NBA Action Highlights - 2nd February 2013
12 games in the NBA today. Some major milestones for Kobe and meltdowns from the Clippers and Heat. Check out the highlights and reviews of these matches.
Lakers 111-100 Timberwolves
Kobe crossed 7695 mark for free throws made as he passed Oscar Robertson for third all time in free throws made. He also tied Hakeem Olajuwon for 7th all time in field goals made with 10,749. Nash had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Pau Gasol led the way with 22 points and 12 rebounds as he returened to the starting lineup. Ricky Rubio was dazzling as always. Shved had 18 points for the Wolves.
Mavericks 109-99 Suns
Mavs came in having lost to the Warriors. The Suns were 3-2 under interim coach Lindsay Hunter. The Mavericks won this one behind 20 points from OJ Mayo. Dirk Nowitzki sat this one out with a sore right hip. Shannon Brown had 20 for the Suns off the bench. Goran Dragic also had 19 points. 8 rebounds and 9 assists for the Suns. He isn’t Steve Nash’s replacement but he is a solid guard in his own right.
Heat 89-102 Pacers
David West scored 30 points and Paul George added 17 as the Pacers became the second team to defeat the Miami Heat twice this season
?Clippers 73-98 Raptors
Blake Griffin missed a sitter of an alley oop and that pretty much summed up the fortune of the Clippers in this game. The LA Clippers aren’t much of a contender when Chris Paul isn’t on the floor. Rudy Gay made his debut with the Raptors with 20 points in front of a sellout crowd. Rudy had a couple of alley oops in the first half and a buzzer beating three to end the third quarter. Griffin finished with 17 points and 9 rebounds and Amir Johnson had 19 points and 16 boards for the Raptors who took this one with a 25 point win.
This was the play of the day though. Butler is one sneaky thief-
?Bulls 89-93 Nets
This one was on TV in India. The bench of the Nets made a surge in the fourth quarter, scoring the first 20 for the Nets who had 30 in the fourth. Brook Lopez led all scorers with 20 points. Here’s a detailed recap of this one.
Bucks 86-96 Knicks
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points, Amare Stoudemire had 17 points and 7 rebounds as the New York Knicks extend their winning streak to 3 games with a win over the Bucks.
?Kings 80-89 76ers
Thaddeus Young had 23 points and 15 rebounds and Jrue Holiday added 21 points for the Sixers. Isiah Thomas had 24 points for the Kings and Tyreke Evans added 29 points with 4 assists but the Kings lost this one.
Cavaliers 99-117 Pistons
New Piston Jose Calderon did not dress up in this one but the Pistons defeated the Cavaliers regardless. Brandon Knight had 20 points and 10 assists for the Pistons. Tristan Thompson had 19 points and 9 rebounds for the Cavaliers. Newcomer Speights suited up for the Cavs and had 15 points and 8 rebounds.
?Wizards 76-85 Grizzlies
Tayshaun Prince made his debut for the Memphis Grizzlies and made his first shot off the bench, a mid range jumper. Mike Conley had 18 points and 6 assists and Tayshaun Prince had 14 points and Mark Gasol added 13 points and 15 rebounds. Wizards had a scare as John Wall went down holding his left shoulder but returned in the game, to no avail though as the Grizzlies won this one.
Hornets 98-113 Nuggets
George Karl came in having been named coach of the month after the Nuggets went 12-3 in January. This was Karl’s 11th such honour, good enough for 4th all time. For the NuggetsTy Lawson had 21 points and 13 assists and Andre Igoudala had 24 points on 10 of 14 shooting. Corey Brewer had 17 points off the bench. Denver led 48-43 at the half. And Ty Lawson ended the third quarter with a buzzer beating three pointer. The Nuggets have now won six games in a row.
Trail Blazers 77-86 Jazz
Al Jefferson had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Jazz. Damien Lillard added 24 points and 5 assists but it wasn’t enough as the Jazz beat the Blazers.
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