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Dec 5, 2007 6:24 AM CST

Michigan State Bests Bradley

North Carolina dominates Penn,Tenn. fends off Chattanooga

(Newser) - Powered by a dominant performance on the offensive glass, No. 9 Michigan State overcame a poor shooting night by Drew Neitzel and defeated Bradley 66-61. Michigan State out-rebounded Bradley 48-29, including 21 offensive rebounds leading to 20 second-chance points. Michigan State now travels to Salt Lake City to take...

Flu, 'Wolves Can't Stop Kobe

Dec 5, 2007 3:14 AM CST

Flu, 'Wolves Can't Stop Kobe

Ailing Lakers can't help but rout Minnesota 116-95

(Newser) - Neither germs, nor snow, nor injuries could keep the Lakers from winning last night's game against the Timberwolves. The team marched through a blizzard to reach the arena and Kobe Bryant soldiered on through nausea and fatigue to come up with 20 points in the 116-95 victory, the Los Angeles ...

Jazz Lose 117-107, Kings Lose Martin

Dec 5, 2007 3:05 AM CST

Jazz Lose 117-107, Kings Lose Martin

Bucks pull to .500 with 87-78 recovery against tanking Clippers

(Newser) - The Sacramento Kings fended off a loss last night despite losing their top player, Kevin Martin, to a groin injury in the fourth quarter, reports the Sacramento Bee. John Salmons picked up where Martin had left off, scoring 13 straight points in the 117-107 win. Meanwhile, down the California coast:

Pistons Light
It Up Against Atlanta in 4th
Straight Win

Dec 5, 2007 1:50 AM CST

Pistons Light It Up Against Atlanta in 4th Straight Win

Break scoreboard —no, really!

(Newser) - Despite a Philips Arena scoreboard that had them up 75-0 at one point in the quarter, reality was much less sweet for Atlanta, who saw Detroit turn a close game into a rout with a giant third. The Pistons went on to win 106-95, taking their fourth straight and sixth...

Jefferson Leads Nets Blowout
of Cavaliers

Dec 4, 2007 11:05 PM CST

Jefferson Leads Nets Blowout of Cavaliers

LeBron watches from the bench as Cleveland drops fourth in a row

(Newser) - LeBron James missed his third consecutive game with an injured finger and was forced to watch his Cleveland teammates lose 100-79 to New Jersey from the bench. It was the fourth straight loss for the Cavaliers, who allowed Richard Jefferson to score a season-high 36 points. Cleveland looked disjointed on...

Dirk, Mavs Deny Bulls Comeback

Dec 4, 2007 12:24 AM CST

Dirk, Mavs Deny Bulls Comeback

Hawks beat 76ers, Outlaw's buzzer-beater gives Blazers win over Grizzlies by one

(Newser) - Josh Howard’s 27 points, along with Dirk Nowitzki’s 25, helped the Dallas Mavericks get past the Chicago Bulls 103-98. Dallas’ 16-point fourth-quarter lead was pared to only three with about 11 seconds left but two Jason Terry free throws iced the game. Andres Nocioni, who came off the...

LeBron Sits, Celtics Clamp Down on Cavs

Dec 2, 2007 7:15 PM CST

LeBron Sits, Celtics Clamp Down on Cavs

Spurs' Duncan hurt in win; Tinsley and Pacers knock off Clippers

(Newser) - The Boston Celtics tightened down their defense and avenged a loss five days earlier with an 80-70 victory against Cleveland today, reports the AP. Of course, it didn't hurt that the Cavs' LeBron James missed his second straight game. Ray Allen led Boston (14-2) with 20 points while the other...

No Boozer, No Okur, No Sweat for Jazz

Dec 1, 2007 6:10 AM CST

No Boozer, No Okur, No Sweat for Jazz

Lakers can't contain injury-depleted Utah, lose 120-96

(Newser) - Deron Williams had a career-best 35 points in Utah's unexpected blowout of the Lakers last night, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Playing without the injured Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur, the rest of the Jazz stepped up, with Paul Millsap posting 20 points and Andrei Kirilenko putting up a triple-double...

Knicks Circle the Wagons, Top Bucks

Dec 1, 2007 1:12 AM CST

Knicks Circle the Wagons, Top Bucks

Bosh-less Raptors beat James-less Cavs, Hornets down Hawks

(Newser) - The Knicks rallied past the "Fire Isiah" chants in the first half and then the Milwaukee Bucks in the second half to claim a 91-88 victory tonight. One day removed from the third-worst loss in franchise history, Jamal Crawford and Zach Randolph each scored 25 points for New York,...

Sizzling Celtics Scorch Miami

Dec 1, 2007 12:25 AM CST

Sizzling Celtics Scorch Miami

Heat drops to 4-11; Mavericks, Spurs get wins as well

(Newser) - Tonight the Celtics had to work for it - sort of. Boston improved to a league-best 13-2 with a 95-85 win over the turnover-plagued Heat, getting a combined 67 points from its star trio of Garnett, Allen and Pierce, reports the AP. Dwyane Wade had only 10 points as the...

