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Jeremy Lin Leads Hornets Past Cavaliers 106-97: NBA Score

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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sporting Alert – Jeremy Lin scored 24 points and led five of his teammates in double-digits, and the Charlotte Hornets rallied in the second half to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-97 on Wednesday night. Box score

Lin went 7-of-13 on shooting from the floor and added eight assists and five rebounds for the Hornets, who outscored the Cavaliers 33-17 in the third quarter to take an 82-75 lead before seizing the advantage and then extended the lead to double figures.

Marvin Williams finished with 16 points and four rebounds, Frank Kaminsky III added 15 points and six boards off the bench for Charlotte (24-25), which improved to 17-8 at the Time Warner Cable Arena this season.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist collected 11 points and 13 rebounds and Nicholas Batum scored 10 points for the Hornets, who played without starting point guard Kemba Walker due to a sore left knee.

Walker is averaging 20.2 points, 5 assists and 4.3 rebounds this season. He was missing his first game of the term.

Kyrie Irving paced the Cavaliers with 26 points and five assists, while LeBron James added 23 points, six rebounds, six assists and two blocks for Cleveland, which had won five straight entering Wednesday night’s contest.

Also scoring in double figures for the Cavs in the defeat were J.R. Smith, who scored 14 points and had four steals, as well as Kevin Love, who finished with 12 points, 12 rebounds, two blocks and two steals in the defeat.

Cleveland shot 45.8 percent from the floor on 38-of-83 shooting, while the Hornets, who led by as many as 15 points in the closing parts of the fourth quarter, shot 49.4 percent from the field.

The win on Wednesday night saw Charlotte, which outrebounded the Cavs 49-28 — snapping a four-game losing streak against the Cavaliers, while winning two in a row.

Up next for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who lead the Eastern Conference standings, is a trip to the Boston Celtics on Friday night, while the Lin and the Charlotte Hornets stay at home to entertain the Miami Heat on Friday night as well.

Lakers grab first win: NBA Scores and Records-Nov.9

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LOS ANGELES (Sporting Alert) — Jeremy Lin and Kobe Bryant each scored 21 points as the Los Angeles Lakers grabbed its first win of the season, while the Golden State Warriors dropped first of the term on Sunday.

Charles Barkley is now free to eat, after the LA Lakers (1-5) outscored the Charlotte Hornets in the second half on their way to a 107-92 victory – the first win of the season for Byron Scott’s team.

Barkley said on TNT last week that he would be fasting until Scott’s side won a game this season and Lakers forward Ed Davis, who scored 10 points and five rebounds in the win, used social media to fire back at the TNT commentator.

“Charles your fat a– can eat now,” Davis wrote on Twitter.

Before that though, Bryant scored 21 points and six rebounds and Lin added 21 points and seven assists for the Lakers, which snapped a five game losing streak.

“I know the city probably feels good about it,” said Scott after the win. “Mentally, it gives us the vision that we can win.”

Carlos Boozer scored 16 points and five rebounds and Jordan Hill collected 12 points, seven assists and six boards in the win for Los Angeles.

Also on Sunday, the Phoenix Suns ended Golden State’s five game undefeated winning run on the season with a 107-95 victory at US Airways Center.

Isaiah Thomas scored 22 points and seven boards and Goran Dragic and Gerald Green each added 19 points apiece in the win for Phoenix.

“We knew if we were just solid at the defensive end, they would be turning the ball over because that’s what they’ve been doing this whole season,” Thomas said.

“Guys were open and they knocked down shots. It started at the defensive end, though.”

Stephen Curry finished with 28 points, 10 assists and five steals, but also had 10 turnovers in the defeat for Golden State (5-1), who were dropping their first game of the term.

“We just made a lot of stupid plays that gave them life as opposed to putting the nail in the coffin when we had the opportunity to do that,” Curry said after the defeat.

Draymond Green scored 22 points and nine boards in the defeat.

In other results, the Toronto Raptors (6-1) handed the Philadelphia 76ers (0-7) a seventh successive defeat to start the season with a 120-88 result, while Oklahoma City Thunder (2-5) held off the Sacramento Kings (5-2), 101-93.

