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Tuesday's NBA Roundup
Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. --
Spurs top MagicManu Ginobili scored 28 points and Michael Finley added 24 as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Orlando Magic 107-97 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight win.Orlando's Dwight Howard had 24 points and 21 rebounds, his eighth game this season with at least 20 in both categories. Rashard Lewis added 24, Keyon Dooling 19 and Carlos Arroyo 17.
Tim Duncan had 19 points and 15 rebounds for San Antonio.
Orlando was short-handed after losing starters Hedo Turkoglu and Jameer Nelson in the first half. Nelson left with a bruised jaw after apparently running into Howard; Turkoglu sprained his right wrist.
Still, Orlando led 69-61 in the third quarter, its largest lead of the game, before a six-minute scoring drought. It started after Keith Bogans missed all three free throws following a foul while shooting a 3, and ended with the Spurs ahead 76-69, then their biggest lead.
The Spurs, the NBA's second-best team guarding the 3, held the Magic to 7-for-16 shooting behind the arc. Orlando had made at least 10 3-pointers in the past 10 games.
SAN ANTONIO: Bowen 4-7 0-0 11, Duncan 7-10 5-6 19, Oberto 1-1 0-2 2, Parker 4-13 3-5 11, Finley 9-13 4-4 24, Ginobili 10-19 7-7 28, Thomas 1-1 0-0 2, Udoka 1-7 0-0 3, Vaughn 3-3 1-2 7, Bonner 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 40-74 20-26 107. ORLANDO: Turkoglu 1-4 0-0 2, Lewis 7-12 7-8 24, Howard 10-18 4-8 24, Nelson 1-2 0-0 2, Evans 1-5 0-0 3, Bogans 1-3 1-5 4, Dooling 7-12 4-5 19, Arroyo 7-14 2-2 17, Foyle 0-1 0-0 0, Redick 0-5 2-2 2, Cook 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-77 20-30 97.
| San Antonio | 28 | 30 | 22 | 27 | -- | 107 |
| Orlando | 29 | 27 | 17 | 24 | -- | 97 |
3-Point Goals--San Antonio 7-18 (Bowen 3-5, Finley 2-4, Udoka 1-3, Ginobili 1-5, Parker 0-1), Orlando 7-16 (Lewis 3-5, Dooling 1-2, Bogans 1-2, Arroyo 1-2, Evans 1-3, Redick 0-1, Cook 0-1). Fouled Out--Howard. Rebounds--San Antonio 40 (Duncan 15), Orlando 52 (Howard 21). Assists--San Antonio 20 (Parker 9), Orlando 15 (Evans 7). Total Fouls--San Antonio 18, Orlando 25. Technicals--San Antonio Coach Popovich, San Antonio defensive three second, Lewis. Att.--17,519 (17,519).
| HORNETS 114, PACERS 106 |
INDIANAPOLIS -- David West had 35 points and 16 rebounds, and New Orleans beat Indiana in the Pacers' first game since CEO Donnie Walsh announced he was leaving the team at the end of the season.
Chris Paul had 31 points and 14 assists as the Hornets won their fourth straight to maintain the best record (48-21) in the Western Conference.
Danny Granger led Indiana with 26 points and nine rebounds against his hometown team. The Pacers had been on a four-game winning streak, but the loss gave the Pacers back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1987-88 and 1988-89.
NEW ORLEANS: Stojakovic 6-13 0-0 16, West 14-24 7-7 35, Chandler 5-7 5-7 15, Paul 9-19 11-14 31, Peterson 0-2 0-2 0, Ely 0-0 0-0 0, Wells 3-6 3-4 9, Pargo 1-3 1-1 3, Wright 1-5 3-4 5, Andersen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 39-79 30-39 114. INDIANA: Dunleavy 7-12 3-4 17, Murphy 4-10 1-1 11, Foster 2-7 0-0 4, Murray 3-7 0-0 7, Granger 8-23 7-9 26, Diener 4-5 0-0 10, Harrison 6-9 0-2 12, Williams 6-11 4-5 17, Daniels 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 41-88 15-21 106.
