NBA results: Pistons rout Suns

By Associated Press - 2/25/08

AP photo - Phoenix Suns’ Amare Stoudemire drives the lane on Detroit Pistons’ Antonio McDyess, right, during the third quarter of their NBA Basketball game Sunday.
PHOENIX — Rasheed Wallace scored 22 points in 26 minutes to lead six Detroit players in double figures, and the Pistons embarrassed Shaquille O’Neal and the Phoenix Suns.

Richard Hamilton had 18 points and Chauncey Billups 14 points and 11 assists, and Antonio McDyess 12 points and 13 rebounds. Jarvis Hayes added a season-high 18 as Detroit easily ended the Suns’ 11-game winning streak against Eastern Conference foes.

Phoenix lost to a team from the East for only the third time in 25 tries.

The most one-sided loss of the season left the Suns 1-2 since O’Neal started playing for Phoenix on Wednesday. O’Neal, who turns 36 in two weeks, had seven points and 11 rebounds in 34 minutes and was 1-for-8 from the foul line. Amare Stoudemire scored 31 for Phoenix. Leandro Barbosa added 18.

DETROIT (116)-Prince 4-8 2-2 10, McDyess 6-8 0-0 12, Wallace 8-10 5-5 22, Billups 5-15 2-2 14, Hamilton 8-15 1-1 18, Maxiell 3-5 0-0 6, Hayes 7-11 0-0 18, A.Johnson 2-3 1-4 5, Stuckey 1-9 2-2 4, Afflalo 1-3 0-0 2, Herrmann 1-2 2-2 5, Dixon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 46-89 15-18 116.

PHOENIX (86)-Hill 0-6 0-0 0, Stoudemire 10-21 11-12 31, O’Neal 3-8 1-8 7, Nash 4-8 2-2 11, Bell 3-8 0-0 8, Diaw 1-4 0-0 2, Barbosa 7-11 4-5 18, Strawberry 1-3 0-2 3, L.Johnson 2-4 0-0 4, Marks 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 32-77 18-29 86.

Detroit 27 32 31 26 — 116

Phoenix 16 25 17 28 — 86

3-Pointers-Detroit 9-18 (Hayes 4-7, Billups 2-6, Hamilton 1-1, Wallace 1-2, Herrmann 1-2), Phoenix 4-12 (Bell 2-4, Strawberry 1-1, Nash 1-4, Stoudemire 0-1, Barbosa 0-1, Hill 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 55 (McDyess 13), Phoenix 47 (O’Neal 11). Assists—Detroit 26 (Billups 11), Phoenix 19 (Nash 6). Total Fouls—Detroit 23, Phoenix 13. Technicals—Stoudemire. Flagrant Fouls—O’Neal. A—18,422 (18,422).

Rockets 110, Bulls 97

HOUSTON (AP) — Tracy McGrady had 24 points and eight assists and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to 12 games with a 110-97 win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.

The Rockets have won 16 of their last 17, and their current streak is their longest since their championship season of 1993-94.

They were ahead by seven early in the fourth quarter before Bobby Jackson scored five straight points for Houston, capped by a nifty off-balance layup and the free throw that followed to make it 84-74. The Rockets cruised from there. It was Jackson’s debut for Houston after he was traded from New Orleans on Thursday.

Tyrus Thomas led the Bulls with 18 points, and Kirk Hinrich had 10 points and 10 assists.

CHICAGO (97)-Nocioni 6-11 0-0 12, Thomas 7-11 4-4 18, Noah 1-3 0-0 2, Hinrich 4-9 0-0 10, Sefolosha 5-9 1-2 11, Gooden 4-11 4-4 12, Deng 3-7 4-4 10, Gordon 2-11 0-0 5, Hughes 6-11 0-0 13, Gray 1-3 0-0 2, Simmons 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-87 13-14 97.

HOUSTON (110)-Battier 4-9 0-1 11, Scola 7-11 3-6 17, Yao 5-12 2-2 12, Alston 5-10 0-0 13, McGrady 7-13 8-12 24, Head 4-7 0-1 11, Landry 2-4 2-6 6, Jackson 5-8 2-3 14, Brooks 0-1 0-0 0, Novak 0-3 0-0 0, Hayes 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-79 17-31 110.

