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Kobe Bryant scored 52 points as the Los Angeles Lakers knocked off Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks in overtime on Sunday night. Read about Kobe?s big game and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for March 2nd?s games!
LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to a comeback win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night with 37 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Wally Szczerbiak scored 17 points off the bench for the Cavs, who shot 46% from the field and scored 21 points off Chicago turnovers. Larry Hughes had 23 points and 5 rebounds and Drew Gooden added 11 points and 10 boards of his own against his old team, as the Bulls made just 39% of their shots and outrebounded the Cavs by five in the loss.
Game FIC Scores
LeBron James, CLE ? 21.0
Larry Hughes, CHI ? 12.5
Joakim Noah, CHI ? 12.0
Delonte West, CLE ? 11.3
The Los Angeles Lakers won a close battle with the Dallas Mavericks in overtime last night thanks to 52 points and 11 rebounds from Kobe Bryant. Pau Gasol tallied 17 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists for the Lakers, who shot 37% from the field against just 36% for the visiting Mavericks. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 30 points and 13 rebounds and Erick Dampier added 16 points and 17 boards in the tight loss. The Lakers outrebounded the Mavs by five in the victory, while Jason Kidd notched 15 points, 11 assists and 5 rebounds for Dallas in defeat.
Game FIC Scores
Kobe Bryant, LAL ? 31.1
Dirk Nowitzki, DAL ? 22.8
Pau Gasol, LAL ? 22.8
Erick Dampier, DAL ? 21.1
The Boston Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks by ten at home on Sunday night thanks to a strong second half. Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Kevin Garnett added 20 points and 16 rebounds for the Celtics, who shot 44% from the floor and outrebounded the Hawks by five. Josh Smith tallied 22 points and 9 rebounds for Atlanta, who stumbled after building a three-point lead heading into the third quarter. Al Horford added 14 points and 11 rebounds for the Hawks as they converted just 39% of their field goal attempts.
Game FIC Scores
Kendrick Perkins, BOS ? 21.1
Kevin Garnett, BOS ? 19.0
Al Horford, ATL ? 15.5
Joe Johnson, ATL ? 1.6
The Indiana Pacers outscored the Milwaukee Bucks by a combined twenty-four points in the second and fourth quarters en route to a big win on Sunday night. Mike Dunleavy had 36 points and Danny Granger added 27 points and 9 rebounds for the Pacers, who shot 48% from the field and turned the ball over just nine times. Michael Redd starred with 28 points for the Bucks, who outrebounded the Pacers by eight but shot just 37% on the night. Mo Williams added 15 points and 9 rebounds for Milwaukee in their third straight loss.
Game FIC Scores
Mike Dunleavy, IND ? 27.3
Danny Granger, IND ? 16.3
Jeff Foster, IND ? 15.0
Andrew Bogut, MIL ? 13.8
Tony Parker and Tim Duncan combined to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a ten-point victory over the New Jersey Nets last night. Parker had 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists and Duncan added 13 points and 14 boards for the Spurs, who outrebounded the Nets by nine and held them to just 34% shooting. Vince Carter starred for New Jersey with 21 points and 8 rebounds and Devin Harris added 21 points and 5 assists off the bench. The two teams will meet up again on Tuesday, as the Spurs moved into a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the win.
Game FIC Scores
Tony Parker, SAS ? 20.5
Vince Carter, NJN ? 14.1
Ime Udoka, SAS ? 12.5
Devin Harris, NJN ? 12.4
Antawn Jamison led the Washington Wizards to a surprise win against the New Orleans Hornets on Sunday night with 28 points and 9 rebounds. DeShawn Stevenson added 16 points and 5 assists for the Wizards, who shot 43% from the field and capitalized on the Hornets? fifteen turnovers. Peja Stojakovic had 17 points and 7 rebounds and Chris Paul added 16 points and 8 assists for the Hornets, who fell two games behind the Spurs for first place in the Southwest division with the loss.
Game FIC Scores
Antawn Jamison, WSH ? 21.0
Chris Paul, NOH ? 14.1
Tyson Chandler, NOH ? 14.0
Brendan Haywood, WSH ? 12.8
Jason Richardson pushed the Charlotte Bobcats past the Toronto Raptors, who were without Chris Bosh, on Sunday night. Richardson had 30 points and 7 rebounds and Emeka Okafor added 14 points and 15 boards for the Bobcats, who shot just 43% but outrebounded the Raptors by thirteen. Anthony Parker led Toronto with 24 points and 6 rebounds and Rasho Nesterovic added 16 points in the road loss. The Raptors hit 51% of their field goal attempts, but their lack of rebounding cost them a victory.
Game FIC Scores
Jared Dudley, CHA ? 17.5
Emeka Okafor, CHA ? 16.8
Anthony Parker, TOR ? 16.3
Jason Richardson, CHA ? 15.9
The Seattle Supersonics defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in an overtime matchup between two of the league?s worst teams last night. Kevin Durant had 25 points and Chris Wilcox added 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Sonics, who shot 55% from the field and outrebounded the Wolves by three. Al Jefferson starred for Minnesota with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists as they fell to 12-46 on the year. Durant hit two free throws with sixteen seconds left on the clock to seal the deal for Seattle.
Game FIC Scores
Chris Wilcox, SEA ? 20.6
Al Jefferson, MIN ? 17.9
Earl Watson, SEA ? 16.0
Randy Foye, MIN ? 13.0
No Yao Ming, no problem for the Houston Rockets. They cruised past the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night for their fifteenth-straight win, a record in the NBA this season. Tracy McGrady posted 22 points and 7 assists and Shane Battier added 20 points and 6 rebounds for the Rockets, who shot 50% from the field and outrebounded the Nuggets by four. Carmelo Anthony tallied 19 points for Denver, who got 12 points and 10 rebounds from Kenyon Martin. Both teams turned the ball over seventeen times, but the Nuggets? struggles from the field (they shot 42%) allowed Houston to take over.
Game FIC Scores
Shane Battier, HOU ? 15.9
Rafer Alston, HOU ? 15.0
Marcus Camby, DEN ? 14.8
Carmelo Anthony, DEN ? 6.3
Tied after the third, the Golden State Warriors used a strong fourth quarter to knock off the Portland Trail Blazers last night. Stephen Jackson had 29 points and 9 rebounds and Monta Ellis added 26 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists for the Warriors, who shot 46% from the floor and turned the ball over just eight times. Brandon Roy led with 26 points and LaMarcus Aldridge added 15 points and 7 rebounds for Portland, who outrebounded Golden State by four. The win was the Warriors? first against the Blazers this season.
Game FIC Scores
Monta Ellis, GSW ? 20.5
Stephen Jackson, GSW ? 19.0
Brandon Roy, POR ? 14.6
LaMarcus Aldridge, POR ? 11.5
Both teams shot 56% from the field as the Sacramento Kings bested the Miami Heat on Sunday night. Ron Artest scored 32 points and Kevin Martin added 29 points and 4 rebounds for the Kings, who outrebounded the Heat by four and notched 28 points off Miami turnovers. Dwyane Wade led with 26 points and 7 assists and Shawn Marion added 19 points 8 rebounds for the Heat, who had sixteen miscues and now hold down the worst record in the entire league.
Game FIC Scores
Beno Udrih, SAC ? 26.9
Jason Williams, MIA ? 20.0
Ron Artest, SAC ? 17.0
Shawn Marion, MIA ? 16.3
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