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Howard, Magic hold off Pacers down the stretch
Dwight Howard had 27 points and eight rebounds to lead the Orlando Magic to an 85-81 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday night.
4Feb2012 | NBA Basketball News: CBSSports.com | Comments Off | ContinuedIrving’s late bucket helps Cavs surprise Mavericks
Rookie Kyrie Irving made a driving layup in traffic with 15.8 seconds left to give the Cleveland Cavaliers a 91-88 win over the defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night.
4Feb2012 | NBA Basketball News: CBSSports.com | Comments Off | ContinuedClippers hammer Wizards for fifth win in last six
Blake Griffin had 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and DeAndre Jordan had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 107-81 victory against the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
4Feb2012 | NBA Basketball News: CBSSports.com | Comments Off | ContinuedSixers spread scoring wealth around, drop Hawks
Rookie Nikola Vucevic set a career high with 15 points to lead six Philadelphia scorers in double figures and the Sixers dodged back-to-back losses once again by beating the Atlanta Hawks 98-87 on Saturday night.
4Feb2012 | NBA Basketball News: CBSSports.com | Comments Off | ContinuedHawks backup center Collins (elbow) to miss two weeks
The Atlanta Hawks say reserve center Jason Collins will miss the next two weeks with a sprained left elbow.
4Feb2012 | NBA Basketball News: CBSSports.com | Comments Off | ContinuedLakers start six-game road trip by edging Nuggets
Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
4Feb2012 | NBA Basketball News: CBSSports.com | Comments Off | ContinuedPierce comes through, Celtics add to Knicks’ woes
Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ray Allen had nine of his 14 in the final quarter to lift the Boston Celtics to a 91-89 win over the struggling New York Knicks on Friday night.
4Feb2012 | NBA Basketball News: CBSSports.com | Comments Off | ContinuedPacers’ George hits seven 3s, beat Mavs
Paul George hit seven 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 30 points, and the Indiana Pacers won in Dallas for the first time in eight years, beating the Mavericks 98-87 Friday night.
4Feb2012 | NBA Basketball News: CBSSports.com | Comments Off | ContinuedDurant scores 36 in Thunder’s win over Grizzlies
Kevin Durant scored 36 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in the final minute to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 101-94 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in a rematch of their epic Western Conference playoff series.
3Feb2012 | NBA Basketball News: CBSSports.com | Comments Off | ContinuedDurant scores 36 in Thunder’s win over Grizzlies
Kevin Durant scored 36 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in the final minute to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 101-94 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night in a rematch of their epic Western Conference playoff series.
3Feb2012 | NBA Basketball News: CBSSports.com | Comments Off | Continued