Chicago 18 28 22 29 — 97

Houston 20 29 28 33 — 110

3-Pointers-Chicago 4-13 (Hinrich 2-3, Hughes 1-3, Gordon 1-4, Gooden 0-1, Nocioni 0-2), Houston 13-24 (Head 3-4, Battier 3-5, Alston 3-8, Jackson 2-3, McGrady 2-3, Novak 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Chicago 48 (Gooden 8), Houston 53 (Battier 10). Assists—Chicago 28 (Hinrich 10), Houston 28 (McGrady 8). Total Fouls—Chicago 23, Houston 17. Technicals—Chicago defensive three second. A—18,275 (18,500).

Celtics 112,

Trail Blazers 102

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Paul Pierce scored 30 points and the Boston Celtics rebounded from a slow start to snap a three-game losing streak.

The Celtics trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half, but gained control in the second when the Blazers struggled without guard Brandon Roy.

Roy, an All-Star reserve and last season’s Rookie of the Year, left for the locker room in the third quarter. The team said he had aggravated a right ankle sprain.

Travis Outlaw led the Blazers (29-27) with 24 points. Roy had nine points before he left the game.

BOSTON (112)-Pierce 12-14 2-2 30, Garnett 5-15 0-0 10, Perkins 2-5 0-0 4, Rondo 6-14 3-3 15, R.Allen 7-8 1-3 19, Pollard 0-0 0-0 0, Powe 0-0 2-2 2, Davis 0-2 1-2 1, Posey 6-8 0-1 15, House 4-7 0-0 11, T.Allen 2-3 1-2 5. Totals 44-76 10-15 112.

PORTLAND (102)-Roy 3-6 2-2 9, Aldridge 4-11 6-7 14, Przybilla 2-3 3-4 7, Blake 4-12 0-0 12, Jack 5-9 6-6 17, Webster 4-8 0-0 12, Outlaw 9-19 5-7 24, LaFrentz 0-1 0-0 0, Rodriguez 3-6 0-0 7. Totals 34-75 22-26 102.

Boston 16 31 32 33 — 112

Portland 32 22 17 31 — 102

3-Pointers-Boston 14-21 (R.Allen 4-5, Pierce 4-5, Posey 3-5, House 3-5, T.Allen 0-1), Portland 12-21 (Webster 4-6, Blake 4-8, Roy 1-1, Outlaw 1-1, Rodriguez 1-2, Jack 1-3). Fouled Out—Aldridge. Rebounds—Boston 47 (Garnett, Pierce 7), Portland 35 (Przybilla 9). Assists—Boston 25 (Rondo 8), Portland 21 (Blake 8). Total Fouls—Boston 26, Portland 20. Technicals—Boston defensive three second, Przybilla. A—20,554 (19,980).

Cavaliers 109, Grizzlies 89

CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James scored 25 points and had 11 assists, while all four players acquired in Thursday’s blockbuster trade contributed for the Cavaliers.

As debuts go, these new-look Cavaliers were a smashing success. Cleveland built a 28-point lead midway through the second quarter and coasted to victory.

Ben Wallace, who started at power forward, scored 12 points, tying his season high, and had 10 rebounds, while Delonte West, the starter at point guard, scored five points with six assists.

The other two players picked up in the deal, forward Joe Smith and guard Wally Szczerbiak, came off the bench late in the first quarter. Smith scored 14 points while Szczerbiak had 10.

The Grizzlies, who have lost 10 of 11, cut the lead to 12 in the fourth period, but the huge deficit was too much to overcome. Hakim Warrick led Memphis with 21 points, while Rudy Gay added 19.

MEMPHIS (89)-Gay 8-17 2-4 19, Warrick 8-15 5-5 21, K.Brown 0-3 1-2 1, Conley 4-7 2-5 10, Navarro 5-11 2-2 14, Milicic 1-2 0-0 2, Cardinal 1-4 0-0 3, Lowry 5-11 3-4 13, Crittenton 1-7 2-2 4, Collins 0-1 2-4 2, A.Brown 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-78 19-28 89.

CLEVELAND (109)-James 10-17 4-5 25, Wallace 5-6 2-4 12, Ilgauskas 8-17 6-7 22, D.Brown 3-5 3-3 9, West 2-12 0-0 5, Szczerbiak 4-10 0-0 10, Da.Jones 4-6 0-0 11, Smith 6-8 2-4 14, Dw.Jones 0-0 1-2 1, Dickens 0-0 0-0 0, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-81 18-25 109.

