Adam Morrison scored a career-high 30 points and the Charlotte Bobcats held off a second-half rally to beat the Indiana Pacers 113-102 at Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday night.
Emeka Okafor finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds and Matt Carroll scored 18 points for the Bobcats (9-21), who won consecutive games for the first time this season.
Charlotte beat the Lakers 133-124 in triple overtime on Friday.
PHOTO: AP
Raymond Felton had 19 assists. He had 15 in Friday night's game.
Jermaine O'Neal had 27 points and 12 rebounds, Danny Granger scored 17 points and Jamaal Tinsley chipped in 15 for Indiana (17-15), which lost at Conseco Fieldhouse for the third time in its last four games.
Magic 97, Heat 68
At Orlando, Florida, Dwight Howard had 18 points and 10 rebounds to lead Orlando over Miami, which lost its second straight without NBA finals MVP Dwyane Wade.
Also missing Shaquille O'Neal, who has appeared in only four games this season, the Heat conceded the paint to Orlando. The Magic outscored Miami 50-14 in the lane and commanded the game for all but the opening minutes.
Nets 100, Timberwolves 92
At East Rutherford, New Jersey, Richard Jefferson scored 23 points and Mikki Moore had a career-high 20 to lead New Jersey over Minnesota.
Jason Kidd added 19 points and Vince Carter scored 14 as the Nets posted a second straight win following a four-game losing streak. The victory also ended a two-game home losing streak and improved the Nets' record to 4-10 against Western Conference teams.
Bucks 119, Wizards 102
At Milwaukee, Michael Redd scored 28 points and Ruben Patterson added 21 as Milwaukee snapped Washington's five-game winning streak.
The loss dropped Washington into a first-place tie with Orlando in the Southeast Division.
Milwaukee pulled away with a 22-5 run to open the fourth quarter and won for the seventh time in eight games. The Bucks made 13 of their first 17 shots in the fourth.
Mavericks 94, Hornets 80
At Dallas, Jason Terry scored 25 points, Dirk Nowitzki had 17 and Dallas extended its winning streak to nine games by beating injury-depleted New Orleans.
Josh Howard added 15 points and Devin Harris had 12 to help the Mavericks beat the Hornets for the 20th consecutive time, the longest active streak in the four major North American professional sports.
Bulls 103, Cavaliers 96
At Chicago, Luol Deng scored a career-high 32 points and Chicago went on a 24-point run in the second half of a victory over Cleveland.
A jumper by Larry Hughes made it 67-60 with 7:17 left in the third quarter, but the Cavaliers did not score again until he hit a 3-pointer with 9:23 left in the game. Meanwhile, the Bulls built an 84-67 lead and hung on for their third straight victory.
With his wrist bandaged after spraining it on Wednesday, Deng hit 15 of 19 shots after scoring 25 the previous night in a 107-97 win at Toronto.
Grizzlies 110, Raptors 104
At Memphis, Tennessee, Pau Gasol had 22 points and 11 rebounds, Mike Miller added 27 points and Memphis beat short-handed Toronto in the debut of interim coach Tony Barone.
Memphis led by as many as 24 points, but had to withstand a late charge by Toronto to snap a five-game losing streak.
Chucky Atkins scored 16 for Memphis, while Stromile Swift had 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Jazz 96, Trail Blazers 86
At Salt Lake City, Mehmet Okur scored 20 points, Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 10 rebounds and Utah beat Portland.
Okur shot 9-of-13 and scored four points in a late 8-2 run that sealed the game for the Jazz. His runner in the lane gave Utah a 94-82 lead with 1:02 left in the game.
Boozer had his 23rd double-double of the season and Andrei Kirilenko added 14 points for the Jazz, who have won three of four and rebounded from a 106-83 loss to San Antonio on Thursday.
Kings 119, Warriors 96
At Sacramento, California, Kevin Martin scored 25 points, Mike Bibby had 21 and Sacramento used a spectacular first half to snap a three-game losing streak against Golden State.
Warriors guard Jason Richardson broke his right hand in the second quarter, adding injury to the insult of Sacramento's impressive offensive performance.
OUT AGAINST INDONESIA: Taiwan reached the semi-finals at the tournament for the first time by defeating Denmark, with Chou Tien-chen beating Viktor Axelsen Taiwan yesterday crashed out of the Thomas Cup team competition in Chengdu, China, but achieved their best result at the top-tier badminton event by reaching the semi-finals. Indonesia were too good in the semis, winning 3-0 to advance to today’s final against China, who eliminated Malaysia 3-1. In the opening singles of the men’s team clash at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Center Gymnasium 2, Anthony Ginting defeated Taiwan’s Chou Tien-chen 21-18, 21-19 in 51 minutes, which put a huge hole in Taiwan’s aspirations to perhaps even make the final. In the men’s doubles, Fajar Alfian and Muhammad Ardianto downed Lee Yang and Wang
Rafael Nadal on Tuesday lost in straight sets to 31st-ranked Jiri Lehecka in the fourth round at the Madrid Open, while Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-wei advanced to the semi-finals in the women’s doubles. Nadal said that he was feeling good about his progress following his latest injury layoff. Nadal called it a “positive week” in every way and said his body held up well. “I was able to play four matches, a couple of tough matches,” Nadal said. “So very positive, winning three matches, playing four matches at the high level of tennis. I enjoyed a lot playing at home. I leave here with
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek on Saturday came through “the most intense and crazy final” she has ever contested to avenge her loss to Aryna Sabalenka in last year’s Madrid Open final with a grueling three hour, 11 minute victory in the Spanish capital. Coming back from 1-3 down in the decider and saving three match points in total, Swiatek claimed a 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (9/7) victory to secure the Madrid Open trophy for the first time. “Well, who is going to say now that women’s tennis is boring, right?” Swiatek said. Swiatek, who picked up the 20th title of her career, and ninth at
When 42-1 underdog James ‘Buster’ Douglas shocked ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson 34 years ago at the Tokyo Dome, the result reverberated worldwide. Spectators at the 45,000-plus seater venue witnessed one of boxing’s biggest upsets as unbeaten heavyweight champion Tyson was knocked out in the 10th round by the unheralded Douglas in February 1990. Boxing returns to the famous venue on Monday for the first time since that unforgettable encounter when Japan’s undisputed super-bantamweight world champion Naoya ‘Monster’ Inoue puts his belts on the line against Mexican Luis Nery. The 31-year-old Inoue (26-0, 23 KOs) is a huge star in Japan and is just