Friday, January 13, 2012

NBA Games Wrap UP and Highlights (January 12, 2012)


Count Josh Smith and Joe Johnson among those willing and wanting to develop Al Horford. They stepped into the void left by Atlanta's injured center Thursday and scored season highs of thirty and twenty three points, respectively, during a 111-81 win Thursday over the visiting Bobcats.

The Hawks learned earlier within the day that Horford are going to be out a minimum of 3 months with a torn left pectoral (chest) muscle, and whether or not Atlanta adds a giant man to the roster or not, the Hawks are aiming to would like additional production from Smith and Johnson.

Coach Larry Drew's team got that during a few ways in which, as Smith added a game-high thirteen rebounds and Johnson had eight assists and 7 rebounds. Atlanta conjointly had a season-low 9 turnovers.

Charlotte never led, and therefore the Bobcats fell steadily additional behind once trailing 57-47 at halftime. Byron Mullens scored a career-high twenty one points in his initial begin, however the Charlotte center had very little facilitate aside from guard Gerald Henderson. He scored sixteen points, nevertheless the Bobcats lost their fifth straight as no Charlotte player aside from Mullens or Henderson scored in double digits.

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Brandon Jennings scored twenty seven points, and Stephen Jackson added twenty five points, six rebounds and 6 assists to steer the Milwaukee usd to a 102-93 victory over the Detroit Pistons Thursday night at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.Jennings created 9-for-15 shots, together with 3-for-4 on 3-pointers. Jennings is 16-for-28 (57.1 percent) and 4-for-5 on 3-pointers within the last 2 games.

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Coming off a seven for twenty one performance against Oklahoma town, Memphis forward Rudy Gay had the motivation of each answering critics on when he was attending to improve and lead the Grizzlies, moreover as taking part in against his longtime buddy, big apple Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony. Gay answered each charges, scoring a season-high twenty six points to guide the Grizzlies to a 94-83 win. Anthony scored fourteen before leaving the sport with 10:05 remaining within the third quarter when he sprained his right ankle. Anthony, who conjointly features a wrist injury, is listed as day-to-day.

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Rookie Kyrie Irving scored a career-high twenty six points and added six assists to raise the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 101-90 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.
Antawn Jamison had twenty three points and Daniel Gibson added ten for the Cavaliers, who snapped a two-game losing streak despite shooting solely forty three.8 p.c from the ground and having simply the 3 players in double digits.Anderson Varejao added a season-high seventeen rebounds for Cleveland.
Steve Nash had sixteen points and fifteen assists, Marcin Gortat scored fourteen and Markieff Morris added thirteen for the Suns, who have dropped 2 straight.
The Suns were while not forward Grant Hill for many of the sport. He initial left barely 2 minutes in when he was cut on the face in an exceedingly collision Varejao, came back to play another six minutes and then left for sensible with soreness in his right quadriceps tendon.

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Dwight Howard set an all-time NBA record for free-throw makes an attempt during a single game, creating thirty-nine journeys to the road because the Orlando Magic outlasted the Golden State Warriors 117-109 Thursday. Howard converted twenty one foul shots as a part of a 45-point, 23-rebound, four-steal, three-assist, two-block night, tying his career high for points and setting a brand new personal best in free throws created. it absolutely was the primary 40-20 game of Howard's illustrious career, simply the third in Magic history, and allowed Orlando to travel 3-0 on its Western road swing. Monta Ellis made thirty points and eleven assists for the soldiers, and David Lee added a season-high twenty six points and twelve rebounds for his sixth consecutive double-double.