Memphis 13 25 29 22 — 89

Cleveland 32 27 23 27 — 109

3-Pointers-Memphis 4-15 (Navarro 2-4, Gay 1-3, Cardinal 1-4, Warrick 0-1, Crittenton 0-1, Lowry 0-2), Cleveland 7-19 (Da.Jones 3-5, Szczerbiak 2-4, James 1-4, West 1-5, D.Brown 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 42 (Warrick 9), Cleveland 58 (Ilgauskas 13). Assists—Memphis 12 (Conley 4), Cleveland 27 (James 11). Total Fouls—Memphis 19, Cleveland 28. Technicals—Memphis defensive three second. A—20,562 (20,562).

Magic 112, Kings 93

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Dwight Howard had 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic got a huge fourth-quarter effort from their reserves.

Brian Cook and Keyon Dooling combined for 20 points in a 22-8 run to start the final period, which Orlando entered ahead 74-68. No Magic starter scored in the fourth quarter until Howard hit two free throws with 4:28 remaining. By then the game was already in hand.

Ron Artest led Sacramento with 23 points — seven in the fourth quarter — and Brad Miller scored 17.

SACRAMENTO (93)-Artest 8-15 5-6 23, Moore 1-5 0-1 2, Miller 7-14 3-3 17, Udrih 1-6 0-0 2, Martin 8-13 3-5 21, Salmons 1-3 2-4 4, Hawes 4-11 1-1 9, Garcia 1-3 1-2 4, Douby 3-7 0-0 7, Williams 1-4 2-4 4. Totals 35-81 17-26 93.

ORLANDO (112)-Turkoglu 4-9 4-5 13, Lewis 5-12 2-2 16, Howard 10-13 6-11 26, Nelson 1-11 4-4 6, Evans 7-10 0-0 14, Cook 5-8 0-0 14, Bogans 2-4 0-0 6, Foyle 1-4 0-0 2, Dooling 5-9 4-5 14, Garrity 0-0 0-0 0, Redick 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 40-83 21-29 112.

Sacramento 29 17 22 25 — 93

Orlando 25 21 28 38 — 112

3-Pointers-Sacramento 6-15 (Martin 2-3, Artest 2-4, Douby 1-1, Garcia 1-2, Miller 0-1, Williams 0-1, Udrih 0-3), Orlando 11-22 (Cook 4-5, Lewis 4-6, Bogans 2-3, Turkoglu 1-2, Dooling 0-1, Redick 0-1, Evans 0-1, Nelson 0-3). Fouled Out—Garcia. Rebounds—Sacramento 55 (Martin 10), Orlando 51 (Howard 10). Assists—Sacramento 19 (Udrih 6), Orlando 24 (Nelson 7). Total Fouls—Sacramento 24, Orlando 23. A—17,519 (17,519).

Raptors 115, Knicks 92

TORONTO (AP) — Andrea Bargnani had 25 points and Chris Bosh added 17 as the Toronto Raptors rebounded from a loss to New York two days earlier.

Anthony Parker added 16 points and T.J. Ford came off the bench to score 15 as Toronto gave coach Sam Mitchell a victory in his 300th game. Mitchell is 137-163 as coach of the Raptors.

Jamal Crawford, who scored 43 points Friday, finished with 26 in this one, including 16 in the first half. Nate Robinson added 20 for New York, which has lost 11 of 14.

NEW YORK (92)-Richardson 3-7 0-0 7, Randolph 2-13 3-3 7, Curry 4-11 4-4 12, Robinson 8-15 2-2 20, Crawford 8-19 6-6 26, Jones 2-4 3-4 9, Lee 3-6 1-1 7, Balkman 0-1 2-2 2, Jeffries 1-3 0-0 2, Chandler 0-2 0-2 0, Rose 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-81 21-24 92.

TORONTO (115)-Moon 2-7 0-0 4, Bosh 7-11 3-5 17, Bargnani 9-17 2-2 25, Calderon 3-8 1-2 9, Parker 7-12 1-2 16, Nesterovic 3-6 2-2 8, Ford 6-11 2-2 15, Delfino 2-10 3-3 8, Brezec 5-5 1-1 11, Kapono 0-2 0-0 0, Humphries 0-1 0-0 0, Graham 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 45-92 15-19 115.