NBA SCORES, RECORDS ON NOV. 9

Toronto Raptors 120 (6-1) – Philadelphia 76ers 88 (0-7)
Phoenix Suns 107 (4-3) – Golden State Warriors 95 (5-1)
Miami Heat 105 (5-2) – Dallas Mavericks 96 (4-3)
Brooklyn Nets 104 (4-2) – Orlando Magic 96 (2-5)
Oklahoma City Thunder 101 (2-5) – Sacramento Kings 93 (5-2)
Utah Jazz 97 (3-4) – Detroit Pistons 96 (2-4)
Portland Trail Blazers 116 (4-3) – Denver Nuggets 100 (1-5)
Los Angeles Lakers 107 (1-5) – Charlotte Hornets 92 (3-4)

Bryant scores 27, but Suns hold off Lakers in overtime

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ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sporting Alert) — Isaiah Thomas and Gerald Green both starred off the bench for the Phoenix Suns to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 114-108 in overtime in a preseason game at Honda Center on Tuesday night.

Thomas scored a team-high 26 points on 6 of 12 shooting in his 31 minutes, while Green added 21 points and went 4 of 9 from three point range in the victory for the Suns, who outscored the Lakers 20-14 in overtime after both teams were locked at 94-94 at the end of regulation time.

Kobe Bryant, who started slowly, recovered to lead the LA Lakers with a game-high 27 points in 34 minutes, with Wesley Johnson and Jeremy Lin, returning from an ankle injury, both adding 15 points apiece.

Bryant knocked down a 17-footer to tie the game at 88-88 with 1:49 left in the fourth quarter.

The star shooting guard then scored his team’s next six points to give the Lakers a 94-91 lead with 0:12 seconds left in the fourth quarter.

But with 0:01 seconds to go and the Lakers up by two, Thomas made a jumper to tie the game and send it into overtime.

Green then scored 10 of Phoenix’s total points in overtime, including the go ahead three pointer with 3:01 left, as Los Angeles failed to hit their shots in the extra period.

Goran Dragic had 15 points for the Suns, while Eric Bledsoe, with 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Shavlik Randolph, 10 points (five in overtime) and six rebounds, played good supporting role in the victory.

Jordan Hill finished with 14 points and seven boards and Carlos Boozer added 12 in the defeat for the Los Angeles Lakers, which played again without 40-year-old point guard Steve Nash, who is still suffering from a sore back.

Phoenix, which rested Zoran Dragic, Tyler Ennis and Alex Len on Tuesday night, now travels to STAPLES Center to face the LA Clippers on Wednesday night in their penultimate preseason game.

The Lakers, meanwhile, will meet the Portland Trail Blazers at Citizens Business Bank Arena on Wednesday before wrapping up their exhibitions on Friday against Sacramento.

Balanced Utah Jazz rout Lakers; Pelicans hammer Thunder

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ANAHEIM, CA (Sporting Alert) — The Los Angeles Lakers continued its shaky run in preseason after losing 119-86 to the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.

The defeat at the Honda Center was the Lakers’ third in a row, adding to the back-to-back defeats suffered at the hands of the Golden State Warriors.

Thursday night, Gordon Hayward scored 16 points, four assists, four steals and two blocks in 27 minutes on 5 of 7 shooting and Derrick Favors added 15 points for the Jazz, who remain undefeated in preseason from four games.

Kobe Bryant scored 14 of his 27 points in the second half to lead the Lakers, while former Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer added 17 points and Jordan Hill collected a double-double of 12 points and 14 rebounds in the defeat.

Utah also got good contributions from Dante Exum, who scored 13 points and six assists, as well as Rodney Hood, who finished with 11 points and five rebounds.

Los Angeles was without veteran point guard Steve Nash, who was rested after the 40-year-old apparently injured his back on Wednesday, and Jeremy Lin, who is recovering from a sprained left ankle.

The Lakers went 41-percent from the field, but were 0 of 5 from three-point range.

Utah Jazz led the LA Lakers 56-35 at halftime and 86-62 through the first three quarters.

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Also on the night, star forward Anthony Davis poured in a game-high 28 points and 8 rebounds for the New Orleans Pelicans to eased to a 120-86 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Ryan Anderson added 17 points and Jrue Holiday finished with 14 in support of Davis.

Jeremy Lamb had 20 points and seven boards to lead the way for the Kevin Durant-less OKC, which also got useful contributions from Sebastian Telfair, 16 points and Steven Adams, 12 points and eight rebounds.

