NBA Roundup: Bucks topple winless Nets; Grizzlies get past Clippers

Bucks 99, Nets 85: Andrew Bogut and Carlos Delfino each scored 21 points, Bogut also grabbed 11 rebounds, and Milwaukee beat visiting, winless New Jersey last night.
The short-handed Nets have lost 12 straight for their longest single-season losing streak in more than 19 years. This one was painful because Chris Douglas-Roberts scored a career-high 31 points and had 10 rebounds, but the Nets blew a 48-41 halftime lead by shooting 9 of 38 in the second half.
That made it easy for Bogut, Delfino and rookie Brandon Jennings, who had 19 points and eight assists in his second game since a 55-point night on Saturday.

NEW JERSEY — Boone 1-4 0-0 2, Hassell 2-7 0-0 4, Lopez 5-10 1-1 11, Alston 1-10 3-4 5, Douglas-Roberts 9-20 12-14 31, Simmons 3-6 0-0 8, T.Williams 8-15 4-4 20, S.Williams 1-6 2-2 4. Totals 30-78 22-25 85.

MILWAUKEE — Delfino 7-15 3-3 21, Ilyasova 4-11 0-0 9, Bogut 10-18 1-2 21, Jennings 6-13 4-5 19, Bell 1-1 0-0 2, Meeks 0-2 0-0 0, Ridnour 7-11 1-1 17, Warrick 3-9 2-2 8, Gadzuric 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 39-82 11-13 99.

New Jersey 19 29 12 25 — 85
Milwaukee 20 21 28 30 — 99

3-Point Goals—New Jersey 3-13 (Simmons 2-5, Douglas-Roberts 1-1, T.Williams 0-3, Alston 0-4), Milwaukee 10-23 (Delfino 4-8, Jennings 3-4, Ridnour 2-4, Ilyasova 1-6, Meeks 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—New Jersey 47 (T.Williams, Douglas-Roberts 10), Milwaukee 49 (Bogut 11). Assists—New Jersey 12 (Simmons 4), Milwaukee 28 (Jennings 8). Total Fouls—New Jersey 14, Milwaukee 19. Technicals—New Jersey defensive three second 2. A—13,479 (18,717).

Grizzlies 106, Clippers 91: Rudy Gay and Zach Randolph scored 21 points apiece and Memphis won its second straight, over visiting Los Angeles last night.
Marc Gasol and O.J. Mayo finished with 16 points each as Memphis shot 54 percent from the field. Gasol also had eight rebounds and six assists and set a record for consecutive field goals made, making 15 straight over a two-game span before a miss in the third period.

L.A. CLIPPERS — Thornton 4-9 2-4 10, Camby 0-2 0-0 0, Kaman 7-15 3-4 17, B.Davis 8-13 6-10 23, Butler 3-9 0-0 6, R.Davis 6-11 0-0 12, Telfair 3-8 0-0 7, Jordan 1-3 0-0 2, Smith 6-7 0-0 12, Collins 1-3 0-0 2, Skinner 0-1 0-0 0, Novak 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-82 11-18 91.

MEMPHIS — Gay 9-15 3-3 21, Randolph 8-14 5-5 21, Gasol 7-8 2-4 16, Conley 0-4 1-2 1, Mayo 7-12 1-1 16, Tinsley 0-2 0-0 0, Hunter 1-1 0-0 2, Williams 3-8 2-2 9, Young 3-6 0-0 6, Carroll 4-6 2-2 10, Thabeet 2-4 0-0 4, Haddadi 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 44-81 16-19 106.

L.A. Clippers 23 22 19 27 — 91
Memphis 27 28 27 24 — 106

3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 2-10 (B.Davis 1-2, Telfair 1-2, R.Davis 0-1, Novak 0-1, Butler 0-4), Memphis 2-10 (Mayo 1-3, Williams 1-4, Conley 0-1, Tinsley 0-1, Young 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A. Clippers 45 (Thornton, Jordan 7), Memphis 45 (Randolph, Gasol 8). Assists—L.A. Clippers 19 (Telfair, B.Davis 5), Memphis 23 (Gasol, Williams 6). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 22, Memphis 23. Technicals—Kaman, Memphis defensive three second. A—10,012 (18,119).

Rockets 97, Timberwolves 84: Luis Scola had 20 points and a season-high 16 rebounds in visiting Houston's victory over Minnesota last night, Minnesota's 11th loss in a row.
Trevor Ariza scored 18 points, Chuck Hayes had 11 points and 10 rebounds and the Rockets hit 12 3-pointers for the win.
Al Jefferson returned to the lineup for Minnesota after missing the past two games to be with his grandmother, who died last week.

HOUSTON — Battier 3-5 1-1 9, Scola 10-21 0-0 20, Hayes 4-10 3-5 11, Brooks 5-11 0-0 13, Ariza 6-19 2-2 18, Lowry 5-7 0-0 11, Landry 2-6 1-2 5, Budinger 1-7 0-0 2, Andersen 3-4 0-0 8. Totals 39-90 7-10 97.