Lakers Demolish Nuggets 127-99

Nov 30, 2007 5:38 AM CST

Lakers Demolish Nuggets 127-99

LA turns 17-point deficit into win after coach signs contract extension

(Newser) - A few hours after Lakers coach Phil Jackson secured a two-year, $24 million contract extension, his team put together a performance that quelled the boos that have been echoing recently in the Staples Center. Kobe Bryant put up 24 points and seven assists in three quarters, and Sasha Vujacic contributed...

Knicks Lose Big, Really Big

Nov 30, 2007 12:24 AM CST

Knicks Lose Big, Really Big

Knicks post second-worst point total of shot-clock era

(Newser) - Had Boston's big three played for more than 20-odd minutes apiece last night, things could have gotten really out of hand. As it was, the Celtics knocked off New York by a mere 45 points, winning 104-59, the Boston Herald reports. Ray Allen and Paul Pierce had 21 points each,...

Without LeBron, Cavaliers Blown Out by Pistons

Nov 29, 2007 3:40 AM CST

Without LeBron, Cavaliers Blown Out by Pistons

In other action, Spurs school Wizards, Mavs edge Timberwolves

(Newser) - Cleveland was already trailing Detroit when LeBron James sprained his finger late in the second quarter, and with King James in street clothes for the second half, the Cavaliers had no chance to regroup. The Pistons crushed the Cavs, 109-74, on a solid all-around team effort, the Detroit News reports....

Howard Rules as Magic Snuff Sonics, 110-94

Nov 29, 2007 1:49 AM CST

Howard Rules as Magic Snuff Sonics, 110-94

Elsewhere, Warriors crown Kings, Pacers edge Trail Blazers

(Newser) - Dwight Howard scored a career high 39 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Magic to a 110-94 win over the Supersonics. The Magic have an NBA-best 14 wins while the Sonics have lost six straight and are off to a franchise worst 2-14 start.

Smooth Jazz Picks and Rolls Past Sixers

Nov 29, 2007 12:43 AM CST

Smooth Jazz Picks and Rolls Past Sixers

Hawks, Raptors claw past Bucks, Grizzles in pro hoops

(Newser) - The pick-and-roll, as executed by Utah's Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer, proved more than adequate against a porous Philadelphia defense in a 106-95 win. Williams had 15 assists and 15 points, and Boozer scored 26; the extra day of rest the Jazz had over the 76ers seemed to show. In...

No. 5 G'town Survives Early Scare From
Old Dominion

Nov 28, 2007 9:38 PM CST

No. 5 G'town Survives Early Scare From Old Dominion

No. 10 Michigan State, No. 23 Xavier also win

(Newser) - Early in the first half it looked like No. 5 Georgetown risked losing to Old Dominion for a second consecutive year, but the Hoyas pulled away fairly quickly to earn a 66-48 win. The Monarchs' Gerald Lee had 16 first half points and eight rebounds, but he couldn’t keep...

Sonics Nearly Topple Lagging Lakers 106-99

Nov 28, 2007 3:38 AM CST

Sonics Nearly Topple Lagging Lakers 106-99

Slumping Seattle comes close, but Lakers want it more

(Newser) - It was two very young teams battling in the Staples Center last night, but the Lakers had Kobe Bryant on their side, while the SuperSonics just had a 12-loss monkey on their back, the Los Angeles Times reports. A 54-54 halftime tie evolved into a 106-99 Lakers victory, keeping Seattle...

Fouls Fail to Sink Pacers, Dunleavy

Nov 28, 2007 3:25 AM CST

Fouls Fail to Sink Pacers, Dunleavy

Indiana holds on as Nuggets miss final free throw to lose 112-110

(Newser) - Mike Dunleavy scored 30 points for the Pacers but almost gave the game away to Denver with a questionable foul of J.R. Smith in the dwindling seconds. Indiana had a three-point lead when Dunleavy committed what Pacers coach Jim O'Brien called "not a foul," but Smith bounced...

Davis Powers Miami Past Charlotte

Nov 28, 2007 12:10 AM CST

Davis Powers Miami Past Charlotte

Meanwhile, Memphis takes two in a row for the first time this season

(Newser) - Ricky Davis had a season high 23 points off the bench, to help push the struggling Heat past Charlotte last night, 110-90, the AP reports. Rookie Daequan Cook missed only two shots en route to a career best 19 points, and stars Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal scored 13 and...

76ers Send Bucks to First Home Defeat

Nov 27, 2007 11:52 PM CST

76ers Send Bucks to First Home Defeat

Five Sixers score in double figures, Miller flirts with triple double

(Newser) - The Philadelphia 76ers haven’t had a lot of success so far this year but tonight they accomplished something no other team had: they beat Milwaukee at the Bradley Center. The Sixers got contributions from everyone in the 114-99 victory as Samuel Dalmebert scored 22 points and Andre Iguodala added...