Thompson, Curry star in Warriors’ preseason win over Lakers

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Klay Thompson stars in Golden State win over Lakers: Photo by warriors

LOS ANGELES (SportingAlert.com) — Klay Thompson scored 25 points and Stephen Curry supported with 20, and the Golden State Warriors picked up a 120-105 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in preseason on Thursday night.

Thompson, who shot 9 for 13 from the field, went 5 for 6 from three-point range, while Curry, who also dished out six assists and pulled down five rebounds, shot 6 of 9, including 3 for 4 from behind the arc. The star point guard went 5 of 5 from the free throw line as well.

David Lee scored 12 points and Harrison Barnes added 11 in the win for the Warriors.

Former Chicago Bulls forward Carlos Boozer, led the Los Angeles Lakers with 16 points, while Kobe Bryant added 15 and Jeremy Lin, who started the game at point guard, supported with 14 and four assists.

Veteran point guard Steve Nash was rested by head coach Byron Scott.

Rookie Julius Randle finished with 12 points and seven boards for the LA Lakers and Ronnie Price, scored 11 points in the defeat.

The Lakers went 39 for 89 for 43.8 percent from the field, but struggled miserably from behind the arc, after going just 1 for 11.

Golden State on the other hand, shot 56 percent from the field and went 12 for 21 for 57.1 percent from three-point range.

The Warriors led 62-44 at half-time.

ESPN, WatchESPN: Houston v San Antonio; Harden Starts

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SAN ANTONIO (Sporting Alert) — James Harden is in the lineup for the Houston Rockets for tonight’s Christmas Day clash with the San Antonio Spurs at the AT&T Center.

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Harden, who was a game time decision because of an ankle injury has apparently recovered well enough and will join Jeremy Lin at the guard positions.

Lin was listed as day-to-day for the contest, but is fit to play.

Also starting on Christmas for the Rockets (18-11) are Terrence Jones, Chandler Parsons and Dwight Howard, who will lead from up front.

For the San Antonio Spurs (22-6), forward Kawhi Leonard is back in the starting team and will join the veteran Tim Duncan.

All-Star point guard Tony Parker and shooting guard Marco Belinelli are also starters tonight.

San Antonio team: Tony Parker (PG) Marco Belinelli (SG) Kawhi Leonard (SF) Tim Duncan (PF) Tiago Splitter (C)

Houston: Jeremy Lin (PG) James Harden (SG) Chandler Parsons (SF) Terrence Jones (PF) Dwight Howard (C)

Harden, Howard guide Houston over San Antonio in preseason

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SAN ANTONIO (Sporting Alert) — James Harden had 22 points and 11 assists and Dwight Howard finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds in the Houston Rockets’ 109-92 win over the San Antonio Spurs in preseason action Thursday night.

The Rockets who have been receiving the backing of several pundits to do some damage in the Western Conference, shot 40 for 89  for 45 percent from the field and outscored the Spurs 46-30 in the paint.

Chandler Parsons and Omri Casspi each had 16 points and Jeremy Lin contributed 11 points, six assists and four boards off the bench for Houston.

Power forward Aron Baynes led the Spurs with 16 points and six rebounds in a reserve role and Danny Green and Marco Belinelli supported with 12 points each.

The San Antonio Spurs went 3-4 in preseason, while the Houston Rockets have won five consecutive games and are 5-1 in preseason.

Howard and the Rockets will close out their preseason campaign against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.

Top Performers
Houston: J. Harden 22 Pts, 3 Reb, 11 Ast, 3 Stl
San Antonio: A. Baynes 16 Pts, 6 Reb, 1 Ast, 1 Stl, 2 Blk

Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks Starting Teams

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DALLAS (Sporting Alert) – The following are the starting line-ups for the Texas match between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center.

Former Oklahoma City Thunder Six-man of the Year James Harden is amongst the starters for the traveling Rockets, with fellow guard Jeremy Lin also starting as well.

Chandler Parsons, Patrick Patterson and Omer Asik also start tonight.

For the Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki leads the home side, with Shawn Marion and O.J. Mayo also members of the opening setup.

The Rockets are 7-11 on the road, and are coming off a defeat to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night.

Dallas Mavericks: Darren Collison – G; O.J. Mayo – G; Shawn Marion – F; Dirk Nowitzki – F; Chris Kaman – C

Houston Rockets: James Harden – G; Jeremy Lin – G; Chandler Parsons – F; Patrick Patterson – F; Omer Asik – C