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Carmelo Anthony and Allen Iverson led the Denver Nuggets over the Boston Celtics last night, sending the Celtics to their first loss against a Western Conference foe this season. Read about Denver?s big win and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for February 19th?s games!
LeBron James posted an impressive triple-double on Tuesday night, but the Houston Rockets were still able to knock off the Cleveland Cavaliers at the Quicken Loans Arena. James had 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists for the Cavs, who shot just 38% for the field and were outrebounded by three. Rafer Alston led the Rockets to victory with 22 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds while Yao Ming added 16 points and 14 boards of his own on the road. The win was Houston?s ninth straight.
Game FIC Scores
LeBron James, CLE ? 25.6
Rafer Alston, HOU ? 18.3
Luis Scola, HOU ? 14.1
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, CLE ? 13.5
The New York Knicks got hot in overtime en route to a 113-100 win over the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center last night. Zach Randolph led the Knicks with 24 points and 10 rebounds, and Jamal Crawford added 21 points and 5 assists for New York, who held the Wizards to just 40% shooting from the floor. Antawn Jamison, notching 20 points and 13 rebounds, led Washington in defeat. The Knicks got to the foul line thirty-eight times while the Wizards attempted just twenty-six shots from the charity stripe at home.
Game FIC Scores
David Lee, NYK ? 17.6
Nate Robinson, NYK ? 15.8
Antawn Jamison, WSH ? 15.8
Quentin Richardson, NYK ? 15.0
The Orlando Magic earned a dominant win over the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night, ending the team?s ten-game win streak in the process. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 20 points, and Keith Bogans added 19 for the Magic, who shot 48% against the Pistons. Rodney Stuckey starred for Detroit with 16 points, and Rasheed Wallace added 10 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. The Magic outscored the Pistons 63-37 over the second and third quarters.
Game FIC Scores
Rashard Lewis, ORL ? 19.0
Keith Bogans, ORL ? 16.3
Antonio McDyess, DET ? 13.0
Rodney Stuckey, DET ? 10.9
Al Jefferson led the Minnesota Timberwolves to a big win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night with 19 points and 13 rebounds. Rashad McCants added 20 points off the bench for the Timberwolves, who shot 48% for the game and outrebounded the 76ers by seven. Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia with 17 points and 6 rebounds, and Thaddeus Young added 14 and 4 of his own in the loss. The Sixers ended the game on a run, but the Timberwolves had built too big of a lead for Philadelphia to overcome.
Game FIC Scores
Al Jefferson, MIN ? 19.5
Andre Miller, PHI ? 15.9
Thaddeus Young, PHI ? 13.4
Marko Jaric, MIN ? 12.3
The San Antonio Spurs used a strong fourth quarter to put away the Charlotte Bobcats on Tuesday night. Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 18 points, and Tim Duncan added 7 points, 15 rebounds, and 5 assists in the twenty-point win. San Antonio?s superior defense held Charlotte to just 28% shooting from the field, and they outrebounded the Bobcats by sixteen at home. Raymond Felton starred for Charlotte with 19 points, and Nazr Mohammed added 12 points and 6 rebounds off the bench in the loss.
Game FIC Scores
Tim Duncan, SAS ? 16.0
Raymond Felton, CHA -12.8
Ime Udoka, SAS ? 12.8
Emeka Okafor, CHA ? (0.3)
Deron Williams led the Utah Jazz to a big win over the Golden State Warriors last night with 29 points and 12 assists. The Jazz shot 53% from the field and outrebounded the Warriors by twelve in Salt Lake City. Mehmet Okur notched 16 points and 10 rebounds for Utah and Carlos Boozer added 16 points and 12 boards of his own in the win. The Warriors were led by Al Harrington?s 21 points and 5 rebounds. Baron Davis added 17 for Golden State on the road.
Game FIC Scores
Deron Williams, UTA ? 30.0
Mehmet Okur, UTA ? 17.8
Andrei Kirilenko, UTA ? 13.3
Baron Davis, GSW ? 11.4
The Boston Celtics didn?t make it easy, but the Denver Nuggets became the first Western Conference team to defeat the East?s best squad on Tuesday night. Carmelo Anthony starred with 29 points and Allen Iverson added 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for Denver, who shot 51% from the floor. Boston shot just 43% from the field, but grabbed even offensive boards. Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo each scored 24 points for the Celtics, who welcomed back Kevin Garnett from injury. Garnett scored 4 points in 21 minutes, on just 2-for-8 shooting, and added 8 rebounds in the loss.
Game FIC Scores
Marcus Camby, DEN ? 25.3
Allen Iverson, DEN ? 17.5
Paul Pierce, BOS ? 15.4
Carmelo Anthony, DEN ? 14.9
Deadlocked at the break, the Sacramento Kings used an impressive second half to knock off the Portland Trail Blazers last night. Ron Artest starred with 24 points, and Francisco Garcia added 23 points and 5 rebounds off the bench for Sacramento, who shot 49% from the field and outrebounded Portland by five. Travis Outlaw led the Blazers with 23 points, and Brandon Roy added 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists in the loss. Portland is mired in a four-game losing skid.
Game FIC Scores
Ron Artest, SAC ? 17.6
Francisco Garcia, SAC ? 17.3
Travis Outlaw, POR ? 13.8
Joel Przybilla, POR ? 12.4
The Seattle Supersonics earned their fourteenth win of the season on Tuesday night against the equally futile Memphis Grizzlies. The Sonics were without Kevin Durant, who was suffering from the flu. Earl Watson had 26 points and 8 assists, and Jeff Green added 11 points and 9 rebounds for Seattle, who shot 52% from the field while holding Memphis to just 41% shooting. Rudy Gay led the Grizzles with 23 points and 8 rebounds while Hakim Warrick added 22 points and 6 boards of his own in defeat.
Game FIC Scores
Earl Watson, SEA ? 23.4
Mike Conley, MEM ? 12.5
Hakim Warrick, MEM ? 12.0
Wally Szczerbiak, SEA ? 11.5
The Los Angeles Lakers bolted out to a 73-37 lead at halftime against the Atlanta Hawks last night en route to an impressive 29-point win. Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol each scored 23 points for the Lakers, who shot 51% from the field and 91% from the foul line. Joe Johnson scored 18 points, and Zaza Pachulia added 12 points and 12 rebounds off the bench for Atlanta, who turned the ball over twenty-three times. Lamar Odom continues to fill the stat sheet in Los Angeles, posting 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Lakers in the victory.
Game FIC Scores
Kobe Bryant, LAL ? 19.3
Lamar Odom, LAL ? 18.3
Pau Gasol, LAL ? 17.3
Josh Smith, ATL ? 11.5
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