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CHICAGO (AP)—Carlos Boozer(notes) scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds, andthe Chicago Bulls won for the 12th time in 14 games, pulling away late to beatthe New Jersey Nets 90-81 on Friday afternoon.
Luol Deng(notes) and Derrick Rose(notes) scored 19 apiece, and the Bulls made enough shotsdown the stretch after struggling from the field for much of the game.
Brook Lopez(notes) led New Jersey with 19 points. Travis Outlaw(notes) and Stephen Graham(notes)each scored 16, but the Nets dropped their fourth straight.
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At least they didn’t get blown out this time.
Outscored by a combined 51 points over the previous three games, the Netshung in against the Central division leaders.
New Jersey was within 75-73 after a tip-in by Derrick Favors(notes) midway throughthe fourth quarter but simply couldn’t pull this one out.
Boozer converted a three-point play, Rose hit two free throws and just likethat, the Bulls were up 80-73 with 5:24 left.
Rose answered a basket by Devin Harris(notes) with an off-balance floater along thebaseline. After Graham nailed the jumper, Chicago got a layup by Kurt Thomas(notes) anda dunk from Boozer that made it 86-77 with just under three minutes left.
The Bulls prevailed despite shooting 39.5 percent and getting outrebounded46-43.
Rose struggled with his shot, going 5 of 16, but finished with nine assists.Boozer, who missed practice on Thursday for personal reasons, had his way aftersome early foul trouble, going 8 of 14 from the field while turning in his fifthdouble-double in six games.
Even so, it was a difficult game for the Bulls.
There were few highlights in the early going, other than a neat sidelinesave by C.J. Watson(notes) midway through the second quarter.
He flipped the ball behind his back to Kyle Korver(notes) on the other side, nearthe Bulls’ bench. That led to two free throws by Ronnie Brewer(notes), making it 39-28and capping a seven-point spurt.
The Nets responded with a 14-2 run, scoring 10 straight and then taking ashort-lived 42-41 lead on two free throws by Stephen Graham and a 20-footer byTravis Outlaw. It was 44-43 when Ronnie Brewer nailed a 3 from the left with 23seconds remaining to give the Bulls a two-point halftime lead.
NOTES: Nets backup PG Jordan Farmar(notes) sat out with a bruised right knee. Theteam was awaiting the MRI results. New Jersey also was without F Troy Murphy(notes),who stayed at the hotel with a viral infection and flu. Coach Avery Johnson saidMurphy will fly home and miss the game at Minnesota on Saturday. … The Bulls’four-game homestand continues with Cleveland on Saturday before wrapping upagainst Toronto on Tuesday. They then visit the Nets the next day.
BOSTON (AP)—Trevor Ariza(notes) made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:34 to playand David West(notes) scored four of his 19 points in the final minute, helping the NewOrleans Hornets pull out an 83-81 win over the injury-riddled Boston Celtics onFriday.
Chris Paul(notes) had 20 points and 11 assists for New Orleans, which won for justthe third time in seven games. Emeka Okafor(notes) scored 18 points and grabbed 13rebounds.
Ray Allen(notes) led Boston with 18 points, but hit the back rim a desperation 3 inthe closing seconds. Paul Pierce(notes) had 12 points and seven boards. Nate Robinson(notes)scored 11 and had six rebounds.
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Boston has lost three of four since winning 14 straight.
After Boston moved ahead 73-66 on Allen’s 3-pointer with just under 6 1/2 minutes to play, New Orleans scored 11 of the next 13 points, taking the lead onMarco Belinelli’s(notes) jumper from the top of the key with 3:07 left.
Robinson tied it with a driving basket with 1:59 to go. He was fouled on theplay, but missed the free throw before Ariza’s 3 moved the Hornets ahead 25seconds later. West then nailed a jumper from the left wing with 54 secondsleft.
Pierce had a basket and Allen two free throws, closing it to 82-81 with 21seconds to play.
Boston had to foul, putting West on the line with 19.6 seconds left. Hemissed the first, but made the second.
After Pierce fumbled a pass near the sideline, he passed it to Allen, whowas forced to take his long 3. Paul grabbed the rebound and Boston was unable tofoul before time expired.
New Orleans opened a 66-57 lead on Okafor’s dunk in the closing minute ofthe third quarter before Boston scored 16 straight points over a 5:37 stretch.
Allen started the run with a jumper with four seconds left in the third andhit three straight baskets in the fourth—the final two were 3-pointers 1:15apart. The second gave Boston a 73-66 lead with 6:27 to play.
The Hornets missed their first nine shots from the floor to open the fourthquarter before Belinelli hit a jumper from the top, halting a scoreless stretchof 5 minutes, 45 seconds. Boston opened the quarter by nailing seven of itsinitial 10 shots.
New Orleans led 66-57 after three.
