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| March 13, 2008 - 10:18 am |
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The Rockets defeated the Hawks on Wednesday night to extend their winning streak to twenty games. Tracy McGrady had 28 points and 9 rebounds for Houston, who are still thirteen games behind the Lakers for the longest streak in NBA history. Read about the Rockets record-setting ways and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for March 12ths games!
- HOU 83, ATL 75
The Houston Rockets downed the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night to record their twentieth-straight win, tied for second on the NBAs all-time list. Tracy McGrady led the Rockets with 28 points and 9 rebounds and Chuck Hayes added 8 points and 12 boards in the victory. Both teams shot just 33% from the floor, but Houston scored nineteen points off Atlanta turnovers. Joe Johnson starred for the Hawks with 28 points and 8 rebounds, while Josh Smith added 16 points and 22 boards in defeat. The Rockets trailed by one point heading into the third quarter, but rallied in the second half to continue their streak.
Game FIC Scores
Josh Smith, ATL 19.9
Al Horford, ATL 17.0
Joe Johnson, ATL 13.3
Tracy McGrady, HOU 12.0
- ORL 110, LAC 88
Dwight Howard led the Orlando Magic to a big win over the Los Angeles Clippers with 22 points and 13 rebounds last night. Rashard Lewis added 19 points and 9 boards for the Magic, who hit 51% of their shots and outrebounded the Clippers by eight. Corey Maggette led Los Angeles with 22 points and 9 rebounds, while Al Thornton added 17 points and 5 boards off the bench. The Clippers committed just five turnovers, but couldnt keep pace with the Magic because of their poor shooting and difficulty off the glass.
Game FIC Scores
Rashard Lewis, ORL 18.1
Dwight Howard, ORL 16.4
Corey Maggette, LAC 15.5
Cuttino Mobley, LAC 14.0
- BOS 111, SEA 82
Five players reached double-digits in scoring as the Boston Celtics soared past the Seattle Supersonics on Wednesday night. Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett each notched 18 points for the Celtics, who hit 50% of their shots and capitalized on the Sonics twenty-two turnovers. Kevin Durant led Seattle with 16 points and Johan Petro added 12 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. The Sonics shot 38% from the field, going just 1-for-14 from behind the three-point line.
Game FIC Scores
Paul Pierce, BOS 20.8
Ray Allen, BOS 17.0
Eddie House, BOS 15.3
Earl Watson, SEA 9.6
- PHI 83, DET 82
The Philadelphia 76ers held on in the final moments to earn an upset win over the Detroit Pistons last night. Andre Iguodala had 22 points and 5 assists and Reggie Evans added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers, who outrebounded the Pistons by seven and turned the ball over as many times. Rasheed Wallace starred for Detroit with 17 points and 6 boards, while Antonio McDyess posted 14 points and 8 rebounds in the loss.
Game FIC Scores
Reggie Evans, PHI 15.0
Antonio McDyess, DET 14.0
Samuel Dalembert, PHI 12.0
Rodney Carney, PHI 11.3
- NYK 91, MIA 88
The New York Knicks used a strong third quarter to hand the Miami Heat yet another loss on Wednesday night. Jamal Crawford notched 23 points and Zach Randolph added 19 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks, who were outrebounded by nine but took tremendous care of the basketball. Ricky Davis starred for the Heat with 27 points and 5 assists and Shawn Marion posted his customary double-double (15 points and 17 boards) in the loss. Crawford had 14 fourth-quarter points, almost single-handedly sending Miami to their sixth-straight loss.
Game FIC Scores
Shawn Marion, MIA 17.5
Zach Randolph, NYK 17.3
Jamal Crawford, NYK 16.0
Ricky Davis, MIA 13.8
- NJN 104, CLE 99
The New Jersey Nets held off a furious fourth-quarter charge by the Cleveland Cavaliers to record just their fourth win since trading Jason Kidd to Dallas. Richard Jefferson had 24 points and 6 assists and Josh Boone added 13 points and 7 rebounds for the Nets, who shot 51% on the night and overcame a poor rebounding performance. LeBron James notched 42 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists and Devin Brown added 19 points and 7 boards for Cleveland, who turned the ball over 17 times and had won five of their previous six games.
