National Basketball Association Game Capsules
Auburn Hills, MI (SportsNetwork.com) – John Wall had 29 points, Trevor Ariza scored 15 with 11 rebounds and the Washington Wizards swept a home-and-home series against the Detroit Pistons with a 106-99 win on Monday. Washington won the opener 106-82 at home on Saturday to snap a seven-game losing streak in the series. Wall had nine of his points in a big fourth quarter when the Wizards outscored the Pistons 28-12. Bradley Beal added 13 points as the Wizards won for the fifth time in six games. Greg Monroe had 22 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Pistons, who have lost five of their last six overall and four in a row at home. Brandon Jennings added 15 points and 14 assists and rookie Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored a career-high 17 — all in the first half.
Final Score: Chicago 95, Memphis 91
Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Jimmy Butler had 26 points, Carlos Boozer scored 21 with 10 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Memphis Grizzlies 95-91 on Monday. The Bulls snapped a three-game losing streak in the series and won for only the second time in their last nine games in Memphis. D.J. Augustin added 10 points off the bench for Chicago, which has won three of four, and Joakim Noah scored eight with 10 rebounds. Mike Conley matched Butler with 26 points and James Johnson scored 13 off the bench for Memphis, which had won three of four coming in on the heels of its season-long five- game losing streak.
Final Score: Dallas 100, Minnesota 98
Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) – Shawn Marion scored a season-high 32 points as the Dallas Mavericks held off a furious second half surge to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 100-98, from Target Center. Dirk Nowitzki finished with 16 points, while Brandan Wright scored 14 points off the bench for Dallas, winners in two straight. Kevin Love dumped in a game-high 36 points with 11 rebounds, his seventh straight double-double and league-leading 28th overall. Kevin Martin contributed 19 points, while Nikola Pekovic also added a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.
Final Score: New Orleans 110, Portland 108
New Orleans, LA (SportsNetwork.com) – Tyreke Evans nailed a go-ahead jumper with 1.2 seconds left and the New Orleans Pelicans topped the Portland Trail Blazers 110-108 on Monday night. LaMarcus Aldridge’s right corner jumper at the buzzer was well off the mark. Jrue Holiday netted 15 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter. He added 13 assists and seven rebounds for New Orleans, which has won three of its last four tilts on the heels of a four- game losing streak. Anthony Davis had 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Evans added 20 points in the triumph. Damian Lillard finished with 29 points and Aldridge registered 28 points and eight boards for the Blazers, who have dropped two straight.
Final Score: Miami 97, Denver 94
Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – LeBron James celebrated his 29th birthday with 26 points and 10 assists to lead the Miami Heat to a 97-94 win over the Denver Nuggets from Pepsi Center. Chris Bosh scored 17 points on the heels of his Eastern Conference Player of the Week honor, while Ray Allen added 13 points off the bench in the win, Miami’s eighth victory in its last nine tilts. Dwyane Wade netted 12 points, but left early in the third quarter with back spasms and did not return. Ty Lawson matched James with 26 points and added seven assists for Denver, which is in the midst of a season-high seven-game losing streak. Wilson Chandler and Darrell Arthur each chipped in with 13 points, while JJ Hickson recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.
Final Score: Utah 83, Charlotte 80
Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) – Trey Burke totaled 21 points and five assists as the Utah Jazz came away with an 83-80 win over the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday. Alec Burks scored 14 points off the bench for Utah, which has won two of three. Marvin Williams and Favors netted 13 points apiece, with Williams also grabbing 10 rebounds. Gerald Henderson had 19 points and Al Jefferson and Kemba Walker each scored 18, as Charlotte lost for the fourth time in its last five tilts.
Final Score: Phoenix 107, LA Clippers 88
Los Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – The Phoenix Suns continued to impress Monday with a 107-88 throttling of the Clippers in Los Angeles. Goran Dragic provided 26 points, eight assists and five steals while Gerald Green made five of the Suns’ 12 3-pointers en route to a 21-point effort. Phoenix had five players score in double figures — with P.J. Tucker and Channing Frye each donating 12 — and essentially led wire-to-wire in its 10th win in its last 12 games. Blake Griffin and Jamal Crawford scored 15 points apiece and Chris Paul had 11 with seven assists, but the triumvirate combined to shoot 14-of-42 (33.3 percent) from the floor in the setback.
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