanta on Dec. 19, 1976.
Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets: 85-101
With each 3-pointer Kyle Lowry hit, his confidence grew. By the fourth quarter, he felt as if he’d make any shot he took--and he almost did.
Lowry made seven of eight 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Luis Scola had 26 and the Houston Rockets fought off a late run from the Utah Jazz and went on to a 101-85 win.
Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder: 118-124
For the first time, the two-time NBA scoring champion had eclipsed 50 points and it came on a historic night for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Durant scored a career-best 51 for the top performance in the NBA this season, Russell Westbrook added 40 points and Serge Ibaka had his first career triple-double as the Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 124-118 in overtime.
The Thunder trio became the first teammates in NBA history to put together a 50-point night, a 40-point complementary effort and a triple-double. No teammates had each scored 40 points since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen did it for Chicago in 1996.
Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns: 90-102
A 27-point deficit was too much to overcome, even for Kobe Bryant, and the outcome left the Los Angeles star annoyed at Lakers management.
Jared Dudley scored a season-high 25 points, Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the Lakers 102-90, ending a four-game losing streak.
The Lakers, who had won three straight, trailed by 23 at halftime and 27 in the third quarter before cutting it to 10 in the fourth.
Bryant scored 32 points but was 1 of 8 on 3-pointers and committed 10 turnovers, one shy of his career worst.
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Dallas Mavericks @ New York Knicks: 97-104
Hours after the opening of “Saturday Night Live” spoofed the Lin phenomenon, the point guard had 28 points and a career-high 14 assists to carry the Knicks to a 104-97 victory that ended the Dallas Mavericks’ six-game winning streak.
Orlando Magic @ Miami Heat: 78-90
Dwyane Wade scored 27 points, LeBron James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Heat returned from a marathon road trip to beat the Orlando Magic 90-78 on Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory, each of them by double digits.
Wade scored 27 points, LeBron James had 25 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and the Heat returned from a marathon road trip to beat the Orlando Magic 90-78 on Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory, each of them by double digits.
Boston Celtics @ Detroit Pistons: 81-96
Amid stories about Jeremy Lin and the upcoming All-Star game, the Detroit Pistons have quietly become one of the hottest teams in the NBA.
Greg Monroe had 17 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, and Rodney Stuckey added 16 points to lead the surging Detroit Pistons over the Boston Celtics 96-81.
Detroit has now won seven of its last nine games, including two victories in five days over the Celtics, who were missing Kevin Garnett and Brandon Bass.
Charlotte Bobcats @ Indiana Pacers: 73-108
Pacers center Roy Hibbert keeps showing why he was recently selected to his first All-Star game. The Charlotte Bobcats keep showing why they have the worst record in the NBA.
Hibbert had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead Indiana to a 108-73 win over the woeful Bobcats.
Danny Granger and David West each scored 14 points for the Pacers, who have won two in a row following a season-long five-game losing streak. West also grabbed eight rebounds.
Sacramento Kings @ Cleveland Cavaliers: 92-93
Kyrie Irving, looking like a seasoned pro instead of a 19-year-old rookie, hit two clutch free throws to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 93-92 win over Sacramento that extended the Kings’ losing streak to five games.
The Cavaliers bounced back from Friday night’s embarrassing 111-87 home loss to LeBron James and the Miami Heat, after which Cleveland coach Byron Scott questioned his team’s toughness. While the Cavaliers failed to hold a 10-point lead early in the fourth quarter, they showed some much-needed grit down the stretch in a game that was tied 17 times and featured 19 lead changes.
Philadelphia Sixers @ Minnesota Timberwolves: 91-92
With the Target Center crowd of 18,759 standing and roaring, Kevin Love drove to the basket off an inbound play with his head down and tempted Andre Iguodala to reach in and try to swipe the ball away from the baseline. The whistle sounded, Love walked to the line, and he calmly swished both shots.
Love scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, including a pair of free throws with 0.1 seconds left, to lift the Timberwolves to a 92-91 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Milwaukee Bucks @ New Jersey Nets: 92-85
This Linsanity stuff is contagious and spreading from New York. It's now in New Jersey and has mutated into `Ersanity,’ as in Ersan Ilyasova.
Ilyasova had career highs of 29 points and 25 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 92-85 victory over New Jersey, spoiling the season debut of Nets’ center Brook Lopez.
The 25 rebounds tied the NBA single-game high this season set by Orlando’s Dwight Howard in an overtime game against San Antonio on Jan 18. It was the first 25-25 game by a Buck since Swen Nater had 30 points and a franchise-record 33 rebounds against Atlanta on Dec. 19, 1976.
Utah Jazz @ Houston Rockets: 85-101
With each 3-pointer Kyle Lowry hit, his confidence grew. By the fourth quarter, he felt as if he’d make any shot he took--and he almost did.
Lowry made seven of eight 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Luis Scola had 26 and the Houston Rockets fought off a late run from the Utah Jazz and went on to a 101-85 win.
Denver Nuggets @ Oklahoma City Thunder: 118-124
For the first time, the two-time NBA scoring champion had eclipsed 50 points and it came on a historic night for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Durant scored a career-best 51 for the top performance in the NBA this season, Russell Westbrook added 40 points and Serge Ibaka had his first career triple-double as the Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 124-118 in overtime.
The Thunder trio became the first teammates in NBA history to put together a 50-point night, a 40-point complementary effort and a triple-double. No teammates had each scored 40 points since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen did it for Chicago in 1996.
Los Angeles Lakers @ Phoenix Suns: 90-102
A 27-point deficit was too much to overcome, even for Kobe Bryant, and the outcome left the Los Angeles star annoyed at Lakers management.
Jared Dudley scored a season-high 25 points, Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 15 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns held on to beat the Lakers 102-90, ending a four-game losing streak.
The Lakers, who had won three straight, trailed by 23 at halftime and 27 in the third quarter before cutting it to 10 in the fourth.
Bryant scored 32 points but was 1 of 8 on 3-pointers and committed 10 turnovers, one shy of his career worst.
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