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NBA Roundup: Parker, Spurs rip Hornets; Pistons blast Grizzlies 96-74
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Published: October 29, 2009
Spurs 113, Hornets 96: Tony Parker scored 17 points before leaving the game after a hard fall and San Antonio beat visiting New Orleans last night.
Parker landed with a thud on his right side after slicing between Chris Paul and Hilton Armstrong for a layup late in the third quarter. He lay scrunched up and wincing for more than a minute before walking back to the bench on his own.
The contact set off heated words between Paul and Spurs newcomer Richard Jefferson, who were both hit with technical fouls at midcourt upon being separated.
Paul led all scorers with 26 points and Emeka Okafor had 18 points and 10 rebounds in his Hornets debut after sitting out the preseason with an injured toe.
Tim Duncan had nine points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs.
NEW ORLEANS — Wright 4-9 0-0 8, West 7-12 4-6 18, Okafor 8-14 2-3 18, Paul 11-16 2-4 26, Peterson 2-6 2-2 7, Armstrong 1-4 0-2 2, B.Brown 4-12 0-0 9, Stojakovic 1-2 1-1 4, Posey 0-0 1-2 1, Songaila 1-1 0-0 2, D.Brown 0-1 0-0 0, Collison 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 39-78 13-22 96.
SAN ANTONIO — Jefferson 1-7 3-4 5, Duncan 4-8 1-2 9, Bonner 4-9 0-0 11, Parker 6-9 5-5 17, Finley 4-6 0-0 10, Ginobili 5-11 4-7 16, Mason 5-11 0-0 11, McDyess 4-5 1-1 9, Hill 4-7 0-0 9, Blair 7-10 0-1 14, Bogans 0-1 0-0 0, Ratliff 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 45-86 14-20 113.
New Orleans 13 26 29 28 — 96
San Antonio 19 38 31 25 — 113
3-Point Goals—New Orleans 5-10 (Paul 2-2, Stojakovic 1-1, Peterson 1-2, B.Brown 1-5), San Antonio 9-24 (Bonner 3-6, Finley 2-4, Ginobili 2-5, Hill 1-1, Mason 1-5, Bogans 0-1, Jefferson 0-2). Rebounds—New Orleans 43 (Okafor 10), San Antonio 52 (Duncan 12). Assists—New Orleans 17 (Paul 9), San Antonio 29 (Parker 6). Total Fouls—New Orleans 19, San Antonio 22. A—18,581 (18,797).
Pistons 96, Grizzlies 74: Richard Hamilton scored 25 points, Ben Gordon added 22, and visiting Detroit ran away from Memphis last night in the season opener for both teams.
The two guards were a combined 17 of 31 from the floor, and that was after Hamilton started the game missing five of his first six shots.
Hamilton left the game after spraining his right ankle on a shot with just under five minutes to play.
He hit one of the two ensuing free throws, then went straight to the locker room on the next dead ball.
DETROIT — Prince 4-10 6-7 14, Villanueva 3-7 0-0 7, Wallace 1-2 1-6 3, Stuckey 6-10 0-1 12, Hamilton 10-19 4-5 25, Brown 2-3 0-2 4, Gordon 7-12 4-5 22, Maxiell 1-2 0-0 2, Bynum 2-6 1-1 5, Wilcox 1-1 0-2 2. Totals 37-72 16-29 96.
MEMPHIS — Gay 7-12 1-1 16, Randolph 6-13 2-4 14, Gasol 6-9 9-11 21, Conley 1-4 0-0 3, Mayo 2-12 5-5 9, Hunter 0-1 1-2 1, Williams 2-8 0-0 4, Thabeet 0-2 0-2 0, Carroll 0-5 2-6 2, Young 0-3 0-0 0, Haddadi 1-2 0-0 2, Gilder 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 26-72 20-31 74.
Detroit 24 29 18 25 — 96
Memphis 20 21 16 17 — 74
3-Point Goals—Detroit 6-16 (Gordon 4-7, Villanueva 1-2, Hamilton 1-5, Bynum 0-1, Prince 0-1), Memphis 2-12 (Conley 1-2, Gay 1-2, Young 0-1, Williams 0-3, Mayo 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 47 (Wallace 9), Memphis 58 (Gasol 15). Assists—Detroit 20 (Bynum 7), Memphis 10 (Conley 3). Total Fouls—Detroit 27, Memphis 26. Technicals—Memphis defensive three second. A—17,212 (18,119).
Timberwolves 95, Nets 93: Jonny Flynn scored 13 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter to help Minnesota erase a 19-point deficit and Damien Wilkins' putback at the buzzer lifted the Timberwolves over visiting New Jersey last night.
Minnesota trailed by 16 points with less than seven minutes to play. But Flynn, a rookie, scored 11 points the rest of the way and the Timberwolves closed the game on a 24-6 run to steal the victory.
NEW JERSEY — Douglas-Roberts 4-6 0-0 8, Yi 5-10 7-8 17, Lopez 11-19 5-7 27, Harris 4-13 6-6 14, Lee 2-11 1-1 5, T.Williams 6-14 3-3 15, Alston 0-2 0-0 0, Boone 1-2 1-2 3, Simmons 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 34-81 25-29 93.