MINNESOTA — Gomes 3-7 0-0 7, Jefferson 9-11 2-2 20, Hollins 1-2 2-4 4, Flynn 4-12 1-1 9, Brewer 3-7 0-0 6, Pecherov 5-14 0-0 12, Pavlovic 2-11 0-0 5, Sessions 7-11 2-2 16, Jawai 1-1 0-0 2, Wilkins 1-2 1-1 3, Cardinal 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-79 8-10 84.

Houston 23 25 20 29 — 97
Minnesota 21 21 25 17 — 84

3-Point Goals—Houston 12-28 (Ariza 4-13, Brooks 3-5, Andersen 2-2, Battier 2-4, Lowry 1-2, Budinger 0-2), Minnesota 4-15 (Pecherov 2-4, Gomes 1-2, Pavlovic 1-4, Wilkins 0-1, Brewer 0-2, Flynn 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Houston 57 (Scola 16), Minnesota 42 (Jefferson 10). Assists—Houston 21 (Battier 5), Minnesota 17 (Sessions 5). Total Fouls—Houston 12, Minnesota 15. Technicals—Brooks, Wilkins. A—11,137 (19,356).

Celtics 109, Warriors 95: Rajon Rondo scored 12 of his season high-matching 18 points in the third quarter and Boston rebounded from a two-game skid with a win over visiting Golden State last night.
Paul Pierce, who missed a day of practice with a sore left knee, scored 19 on 7-of-12 shooting. Pierce, playing without a wrap on the knee, made a key 3-pointer after the Celtics went on a 12-0 third-quarter run to take control.

GOLDEN STATE — Maggette 8-13 6-9 23, Radmanovic 4-8 0-0 9, Moore 3-6 0-0 6, Curry 4-10 4-4 13, Ellis 8-21 2-2 18, Randolph 4-11 3-4 11, Morrow 2-5 0-0 4, Bell 4-6 0-0 11. Totals 37-80 15-19 95.

BOSTON — Pierce 7-12 3-4 19, Garnett 6-12 0-0 12, Perkins 5-8 5-8 15, Rondo 8-12 1-4 18, R.Allen 6-10 3-3 15, House 4-10 0-0 11, Wallace 3-8 0-0 8, Williams 0-2 4-6 4, Daniels 2-2 0-0 4, Giddens 0-0 1-2 1, Hudson 0-3 0-0 0, Scalabrine 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 42-80 17-27 109.

Golden State 23 25 19 28 — 95
Boston 27 22 31 29 — 109

3-Point Goals—Golden State 6-17 (Bell 3-3, Maggette 1-3, Radmanovic 1-3, Curry 1-4, Ellis 0-1, Morrow 0-3), Boston 8-19 (House 3-5, Pierce 2-4, Wallace 2-6, Rondo 1-2, R.Allen 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Golden State 42 (Randolph, Maggette 8), Boston 53 (Rondo, Perkins 7). Assists—Golden State 22 (Curry 7), Boston 25 (Rondo 12). Total Fouls—Golden State 21, Boston 20. A—18,624 (18,624).

Knicks 110, Pacers 103: Al Harrington scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter against his former team, and visiting New York beat Indiana last night to snap a six-game losing streak.

NEW YORK — Chandler 7-13 2-2 18, Gallinari 0-2 0-0 0, Lee 7-13 3-6 17, Duhon 1-5 3-4 6, Douglas 1-2 2-2 4, Hughes 6-14 7-8 22, Jeffries 1-3 3-3 5, Harrington 8-13 6-8 26, Robinson 1-4 0-0 2, Curry 3-4 4-8 10, Hill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-73 30-41 110.

INDIANA — D.Jones 9-15 5-6 25, Granger 12-18 4-6 33, Hibbert 4-8 6-8 14, Ford 1-5 4-6 6, Rush 1-9 0-0 3, S.Jones 1-1 0-2 2, Watson 0-7 4-4 4, Hansbrough 5-10 4-7 14, Head 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 34-77 27-39 103.

New York 25 29 22 34 — 110
Indiana 26 43 17 17 — 103

3-Point Goals—New York 10-25 (Harrington 4-6, Hughes 3-5, Chandler 2-5, Duhon 1-3, Jeffries 0-1, Douglas 0-1, Gallinari 0-2, Robinson 0-2), Indiana 8-26 (Granger 5-8, D.Jones 2-3, Rush 1-7, Ford 0-1, Head 0-2, Watson 0-5). Fouled Out—Chandler, Granger. Rebounds—New York 50 (Hughes 10), Indiana 54 (Hibbert 12). Assists—New York 26 (Duhon 8), Indiana 23 (Ford 5). A—12,258 (18,165).

Wizards 108, Cavaliers 91: LeBron James was stymied down the stretch by DeShawn Stevenson's tough defense, Antawn Jamison delivered a double-double in his season debut, and Washington beat visiting Cleveland last night to end a six-game losing streak.

CLEVELAND — L.James 12-20 7-8 34, Hickson 2-4 2-2 6, Ilgauskas 5-8 0-0 10, M.Williams 2-13 2-2 6, Parker 2-7 0-0 6, Moon 4-8 0-0 10, Gibson 0-2 0-0 0, Jackson 5-8 0-0 10, West 3-7 3-3 9, J.Williams 0-0 0-0 0, Green 0-1 0-0 0, Karl 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 35-78 14-15 91.

