Top 25 Capsules
January 27th, 2010 Posted in NBA basketball newsWASHINGTON -The Los Angeles Lakers broke out of their road funk by showing the distracted Washington Wizards what hustling, focused, never-let-up basketball is all about, shooting 59 percent and forcing six turnovers during a crucial second-quarter run in a 115-103 win Tuesday night.
Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant scored 26 points apiece for the Lakers, who had lost six of their previous eight road games and pulled to a 2-2 record midway through their current eight-game swing. Lamar Odom said before the game that the reigning NBA champs had become a little too overconfident, but it didnt show as he and teammates chased down loose balls and kept their hands all over the passing lanes.
Antawn Jamison scored 27 points to lead the Wizards, who lost the last four games of a six-game homestand. The game came one day after guard Javaris Crittenton received probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge, the latest fallout from last months locker room confrontation between Crittenton and Gilbert Arenas.
Knicks 132, Timberwolves 105
NEW YORK – David Lee had 28 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks rebounded from a lopsided beating by administering one.
Al Harrington scored 26 and Wilson Chandler had 20 despite a strained left groin for the Knicks, who were dealt the worst home loss in franchise history when Dallas beat them 128-78 on Sunday. New York was on the other end this time, scoring the first 15 points and leading by as many as 36.
New York had its highest point total of the season and ended a two-game losing streak, becoming the third team in NBA history to win by 20 or more the game after losing by 50.
Corey Brewer made 9 of 10 shots for 22 points in yet another lopsided defeat for the Timberwolves, who lost by 33 at Milwaukee on Saturday. They have surrendered 120 points 12 times this season and lost by 20 or more 11 times.
Mavericks 108, Bucks 107
DALLAS – Dirk Nowitzki scored 28 points, Jason Terry added 21 and the Dallas Mavericks held on late.
Carlos Delfino missed a running 10-footer in the lane before the buzzer.
Andrew Bogut hit his first nine shots from the floor and scored a career-high 32 points on 13 of 14 shooting. Delfino chipped in with 22 points for the Bucks, who dropped to 5-18 on the road.
Dallas led 108-101 before Delfino hit a pair of 3-pointers to bring within a point.
Two days after beating the New York Knicks 128-78 for the largest win in franchise history, the Mavericks tied an NBA record with their 10th consecutive victory in a one-point game. The St. Louis Hawks also won 10 straight one-point games from 1959-1960.
Bobcats 114, Suns 109
PHOENIX – Stephen Jackson scored 30 points and Charlotte scored nine of the first 11 points in overtime.
Jackson, who tied the game at 98 on a 3-pointer with 19.9 seconds remaining, hit a 20-foot jump shot on the Bobcats first possession of overtime to give Charlotte only its second lead of the game.
Raymond Felton had six of his 17 points in overtime as Charlotte stretched its lead to six. The Bobcats broke a three-game losing streak.
Steve Nash had 23 points and nine assists for the Suns, who have lost seven of their last nine.
Former Suns player Boris Diaw had 24 points and Gerald Wallace had 21.
The Suns made 15 of 34 3-pointers and are 32 of 64 in their last two games, setting a season record for threes made in two consecutive games. They average just over nine per game, second in the NBA to Orlando.
Kings 99, Warriors 96
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Beno Udrih scored 24 points and Tyreke Evans had 23 to help the Sacramento Kings snap a seven-game losing streak.
It was a rare win for the Kings, who hovered near the .500 mark through the seasons first 30 games, but had dropped 12 of 13 since defeating Denver on Dec. 28. The Kings held a 21-point lead in the second quarter but the lead dwindled to two points in the closing minutes.
Spencer Hawes had 18 points and 13 rebounds for the Kings. In a rare role with significant minutes, Scot May had seven points and 11 rebounds.
Stephen Curry had 27 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Warriors. Cartier Martin scored 20 points and Corey Maggette added 19 points for Golden State, which shot 32 percent.
