Even though it’s far from capacity and the fans far from boisterous, Arco Arena remains a comfortable home for the Sacramento Kings. Coming back from a winless trip to start the season, the Kings used Kevin Martin’s 27 points to win their third straight game Sunday night, pulling away in the second half to defeat [...]
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Chauncey Billups is learning on the job. Meanwhile, the Denver Nuggets keep winning. Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points, Billups had 16 points and 10 assists and the Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-90 on Sunday night. Billups, who came to Denver last week in a deal that sent Allen Iverson to the Detroit Pistons, said [...]
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Allen Iverson was welcomed to the Motor City with a standing ovation so loud that the public-address announcer couldn’t be heard. Then, the Boston Celtics quieted the crowd and spoiled Iverson’s first game at home with the Detroit Pistons. Tony Allen scored 12 of his 23 points in the pivotal second quarter, lifting Boston to [...]
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Joe Johnson scored 25 points and the Atlanta Hawks came from behind after a late Oklahoma City run to beat the Thunder 89-85 Sunday night and remain undefeated. Johnson hit a right-handed runner to give Atlanta an 82-80 lead with 2:19 to play, then added a two-handed runout jam to extend it. The Hawks got [...]
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Oklahoma City forward Chris Wilcox left the Thunder’s game Sunday night against Atlanta after spraining his right knee in the first quarter. Wilcox, a reserve who was averaging 6.8 points and 5.8 rebounds, laid under the basket for a few minutes before he walked to the locker room with trainers with 1:24 remaining in the [...]
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Detroit Pistons guard Rodney Stuckey felt dizzy and lightheaded late in the first half and did not return to play Sunday night against the Boston Celtics. Stuckey squatted with discomfort in the final seconds of the second quarter, then stood up with his hands on his knees. Later, Stuckey patted his chest rapidly while talking [...]
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The first quality victory of the Mike D’Antoni era came the way the New York Knicks used to win games: with defense. Jamal Crawford scored 32 points, and the Knicks toughened up defensively in the second half to end the Utah Jazz’s undefeated start with a 107-99 victory Sunday. Zach Randolph had 25 points and [...]
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Baron Davis had 22 points and 10 assists, foul-plagued Al Thornton got eight of his 17 points in the final 6 minutes and the Los Angeles Clippers snapped a season-opening six-game losing streak with a 103-92 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Marcus Camby had 14 rebounds and 10 points for the Clippers, who [...]
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Chris Bosh had 30 points and 15 rebounds, and the Toronto Raptors pulled away late for an 89-79 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday. Andrea Bargnani scored 18 points for the Raptors, including a key 3-pointer with less than six minutes to go that put them ahead to stay. Jose Calderon added 13 points [...]
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Tony Parker will miss four weeks after an MRI confirmed that the Spurs’ star guard has a grade 2 left ankle sprain. Parker was injured during a 99-83 loss to the Miami Heat on Friday, two nights after scoring a career-high 55 points against the Timberwolves. He was driving for a layup when he rolled [...]
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