NBA results: Atlanta waits out Thunder

By The Associated Press - 11/10/08

OKLAHOMA CITY — Joe Johnson scored 25 points and the Hawks came from behind after a late Oklahoma City run to 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 two offensive rebounds on a last-minute possession, and Mike Bibby added a pair of free throws for a more comfortable cushion.

ATLANTA (89)-Williams 6-12 3-4 16, Horford 2-6 4-6 8, Pachulia 2-4 2-2 6, Johnson 9-25 4-6 25, Bibby 4-9 3-5 13, Jones 0-3 3-4 3, Evans 1-4 2-2 4, Murray 5-14 3-4 14, Law 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-78 24-33 89.

OKLAHOMA CITY (85)-Green 3-12 1-2 8, Collison 1-2 0-0 2, Petro 1-4 0-0 2, Durant 9-21 2-2 20, Watson 5-11 0-0 11, Wilcox 1-1 0-0 2, Mason 4-11 1-3 9, Westbrook 6-14 3-3 15, J. Smith 3-10 8-10 14, Swift 1-1 0-0 2, Wilkins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-87 15-20 85.

Atlanta 22 16 20 31 — 89

Oklahoma City 14 27 21 23 — 85

3-Pointers-Atlanta 7-17 (Johnson 3-6, Bibby 2-5, Williams 1-1, Murray 1-4, Evans 0-1), Oklahoma City 2-8 (Watson 1-2, Green 1-4, Westbrook 0-2). Fouled Out—Green. Rebounds—Atlanta 59 (Horford 12), Oklahoma City 57 (J.Smith 9). Assists—Atlanta 13 (Bibby 4), Oklahoma City 16 (Watson 6). Total Fouls—Atlanta 21, Oklahoma City 23. Technicals—Atlanta defensive three second, Oklahoma City defensive three second. A—18,231 (19,136).

Celtics 88, Pistons 76

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Tony Allen scored most of his 23 points in the pivotal second quarter, foiling Allen Iverson’s home debut with the Detroit Pistons and helping the Boston Celtics to an 88-76 win on Sunday.

BOSTON (88)-Pierce 3-10 1-1 7, Garnett 4-15 0-0 8, Perkins 0-3 0-0 0, R.Allen 4-9 7-7 17, Rondo 4-5 5-7 13, House 3-6 0-0 8, T.Allen 11-16 1-3 23, Powe 2-4 2-3 6, Davis 2-6 2-2 6, Walker 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-74 18-23 88.

DETROIT (76)-Prince 9-16 3-3 23, Johnson 3-7 1-1 7, Wallace 4-17 0-0 10, Hamilton 0-8 3-4 3, Iverson 4-11 2-4 10, Herrmann 0-1 0-0 0, Stuckey 1-2 2-2 4, Brown 0-1 2-4 2, Bynum 3-4 4-6 11, Maxiell 0-5 2-4 2, Afflalo 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 26-75 19-28 76.

Boston 17 30 22 19 — 88

Detroit 19 10 20 27 — 76

3-Pointers-Boston 4-8 (R.Allen 2-3, House 2-3, T.Allen 0-2), Detroit 5-14 (Prince 2-2, Wallace 2-8, Bynum 1-1, Herrmann 0-1, Iverson 0-1, Hamilton 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Boston 55 (Garnett 12), Detroit 49 (Wallace 11). Assists—Boston 19 (Rondo 5), Detroit 14 (Iverson 4). Total Fouls—Boston 26, Detroit 25. Technicals—Pierce, Boston Coach Rivers, Detroit defensive three second. A—22,076 (22,076).

Clippers 103, Mavericks 92

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baron Davis had 22 points and 10 assists, Al Thornton got eight of his 17 points in the final 6 minutes and the Clippers snapped a season-opening six-game losing streak.

DALLAS (92)-Green 5-12 2-3 13, Nowitzki 12-26 8-9 33, Dampier 4-6 1-2 9, Kidd 3-5 0-0 7, Terry 3-15 2-2 8, Stackhouse 5-9 0-0 10, Singleton 0-0 0-0 0, Diop 0-3 0-0 0, Bass 1-6 2-2 4, Williams 1-1 0-0 2, Barea 2-4 2-5 6. Totals 36-87 17-23 92.

L.A. CLIPPERS (103)-Thornton 6-7 5-6 17, Camby 4-8 1-1 9, Kaman 4-6 2-3 10, B.Davis 8-19 3-4 22, Mobley 3-8 3-5 11, R.Davis 2-8 0-0 5, P.Davis 3-6 4-4 10, Gordon 4-8 0-0 11, Skinner 1-2 0-0 2, Taylor 2-4 0-0 4, Hart 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 38-78 18-23 103.