WASHINGTON — Butler 6-16 7-7 19, Jamison 12-22 5-6 31, Haywood 1-1 4-4 6, Arenas 6-22 5-6 18, Miller 7-11 1-1 17, Blatche 1-1 4-6 6, Boykins 3-7 3-3 9, McGuire 0-3 0-0 0, Foye 0-1 0-0 0, Stevenson 0-0 2-2 2. Totals 36-84 31-35 108.

Cleveland 32 19 21 19 — 91
Washington 22 22 31 33 — 108

3-Point Goals—Cleveland 7-22 (L.James 3-7, Moon 2-4, Parker 2-5, West 0-1, Gibson 0-1, Green 0-1, M.Williams 0-3), Washington 5-23 (Miller 2-4, Jamison 2-7, Arenas 1-8, Boykins 0-1, Foye 0-1, Butler 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Cleveland 39 (Ilgauskas 9), Washington 57 (Haywood 13). Assists—Cleveland 21 (L.James 9), Washington 21 (Arenas 8). Total Fouls—Cleveland 26, Washington 15. Technicals—Cleveland Coach Brown, L.James, Cleveland defensive three second 2, Washington defensive three second. A—20,173 (20,173).

Hawks 105, Heat 90: Joe Johnson made it two straight 30-point games, Josh Smith dominated during a decisive first-half run and Atlanta won its sixth in a row, beating visiting Miami last night to reclaim a share of the NBA's best record at 10-2.

MIAMI — Richardson 2-3 0-0 6, Beasley 8-15 5-6 21, O'Neal 6-11 0-2 12, Chalmers 3-8 0-0 8, Wade 6-18 1-2 15, Anthony 1-3 3-4 5, Arroyo 4-7 1-1 9, Randolph 1-3 0-0 2, Cook 3-10 1-1 9, Jones 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 35-79 11-16 90.

ATLANTA — Williams 5-12 3-4 14, Jos.Smith 6-16 4-6 16, Horford 6-10 4-4 16, Bibby 3-10 2-2 9, Johnson 11-21 3-3 30, Crawford 3-10 3-5 10, Pachulia 2-3 2-4 6, Evans 0-1 0-0 0, J. Smith 2-4 0-0 4, Teague 0-1 0-0 0, Morris 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-89 21-28 105.

Miami 23 20 29 18 — 90
Atlanta 26 34 19 26 — 105

3-Point Goals—Miami 9-21 (Richardson 2-3, Wade 2-5, Chalmers 2-5, Cook 2-6, Jones 1-1, Beasley 0-1), Atlanta 8-20 (Johnson 5-11, Williams 1-1, Crawford 1-3, Bibby 1-4, Jos.Smith 0-1). Fouled Out—O'Neal. Rebounds—Miami 50 (Beasley 9), Atlanta 57 (Jos.Smith 14). Assists—Miami 16 (Wade 5), Atlanta 23 (Jos.Smith 7). Total Fouls—Miami 28, Atlanta 19. Technicals—Miami defensive three second, Jos.Smith. A—18,729 (18,729).

Magic 108, Thunder 94: Rashard Lewis finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds in Orlando's victory over visiting Oklahoma City last night.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Durant 4-12 4-7 12, Green 5-13 0-0 11, Krstic 1-5 0-0 2, Westbrook 3-11 4-4 10, Sefolosha 1-4 0-0 2, Thomas 1-2 2-3 4, Collison 1-5 0-0 2, Harden 7-14 4-4 24, Ibaka 2-3 2-3 6, Ollie 1-3 0-0 2, Weaver 4-6 2-2 11, White 4-5 0-0 8. Totals 34-83 18-23 94.

ORLANDO — Pietrus 4-8 4-7 14, Lewis 7-16 1-2 17, Howard 5-7 1-4 11, Williams 1-4 1-2 4, Carter 6-13 4-4 18, Gortat 3-5 4-5 10, Anderson 4-11 2-2 12, Redick 3-4 0-0 9, Johnson 4-7 0-0 9, Barnes 1-2 0-0 2, Bass 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 39-81 17-26 108.

Oklahoma City 17 26 15 36 — 94
Orlando 28 33 27 20 — 108

3-Point Goals—Oklahoma City 8-21 (Harden 6-7, Weaver 1-3, Green 1-4, Sefolosha 0-1, Westbrook 0-2, Durant 0-4), Orlando 13-31 (Redick 3-4, Pietrus 2-3, Carter 2-5, Anderson 2-6, Lewis 2-6, Williams 1-3, Johnson 1-3, Barnes 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Oklahoma City 50 (Ibaka 9), Orlando 55 (Howard, Lewis 10). Assists—Oklahoma City 18 (Weaver, Ollie 4), Orlando 25 (Lewis 9). Total Fouls—Oklahoma City 21, Orlando 16. Technicals—Oklahoma City Coach Brooks, Oklahoma City defensive three second. A—17,461 (17,461).