| New Orleans | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | -- | 114 |
| Indiana | 27 | 29 | 23 | 27 | -- | 106 |
3-Point Goals--New Orleans 6-15 (Stojakovic 4-7, Paul 2-5, Peterson 0-1, Wright 0-2), Indiana 9-25 (Granger 3-7, Diener 2-3, Murphy 2-6, Murray 1-2, Williams 1-4, Daniels 0-1, Dunleavy 0-2). Fouled Out--Harrison. Rebounds--New Orleans 50 (West 16), Indiana 52 (Foster 11). Assists--New Orleans 20 (Paul 14), Indiana 20 (Diener 8). Total Fouls--New Orleans 20, Indiana 25. Technicals--Indiana defensive three second 2. Att.--10,829 (18,345).
| BULLS 103, HAWKS 94 |
CHICAGO -- Drew Gooden scored a season-high 31 points and matched a season best with 16 rebounds as Chicago held on in the fourth quarter.
The Bulls, one of several teams chasing the Hawks for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, led by 12 after three quarters before Atlanta rallied within two with just more than six minutes left.
Ben Gordon's 3-pointer with 1:27 to go gave the Bulls a 97-90 lead, and he added two free throws with 28 seconds left. Gordon finished with 16 points.
Josh Childress scored 22, including eight in the final quarter, to lead Atlanta. Mike Bibby added 18.
The Bulls took a 79-67 lead after three quarters, going on a 20-4 run that included two highlight-film plays from Joakim Noah. He went high to drop in a shot on a pass from Larry Hughes, and seconds later made a steal and took a pass from Kirk Hinrich for an emphatic dunk as the Bulls took a 10-point lead.
Hinrich's 3-pointer, a basket by Luol Deng and a three-point play from Gooden capped the 20-4 spurt that put Chicago up 75-59.
But the Bulls, who'd lost four of their previous five, including three after leading in the fourth quarter, came out slow in the final quarter again.
| MAVERICKS 103, CLIPPERS 90 |
DALLAS -- Josh Howard took over a tight game midway through the third quarter, carrying Dallas past Los Angeles in its first game since losing Dirk Nowitzki to injury.
Dallas, which had lost three straight, led only 60-58 when Howard got rolling.
Howard scored 20 of the Mavericks' next 26 points, putting them up by 16 early in the fourth quarter. He finished with 32 points, easily his most since Jason Kidd arrived.
Erick Dampier also stepped up for Dallas, scoring 19 points and matching his season high with 17 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse scored 20 and Kidd had 10 points, eight assists and six rebounds.
The Mavericks need all the contributions they can get with Nowitzki, the team's top scorer and rebounder, out with a sprained left knee and ankle. The team is tightlipped about a return date, but the reigning MVP is likely to miss most of the remaining games, jeopardizing Dallas' playoff chances.
The Mavericks (45-26) are seventh in the West, two games ahead of Golden State and 21/2 ahead of Denver -- the two teams they play next, both on the road. The Mavs improved to 10-0 against teams with losing records since adding Kidd, but are 0-8 against teams with winning records.
L.A. CLIPPERS: Maggette 8-14 5-7 21, Thomas 4-14 3-4 13, Powell 3-6 2-2 8, Parker 3-9 1-2 8, Mobley 5-11 1-2 11, Thornton 2-9 3-3 7, Fazekas 5-6 0-0 10, Knight 4-7 2-2 10, Dickau 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 34-77 19-24 90. DALLAS: Jo.Howard 8-22 15-15 32, Allen 3-8 0-0 6, Dampier 8-12 3-4 19, Kidd 2-7 4-4 10, Stackhouse 9-15 0-0 20, Terry 1-5 2-2 4, Bass 1-5 1-2 3, Magloire 0-0 0-2 0, George 0-1 1-2 1, Wright 3-5 0-0 6, Lue 1-2 0-0 2, Ju.Howard 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-82 26-31 103.
| L.A. Clippers | 24 | 20 | 24 | 22 | -- | 90 |
| Dallas | 28 | 23 | 31 | 21 | -- | 103 |
3-Point Goals--L.A. Clippers 3-16 (Thomas 2-6, Parker 1-4, Maggette 0-1, Dickau 0-1, Mobley 0-2, Thornton 0-2), Dallas 5-17 (Kidd 2-4, Stackhouse 2-5, Jo.Howard 1-5, George 0-1, Terry 0-2). Fouled Out--Maggette. Rebounds--L.A. Clippers 42 (Powell 8), Dallas 57 (Dampier 17). Assists--L.A. Clippers 15 (Parker 3), Dallas 16 (Kidd 8). Total Fouls--L.A. Clippers 21, Dallas 20. Att.--20,207 (20,468).
