Sun, Nov 15, 2009 - Page 19 News List

NBA : New coach, but Hornets crash

LOST POINT GUARD Seconds after a dunk by the Trail Blazers’ Hilton Armstrong, Hornets point guard Chris Paul appeared to sprain his ankle as he landed badly

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WARRIORS 121, KNICKS 107

At New York, Stephen Jackson scored 23 points and three other players had 22 as Golden State sent New York to the worst 10-game start in franchise history.

KINGS 109, ROCKETS 100

At Sacramento, California, Jason Thompson had a career-high 27 points and added 11 rebounds for Sacramento’s fourth win in a row.

The previous time the Kings won four consecutive games was late in the 2007-08 season.

Trevor Ariza scored 28 points for the Rockets. Shane Battier had 23 points and Luis Scola had 20 points and nine rebounds.

RAPTORS 104, CLIPPERS 89

At Los Angeles, Chris Bosh had 21 points and 14 rebounds for Toronto, which overcame an early 22-point deficit and made four ­shots for 12 points during a game-ending 16-0 run.

Andrea Bargnani had 19 points and Jose Calderon added 18 for the Raptors.

Chris Kaman, who fought through a virus to get 20 points and 11 rebounds in Wednesday’s home loss at New Orleans, made his first five shots against the Raptors and finished with 25 points and seven rebounds in 36 minutes.

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