8 NBA Games From 1/17/14
Indiana Pacers at Charlotte Hornets. Hornets beat Pacers in overtime 80-71.
In what was the lowest score game in modern NBA history, the combined 151 points from both teams is the fewest in the shot-clock era. Somehow, the Hornets pulled off a victory behind 20 points from Gerald Henderson and 13 points from Lance Stephenson coming off the bench. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 9 points and 16 rebounds for the Hornets and Bismack Biyombo scored 8 while grabbing 14 rebounds.
David West led the Pacers in scoring with 19 points, Donald Sloan came off the bench to score 13 points and Roy Hibbert scored 12 points with 14 rebounds.
Indiana Pacers are 15-27. Charlotte Hornets are 16-25.
Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons. Pistons pound Sixers 107-89.
A 20 point night from Kyle Singler led the Pistons on a night that they needed to get a win to get back into their winning ways. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 17 points, Brandon Jennings scored 10 points with 6 assists and Greg Monroe dropped 12 points with 13 rebounds. Anthony Tolliver scored 16 and Jodie Meeks scored 15 points with 5 steals as both players came off the bench for the Pistons.
Philadelphia was led by Michael Carter-Williams who dropped 15 points with 6 assists, Luc Richard Mbah a moute scored 11 points and Henry Sims came off the bench for the Sixers to score 12 points while grabbing 10 rebounds.
Philadelphia 76ers are 8-32. Detroit Pistons are 16-25.
Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls. Hawks beat Bulls 107-99.
Kyle Korver mistifyed everyone once again with a powerful 24 point performance on 7-10 shooting, all 7 made field goals were from 3 point range. Al Horford scored 22 points while grabbing 9 rebounds and Jeff Teague continues to lead the NBA’s best team scoring 17 points and handing out 11 assists. Paul Millsap also scored 16 points for the Hawks.
Derrick Rose continues his recent hot streak with his third straight 20 plus point scoring output with his 23 points on the night to go along with 10 assists. Pau Gasol scored 22 points while grabbing 15 rebounds and Jimmy Butler scored 15 points with Aaron Brooks coming off the bench to score 13 points. The Bulls are still without Joakim Noah and they fall to 21-10 at home on the season.
Atlanta Hawks are 33-8. Chicago Bulls are 27-15.
Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets. Warriors beat Rockets 131-106.
Splash Brothers combined for 54 points on the night with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson dropping 27 points each while Curry handed out 11 assists. Draymond Green scored 11 points, Harrison Barnes put in 10 of his own points and David Lee along with Marreese Speight both came off the bench with Lee scoring 18 points and Speights putting in 15 points of his own.
Dwight Howard led the way for the Rockets with 23 points and 10 rebounds on a night when James Harden struggled to get anything going as ‘The Beard’ only scored 12 points on 4-15 shooting. Donatas Motiejunas scored 14 points, Patrick Beverley scored 11 points and Josh Smith came off the bench to score 14 points.
Golden State Warriors are 32-6. Houston Rockets are 28-13.
Washington Wizards at Brooklyn Nets. Wizards beat Nets 99-90.
A big night from a Wizards big man as Nene led the Wizards in scoring, putting in 20 points on the night. Bradley Beal dropped 17 points with 9 rebounds and 8 assists, John Wall scored 11 points with 6 rebounds and 6 assists and Marcin Gortat scored 10 points while grabbing 16 rebounds. Kris Humphries and Kevin Seraphin came off the bench with Humphries scoring 13 and Seraphin scored 12.
Jarrett Jack dropped 22 points to lead the Nets once again as he also handed out 8 assists. Joe Johnson scored 15 points, Mason Plumlee scored 11 points and Brook Lopez came off the bench for 15 points.
Washington Wizards are 28-13. Brooklyn Nets are 17-24.
Portland Trail Blazers at Memphis Grizzlies. Grizzlies defeat Blazers 102-98.
Grizzlies were still without their starting point guard Mike Conley, but the interior presence of Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol powered the way over a pretty good Portland team. Randolph dropped 20 points with 15 rebounds and Marc Gasol scored 15 points with 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Beno Udrih scored 17, Courtney Lee matched Udrih’s scoring output and Jeff Green also scored 17 coming off the bench for Memphis.
LaMarcus Aldridge had a huge night for the Blazers scoring 32 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Wesley Matthews scored 25 and Damian Lillard dropped 23 points for the Blazers who are now 8-11 against the top 10 teams in the NBA.
Portland Trail Blazers are 30-11. Memphis Grizzlies are 29-11.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets. T-Wolves beat Nuggets 113-105.
It was Andrew Wiggins night as he dropped 31 points to set a new career-high while grabbing 9 rebounds for the T-Wolves. Tahddeus Young scored 22 points, Robbie Hummel scored 15 points while grabbing 13 rebounds, Mo Williams dropped 13 and Gorgui Dieng put in 12 points for Minnesota.
Denver Nuggets continue to struggle with Ty Lawson scoring 22 points while handing out 7 assists. Wilson Chandler put in 14 points, Arron Afflalo scored 13 points, Jameer Nelson came off the bench for 16 points and J.J. Hickson joined Nelson off the bench for 14.
Minnesota Timberwolves are 7-32. Denver Nuggets are 18-22.
Los Angeles Clippers at Sacramento Kings. Clippers defeat Kings 117-108.
Los Angeles Clippers used a big night from 2 guys when Blake Griffin scored 30 points and Matt Barnes put in 16 points with 10 rebounds of his own. J.J. Redick scored 18 points on the night and Chris Paul put up 12 points and 9 assists. Jamal Crawford came off the bench for 13 points and 5 assists.
DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay weren’t supposed to play, but then all of a sudden, Rudy Gay came off the bench to put in 22 points out of no where. Jason Thompson led the Kings with 23 points and 22 rebounds for the line of the night. Darren Collison dropped 17 points, Ben McLemore scored 14 points, and Derrick Williams scored 13 points.
Los Angeles Clippers are 27-14. Sacramento Kings are 16-24.
