NBA Final Scores & Recap
(Monday, January 28th)
Final Score: Dallas 103, Memphis 84
Memphis, TN - Josh Howard had 26 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the Memphis Grizzlies, 103-84, at FedEx Forum. Dirk Nowitzki poured in 20 points and grabbed 11 boards for the Mavericks, who have beaten the Grizzlies nine straight times. Jason Terry contributed 14 points, as the Mavericks triumphed for the 12th time in their last 14 contests overall. Erick Dampier tallied 11 points to go with his 12 rebounds in the win. Rudy Gay scored 18 points for the Grizzlies, who have dropped three of their last four contests. Kyle Lowry managed 17 points, while Juan Carlos Navarro added 16. Pau Gasol had 13 points in the loss.
Final Score: New Orleans 117, Denver 93
New Orleans, LA - Chris Paul barely missed a triple-double, as he scored 23 points, doled out 17 assists, and grabbed nine rebounds, and the red-hot New Orleans Hornets scorched the Denver Nuggets, 117-93. Tyson Chandler collected 16 rebounds and scored 10 points, and Peja Stojakovic scored 19 points for the Hornets, who won their ninth straight. Melvin Ely scored 16 points and grabbed nine boards, and David West and Jannero Pargo contributed 13 points apiece for the Hornets. Allen Iverson scored 23 points for the Nuggets, who continued to play without forward Carmelo Anthony. Anthony has missed the last four games with a sprained left ankle. Kenyon Martin scored 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Denver, which has lost two straight and three of five. Linas Kleiza and J.R. Smith added 14 points each for the Nuggets.
Final Score: Utah 97, San Antonio 91
Salt Lake City, UT - Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko scored 23 points apiece to lead the Utah Jazz past the San Antonio Spurs, 97-91, at EnergySolutions Arena. Deron Williams had 11 points and 14 assists and Kyle Korver hit some big shots late en route to an eight-point night for Utah, which has won five in a row. Tim Duncan had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Spurs, who opened a season- long nine-game road swing. San Antonio has now lost two straight. Manu Ginobili poured in a game-best 29 points in a losing effort.
Final Score: Charlotte 107, LA Clippers 100
Los Angeles, CA - Gerald Wallace scored 23 points, grabbed six rebounds and handed out eight assists to lead the Charlotte Bobcats to a 107-100 victory over a shorthanded Los Angeles Clippers squad at Staples Center. Wallace hit on eight of his 11 field-goal attempts, and Jason Richardson added 20 points to help the Bobcats to their second win in three outings. Charlotte hit 7-of-16 three-pointers and limited LA to an 0-of-8 performance from beyond the arc en route to its first ever win over the Clippers in Los Angeles. Emeka Okafor went for 14 points and nine boards and Jeff McInnis scored 10 to go with his seven assists for Charlotte, which shot a torrid 56.7 percent from the floor. Point guard Raymond Felton, in his first game back from a nagging ankle injury, had 10 points and eight assists. Tim Thomas had a season-high 29 points and 13 rebounds for Los Angeles, which was without starters Chris Kaman and Corey Maggette, both stricken with the flu. Kaman has also been hampered by a bruised left shin. Sam Cassell scored 17 points and dished out seven assists, while Quinton Ross contributed 15 off the bench for the Clippers, losers of three straight and four of five.
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