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The Orlando Magic scored 56 points against the Boston Celtics ... for the entire game. (They lost.) On the other coast, the Memphis Grizzlies had eight steals in the fourth quarter to come back against the Golden State Warriors.
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StoryStream™ updates have been posted since you started reading. Reload to view. Original Story Grizzlies Vs. Warriors: Memphis' Magical Tour Erases 20-Point Deficit To Win At Golden State The Memphis Grizzlies trailed by 20 points in the second half to the Golden State Warriors in Oakland on Monday night, and entered the fourth quarter down 16. But everything at Oracle Arena requires a good bit of drama, and Memphis provided it on the backs of Tony Allen, Mike Conley and Marreese Speights.
Memphis racked up 39 points, constantly going to the line and forcing Golden State into turnovers. The Grizzlies ended up with 17 free throws in the fourth -- Golden State had eight the entire game -- and the Warriors committed nine turnovers (eight of them Memphis steals) in the period. The comeback bid was successful, as Memphis won 91-90 thanks to a Conley steal and layup.
Conley ended up with 20 points on the night, nine in the fourth quarter. His game-winning steal was surprisingly his only takeaway of the game, as Tony Allen and Rudy Gay did most of Memphis' bidding in that category. Allen had a stunning four steals in the fourth, and Gay added two. Gay led the club with 23 points on the game, but struggled with his shot in the fourth and had to contribute on the glass and defense.
Speights had shot 0-5 through three quarters, but Lionel Hollins trusted him in the fourth, and the young forward followed through with eight points on 3-3 shooting during the stint. The Warriors were led by 20 points from Monta Ellis and 18 from Stephen Curry. But the duo combined for 12 turnovers, six of those coming in the critical fourth.
In other action:
Spurs 104, Hornets 102: New Orleans missed an opportunity for a rare win despite leading San Antonio midway through the fourth. The Hornets led 89-88 when Tim Duncan re-entered the game with a touch over six minutes remaining; San Antonio went on an immediate 6-1 run and held that lead for good as Big Fun scored eight points down the stretch, outdueling Emeka Okafor. Duncan finished with 28 points, and Tony Parker had 20 points and an insane 17 assists.
Bulls 110, Nets 95: Chicago's offense went ballistic at home, getting those 110 points on just 85 possessions as Derrick Rose returned to the court (22 points, eight assists). The Bulls shot 57 percent from the floor and committed just 10 turnovers. New Jersey's offense was actually stunningly good against Chicago, all things considered, though Luol Deng sat with a bum wrist. Jordan Farmar dropped 22 off the bench for the Nets.
Thunder 99, Pistons 79: Oklahoma City made easy work of Detroit at home. OKC's trio of stars -- Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden -- combined for 68 points on 28-41 (68 percent) shooting.
76ers 103, Wizards 83: Philadelphia made easy work of Washington at home. It was again a balanced effort from Philly; only Tony Battie (1-3) and Evan Turner (3-10) missed more shots than they made.
Blazers 101, Kings 89: Portland found its power back at home, riding a 13-0 run in the second quarter to hold an extended lead all game long. Gerald Wallace had 20 points and eight rebounds for Portland. DeMarcus Cousins picked up another double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Jan 24 8:08a by Tom Ziller - 0 comments Article Suns Vs. Mavericks: Shawn Marion Takes Over Against His Old TeamFew of the Suns themselves played with Shawn Marion in Phoenix, but fans of the team certainly know and remember him well. They might not remember him quite like he appeared on Monday night, though. After being featured somewhat on offense early in his career, Marion settled into more of a versatile two-way role during Mike D'Antoni's tenure as Phoenix head coach. Pretty steadily since then, Marion's had a reputation as an opportunistic scorer -- a player who gets his points without being the protagonist of many set plays. He doesn't even really shoot threes anymore after feasting from downtown in years past.
But on Monday in Dallas, Marion led his Mavericks to a 93-87 win by stepping in as an understudy to the Mavericks' regular alpha scorer, Dirk Nowitzki, who remained (and remains) sidelined by some curious blend of conditioning and knee issues. "The Matrix" proved remarkably effective and quite the spectacle indeed, as Marion's uncanny maneuvering and signature chest-shot earned him a game-leading (and personal season-high) 29 points on 11-21 shooting and a 4-6 night from downtown. The folks at Mavs Moneyball appreciated Marion's starry turn:
For the last two years, Marion has never really been more than a defensive, fast break, hustle points type of player save for the few times the Mavs would isolate him ont he block on a mismatch. But this season, and tonight especially, Marion WAS the offense. Dallas routinely made sure to run pick and rolls and yes, even isolated him on the wing in the "dagger" possession with around 40 seconds left. Dallas would be slightly foolish to believe it can ride Marion to 29 points in 21 shots in Dirk's absence, but on nights like tonight and when the matchup is there, why not?
Phoenix's Jared Dudley was even more blunt with it:
"Shawn was Dirk tonight."
