Saturday, December 29, 2001
Bucks win third straight
Knicks fade in Cleveland
By The Associated Press
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Glenn Robinson shoots over Hornets Jamaal Magloire (21), P.J. Brown (42) and Bryce Drew (17).
(AP photo)
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Sam Cassell scored 29 points and Glenn Robinson added 21 to lead the Bucks to a lopsided 105-89 victory over the Hornets on Friday night.
It was the third straight win for the Bucks, who were without Ray Allen for a fourth consecutive game because of tendinitis in his left knee.
The Hornets, who are without Jamal Mashburn and are at least two weeks away from adding injured George Lynch to the lineup, have now lost five of seven games and could be in big trouble if leading scorer Baron Davis continues to have his own knee problems.
Davis started the game but was clearly bothered, missing nine of 10 shots in the first half. He then banged his knee again in the third quarter and hopped off the court for good with 8:21 left in the period.
Cavaliers 98, Knicks 88
CLEVELAND — Jumaine Jones scored a career-high 28 points, shooting 12-for-19 and making a variety of high-arc jumpers and power drives to the basket.
Jones and point guard Andre Miller, who had 25 points and 11 assists, helped Cleveland overcome a 15-point deficit. The duo scored the final 18 points of a 20-6 run to start the third quarter — turning a 47-42 halftime deficit into a 63-53 lead.
Allan Houston scored 28 points to lead New York, but missed seven of 10 shots in the second half as the Knicks faded badly.
Grizzlies 91, Heat 86
MIAMI — Jason Williams had 19 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds as the Grizzlies won for the fourth time in five games.
The Heat lost their fifth in a row and their second in two nights to fall to 5-22, the second-worst record in the NBA, ahead of only the Chicago Bulls. The Heat have already surpassed the 21 losses coach Pat Riley endured in 1996-97, his best season at Miami.
Miami lost at home for the 11th time in the past 12 games.
Memphis has only nine wins all season but four since Dec. 20.
Grant Long scored 16 points for Memphis and Shane Battier added 15, all in the second half. Alonzo Mourning had 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who committed 20 turnovers and were outscored 22-6 at the free throw line.
Magic 87, Detroit 78
ORLANDO, Fla. — Darrell Armstrong scored 21 points and the Orlando Magic used an early 25-4 run to hand the Pistons their seventh straight loss and end their own three-game losing streak.
Armstrong shot 7-of-12 and had six rebounds and six assists. His jump shot with 3:52 left in the first quarter broke an 11-11 tie, and the Magic maintained the lead the rest of the game.
Tracy McGrady had 20 points, eight rebounds and six assists and Mike Miller scored 14.
Ben Wallace had a season-high 16 points. Jerry Stackhouse and Chucky Atkins scored 13 each for the Pistons but were a combined 9-of-29.
Nuggets 93, 76ers 90
DENVER — Nick Van Exel scored 33 points and James Posey hit two free throws with 3.6 seconds left after Van Exel missed a pair as Denver ended a four-game losing streak.
Allen Iverson, the NBA's leading scorer, scored 38 points, shooting 14-for-29 and scoring 14 in the final quarter. Dikembe Mutombo added 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Sixers, who were without coach Larry Brown.
Brown complained of muscle spasms in his right shoulder and neck and never came out of the locker room.
Van Exel also had 11 assists. Posey and Voshon Lenard had 12 points each as the Nuggets avoided their second five-game losing streak of the year.
Kings 125, Timberwolves 111
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Peja Stojakovic scored 27 points and all five Sacramento starters reached double figures.
The victory was their ninth straight at Arco Arena, improving the Kings (22-9) to an NBA-best 16-1 at home this season.
After watching a lead that was once 17 points dip to six early in the fourth quarter, five different players scored for the Kings in a 9-1 run that gave them a 106-92 lead with 6:51 remaining.
The lead remained in double figures then rest of the game.
Rockets 100, Warriors 93
OAKLAND, Calif. — Cuttino Mobley scored 31 points as the Houston Rockets continued their succcess on the road against Golden State.
Kenny Thomas added 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Rockets won their 12th straight on the Warriors' home court. Moochie Norris had 19 points and Eddie Griffin grabbed 13 rebounds.
Antawn Jamison led Golden State, which had a two-game winning streak stopped, with 18 points. Larry Hughes added 17 points, Danny Fortson had 14 and Chris Mills 13.
The Warriors last beat Houston at home on March 7, 1996. Houston is 16-1 in its last 17 road games against the Warriors.
Raptors 89, Lakers 86
LOS ANGELES — Beginning the game without Hakeem Olajuwon and finishing it without Vince Carter, the Toronto Raptors still managed to beat the Shaquille O'Neal-less Los Angeles Lakers.
Carter left the game with a strained left shoulder in the final second of the third quarter. He was to have X-rays. He had walked off the floor in obvious pain, holding his left arm immobile.
Olajuwon was out again with an infected toe, while his Lakers counterpart, O'Neal, is on the disabled list with an arthritic toe.
Alvin Williams had 17 points and 11 rebounds to lead three Raptors with double-doubles. Antonio Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Keon Clark added 14 points and 16 rebounds. Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 26 points.
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Bucks win third straight
