National Basketball Association Game Capsules

Charlotte, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Bradley Beal poured in 21 points and the Washington Wizards downed the Charlotte Bobcats, 97-83, to snap a three-game losing streak. Marcin Gortat scored 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds, and John Wall chipped in with 17 points and eight assists for Washington, which got its first win of 2014 after losing at home to Dallas, Toronto and Golden State by an average of 12.6 points. Gerald Henderson paced the Bobcats with 27 points while Kemba Walker donated 19 in the club’s sixth loss in seven games.

Final Score: Cleveland 111, Philadelphia 93

Cleveland, OH (SportsNetwork.com) – C.J. Miles and the Cleveland Cavaliers found a way to turn the lights out on Philadelphia’s road winning streak. They shot ’em out. Miles made 10 3-pointers to set the franchise record and scored 34 points and the Cavaliers cruised to a 111-93 win over the 76ers on Tuesday night without new addition Luol Deng. Miles tied the old Cavs record he shared with LeBron James, Wesley Person and Danny Ferry by going 8-of-10 in the first half. He played sparingly in the second half and made the last two in the fourth quarter, going 10-of-14 to fall two short of the NBA record of 12 shared by Kobe Bryant and Donyell Marshall. Kyrie Irving had 16 points for Cleveland after missing the previous three games with a bruised left knee and Anderson Varejao scored 18 points with 14 rebounds. The Cavs won for just the second time in 10 games despite missing Jarrett Jack (back spasms) for the second game in a row. They will have to wait longer to play alongside Deng. The All-Star forward was acquired from Chicago early Tuesday morning in exchange for suspended center Andrew Bynum, three future draft picks and the right to swap 2015 first-round picks with the Cavs. The Sixers had won nine of their previous 11 games against Cleveland and came into the game riding a four-game road winning streak, the victories coming in Western Conference cities Los Angeles, Sacramento, Denver and Portland. That streak ended with a thud, and the Sixers dropped their second game in a row overall, also losing Monday night at home to Minnesota 126-95. Sixers coach Brett Brown said his players must have been more fatigued from their five- game road trip than he realized. He gave Miles credit, but also found fault with the way his team defended the hot hand. Thaddeus Young, the reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week after averaging 25 points per game last week, was 0-for-7 and went scoreless for the Sixers. Rookie Michael Carter-Williams had a career-high 33 points in the loss.

Final Score: Indiana 86, Toronto 79

Indianapolis, IN (SportsNetwork.com) – Roy Hibbert scored 22 points while leading a strong defensive effort that propelled the Indiana Pacers to an 86-79 win over the Toronto Raptors at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Lance Stephenson flirted with a triple-double after amassing 13 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, helping Indiana offset an off night from star Paul George and notch its eighth win in nine games. The Pacers’ lone loss over that stretch came to the Raptors in Toronto on New Year’s Day. George struggled to record 11 points while saddled with foul trouble for much of the evening, but his team prevailed behind its defense and a sharp performance at the free throw line. The Pacers held Toronto to 37 percent shooting from the field and went 21-of-26 from the charity stripe, with Hibbert making all but one of his 13 attempts. Toronto did receive 28 points from DeMar DeRozan and 20 off the bench out of Patrick Patterson in the loss, the Raptors’ second straight following a season-high five-game win streak.

Final Score: Miami 107, New Orleans 88

Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – LeBron James scored 32 points and the Miami Heat used a big second half to run away from the New Orleans Pelicans, 107-88, on Tuesday. Dwyane Wade added 22 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for Miami, which outscored the Pelicans 64-39 in the final 24 minutes after trailing by six at halftime. Chris Andersen added 15 points off the bench on 7-of-7 shooting. The Heat were without starters Mario Chalmers (Achilles) and Shane Battier (quad). Both players are considered day-to-day. Anthony Davis had 22 points and 12 rebounds in the losing effort. Eric Gordon and Tyreke Evans contributed 15 and 13 points, respectively, as New Orleans lost for the third time in four games.

Final Score: New York 89, Detroit 85

New York, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – Carmelo Anthony poured in a game-high 34 points to lead the New York Knicks to an 89-85 win over the Detroit Pistons from Madison Square Garden. Andrea Bargnani registered a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds and Raymond Felton scored 12 points for New York, which has won eight straight at home over Detroit. Josh Smith and Andre Drummond each deposited double-doubles for the Pistons with Smith recording 21 points and 12 boards, while Drummond had 12 points and 17 rebounds. Greg Monroe had 19 points to go along with seven rebounds in Detroit’s fifth consecutive loss.

Final Score: Chicago 92, Phoenix 87

Chicago, IL (SportsNetwork.com) – Joakim Noah scored 14 points to go with 16 rebounds and six assists as the shorthanded Chicago Bulls took a 92-87 win over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. The Bulls, who were without the services of starting power forward Carlos Boozer (sore right knee), dealt two-time All-Star Luol Deng to the Cleveland Cavaliers early Tuesday morning. The Bulls received Andrew Bynum, who was promptly waived, along with a first round pick and a pair of second rounders for the third-longest tenured player in franchise history. Taj Gibson scored a team-high 19 points and pulled down 10 boards filling in for Boozer. Jimmy Butler and D.J. Augustin added 13 points apiece, with Augustin also dishing out nine assists for Chicago, winners in three straight. Goran Dragic scored a game-high 21 points and Gerald Green added 15 on 3-for-10 shooting from 3-pount range. Channing Frye and Miles Plumlee added 11 points and seven rebounds apiece for the Suns, who have dropped two of their last three.