Marion did have help, as Lamar Odom (11 points and 5 assists) and Jason Terry (12 and 4) each contributed points and passing while Brendan Haywood (10 points, six rebounds) and Ian Mahinmi (17 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks off the bench! Get 'em, Ian!) thrived in the paint.
Steve Nash struggled to find his shot, but the Suns got helpful individual performances from the likes of Grant Hill (19 points), Marcin Gortat (yet another terrific double double of 19 points and 17 boards) and Shannon Brown off the bench. The rest of the squad, though, got pretty soundly shut down by Dallas's top-notch defense.
In fact, the only other Sun to leave much of an impact on this one was Sebastian Telfair, who scored eight points off the bench, but had his stint cut short when a wayward swat at the face of the the fast-breaking Rodrigue Beaubois (which may have been something of a retaliation to a hard foul Telfair had absorbed earlier from Brian Cardinal) got him ejected.
The Mavericks' win was their third straight and brought them to 11-7 (and 2-0 without Nowitzki), while Phoenix dropped to 6-10 with the loss.
For more on the Mavericks, visit Mavs Moneyball. For more Suns coverage, check out Bright Side of the Sun.
8:02a by Seth Rosenthal - 0 comments Article Hawks Vs. Bucks: Joe Johnson Carries Atlanta Over Milwaukee 97-92Joe Johnson scored 28 points, 14 in the fourth quarter and 24 in the second half, and Josh Smith had 19 points and 13 rebounds as the Atlanta Hawks fought off a spirited Milwaukee Bucks bench squad to win 97-92 in Wisconson on Monday night.
With Al Horford out, Johnson has been beastly for the Hawks, scoring almost 23 points per game and scoring over a point per possession in five of the seven games since Horford was lost against Indiana. The Hawks, expected to take a dive after Horford's absence, have won six of seven instead.The Bucks came in riding high after a pair of road wins in New York and Miami, and played the Hawks close until the very end, when Johnson put the Hawks on his back, made the key plays and the Bucks couldn't stop him.With less than two minutes left in the game and the score tied at 84, Johnson made a tough series of moves that ended with a runner in the lane. Next time down for the Hawks, Johnson did it again, this time extending the Hawks lead to three points.The Bucks played the fourth quarter with only one starter in the lineup, point guard Brandon Jennings (21 points), as Scott Skiles sat Andrew Bogut, Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, Carlos Delfino, and Shaun Livingston after they rotated out in the third quarter. The scrappy Milwaukee bench played hard, led by Mike Dunleavy’s 17 points and Ersan Ilyasova’s 10 rebounds. Drew Gooden had 13, none bigger than the corner three that tied the game at 88 with about a minute left in the game.
Gooden’s improbable three, his second of the season in seven attempts, was immediately trumped by Josh Smith, who was the beneficiary of a wise extra pass from Jeff Teague after the Bucks defense understandably collapsed on a driving Johnson. Smith calmly took his own corner three and, after missing 11 of his first 12 three-point shots this season, made his second also, giving the Hawks a 91-88 lead.
On the other end, Dunleavy found himself wide open for his own three after Smith lost him in rotation, but it rimmed out. When he got it back on the next Bucks possession, again in position to tie the game with a three, he tried to pass the ball to the corner and it was deflected by Marvin Williams, inserted for defense, for the steal and two Josh Smith free throws later the Hawks had sealed the deal.
Brandon Jennings led the Bucks with 21 points and 11 assists, but struggled early defending Teague, who got the Hawks started with 11 first quarter points. Teague was having a fine game until the fourth quarter, when he didn’t look to get inside as before and when he did, he turned it over three times down the stretch.
Elsewhere for Milwaukee, Bogut struggled shooting, making only three of 10 from the field, but did get 12 rebounds and Stephen Jackson, recently relegated to bench duty, played 28 minutes, including the entire fourth quarter defending Johnson, and took only a single shot. He missed.
For more Bucks news, check out Brew Hoop. For the winner’s take, hit up Peachtree Hoops. 8:02a by Jason Walker - 0 comments Read More: Orlando Magic, Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors Article Magic Vs. Celtics: Boston Holds Orlando to Record Lows
Perhaps no team in the NBA has been a bigger disappointment so far this season than the Boston Celtics (though New York can make a case). Of the 16 playoff teams from last spring, only three (the Celtics, Knicks and Hornets) currently have a losing record, but in the case of the Hornets it's clear why they've dropped off after trading team leader Chris Paul, and the Knicks had all of 42 wins last season, so it's not like their fall has been precipitous. Boston on the other hand was a 56-win team returning most of its key players. Yet they recently suffered a string of five losses in six games and stood at 6-9 entering Monday night's meeting with Orlando.
The loss of Jeff Green to a heart condition in December shortly after re-signing him was a significant blow, and for this game the starting backcourt of Ray Allen and Rajon Rondo was sidelined with minor injuries. But perhaps the biggest concern for coach Doc Rivers was that the vaunted Celtics defense, ranked in the top five of the league every season of Kevin Garnett's tenure in Boston, was down to No. 14 in the league in points allowed per 100 possessions.
