Charlotte, NC (Sports Network) - Tyler Hansbrough scored 22 points and pulled
down nine rebounds off the bench as the Pacers dominated the Bobcats for the
second time in four days, winning 102-88 at Time Warner Cable Arena on
Wednesday. Six Pacers scored in double figures, including 12 from Danny
Granger, and 10 points apiece from Darren Collison, Paul George and Dahntay
Jones. A.J. Price added 11 off the bench for the Pacers, who matched a season-
high four-game win streak. Corey Maggette paced the Bobcats with 20 points and
D.J. Augustin netted 15. Kemba Walker chipped in 14 as Charlotte has now lost
18 of its last 19 games, and nine straight against the Pacers.
Final Score: New Orleans 89, Cleveland 84
Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Chris Kaman had a double-double with 21
points and 13 rebounds as the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Cleveland
Cavaliers, 89-84, on Wednesday. Marco Belinelli scored 19 points, Jarrett Jack
netted 16 off the bench and Gustavo Ayon added 17 rebounds to go with nine
points for the Hornets, who have won four of their last six games. Antawn
Jamison finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds for Cleveland, which shot just
31.8 percent from the floor. The Cavs had their two-game winning streak
snapped.
Final Score: Oklahoma City 119, Boston 104
Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) - Russell Westbrook scored 31 points,
dished out six assists and pulled down five rebounds, as the Oklahoma City
Thunder held off the Boston Celtics, 119-104. Kevin Durant added 28 points,
nine boards, six assists and four steals for the Thunder, who have recorded 11
straight wins at home for the first time since a 12-game streak from February
22-April 2, 1998, when the team was known as the Seattle SuperSonics. James
Harden and Daequan Cook tallied 17 points apiece for Oklahoma City, which has
won four in a row overall. The Thunder became the first team to score 100
points against Boston in 30 games. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce ended with 23
points apiece for the Celtics, who head into the All-Star break on a five-game
losing streak. Garnett also had 13 rebounds in his return to the lineup after
missing two games due to personal reasons. Ray Allen donated 21 points and
seven assists for Boston, which also went 30 straight games without allowing a
30-point scorer.
Final Score: Sacramento 115, Washington 107
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Marcus Thornton and Tyreke Evans scored 22
points apiece on Wednesday, leading the Kings to a 115-107 win over the
Wizards. Sacramento had lost a season-high six straight games, but got 18
points from Isaiah Thomas and 16 points and 16 rebounds from DeMarcus Cousins
to head into the All-Star break with a win. The Wizards, meanwhile, have lost
four in a row. The were paced by Jordan Crawford's 32, while John Wall added
21 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds.
Final Score: Toronto 103, Detroit 93
Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - DeMar DeRozan netted 23 points on 9-of-15
shooting from the floor to go with seven rebounds as the Toronto Raptors
topped the Detroit Pistons, 103-93, at Air Canada Centre. Leandro Barbosa
finished with 17 points, James Johnson netted 15 and Aaron Gray contributed 12
points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who snapped a four-game skid. Amir
Johnson donated 11 points in the win and Jose Calderon chipped in with 15
assists and six points. Greg Monroe led the Pistons with 30 points and 14
rebounds, while Brandon Knight scored 16 points and Tayshaun Prince added 14
and seven rebounds. Detroit has lost two consecutive games.
Final Score: Orlando 108, New Jersey 91
Newark, NJ (Sports Network) - Dwight Howard had 20 points and 17 rebounds, but
the Orlando Magic may have made their biggest run of the game with him on the
bench Wednesday night in a 108-91 win over the New Jersey Nets. Orlando beat
New Jersey for the ninth straight time mostly on the strength of a 24-12 run
while Howard sat on the bench after getting in early foul trouble. Glen Davis
scored 12 of his 16 points during the surge, which gave the Magic a 20-point
lead in the second quarter. Ryan Anderson had 14 points and nine rebounds and
Orlando moved to 10-3 in February. The Magic have won 15 of their last 17
meetings with the Nets, who played without forward Kris Humphries in this one
because of a strained calf. It was New Jersey's final game before the All-Star
Break. MarShon Brooks scored 24 points to lead the Nets, while Deron Williams
added 23 points and eight assists. The Nets have lost 12 of their last 15
games.
Final Score: New York 99, Atlanta 82
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Jeremy Lin netted 17 points and dished out
nine assists as the New York Knicks eased past the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks,
99-82, at Madison Square Garden. Steve Novak also scored 17 points for New
York, which improved to 9-2 over its last 11 games. Landry Fields had 16
points, Carmelo Anthony dropped in 15 and J.R. Smith contributed 12 for the
Knicks. Jeff Teague dropped in a game-high 18 points for Atlanta, who will be
without leading scorer Joe Johnson until after the All-Star break because of
tendinitis in his left knee. Willie Green added 16 points and Josh Smith had
13 with seven rebounds in Atlanta's fifth loss in six games.
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