Tuesday, March 05, 2002
NBA roundup
Blazers extend win streak to 10
The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. — Bonzi Wells scored 20 points and the Portland Trail Blazers extended their season-best winning streak to 10 games with a 107-95 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Dale Davis had 18 points and 14 rebounds for the Blazers, who are 23-5 in their last 28 games and winners of 11 of 12 since the All-Star break. Scottie Pippen added 19 points, six rebounds and five assists.
Celtics 100, 76ers 94
PHILADELPHIA — Paul Pierce scored 28 points and Antoine Walker added 17. Allen Iverson, coming off consecutive 40-point performances scored 28, but missed 22 of his 30 shots. Boston had lost four straight and 10 of 15.
It was the Celtics' first victory since trading Joe Johnson, Milt Palacio and a first-round pick to Phoenix for Tony Delk and Rodney Rogers.
Hawks 95, Grizzlies 76
ATLANTA — Toni Kukoc matched a season high with 24 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 23 as Atlanta won its second straight. Memphis has lost eight straight, 10 of 11 and 21 of 24. Dropping to 0-7 in Atlanta, the Grizzlies lowered their Western Conference-worst road record to 6-26.
Jazz 100, Nuggets 82
SALT LAKE CITY — Karl Malone scored 21 points and the Utah Jazz scored 33 points off 28 turnovers. Reserve Donyell Marshall scored 17 points, and John Stockton added 14 as Utah beat Denver for the 12th straight time at home and won for the eighth time in 10 games.
NETS:
Kenyon Martin was suspended for one game by the NBA after being called for his sixth flagrant foul of the season.
Six flagrants mean an automatic one-game suspension. The former UC star will miss tonight's road game against the Los Angeles Lakers. Martin, the team's second-leading scorer, lowered his shoulder as he tried to run through a pick set by Chicago rookie center Eddy Curry in the third quarter of Sunday's 92-84 victory over the Bulls.
Martin said he reacted to two hard elbows from Curry that came after four emphatic slam dunks by the New Jersey forward in the third quarter.
“I got elbowed twice and no one saw that,” said Martin, who also got a technical foul later in the game. “What was I supposed to do? I said something to the officials the first time it happened. But nothing happened.”
Martin, the No.1 overall pick in the NBA draft two years ago, has been suspended twice for a total of three games this season.
• Former NBA star Jayson Williams offered “heartfelt condolences” to the family of a limousine driver who he is accused of killing with a shotgun blast at his rural estate. The former Net spoke briefly before leaving the Hunterdon County courthouse in Flemington, N.J., where he appeared for a five-minute hearing on the case. Williams is charged with second-degree manslaughter in the Feb.14 shooting death of Costas Christofi.
“Me and my wife would like to send out our heartfelt condolences to Mr. Christofi's family,” Williams said. He declined to comment on the case, saying his lawyer advised him not to. Williams, 34, did not enter a plea. He is not required to do so until a grand jury hands down an indictment.
BLAZERS:
Shawn Kemp was reinstated by the NBA after serving a five-game suspension for violating the league's anti-drug agreement. Kemp, who was suspended indefinitely Feb.22, was ruled eligible to play for the Trail Blazers Monday against Sacramento. Portland activated Kemp from the suspended list before the game.
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NFL notebook
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Opening Day on Channel 9
Reds notebook
Royals 16, Reds 6; Pirates 7, Reds 1
Baseball notebook
Winton Woods avoids early exit
CovCath storms past Scott with late run
Highlands shuts down St. Henry
Lebanon 51, Oak Hills 48
Moeller has final KO punch on St. X
Woodward cruises to win
Ohio boys basketball scores
Kentucky boys basketball scores
Kentucky girls basketball scores
Schedule for Ohio girls basketball
NBA roundup