Final Score: San Antonio 110, Memphis 108 (OT)

Memphis, TN (SportsNetwork.com) – Manu Ginobili’s layup with 1.8 seconds left in overtime lifted the San Antonio Spurs to a tougher-than-expected 110-108 win over the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum. Tim Duncan amassed 24 points and 17 rebounds for a San Antonio squad that blew a 12-point lead with under two minutes to play in regulation before eventually coming away with its seventh straight victory over the Grizzlies, a streak which includes a four-game sweep in last season’s Western Conference Finals. Marco Belinelli tallied 19 points in the triumph, with Kawhi Leonard lending 17 for the Spurs. Mike Conley poured in 30 points for Memphis, nine of which came during a 14-2 run to close out the fourth quarter that brought on overtime. Zach Randolph finished with 17 points and eight rebounds in the loss, while James Johnson netted 15 points off the bench.

Final Score: Golden State 101, Milwaukee 80

Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) – The Golden State Warriors have their first 10-game winning streak in more than 38 years. David Lee had 22 points and 18 rebounds, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson scored 15 apiece and the Warriors continued to roll with a 101-80 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night. The Warriors haven’t lost since Dec. 19 to San Antonio. Their last six wins have all come on the road, where they will wrap up a seven-game trek Wednesday in Brooklyn. Their last 10-game winning streak was Dec. 6-23, 1975, and included a victory over Milwaukee. Andrew Bogut, who played for the Bucks from 2005-12, had eight points and 12 rebounds in his first game in Milwaukee as a visiting player. Ersan Ilyasova had 20 points and Brandon Knight scored 18 for the Bucks, who have dropped 11 of their last 13 games.

Final Score: Dallas 110, LA Lakers 97

Dallas, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points with seven rebounds to help the Dallas Mavericks to a 110-97 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Vince Carter chipped in with 19 points off the bench for Dallas, which snapped a two-game skid. Monta Ellis had 16 points with nine assists, while DeJuan Blair added 15 points and nine rebounds and Jose Calderon donated 12 points with eight helpers in the win. Dallas travels to San Antonio for a matchup against the Spurs on Wednesday and will begin a home-and-home set with the Pelicans in New Orleans on Friday. Jodie Meeks had a team-high 24 points for the Lakers, who have lost two straight and eight of nine games overall. Kendall Marshall finished with 18 points and six assists, while Pau Gasol tallied a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds in defeat.

Final Score: Denver 129, Boston 98

Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Randy Foye had 23 points, Ty Lawson scored 19 with 13 assists and the Denver Nuggets led wire-to-wire in a 129-98 rout of the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Kenneth Faried added 21 points and 13 rebounds and J.J. Hickson scored 17 for the Nuggets, who have won three in a row on the heels of an eight-game losing streak. The Celtics had several losing streaks extended. They have dropped five in a row and eight of their last nine games overall and five straight on the road. They have lost five in a row and nine of their last 10 in Denver. Earlier Tuesday, the Celtics acquired guard Jerryd Bayless from Memphis and forward Ryan Gomes from Oklahoma City in a three-team trade, sending guard Courtney Lee and a 2016 second-round draft pick to Memphis. They waived Gomes. Bayless scored six points in 25 1/2 minutes off the bench. The Celtics were led by 17 points from Jeff Green and 15 from Brandon Bass. Boston’s Jared Sullinger was ejected in the third quarter after picking up two Flagrant 1 fouls in 23 seconds. He fouled Hickson hard from behind for the first foul and elbowed Faried in the head at the other end on a move in the paint. Denver coach Brian Shaw received two technical fouls and was ejected with 2:43 left in the third for arguing with officials during a timeout while his team was up by 28.

Final Score: Utah 112, Oklahoma City 101

Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) – Gordon Hayward scored a career-high 37 points and pulled down 11 boards as the Utah Jazz defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder, 112-101, Tuesday at EnergySolutions Arena. Derrick Favors racked up 15 points and five rebounds, and Trey Burke recorded 10 points to go along with his six assists and six rebounds for the Jazz in their third win in the last four contests. Kevin Durant tied an NBA season-high with 48 points to add to his seven boards, five assists and four steals, and Reggie Jackson added another 20 points, six assists, five rebounds and four steals for the Thunder in their fifth road loss of the season.

Final Score: Sacramento 123, Portland 119

Sacramento, CA (SportsNetwork.com) – DeMarcus Cousins had a monster outing of 35 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 123-119 win over the Portland Trail Blazers from Sleep Train Arena. Rudy Gay chipped in 32 points on an efficient 10-of-16 shooting, including a perfect 9-for-9 from the free-throw line in the win. Isaiah Thomas netted 22 points to go along with eight assists and seven rebounds for the Kings, who snapped a two-game losing skid. Damian Lillard set a new career high with 41 points for Portland, which lost for the first time in its last four tilts against Sacramento. LaMarcus Aldridge donated 24 points and eight rebounds in the loss, while Robin Lopez had 18 points and Nicolas Batum recorded a double- double of 11 points and 11 rebounds.

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