Game FIC Scores
LeBron James, CLE 26.6
Richard Jefferson, NJN 17.5
Bostjan Nachbar, NJN 16.8
Devin Brown, CLE 16.5
- NOH 100, SAS 75
The New Orleans Hornets outscored the San Antonio Spurs 24-8 in the fourth quarter to secure a huge win in the tight Western Conference on Wednesday night. David West had 29 points and 10 rebounds and Chris Paul added 26 points and 17 assists for the Hornets, who shot 58% from the field and outrebounded the Spurs by eighteen. Tim Duncan notched 24 points and 11 rebounds and Tony Parker added 24 points of his own for the Spurs, who were thoroughly outplayed in all aspects of the game at the New Orleans Arena.
Game FIC Scores
Chris Paul, NOH 28.3
Tim Duncan, SAS 23.8
David West, NOH 21.0
Tony Parker, SAS 12.5
- UTA 114, MIL 110
Deron Williams led the Utah Jazz past the Milwaukee Bucks in a surprisingly close affair last night. Williams posted 26 points and 13 assists and Carlos Boozer added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Jazz, who shot 51% from the floor but were outrebounded by nine. Charlie Villanueva had 26 points and 9 rebounds and Charlie Bell added 24 points off the bench for the Bucks as they let the game slip away in the fourth quarter. Andrew Bogut and Mehmet Okur both added double-doubles for their teams at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Game FIC Scores
Deron Williams, UTA 21.5
Andrew Bogut, MIL 20.4
Mehmet Okur, UTA 17.3
Charlie Villanueva, MIL 16.6
- DAL 118, CHA 93
The Dallas Mavericks used strong second and third quarters to knock off the Charlotte Bobcats last night. Dirk Nowitzki had 26 points and 9 rebounds and Josh Howard added 24 points, 7 boards and 6 assists for the Mavs, who hit 53% of their shots and outrebounded the Bobcats by fifteen. Gerald Wallace returned for Charlotte and posted 14 points and 5 rebounds, while Raymond Felton led with 21 points and 6 assists. Dallas never trailed against Charlotte on Wednesday.
Game FIC Scores
Josh Howard, DAL 20.9
Dirk Nowitzki, DAL 20.5
Emeka Okafor, CHA 13.0
Gerald Wallace, CHA 7.3
- DEN 108, MEM 86
The Denver Nuggets used a 61-36 run between the second and third quarters to down the Memphis Grizzles last night. Kenyon Martin had 23 points and 7 rebounds and Carmelo Anthony added 14 points and 13 boards for the Nuggets, who outrebounded Memphis by six and assisted on twenty-nine of their forty field goals. Juan Carlos Navarro had 16 points and 7 rebounds and Mike Miller added 12 points and 9 boards for the Grizzles, who struggled mightily from the field and have now lost twelve of their last thirteen games.
Game FIC Scores
Marcus Camby, DEN 22.5
Kenyon Martin, DEN 19.1
Juan Carlos Navarro, MEM - 12.0
Mike Conley, MEM (5.8)
- GSW 117, TOR 106
The Golden State Warriors opened up an 18-point lead in the first quarter and never looked back en route to a win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. Monta Ellis had 33 points and 6 rebounds and Baron Davis added 23 points and 15 assists for the Warriors, who shot 55% from the floor and notched 21 points off turnovers. T.J. Ford had 23 points and 8 assists off the bench for the Raptors, while Anthony Parker added 22 points and 9 rebounds in the loss.
Game FIC Scores
Baron Davis, GSW 26.0
Monta Ellis, GSW 19.0
Anthony Parker, TOR 17.8
T.J. Ford, TOR 14.8
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