Dallas 24 21 24 23 — 92

L.A. Clippers 25 22 26 30 — 103

3-Pointers-Dallas 3-18 (Kidd 1-3, Green 1-4, Nowitzki 1-7, Terry 0-1, Stackhouse 0-1, Barea 0-2), L.A. Clippers 9-20 (Gordon 3-4, B.Davis 3-9, Mobley 2-3, R.Davis 1-3, Taylor 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Dallas 52 (Green 11), L.A. Clippers 50 (Camby 14). Assists—Dallas 21 (Kidd 9), L.A. Clippers 23 (B.Davis 10). Total Fouls—Dallas 19, L.A. Clippers 21. Technicals—Dallas defensive three second 2, R.Davis. Flagrant Fouls—Kidd. A—14,249 (19,443).

Knicks 107, Jazz 99

NEW YORK (AP) — Jamal Crawford scored 32 points, and the Knicks moved two games over .500 for the first time since they were 16-14 on Jan. 1, 2005. New York (4-2) also ended the Jazz’s undefeated start.

UTAH (99)-Miles 3-6 1-2 7, Boozer 7-11 5-6 19, Okur 8-13 1-2 17, Price 3-9 0-0 7, Brewer 5-9 0-0 12, Kirilenko 7-16 2-2 18, Millsap 2-4 1-2 5, Korver 2-3 0-0 4, Knight 3-7 4-4 10. Totals 40-78 14-18 99.

NEW YORK (107)-Richardson 1-3 0-0 3, Chandler 3-12 0-0 8, Randolph 9-20 5-6 25, Duhon 5-12 6-8 16, Crawford 10-17 7-9 32, Lee 2-8 4-4 8, Robinson 4-10 2-2 10, M.Collins 1-2 0-0 2, Roberson 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 36-86 24-29 107.

Utah 29 25 15 30 — 99

New York 26 23 27 31 — 107

3-Pointers-Utah 5-14 (Brewer 2-2, Kirilenko 2-5, Price 1-3, Miles 0-1, Okur 0-3), New York 11-24 (Crawford 5-7, Randolph 2-4, Chandler 2-4, Richardson 1-2, Roberson 1-2, Robinson 0-2, Duhon 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Utah 44 (Boozer 17), New York 53 (Randolph 14). Assists—Utah 29 (Brewer 7), New York 19 (Duhon 9). Total Fouls—Utah 24, New York 17. A—19,344 (19,763).

Raptors 89, Bobcats 79

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chris Bosh had 30 points and 15 rebounds, Andrea Bargnani scored 18 points and the Raptors pulled away late.

TORONTO (89)-Moon 5-8 0-0 10, Bosh 12-19 6-7 30, O’Neal 0-5 5-6 5, Calderon 6-10 0-0 13, Parker 4-12 1-3 9, Bargnani 6-10 3-4 18, Kapono 1-2 0-0 2, Solomon 1-3 0-0 2, Graham 0-0 0-0 0, Humphries 0-1 0-0 0, Ukic 0-1 0-0 0, Adams 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-71 15-20 89.

CHARLOTTE (79)-Wallace 2-11 2-5 6, Dudley 5-8 0-0 10, Okafor 3-8 1-1 7, Felton 4-11 3-3 12, Richardson 5-15 1-2 12, Mohammed 1-1 0-0 2, Morrison 3-10 0-0 7, Ajinca 0-1 0-0 0, Carroll 2-3 3-4 7, S.Brown 0-0 2-2 2, Augustin 5-11 2-2 14, A.Brown 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 30-81 14-19 79.

Toronto 20 20 23 26 — 89

Charlotte 19 26 22 12 — 79

3-Pointers-Toronto 4-17 (Bargnani 3-5, Calderon 1-4, Solomon 0-1, Moon 0-2, Parker 0-5), Charlotte 5-18 (Augustin 2-6, Felton 1-2, Morrison 1-4, Richardson 1-5, Wallace 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Toronto 50 (Bosh 15), Charlotte 47 (Wallace 8). Assists—Toronto 25 (Calderon 7), Charlotte 20 (Felton 6). Total Fouls—Toronto 17, Charlotte 16. Technicals—Toronto bench. A—12,111 (19,201).

Nuggets 100, Grizzlies 90

DENVER (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 24 points, Chauncey Billups had 16 points and 10 assists and the Denver Nuggets beat the Memphis Grizzlies 100-90.

MEMPHIS (90)-Gay 4-17 8-10 16, Arthur 4-7 2-3 10, Gasol 2-4 2-4 6, Mayo 11-21 5-6 31, Conley 2-6 0-0 4, Lowry 1-5 6-6 8, Milicic 0-0 0-0 0, Warrick 1-5 4-5 6, Ross 2-5 4-4 9, Buckner 0-0 0-0 0, Jaric 0-0 0-0 0, Crittenton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-71 31-38 90.

