National Basketball Association Game Capsules
Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) – Kobe Bryant scored 28 points on 10-of-18 shooting and the Los Angeles Lakers picked up their first road win of the season with a 114-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks. A 54-percent shooting effort by LA, the return of Nick Young and a wide open 3-point miss by Pero Antic just before the buzzer provided the difference. Young, who had been sidelined due to a torn ligament in his right thumb, had 17 points off the bench, while Carlos Boozer added 20 points and 10 rebounds. The outcome came as a bit of a surprise considering the Lakers were coming in at 1-9 on the season and 0-4 on the road and were facing a Hawks team that had won all four of its games at Philips Arena. Paul Millsap netted 29 points to lead the Hawks, who received 23 from Jeff Teague and 15 from Al Horford.
Final Score: Milwaukee 117, New York 113
Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – Ersan Ilyasova scored 20 points off the bench and seven Bucks reached double figures in Milwaukee’s 117-113 win over the New York Knicks. Brandon Knight and Zaza Pachulia had 14 points apiece to help Milwaukee win for the fourth time in its last five games. Pachulia also grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds starting in place of Larry Sanders, who was a late scratch with a bruised thigh. Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. had 24 to pace New York, while Iman Shumpert donated 21 points, eight rebounds and eight assists.
Final Score: Utah 98, Oklahoma City 81
Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) – Alec Burks scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Utah Jazz overcame a slow start and downed the Oklahoma City Thunder, 98-81, on Tuesday. All five Jazz starters scored in double figures, with Enes Kanter donating 16 points and 15 rebounds, Trey Burke putting up 17 points with nine assists, and Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors adding 13 and 10 points, respectively. Jeremy Lamb logged 19 points for Oklahoma City, which has dropped three straight and fell to 3-9 on the season.
Final Score: New Orleans 106, Sacramento 100
Sacramento, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – Anthony Davis totaled 28 points, nine rebounds and three blocks as the New Orleans Pelicans upended the Sacramento Kings, 106-100, on Tuesday. Ryan Anderson scored 15 of his 22 points in the second half, and Tyreke Evans donated 18 points — all after the break — to go along with six rebounds and five assists against his former team. The Pelicans turned the ball over just six times and won for the third time in four games. DeMarcus Cousins posted his eighth double-double of the season with 24 points and 17 boards, but Sacramento nevertheless fell for the fourth time in five games. Rudy Gay and Jason Thompson both netted 15 points in defeat.
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