NBA Roundup: Pistons hold off 76ers

By: JournalNow Staff | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: November 09, 2009

Pistons 88, 76ers 81: Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Ben Wallace added 16 rebounds, helping Detroit beat Philadelphia yesterday.

PHILADELPHIA — Young 4-13 2-4 10, Brand 3-10 0-0 6, Dalembert 1-3 2-2 4, Williams 3-10 0-0 6, Iguodala 9-16 4-7 24, Speights 7-9 1-1 15, Green 6-10 1-2 13, Ivey 0-1 0-0 0, Kapono 0-3 0-0 0, Smith 1-2 0-0 3, Carney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 10-16 81.

DETROIT — Jerebko 5-10 0-0 10, Villanueva 7-12 2-4 16, Wallace 0-2 2-4 2, Stuckey 5-15 3-4 13, Gordon 9-19 2-2 23, Bynum 3-8 2-4 8, Brown 3-5 1-1 7, Maxiell 1-2 0-0 2, Daye 3-8 1-2 7. Totals 36-81 13-21 88.

Philadelphia 19 18 22 22 — 81
Detroit 23 20 21 24 — 88

3-Point Goals—Philadelphia 3-18 (Iguodala 2-6, Smith 1-2, Carney 0-1, Young 0-1, Kapono 0-2, Green 0-3, Williams 0-3), Detroit 3-16 (Gordon 3-8, Bynum 0-1, Villanueva 0-1, Jerebko 0-2, Daye 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Philadelphia 46 (Brand 9), Detroit 57 (Wallace 16). Assists—Philadelphia 21 (Williams 5), Detroit 14 (Bynum 8). Total Fouls—Philadelphia 16, Detroit 17. A—17,187 (22,076).

Suns 102, Wizards 90: Jason Richardson scored 22 points, Steve Nash had 17 assists, and Phoenix beat Washington yesterday.

PHOENIX — Hill 5-13 3-5 13, Stoudemire 8-13 1-4 17, Frye 7-17 0-1 18, Nash 4-9 2-2 11, Richardson 9-16 0-2 22, Barbosa 4-7 0-0 9, Dudley 1-4 0-0 3, Amundson 0-2 0-0 0, Dragic 4-6 0-0 9, Clark 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-88 6-14 102.

WASHINGTON — Butler 7-20 5-8 19, Oberto 0-1 1-2 1, Haywood 4-8 2-6 10, Arenas 7-22 4-5 20, Foye 5-14 5-5 16, Stevenson 2-5 0-0 4, Blatche 9-15 1-1 20, McGuire 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-87 18-27 90.

Phoenix 26 30 24 22—102
Washington 29 22 20 19— 90

3-Point Goals—Phoenix 12-27 (Richardson 4-7, Frye 4-8, Dragic 1-2, Barbosa 1-3, Dudley 1-3, Nash 1-4), Washington 4-16 (Arenas 2-6, Blatche 1-2, Foye 1-5, Stevenson 0-1, Butler 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 59 (Hill 13), Washington 57 (Haywood 10). Assists—Phoenix 30 (Nash 17), Washington 15 (Arenas 6). Total Fouls—Phoenix 22, Washington 18. A—14,143 (20,173).

Thunder 102, Magic 74: Kevin Durant scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook added 17 points and 10 assists last night.

ORLANDO — Barnes 3-7 2-2 8, Bass 3-10 2-2 8, Howard 5-10 10-17 20, Nelson 4-10 1-1 10, Redick 2-11 1-1 5, Pietrus 4-9 5-11 15, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Gortat 4-8 0-0 8, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-68 21-34 74.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Durant 11-17 4-4 28, Green 4-7 0-0 9, Krstic 7-12 0-0 14, Westbrook 5-12 4-4 17, Sefolosha 4-6 2-2 13, Thomas 3-6 2-3 8, Harden 2-5 1-2 5, Ollie 2-2 0-0 4, Livingston 0-1 0-0 0, Collison 1-1 0-0 2, White 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-70 13-15 102.

Orlando 25 19 13 17 — 74
Oklahoma City 23 30 26 23 — 102

3-Point Goals—Orlando 3-16 (Pietrus 2-2, Nelson 1-2, Williams 0-2, Barnes 0-4, Redick 0-6), Oklahoma City 9-16 (Sefolosha 3-3, Westbrook 3-4, Durant 2-6, Green 1-2, Harden 0-1). Fouled Out—Green. Rebounds—Orlando 39 (Howard 7), Oklahoma City 49 (Sefolosha 10). Assists—Orlando 14 (Williams 5), Oklahoma City 27 (Westbrook 10). Total Fouls—Orlando 17, Oklahoma City 29. Technicals—Orlando defensive three second, Oklahoma City defensive three second. A—18,203 (18,203).