NBA news and notes, Nov. 12 Anthony Davis had 25 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots, and the New Orleans Pelicans pulled away from the reeling Los Angeles Lakers for a 109-102 victory Wednesday night.Tyreke Evans had 19 points and 11 assists for New Orleans. Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday each added 17 points.The Lakers’ Kobe Bryant scored 33 on 10-of-28 shooting, one night after setting the NBA record for most missed field goals in a career. Los Angeles dropped to 1-7.Pacers 81, Heat 75: Chris Copeland scored 17 points and put Indiana ahead to stay on a layup with 43 seconds left, and Roy Hibbert had 16 points and 15 rebounds to help lift visiting Indiana, which has won two straight after a 1-6 start. … Dwyane Wade scored 20 for Miami.Blazers 130, Nuggets 113: Damian Lillard had 27 points and a season-high nine assists as Portland used an 84-point first half to hand skidding Denver its sixth straight defeat. … Ty Lawson had 32 points for the host Nuggets.Rockets 113, Timberwolves 101: Dwight Howard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden scored 23 points and added 10 assists, and Houston beat Minnesota in Mexico City, the league’s first regular-season game played south of the border since 1997. Wizards 107, Pistons 103: John Wall had 27 points and 11 assists as Washington held off visiting Detroit, which was led by Brandon Jennings’ 32 points.Thunder 109, Celtics 94: Reggie Jackson had 28 points and eight assists, and Anthony Morrow scored 28 to lead visiting Oklahoma City. … Boston’s Rajon Rondo just missed his second triple-double of the season with 20 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds. Magic 97, Knicks 95: Evan Fournier scored a career-high 28 points and Orlando handed host New York its sixth straight loss. … Carmelo Anthony scored 27 points for the Knicks, who haven’t reached 100 this season.Hawks 100, Jazz 97: Paul Millsap had 30 points and 17 rebounds, and Jeff Teague added 17 points for host Atlanta. … Kyle Korver, who had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks, hit a three-pointer from the left wing with 58 seconds to play to put Atlanta ahead 100-97 and mark the game’s 18th lead change.Suns 112, Nets 104: Gerald Green came off the bench to score 28 points and Phoenix erased a 19-point deficit to beat visiting Brooklyn, which was led by Joe Johnson’s 21 points.Battery charge against Griffin: Clippers forward Blake Griffin is facing a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from a scuffle with a man at a Las Vegas nightclub, according to court records obtained Wednesday. Griffin is due for arraignment Dec. 8 before a Las Vegas justice of the peace on a charge that could get him up to a year in jail if he is convicted. The criminal complaint was filed Friday, and a summons was issued for his arrest.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 06:55:11 +0000
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