Boston point guard Rajon Rondo(notes), who leads the league with 13.8 assists pergame, missed his seventh straight with a sprained left ankle. Forward KevinGarnett(notes) was out with a strained right calf, and injury sustained Wednesdayagainst Detroit. Center Kendrick Perkins(notes) has not played yet this season due tooffseason knee surgery from an injury in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and backuppoint guard Delonte West(notes) missed his 16th straight game with a broken rightwrist.
Neither team shot over 42 percent in the opening half, with Boston holding a39-37 edge at the break.
NOTES: Boston’s makeshift lineup due to the injuries had Pierce looking abit frustrated at one point in the opening half. He clamped his hands twicecalling for the ball from Von Wafer(notes) before shrugging his shoulders. During atimeout, Pierce was talking to Wafer for a while. … “I heard guys sayingsomebody needs to step up. Nobody needs to step up,” Boston coach Doc Riverssaid of the list of key injured players. “The guys just need to do what theycan do.” … The Hornets had consecutive double-digit losses to the Lakers andMinnesota in their previous games. … West played despite being listed asquestionable with a sprained left ankle. … Davis was whistled for a technicalin the third quarter.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Danny Granger(notes) and Darren Collison(notes) scored 18 pointsapiece and the Indiana Pacers pulled away early for a 95-86 victory over theWashington Wizards on Friday.
Granger shot 8 of 12 from the field and scored 13 of his points in the firsthalf in helping Indiana snap a three-game losing streak.
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John Wall(notes) scored 25 for the Wizards, who are 0-16 on the road this seasonand 8-7 at home.
The Pacers took control of the game with a 20-4 run in the second quarter,getting eight points from T.J. Ford(notes) in a spurt that gave them a 45-26 lead. TheWizards shot 2 of 14 in the quarter.
Washington drew within 83-72 early in the fourth quarter, but got no closeruntil the final margin.
The Wizards have lost 15 of 18 games, but beat Indiana at home Wednesday,104-90.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—Monta Ellis(notes) scored 25 points and the Golden StateWarriors held off a late rally to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 96-95 on Friday.
Stephen Curry(notes) added 24 points and Dorell Wright(notes) 17 for the Warriors, who ledby as many as 11 points midway through the third quarter and held a six-pointlead with 1:20 remaining.
Stephen Jackson(notes) scored 22 points for the Bobcats, but missed a 3-pointerwith 2 seconds remaining that could have given Charlotte its third consecutivewin under interim head coach Paul Silas.
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Gerald Wallace(notes) added 20 points, D.J. Augustin(notes) 12 and Boris Diaw(notes) 10 pointsfor the Bobcats.
Up by six points at the half, Golden State extended its lead to 64-53 onEllis’ layup with 7:48 left in the third quarter, and were ahead 77-70 by theend of the period.
Charlotte, however, cut the Warriors’ lead to 91-90 on Augustin’s 3-pointerwith 3:43 left in the fourth quarter. But David Lee(notes) hit a free throw and Ellismade a jumper and layup to put Golden State up 96-90 with 1:20 remaining.
The Bobcats made another run in the final minute, with Jackson hitting afree throw, Gerald Henderson(notes) tipping in a miss by Jackson, then Diaw hit a layupto pull to 96-95 with 14.5 seconds remaining.
Golden State had a shot at running out the clock, but Ellis was called foran offensive foul on an inbounds play with 8.5 seconds left, giving Charlotteanother chance. But Jackson’s 3-point attempt clanged off the side of the rim.
Silas, who replaced Larry Brown on Dec. 22, had won his first two games asCharlotte’s interim head coach—105-100 over Detroit on Monday, and 101-92 overCleveland on Wednesday. But getting that third straight win proved to be toomuch of a challenge, as Golden State hit its first seven shots and raced to an11-point lead early in the first quarter.
Charlotte clawed its way back into contention, leading twice—the last timeat 36-32 on Henderson’s short jumper with 6:49 left in the second quarter—andtying the score four times, the last at 40-all on Wallace’s 3-pointer with 4:51remaining. Curry then stifled any further Charlotte rallies in the first half,scoring eight of his 11 second-quarter points in a four-minute span.
His 3-pointer put Golden State up 45-40, another 3 less than a minute laterpushed the margin to 48-44, and a fast-break layup with 36 seconds remaininggave the Warriors a 52-46 lead at the break.