New York 23 29 15 25 — 92

Toronto 27 27 30 31 — 115

3-Pointers-New York 9-23 (Crawford 4-10, Jones 2-2, Robinson 2-6, Richardson 1-3, Randolph 0-2), Toronto 10-23 (Bargnani 5-10, Calderon 2-5, Ford 1-1, Delfino 1-2, Parker 1-3, Moon 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New York 42 (Lee, Robinson 8), Toronto 62 (Moon, Nesterovic 8). Assists—New York 17 (Crawford 6), Toronto 26 (Calderon 7). Total Fouls—New York 16, Toronto 19. A—19,800 (19,800).

Mavericks 99,

Timberwolves 83

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jason Kidd tied his season high with 17 assists in his third game with Dallas and Dirk Nowitzki scored 29 points to lead the Mavericks.

Jason Terry added 20 points and Josh Howard 14 as the Mavericks sent the last-place Timberwolves to their seventh loss in eight games.

Al Jefferson led Minnesota with 22 points, while Rashad McCants had 17.

DALLAS (99)-Jo.Howard 5-18 4-5 14, Nowitzki 10-15 7-9 29, Dampier 4-4 1-2 9, Kidd 5-9 1-1 12, Terry 8-16 4-4 20, Bass 0-4 2-2 2, Stackhouse 2-8 2-2 8, George 0-2 1-2 1, Ju.Howard 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 1-1 0-0 2, Jones 1-2 0-0 2, Barea 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-80 22-27 99.

MINNESOTA (83)-Brewer 3-4 0-0 6, Gomes 5-9 2-3 12, Jefferson 10-19 2-4 22, Telfair 5-8 0-0 10, Foye 1-6 0-0 2, McCants 8-15 0-0 17, Ratliff 1-3 1-2 3, Jaric 3-7 0-0 7, Smith 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 38-77 5-9 83.

Dallas 24 24 23 28 — 99

Minnesota 24 24 23 12 — 83

3-Pointers-Dallas 5-20 (Nowitzki 2-3, Stackhouse 2-5, Kidd 1-2, Jones 0-1, George 0-2, Terry 0-3, Jo.Howard 0-4), Minnesota 2-6 (McCants 1-3, Jaric 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 52 (Nowitzki 8), Minnesota 40 (Jefferson 8). Assists—Dallas 24 (Kidd 17), Minnesota 19 (Telfair 7). Total Fouls—Dallas 12, Minnesota 19. Technicals—Dallas defensive three second 2, Minnesota defensive three second 2. A—19,429 (19,443).

Lakers 111,

SuperSonics 91

SEATTLE (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 21 points in just 26 minutes, handed out 10 assists, and picked up his first ejection of the season in Los Angeles’ season-high eighth straight win.

The Lakers never trailed while extending their longest streak since rolling off 11 straight late in the 2003-04 season — the last time they reached the NBA finals.

Los Angeles wrapped up a stretch playing 12 of 13 on the road with an astonishing 11-2 mark, including wins in the last seven. At 39-17, the Lakers moved ahead of Phoenix for the best record in the West, the second time this season they’ve led the conference.

L.A. LAKERS (111)-Walton 5-11 1-1 11, Odom 8-12 2-3 19, Gasol 10-18 2-4 22, Fisher 3-9 2-3 10, Bryant 8-13 2-3 21, Farmar 5-14 0-0 12, Vujacic 5-10 0-0 13, Turiaf 1-4 0-0 2, Mbenga 0-0 1-2 1, Karl 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 45-92 10-16 111.

SEATTLE (91)-Green 6-9 3-5 15, Collison 4-9 0-1 8, Petro 3-13 1-2 7, Watson 5-17 1-1 12, Durant 4-13 7-8 15, Gelabale 10-16 1-1 21, Ridnour 3-7 0-1 7, Elson 2-8 0-0 4, Newble 1-3 0-0 2, Griffin 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 38-95 13-19 91.

L.A. Lakers 34 28 31 18 — 111

Seattle 18 25 27 21 — 91

3-Pointers-L.A. Lakers 11-21 (Bryant 3-5, Vujacic 3-6, Fisher 2-3, Farmar 2-5, Odom 1-1, Karl 0-1), Seattle 2-8 (Ridnour 1-2, Watson 1-3, Durant 0-1, Gelabale 0-1, Newble 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Lakers 53 (Odom 11), Seattle 63 (Petro 10). Assists—L.A. Lakers 28 (Bryant 10), Seattle 19 (Watson 8). Total Fouls—L.A. Lakers 13, Seattle 15. Technicals—Bryant 2, L.A. Lakers defensive three second, Watson. Ejected—Bryant. A—17,072 (17,072).


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