National Basketball Association Game Capsules
Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) – David West netted a game-high 29 points and pulled down nine rebounds and Paul George recorded a double-double with 21 points and 11 boards, as the Indiana Pacers defeated the Chicago Bulls, 111-101, Monday.George Hill added 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting and dished out six helpers for the Pacers, who picked up their 14th straight home victory at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and won their third straight overall. Lance Stephenson contributed 15 points, five assists and four rebounds in the victory. Marco Belinelli paced Chicago with a season-high 24 points, despite playing on a bad ankle for the majority of the contest, and Nate Robinson added 19 points and nine assists for the Bulls, who lost for the second time in their last three games. Taj Gibson scored 10 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in defeat.
Final Score: Philadelphia 78, Orlando 61
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Spencer Hawes had 21 points and 14 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 78-61 win over the Orlando Magic. Jrue Holiday added 13 points and 14 assists for the Sixers, who have gone 4-1 so far on their eight-game homestand. The 61 points allowed was a season low and set a new Wells Fargo Center mark. Sixers forward Thaddeus Young left the game in the middle of the second quarter with a strained left hamstring when he was attempting to steal a rebound from Magic forward Gustavo Ayon. Young did not return. E’Twaun Moore netted 18 points to lead Orlando, which tied a season- high with its 10th straight loss.
Final Score: Washington 98, LA Clippers 90
Washington, DC (Sports Network) – Martell Webster scored 21 points on 5-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc to lead the Washington Wizards to a 98-90 victory over the shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers on Monday. Nene and Garrett Temple each scored 15 points and John Wall added 13 points and eight assists for the Wizards, who snapped a four-game skid.Emeka Okafor chipped in nine points with 14 rebounds and Trevor Ariza added 10 points off the bench in the win. Jamal Crawford poured in 28 points and Eric Bledsoe scored 17 points and dished out nine assists for the Clippers, who played without All-Stars Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.
Final Score: Miami 99, Charlotte 94
Miami, FL (Sports Network) – LeBron James was nearly perfect in leading the Miami Heat to a 99-94 victory over the pesky Charlotte Bobcats. James finished with 31 points on 13-of-14 shooting while adding eight rebounds and eight assists. Chris Bosh had 23 points and Dwyane Wade scored 20 with season-high 12 rebounds for the Heat, who led by no more than nine points Monday night. Ramon Sessions paced six Charlotte players in double figures with 18 points. Ben Gordon contributed 16 points, while Gerald Henderson and Byron Mullens posted 12 points apiece.
Final Score: New York 99, Detroit 85
New York, NY (Sports Network) – Carmelo Anthony registered 27 points and seven rebounds and Amare Stoudemire scored 20 points off the bench as the New York Knicks handled the Detroit Pistons, 99-85, on Monday. Anthony shot 10-of-17 from the field, including 3-of-5 from beyond the arc. Tyson Chandler recorded eight points and 20 rebounds for the Knicks, who have won five straight and eight of the past 10 games. Jose Calderon, acquired from a three-team trade with the Toronto Raptors, had a team-high 15 points on 7-for-12 shooting in his first game with the Pistons, who have lost six of their last eight games. Greg Monroe recorded 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Final Score: Portland 100, Minnesota 98
Minneapolis, MN (Sports Network) – LaMarcus Aldridge scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Wesley Matthews added 22 points and the Portland Trail Blazers held on for a 100-98 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. The Blazers led by 19 points at the start of the fourth quarter, but the Wolves cut their deficit to 91-80 with just under five minutes left. Minnesota then opened a 16-6 run, capped with J.J. Barea’s falling layup, to pull within 97-96 with 36.9 seconds left. Aldridge, though, buried a deep jumper over Nikola Pekovic nine seconds later. Minnesota, though, pulled back within 99-98 six seconds later when Ricky Rubio found Dante Cunningham in the lane for a slam. The Wolves quickly fouled Luke Babbitt on the inbounds pass and he split the free-throw attempts. Rubio then dribbled off nearly 14 seconds before firing up an off-balanced jumper that was swatted away by Aldridge, who was fouled after corralling the rebound. Aldridge, though, missed a pair of free throws to give the Wolves one last chance to either tie or win the game.
Final Score: Oklahoma City 112, Dallas 91
Oklahoma City, OK (Sports Network) – Russell Westbrook had 24 points and seven assists in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 112-91 rout of the Dallas Mavericks. Kevin Durant added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Thunder, who had lost four of their last seven games coming in. Shawn Marion netted 23 points to lead Dallas, which has dropped five of its last eight contests. The margin reached as high as 27 in the second quarter before Oklahoma City took a 68-44 spread into the break. The Thunder led 92-67 after three and the advantage reached its apex at 33 in the final stanza.
Final Score: Utah 98, Sacramento 91 (OT)
Salt Lake City, UT (Sports Network) – Randy Foye had 20 points and six assists, while Al Jefferson registered a double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, as the Utah Jazz took down the Sacramento Kings, 98-91 in overtime, on Monday. Foye had six points and nailed 4-of-4 free throws in extra time alone for the Jazz, who have won three of their last four. Paul Millsap and Alec Burks each donated 14 points and Derrick Favors added 13 points and nine boards off the bench to help the Jazz improve to 3-0 this season in games decided beyond regulation. Jason Thompson paced Sacramento with 23 points and 10 rebounds and Tyreke Evans had 20 points for the Kings, who finished a six- game road swing with a 1-5 record. Isaiah Thomas and Marcus Thornton scored 17 and nine points, respectively, in the loss.
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