MINNESOTA — Wilkins 4-10 4-5 12, Gomes 3-11 4-4 10, Jefferson 2-9 5-8 9, Flynn 5-13 8-10 18, Brewer 3-14 1-2 7, Hollins 4-5 1-2 9, Sessions 2-4 1-2 5, Ellington 4-8 0-0 8, Cardinal 3-4 0-0 7, Pavlovic 3-11 2-2 8, Pecherov 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 34-93 26-35 95.
New Jersey 25 30 23 15 — 93
Minnesota 21 22 21 31 — 95
3-Point Goals—New Jersey 0-8 (Harris 0-1, Yi 0-1, T.Williams 0-2, Lee 0-4), Minnesota 1-7 (Cardinal 1-2, Ellington 0-1, Pecherov 0-2, Pavlovic 0-2). Rebounds—New Jersey 57 (Lopez 15), Minnesota 62 (Wilkins 10). Assists—New Jersey 20 (Harris 8), Minnesota 14 (Ellington, Flynn, Wilkins, Jefferson 2). Total Fouls—New Jersey 24, Minnesota 23. A—18,358 (19,356).
Thunder 102, Kings 89: Kevin Durant had 25 points and 11 rebounds, Jeff Green added 24 points and Oklahoma City led from start to finish in a victory over visiting Sacramento last night in the season opener for both teams.
Oklahoma City hit 10 of its first 13 shots and built a double-digit lead in the first six minutes of the game.
SACRAMENTO — Mason 1-4 0-0 2, Thompson 3-4 5-8 11, May 2-4 2-2 6, Evans 5-16 0-2 10, Martin 5-19 14-14 27, Hawes 4-10 0-0 8, Casspi 7-9 1-2 15, Nocioni 2-7 0-0 4, Rodriguez 1-3 0-0 2, Brockman 2-2 0-0 4, Greene 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-79 22-28 89.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Durant 10-24 4-5 25, Green 9-13 2-2 24, Krstic 6-10 8-11 20, Westbrook 7-12 0-0 14, Sefolosha 3-7 0-0 8, Ollie 1-2 0-0 2, E.Thomas 1-4 0-0 2, Harden 2-2 0-0 5, Collison 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 39-76 16-20 102.
Sacramento 22 29 17 21 — 89
Oklahoma City 39 29 21 13 — 102
3-Point Goals—Sacramento 3-16 (Martin 3-8, Nocioni 0-1, Casspi 0-1, May 0-1, Rodriguez 0-1, Evans 0-2, Hawes 0-2), Oklahoma City 8-14 (Green 4-5, Sefolosha 2-2, Harden 1-1, Durant 1-5, Westbrook 0-1). Rebounds—Sacramento 45 (Thompson 9), Oklahoma City 49 (Durant 11). Assists—Sacramento 13 (Martin 4), Oklahoma City 20 (Westbrook 13). Total Fouls—Sacramento 23, Oklahoma City 19. A—18,203 (19,134).
Heat 115, Knicks 93: Dwyane Wade began defense of his NBA scoring title with 26 points, Jermaine O'Neal finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Miami opened its season with a win over visiting New York last night.
NEW YORK — Harrington 5-14 4-4 15, Jeffries 1-4 0-0 2, Lee 9-13 4-6 22, Duhon 1-7 0-0 3, Chandler 7-18 6-6 21, Gallinari 7-14 1-2 22, Robinson 0-8 1-2 1, Milicic 2-4 0-0 4, Douglas 1-4 1-1 3, Hill 0-1 0-0 0, Landry 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-87 17-21 93.
MIAMI — Richardson 2-2 0-0 5, Beasley 9-14 2-2 21, O'Neal 10-12 2-2 22, Chalmers 5-7 0-0 11, Wade 10-22 5-7 26, Cook 4-10 5-5 15, Haslem 4-9 0-1 8, Anthony 0-2 0-0 0, Arroyo 2-3 0-0 4, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 47-83 14-17 115.
New York 23 24 15 31 — 93
Miami 27 29 34 25 — 115
3-Point Goals—New York 10-39 (Gallinari 7-13, Harrington 1-6, Duhon 1-6, Chandler 1-6, Douglas 0-1, Jeffries 0-2, Robinson 0-5), Miami 7-15 (Cook 2-5, Richardson 1-1, Jones 1-1, Beasley 1-2, Chalmers 1-2, Wade 1-4). Rebounds—New York 45 (Lee 9), Miami 52 (O'Neal 12). Assists—New York 19 (Duhon 5), Miami 21 (Wade 5). Total Fouls—New York 17, Miami 20. A—19,600 (19,600).
Raptors 101, Cavaliers 91: Andrea Bargnani scored 28 points, Chris Bosh had 21 points and 16 rebounds, and Toronto overcame LeBron James' 25th career triple double to beat visiting Cleveland last night.
