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The Toronto Raptors put together a nice performance to knock off the Charlotte Bobcats on Monday night. Chris Bosh exploded to lead the Raps, who improved their standing in the Eastern Conference with the victory. Read about the Raptors and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for March 31st?s games!
Jermaine O?Neal returned to the floor for the Indiana Pacers on Monday night in a big win over the visiting Miami Heat. Danny Granger had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists and Mike Dunleavy added 18 points and 6 boards for the Pacers, who outrebounded Miami by seven and created twenty-one turnovers. O?Neal had 9 points and 2 rebounds for Indiana in just eighteen minutes of play. Daequan Cook had 16 points and 6 rebounds and Chris Quinn added 15 points and 6 assists for the Heat, who shot 41% from the floor and have now lost four-straight games. The Pacers set a franchise mark with 676 made three-pointers this season in the win.
Game FIC Scores
Danny Granger, IND ? 16.6
Chris Quinn, MIA ? 16.5
Joel Anthony, MIA ? 13.0
Mike Dunleavy, IND ? 12.3
The Toronto Raptors used a 21-10 advantage in the third quarter to knock off the Charlotte Bobcats last night. Chris Bosh had 32 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists and Rasho Nesterovic added 14 points and 11 boards for the Raptors, who shot 46% from the field and had just one more rebound than Charlotte. Emeka Okafor notched 18 points and 12 rebounds and Jason Richardson tallied 26 points and 6 boards for the Bobcats, who hit 45% of their shots and scored thirteen points off turnovers. The win helped move the Raptors into a tie with the Washington Wizards for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Game FIC Scores
Chris Bosh, TOR ? 24.5
Emeka Okafor, CHA ? 21.0
Jason Richardson, CHA ? 18.5
Rasho Nesterovic, TOR ? 11.25
The Atlanta Hawks scored 40 points in the first quarter on their way to a huge win over the Memphis Grizzles on Monday night. Josh Smith had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Joe Johnson added 19 points and 8 dimes for the Hawks, who shot 55% from the field and took great care of the basketball. Rudy Gay notched 29 points and 5 rebounds and Juan Carlos Navarro added 17 points off the bench for the Grizzles, who shot 53%, outrebounded Atlanta by three and turned the ball over sixteen times. The victory allowed the Hawks to maintain a three-game lead over the Pacers and Nets for the final playoff spot in the East.
Game FIC Scores
Josh Smith, ATL ? 30.1
Rudy Gay, MEM ? 16.4
Mike Bibby, ATL ? 15.8
Joe Johnson, ATL ? 14.6
The Utah Jazz nearly ran the Washington Wizards out of the building last night en route to a 129-87 home victory. Deron Williams had 12 points and 16 assists and C.J. Miles added 29 points for the Jazz, who hit 59% of their shots and outrebounded Washington by seventeen. Antawn Jamison led the Wizards, who were without Caron Butler, with 22 points and Nick Young added 18 points off the bench in the loss. Mehmet Okur notched 16 points and 9 rebounds and Carlos Boozer added 19 points for Utah, who are still within reach of the top seed in the uber-tight Western Conference.
Game FIC Scores
Deron Williams, UTA ? 25.3
C.J. Miles, UTA ? 23.8
Mehmet Okur, UTA ? 20.3
Roger Mason, WSH ? 15.0
The Phoenix Suns used a 46-point fourth quarter to come-from-behind and beat the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. Amare Stoudemire had 41 points and 14 rebounds and Steve Nash added 36 points and 8 assists for the Suns, who hit 48% of their shots and outrebounded Denver by seventeen. Carmelo Anthony had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Allen Iverson tallied 21 points and 7 assists for the Nuggets, who shot 52% but couldn?t keep the Suns from getting white-hot in the second half. The loss bumped Denver down to ninth place in the Western Conference.
Game FIC Scores
Amare Stoudemire, PHX ? 30.9
Steve Nash, PHX ? 30.0
Marcus Camby, DEN ? 15.0
J.R. Smith, DEN ? 13.5
The Dallas Mavericks won a hard-fought battle with the Los Angeles Clippers last night at the STAPLES Center. Josh Howard posted 25 points and 8 rebounds and Jason Kidd tallied 27 points and 4 assists for the Mavericks, who scored 32 points off turnovers and held L.A. to just 36% shooting. Rookie Al Thornton led the Clippers with 26 points and 7 rebounds, while Corey Maggette added 23 points, 9 boards and 4 assists. Los Angeles outrebounded Dallas by fourteen and committed 23 turnovers.
Game FIC Scores
Jason Kidd, DAL ? 19.5
Josh Howard, DAL ? 16.0
Al Thornton, LAC ? 13.5
Nick Fazekas, LAC ? 12.3
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