LATE SUNDAY
| SUPERSONICS 97, TRAIL BLAZERS 84 |
PORTLAND: Webster 8-20 1-1 22, Aldridge 5-13 0-0 10, Przybilla 2-4 1-2 5, Roy 5-17 1-2 11, Blake 3-8 0-0 7, Frye 2-5 0-0 4, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Jack 2-6 5-5 10, Outlaw 5-12 3-4 13. Totals 33-86 11-14 84.
SEATTLE: Green 5-17 4-4 16, Collison 6-8 1-4 13, Petro 4-9 2-3 10, Durant 9-13 4-5 23, Ridnour 6-12 3-4 15, Elson 0-2 0-0 0, Wilkins 7-11 3-4 20, Gill 0-2 0-0 0, Griffin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 37-74 17-24 97.
| Portland | 25 | 28 | 10 | 21 | -- | 84 |
| Seattle | 21 | 28 | 22 | 26 | -- | 97 |
3-Point Goals--Portland 7-17 (Webster 5-9, Jack 1-1, Blake 1-5, Roy 0-2), Seattle 6-12 (Wilkins 3-3, Green 2-4, Durant 1-2, Gill 0-1, Ridnour 0-2). Fouled Out--None. Rebounds--Portland 50 (Przybilla 13), Seattle 50 (Collison 11). Assists--Portland 21 (Blake 9), Seattle 21 (Ridnour 9). Total Fouls--Portland 21, Seattle 15. Technicals--Portland defensive three second, Seattle defensive three second. Att.--11,292 (17,072 at Seattle).
| LAKERS 123, WARRIORS 119 |
L.A. LAKERS: Odom 10-15 3-5 23, Radmanovic 3-7 2-2 10, Turiaf 4-9 3-4 11, Bryant 11-30 7-7 30, Fisher 7-18 0-0 18, Walton 2-3 4-4 8, Farmar 2-7 0-1 4, Vujacic 7-13 0-0 19. Totals 46-102 19-23 123.
GOLDEN STATE: Jackson 9-21 6-8 29, Harrington 7-15 3-4 19, Biedrins 2-7 1-2 5, Ellis 7-20 3-3 18, Davis 12-28 3-4 30, Barnes 0-0 0-0 0, Azubuike 8-12 2-3 18, Wright 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 45-103 18-24 119.
| L.A. Lakers | 20 | 32 | 35 | 24 | 12 | -- | 123 |
| Golden State | 28 | 35 | 23 | 25 | 8 | -- | 119 |
| ROCKETS 108, KINGS 100 |
SACRAMENTO: Artest 7-17 0-0 17, Moore 3-8 1-2 7, Miller 3-6 0-0 7, Martin 7-11 3-4 18, Udrih 1-4 0-0 2, Salmons 4-7 7-8 15, Hawes 3-4 0-2 6, Johnson 3-5 0-0 7, Garcia 7-13 0-0 17, Douby 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 40-77 11-16 100. HOUSTON: Battier 5-12 5-8 15, Scola 5-9 1-2 11, Mutombo 2-2 2-2 6, McGrady 5-16 7-9 17, Alston 9-17 7-8 28, Hayes 3-4 4-5 10, Landry 1-2 4-4 6, Head 3-5 0-0 7, Jackson 2-3 3-4 8. Totals 35-70 33-42 108.
| Sacramento | 24 | 25 | 23 | 28 | -- | 100 |
| Houston | 26 | 27 | 24 | 31 | -- | 108 |
3-Point Goals--Sacramento 9-17 (Artest 3-4, Garcia 3-5, Miller 1-2, Johnson 1-2, Martin 1-3, Salmons 0-1), Houston 5-17 (Alston 3-6, Jackson 1-1, Head 1-2, Battier 0-4, McGrady 0-4). Fouled Out--Martin. Rebounds--Sacramento 37 (Miller 7), Houston 49 (Mutombo 9). Assists--Sacramento 25 (Artest, Moore 6), Houston 18 (McGrady 6). Total Fouls--Sacramento 27, Houston 16. Technical_Houston defensive three second. Att.--18,241 (18,500).