DENVER (100)-Anthony 7-17 10-10 24, Kleiza 4-10 2-7 12, Nene 8-10 2-5 18, Jones 5-7 1-1 11, Billups 2-13 10-11 16, Smith 1-4 2-4 4, Andersen 0-1 1-2 1, Carter 1-5 0-1 2, Balkman 5-9 2-4 12, Samb 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 33-78 30-45 100.

Memphis 34 20 15 21 — 90

Denver 28 25 20 27 — 100

3-Pointers-Memphis 5-16 (Mayo 4-5, Ross 1-2, Lowry 0-1, Crittenton 0-1, Gay 0-7), Denver 4-16 (Billups 2-6, Kleiza 2-6, Balkman 0-1, Smith 0-1, Carter 0-1, Anthony 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Memphis 48 (Gasol, Mayo 8), Denver 63 (Nene 12). Assists—Memphis 18 (Conley, Gay 4), Denver 23 (Billups 10). Total Fouls—Memphis 30, Denver 31. Technicals—Memphis Coach Iavaroni, Memphis defensive three second, Billups, Denver Coach Karl, Denver defensive three second. A—14,359 (19,155).

Kings 115, Warriors 98

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Martin scored 27 points, and the Sacramento Kings pulled away in the second half for a convincing 115-98 victory over the struggling Golden State Warriors.

GOLDEN STATE (98)-S.Jackson 5-12 4-5 15, Wright 5-11 0-0 10, Biedrins 6-14 4-7 16, Azubuike 6-12 0-2 12, Watson 5-10 0-0 10, Belinelli 3-5 0-0 7, Randolph 2-10 7-10 11, Turiaf 0-1 0-0 0, Nelson 3-8 0-0 6, Kurz 1-6 2-2 4, Morrow 3-5 0-0 7, M.Williams 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-95 17-26 98.

SACRAMENTO (115)-Salmons 4-10 7-8 16, Moore 2-6 4-4 8, Miller 5-7 4-6 14, Martin 10-16 7-8 27, Udrih 4-11 0-0 8, Hawes 6-10 0-0 14, Thompson 3-8 1-2 7, Brown 5-9 1-2 13, B.Jackson 3-7 0-0 6, S.Williams 0-4 0-0 0, Greene 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 42-88 26-32 115.

Golden State 33 24 17 24 — 98

Sacramento 36 27 27 25 — 115

3-Pointers-Golden State 3-14 (Belinelli 1-2, Morrow 1-2, S.Jackson 1-3, Wright 0-1, Randolph 0-1, Biedrins 0-1, M.Williams 0-1, Kurz 0-1, Azubuike 0-2), Sacramento 5-13 (Brown 2-3, Hawes 2-3, Salmons 1-2, B.Jackson 0-1, Udrih 0-2, Martin 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 56 (Biedrins 18), Sacramento 61 (Hawes 11). Assists—Golden State 19 (S.Jackson 6), Sacramento 19 (Miller 6). Total Fouls—Golden State 27, Sacramento 26. Technicals—S.Jackson. A—12,090 (17,317).

Lakers 111, Rockets 82

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant scored 23 points, Pau Gasol added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the unbeaten Los Angeles Lakers routed the Houston Rockets 111-82.

HOUSTON (82)-Artest 2-11 2-4 8, Scola 3-9 6-6 12, Yao 6-11 0-4 12, McGrady 1-11 0-0 3, Alston 3-9 0-0 7, Brooks 8-15 1-1 20, Hayes 0-0 0-0 0, Landry 6-10 0-0 12, Head 2-6 3-3 7, Barry 0-0 1-1 1, Dorsey 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-82 13-19 82.

L.A. LAKERS (111)-Radmanovic 1-4 0-0 3, Gasol 7-10 6-6 20, Bynum 4-10 5-6 13, Bryant 10-17 2-4 23, Fisher 3-10 0-0 6, Farmar 6-9 1-2 16, Odom 4-8 0-0 9, Ariza 2-6 3-4 8, Vujacic 3-3 1-1 9, Mihm 1-1 0-0 2, Powell 1-1 0-0 2, Walton 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-79 18-23 111.

Houston 28 20 17 17 — 82

L.A. Lakers 16 34 22 39 — 111

3-Pointers-Houston 7-20 (Brooks 3-6, Artest 2-5, McGrady 1-3, Alston 1-5, Head 0-1), L.A. Lakers 9-17 (Farmar 3-5, Vujacic 2-2, Odom 1-1, Bryant 1-2, Ariza 1-3, Radmanovic 1-3, Fisher 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 44 (Scola 9), L.A. Lakers 55 (Gasol 15). Assists—Houston 17 (Brooks, McGrady 4), L.A. Lakers 26 (Farmar 6). Total Fouls—Houston 15, L.A. Lakers 19. Technicals—Brooks, L.A. Lakers defensive three second. A—18,997 (18,997).


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