James had 23 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds, but Cleveland opened its season with consecutive losses for the first time since an 0-3 start in 2004-05.
CLEVELAND — James 7-19 8-14 23, Varejao 0-5 2-2 2, O'Neal 6-12 0-3 12, M.Williams 4-14 6-7 16, Parker 4-12 2-2 12, Gibson 4-10 0-1 12, Ilgauskas 2-5 0-0 4, Moon 2-5 5-6 9, Hickson 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 29-83 24-37 91.
TORONTO — Turkoglu 3-7 5-6 12, Bosh 6-17 9-12 21, Bargnani 11-15 4-4 28, Calderon 1-6 3-5 5, DeRozan 3-6 2-2 8, Wright 2-5 0-0 5, Jack 2-9 2-4 6, Johnson 0-0 2-2 2, Banks 0-0 0-0 0, Belinelli 4-8 1-2 10, Nesterovic 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 34-75 28-37 101.
Cleveland 22 17 32 20 — 91
Toronto 27 30 21 23 — 101
3-Point Goals—Cleveland 9-22 (Gibson 4-8, Parker 2-3, M.Williams 2-4, James 1-5, Moon 0-2), Toronto 5-16 (Bargnani 2-3, Wright 1-2, Belinelli 1-2, Turkoglu 1-4, DeRozan 0-1, Calderon 0-1, Jack 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 61 (James 11), Toronto 56 (Bosh 16). Assists—Cleveland 19 (James 12), Toronto 23 (Calderon 11). Total Fouls—Cleveland 27, Toronto 30. A—20,152 (19,800).
Hawks 120, Pacers 109: Joe Johnson scored 25 points, Al Horford had 24 and Atlanta finally played some defense in an offensive shootout, pulling away in the fourth quarter for a season-opening victory over visiting Indiana last night.
The Pacers shot 53 percent from the field but only 5 of 15 in the final period, including an uncontested layup at the end.
INDIANA — Granger 10-18 6-8 31, Murphy 6-9 0-0 14, Hibbert 3-6 0-0 6, Ford 1-9 1-2 3, Rush 3-3 0-0 6, Foster 0-0 2-2 2, Watson 7-8 3-4 20, D.Jones 4-9 9-9 17, S.Jones 1-3 0-0 2, Head 4-8 0-0 8. Totals 39-73 21-25 109.
ATLANTA — Williams 4-8 5-6 14, Jos.Smith 7-10 4-7 18, Horford 11-17 2-3 24, Bibby 4-7 0-0 10, Johnson 10-21 3-4 25, Crawford 1-3 1-1 3, Pachulia 1-4 2-4 4, Evans 4-5 3-3 12, Teague 2-7 0-0 5, J. Smith 2-5 1-1 5. Totals 46-87 21-29 120.
Indiana 32 33 29 15 — 109
Atlanta 29 37 29 25 — 120
3-Point Goals—Indiana 10-18 (Granger 5-10, Watson 3-3, Murphy 2-3, Head 0-1, Ford 0-1), Atlanta 7-12 (Bibby 2-3, Johnson 2-5, Teague 1-1, Evans 1-1, Williams 1-1, Crawford 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Indiana 46 (Murphy 10), Atlanta 41 (Horford 16). Assists—Indiana 23 (Murphy 7), Atlanta 30 (Jos.Smith 8). Total Fouls—Indiana 26, Atlanta 25. A—17,998 (18,729).
Magic 120, 76ers 106: Dwight Howard had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Vince Carter scored 15 points and Orlando rolled to a victory over visiting Philadelphia last night in the season opener for both teams.
PHILADELPHIA — Young 3-9 1-2 8, Brand 2-7 4-4 8, Dalembert 4-8 1-1 9, L.Williams 6-9 4-5 18, Iguodala 3-11 2-4 8, Speights 10-11 6-8 26, Carney 4-7 0-0 10, Smith 0-2 0-2 0, Green 1-3 0-0 2, Ivey 2-4 0-0 4, Kapono 4-7 3-4 13. Totals 39-78 21-30 106.
ORLANDO — Pietrus 5-11 1-1 13, Anderson 5-10 2-2 16, Howard 9-11 3-6 21, Nelson 3-6 0-0 7, Carter 5-12 2-2 15, Bass 4-7 0-0 8, J.Williams 4-5 4-4 15, Gortat 3-7 2-2 8, Redick 4-6 0-0 10, Barnes 3-6 0-0 7, Totals 45-81 14-17 120.
Philadelphia 27 20 22 37 — 106
Orlando 29 41 30 20 — 120
3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 7-18 (Kapono 2-3, L.Williams 2-3, Carney 2-4, Young 1-3, Smith 0-1, Green 0-1, Ivey 0-1, Iguodala 0-2), Orlando 16-29 (Anderson 4-7, J.Williams 3-4, Carter 3-5, Redick 2-4, Pietrus 2-4, Nelson 1-2, Barnes 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 41 (Brand 6), Orlando 46 (Howard 15). Assists—Philadelphia 19 (Iguodala 6), Orlando 28 (Nelson 6). A—17,461 (17,461).
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