NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — NBA standings, as well as the NBA scores, results and records, following the games that took place in the league on Monday night, Feb. 24.
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Among the winners on the night were the Dallas Mavericks (35-23) and the Los Angeles Clippers (39-20), while the New York Knicks’ (21-36) struggles continued.
At the Madison Square Garden, Dirk Nowitzki, who scored 15 points in the game, hit a buzzer beating jumper that bounced its way in, and the Mavericks handed New York a 110-108 defeat.
“Basically it hit the board, every part of the rim, hit Jerry West over there (the logo on the backboard), came back over and it was definitely an ugly, ugly shot,” a joking Nowitzki said.
“I didn’t even feel like celebrating it was so ugly,” he added.
Vince Carter led Dallas with 23 points, while Monta Ellis added 22 points and Jose Calderon finished with 20 in the win for the Mavericks, which picked up its third straight win.
Carmelo Anthony scored a game-high 44 points and nine rebounds for the Knicks, which suffered its third defeat in a row and their sixth in the last seven games.
At the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Jamal Crawford scored 24 points, Blake Griffin added 22 and Chris Paul had 19 points and 13 assists and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Pelicans (23-33), 123-110.
DeAndre Jordan had 16 rebounds and 14 points, while Matt Barnes, Darren Collison and Hedo Turkoglu each had 12 points for the Clippers.
Anthony Davis paced New Orleans with 26 points and 11 rebounds and Alexis Ajinca fiinshed with 19 points and 12 rebounds in the defeat.
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NBA Scores and Records on Feb. 24
Los Angeles Clippers 123 (39-20), New Orleans Pelicans 110 (23-33)
Dallas Mavericks 110 (35-23), New York Knicks 108 (21-36)
Golden State Warriors 104 (35-32), Detroit Pistons 96 (23-34)
Utah Jazz 110 (20-36), Boston Celtics 98 (19-39)
Milwaukee Bucks 130 (11-45), Philadelphia 76ers 110 (15-42)
