Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups had 18 points each and Kenyon Martin added 16 to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Boston Celtics 94-85 on Friday night. The Nuggets, who have won only three times in their last 19 trips to Boston, survived an exciting final few minutes. After Boston’s Kevin Garnett tied it at 84 with a tomahawk dunk, Martin answered with a shot in traffic to make it 86-84.
Larry Brown and Jerry Sloan have combined for more than 2,000 NBA victories. On Friday night they both had to work hard searching for the right lineups because of key injuries. In the end it was the well-traveled Brown, now in Charlotte, who edged the permanent fixture on Utah’s bench. With Raymond Felton scoring 23 points, Gerald Wallace adding 22 and Adam Morrison leading an effective band of…
Thaddeus Young had 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers overcame a 26-point deficit to beat the Indiana Pacers 94-92 on Friday night. Andre Miller added 19 points, Elton Brand had 14 points and 15 rebounds, and Andre Iguodala finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds for the 76ers (4-5).
Dwyane Wade scored 24 points before taking the fourth quarter off, and the Miami Heat held Washington without a field goal for 9 minutes in the second half on the way to an easy 97-77 victory over the Wizards on Friday night. Michael Beasley scored 19 points for Miami (5-4), which needed 20 games to hit the five-win mark last season.
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