In other words, it didn't bode well for the Celtics heading into a game against an Orlando team that had won six of seven and sported the second most efficient offense in the league. So of course Boston won in a laugher, 87-56, in the process holding Orlando to franchise lows in points, shooting percentage (24.6 percent) and field goals made (16).
The Magic were held to 20 points in the second half, 10 each in the third and fourth quarters. The Celtics actually made more than twice as many field goals on the evening (33 to 16). Dwight Howard, Orlando's leading scorer and erstwhile Superman, played more like Clark Kent (or even Jimmy Olson) as he missed his final nine field goals after the first period. Howard did at least finish with 18 points and 14 rebounds; no other Orlando player scored more than seven. Orlando's second leading scorer coming in, Ryan Anderson, in the midst of a breakout season that has made him an early candidate for the Most Improved Player award, was scoreless in 23 minutes, shooting 0-8 overall, 0-4 from three point range.
Orlando was clearly out of sorts, but the Boston defense had something to do with that. The Celtics forced 23 turnovers which included 13 steals. (In another first, it was the only game in Orlando history in which they amassed more turnovers than field goals.) Avery Bradley, in the lineup in place of Rondo, pressured Jameer Nelson fullcourt all game, and created havoc for the Magic point guard. Bradley forced several backcourt turnovers, including one eight-second count, and even when Orlando was able to advance the ball to the frontcourt, they were hurried and out of position getting into their offensive sets.
On offense, Boston was led by Paul Pierce and Brandon Bass with 19 points apiece. An energized Kevin Garnett chipped in with 14 points, 10 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 blocks. But it was the defense that surely made Doc Rivers smile, and is the Celtics best path back to the playoffs.
With their second straight win the Celtics improve to 7-9. Orlando drops to 11-5.
For more on the Celtics, visit CelticsBlog. To keep tabs on the Magic, head over to Orlando Pinstriped Post.
8:02a by Steve Perrin - 0 comments Article Rockets Vs. Timberwolves: Kyle Lowry Picks Up Triple-Double, Houston Gets Seventh Straight WinThe Houston Rockets are one of the hottest teams in the NBA right now, and on Monday night they pushed the league's longest active winning streak to seven games with a 107-92 road victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Point guard Kyle Lowry front-loaded his first triple-double of the season by tallying nine points, seven assists and six rebounds in the first half of play, on his way to a 16-point, 10-assist and 10-rebound night. Lowry's first two assists of the night facilitated smooth jumpshots by Kevin Martin, and the Rockets' shooting guard was just getting started. He racked up 14 first quarter points -- in contrast to the 19 Minnesota scored as a team -- and never stopped pressing with his efficient style of play for the rest of the night. Martin did not require any additional assistance from Lowry for the rest of the night, as he finished with 31 points on a very nice 61.3 percent True Shooting.
Kevin Love managed to outscore Martin with an even better efficiency (39 points on 83.3 percent true shooting) , and Ricky Rubio managed to outduel Lowry as a distributor (12 assists), but both players scuffled when the Timberwolves lost the lead for good in a stretch that covered the final minutes of the third quarter and the first few minutes of the fourth. Everything looked great for Minnesota with 3:58 remaining in the third period. Ricky Rubio had already secured his seventh game with at least 10 assists of the season and a Love three capped a 21-11 run to give the Timberwolves their first lead of the night at 68-65.
Then everything unraveled in an instant. Rubio imploded, committing all five of his turnovers on the next five possessions he used, while Love failed to score again until 8:41 remaining in the final period. By that time the Rockets had pushed their lead back up to nine, thanks in large part a quick eight points from Goran Dragic -- who finished with 14 points, 3 assists and 3 steals. The Rockets pushed the ball after every turnover and missed jumpshot to fuel their 21-11 advantage in fast break points on the night. The Target Center crowd fell flat in response to this disastrous turn of events, a 19-3 run for the visitors, and Houston never looked back from there.
Luis Scola scored well for the Rockets -- 15 points on 7-12 shooting -- but once again had a difficult time contributing on the boards. Scola's three rebounds on Monday night marked his second-lowest total this year, and no doubt contributed to the 41-33 rebounding deficit for Houston in the game. At least Samuel Dalembert picked up some of the slack by grabbing 15 rebounds on his own. All the while, Kyle Lowry darted around the court and collected 10 boards himself and quickly facilitated successful counterattacks on his way to that impressive triple-double.
The 107-92 victory extended the Rockets' winning streak to seven games, while the Timberwolves lost their second straight contest and dropped to a disappointing 4-6 at home. Minnesota has now lost seven straight games to Houston at home and 15 of the last 16 head-to-head meetings overall.
For news and analysis on the TImberwolves, check out Canis Hoopus. If you're looking for in-depth coverage on the Houston Rockets, head over to The Dream Shake.
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