Notes: Friday’s game was the first time that Charlotte assistant coachStephen Silas had faced his former team. Silas, the son of Bobcats interim headcoach Paul Silas, had been an Warriors assistant for more than four seasonsuntil joining his father’s staff earlier this week. “Stephen had worked with mefor a long time,” Golden State head coach Keith Smart said. “But it was ano-brainer—I told Stephen that I’d drive him to the airport. He was tornbecause of what he had been doing for us. But I told him that he had to focus onhimself and his family, and the opportunity to work with his dad. I’m sure thatif the situation was reversed, he’d think the same thing.” … Among thoseattending Friday’s game was Bob McKillop, Curry’s head coach at Davidson, andthe entire Wildcats roster. Curry and Warriors teammate Reggie Williams(notes) watchedDavidson play St. John’s (Maine) the day before, and McKillop returned the favorFriday. “They had to switch practice time to make sure they could make thegame,” said Curry, who had to “65 or 70 tickets” for friends to attendFriday’s game, and was the only Golden State player to draw cheers from theBobcats’ fans during pre-game introductions. … Jackson and Ellis exchanged abig hug at midcourt before tipoff. The two were teammates with the Warriorsbefore Jackson was traded to the Bobcats in 2009. … Charlotte C DeSagana Diop(notes)came out of the game midway through the second quarter with a straight rightAchilles’ tendon. His status for the Bobcats’ home game against Miami on Jan. 3was unknown. … Bobcats F Tyrus Thomas(notes) missed his second straight game withsprained right wrist, and Silas said that his return to the lineup is “day today.” Thomas was joined on the inactive list by C Kwame Brown(notes) and F EduardoNajera(notes). … The Warriors were without C Andris Biedrins(notes) (left ankle sprain) andC Dan Gadzuric(notes) (left groin strain). Also inactive for Golder State was G JeremyLin(notes).
MIAMI (AP)—LeBron James(notes) wants to be part of the dunk contest at All-Starweekend. He’s just not sure it’s a smart idea.
One of the game’s best dunkers, James acknowledged Friday that he oftenconsiders committing to be part of the field, then finds himself waffling.
James said at some points he tells himself, “Yeah, I’m going to do it,”but then he thinks about the wear and tear on his body and reconsiders.
At the 2009 All-Star weekend in Phoenix, James said he planned to enter the2010 contest, then eventually backed off. This year’s dunk contest is Feb. 19 inLos Angeles.
James noted that competing against the likes of Blake Griffin(notes) would be achallenge and says, “he’s already got the home court advantage.”
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DENVER (AP)—Nuggets star forward Carmelo Anthony(notes) rejoined the DenverNuggets for practice Friday, his first work with the team since the death of hissister.
Anthony missed five games and is expected to play Saturday when the Nuggetshost the Sacramento Kings. He says it feels good to be back on the basketballfloor practicing and being surrounded teammates after a rough week.
Anthony left the team Dec. 22 to tend to his family and grieve.
Michelle Anthony, 38, who was a mother of four, died on Dec. 21 inBaltimore. Her cause of the death was not disclosed, though the Nuggets releaseda statement that she had died of a “pre-existing condition.”
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CLEVELAND (AP)—Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao(notes) will miss at leastCleveland’s next two games with a broken cheekbone.
Varejao got hurt during Wednesday’s loss in Charlotte. The team saysVarejao’s face swelled up on the flight back to Cleveland. He will not travelwith the team to Chicago for Saturday’s game, and he also will miss Sunday’shome game against Dallas.
Varejao will wear a mask when he returns.
Guards Mo Williams(notes) (hip) and Daniel Gibson(notes) (leg) are both questionable forSaturday’s game. Both are traveling with the Cavs, who have dropped fivestraight and 15 of 16.
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CLEVELAND (AP)—Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao(notes) will miss at leastCleveland’s next two games with a broken cheekbone.
Varejao got hurt during Wednesday’s loss in Charlotte. The team saysVarejao’s face swelled up on the flight back to Cleveland. He will not travelwith the team to Chicago for Saturday’s game, and he also will miss Sunday’shome game against Dallas.
Varejao will wear a mask when he returns.
Guards Mo Williams(notes) (hip) and Daniel Gibson(notes) (leg) are both questionable forSaturday’s game. Both are traveling with the Cavs, who have dropped fivestraight and 15 of 16.
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BOSTON (AP)—The Boston Celtics were hoping to get Rajon Rondo(notes) back afterKevin Garnett(notes) joined the list of injured players, but the star point guard isstill unable to return from a sprained left ankle.
Rondo will miss his seventh straight game—Friday against New Orleans—with the injury he sustained in New York on Dec. 15.
Rondo, the league leader with 13.8 assists per game, went through a workout.He was sitting on the bench during pregame warmups, but coach Doc Rivers said hewasn’t ready yet.
Garnett is expected to be out two weeks with a strained right calf. Hesuffered his injury in the opening quarter of Boston’s loss against the DetroitPistons on Wednesday.
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MIAMI (AP)—LeBron James(notes) has no regrets about 2010.
Speaking to The Associated Press on Friday about the year unlike any otherin his life, the NBA’s two-time reigning MVP says he will “absolutely”consider 2010 to be a great year, even after making the choice to leaveCleveland for Miami and dealing with the fallout that predictably followed.
James also says Miami is starting to feel more and more like home every day,although his family has continued maintaining permanent residences in Ohio. Andperhaps above all else, James says he’s most thrilled about the way the Heathave played the last month, winning 16 of 17 games going into a matchup againstGolden State on Saturday night.
He says he is looking forward to a memorable—and less controversial—2011.
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