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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

NBA Games Wrap UP (January 03, 2011)


Veteran power forward Antawn Jamison scored nineteen points, matching his season average in Cavaliers wins. he's averaging thirteen.5 points in their 2 losses. ... Cleveland purpose guard Ramon Sessions had a team season-high 9 assists and sixteen points off the bench. ... Maggette was 13-of-14 from the foul line, surpassing his combined total over the Bobcats' initial four games. ... Charlotte shooting guard Gerald Henderson scored all sixteen of his points within the second 0.5. ... Bobcats purpose guard Kemba Walker, the ninth overall decide within the NBA Draft, missed his initial 5 shots and finished with 2 points and no assists. ... Thompson, a Canadian citizen, said he has purchased twenty tickets for the Cavaliers' game Wednesday in Toronto -- and expects to possess two hundred friends in attendance. ... Shooting guard Christian Eyenga and power forward Luke Harangody created their season debuts for Cleveland when logging four straight.

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The Chicago Bulls recorded a most inconceivable victory Tuesday, beating the Atlanta Hawks 76-74 at the United Center. The Bulls scored simply forty two points within the 1st 3 quarters, and trailed by fourteen going into the fourth quarter. however Derrick Rose scored seventeen of his game-high thirty points within the fourth quarter and therefore the Hawks missed six free throws within the final amount to provide the sport away. Al Horford led the Hawks with sixteen points, and Josh Smith had a double-double with fifteen points and fourteen rebounds.

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Grizzlies guard Mike Conley was back in action for the primary time since injuring his ankle within the team's home opener against Oklahoma town on Dec. 28. Conley came off the bench and scored fourteen points whereas allotting seven assists and swiping four steals. ... Sacramento center DeMarcus Cousins came when being sent home for Sunday's game against New Orleans. Cousins came off the bench and played twenty two minutes, scoring four points to travel with eight rebounds. ... Rookie guard Jimmer Fredette led the Kings with a career-high seventeen points. Fredette was 6-for-12 from the ground, as well as 4-for-6 from 3-point vary. Fellow rookie guard Isaiah Thomas was right behind with a career-high fifteen points to travel with 5 rebounds and 3 assists in exactly sixteen minutes. ... Gasol picked up his second double-double of the season with fourteen points and fifteen rebounds.

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With everything that had been said and written concerning the Oklahoma town Thunder, the popular decide to win the Western Conference, the Portland path Blazers came into OKC Tuesday night saying, "Hey what concerning us?" They left with a 103-93 win over the Thunder and initial place within the Northwest Division.
Power forward LaMarcus Aldridge led all scorers with thirty points additionally demolition eight rebounds. Wesley Matthews added sixteen and Gerald Wallace had thirteen on simply 4-for-14 shooting.
Thunder forward Kevin Durant struggled through a troublesome night shooting the ball (8-for-26 overall and 1-for-7 on 3-pointers) however still finished with nineteen. Durant did not get to the free throw line a lot of either (2-for-4). James Harden, beginning in place of an unwell Thabo Sefolosha, led Oklahoma town with twenty three points whereas handing out six assists. purpose guard Russell Westbrook had one in every of his best games to this point this season with twenty two points, eight assists and 6 rebounds.
The path Blazers took far better care of the basketball, turning it over simply 9 times. They came in having given it away forty six times over their previous 2 games.


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Al Jefferson took advantage of Andrew Bogut's absence, scoring a season-high twenty six points with ten rebounds to steer the Utah Jazz to an 85-73 victory over the Milwaukee greenbacks on Tuesday night.
Paul Millsap conjointly had a double-double for the Jazz with thirteen points and twelve rebounds. Derrick Favors had 5 of Utah's season-high twelve blocked shots.
Bogut missed the sport for private reasons. Drew Gooden started in his place and scored a team-high twenty four points and grabbed twelve rebounds. The greenbacks were conjointly while not Mike Dunleavy (groin pain) and Beno Udrih (left shoulder sprain) as a result of injuries.

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Lakers guard Kobe Bryant scored a season-high thirty seven points Tuesday night and 7-foot center Andrew Bynum contributed twenty one points and twenty two rebounds, the primary 20-20 of his seven-year career, leading the Lakers to a 108-99 victory against the visiting Rockets at Staples Center.



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