NBA Final Scores & Recap
(Thursday, January 31st)
Final Score: Detroit 90, LA Lakers 89
Auburn Hills, MI - Tayshaun Prince scored 22 points, including a three-point shot with 4.4 seconds remaining that lifted the Detroit Pistons over the LA Lakers, 90-89, at the Palace of Auburn Hills. The Lakers have not won in the Motor City since January 8, 2002, having lost nine in a row. That skid includes three defeats in the 2004 NBA finals. Chauncey Billups ended with 16 points and also dished out seven assists for the Pistons, who began a five-game homestand and have won four straight overall. Kobe Bryant poured in a game-high 39 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Lakers, who have dropped four of five. Bryant also added a career- worst 11 turnovers as Los Angeles began a season-long, nine-game road trek.
Final Score: Boston 96, Dallas 90
Boston, MA - Ray Allen and Paul Pierce scored 26 apiece, as the Boston Celtics edged out the Dallas Mavericks, 96-90, at TD Banknorth Garden. Kevin Garnett missed his third game in a row with an abdominal strain. But Pierce, who on Thursday was named a reserve for the NBA All-Star Game, and Allen provided enough firepower for Boston, which has won two in a row and wrapped up the month of January 10-5. Rajon Rondo finished with 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Celtics, who had lost seven straight to the Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki, who was also named an All-Star reserve, finished with 31 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists. Josh Howard had 19 points for Dallas, which had a four-game winning streak snapped.
Final Score: Seattle 101, Cleveland 95
Seattle, WA - Kevin Durant scored 24 points, as the Seattle SuperSonics avoided a collapse to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 101-95, at KeyArena. Chris Wilcox finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds, and Jeff Green chipped in with 17 points for Seattle, which has won two in a row. Kurt Thomas had 16 points, and Earl Watson had 12 assists to go with five points. Larry Hughes scored 28 points to lead Cleveland, which was without its leader, LeBron James. He sat out with a right ankle sprain, suffered in Wednesday’s 84-83 win over Portland. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 17 points and nine boards for the Cavaliers, who had a two-game win streak snapped.
Final Score: San Antonio 84, Phoenix 81
Phoenix, AZ - Tim Duncan finished with 16 points, 17 rebounds, and seven assists as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Phoenix Suns, 84-81, at US Airways Center. Manu Ginobili had 19 points, and Jacque Vaughn scored 17 off the bench for San Antonio, which snapped a three-game losing streak. The Spurs evened the season series at 1-1. Shawn Marion had 21 points and 10 rebounds, while Steve Nash had 17 points and eight assists for the Suns, who had a three-game win streak snapped. Amare Stoudemire finished with 16 points and nine boards.
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