13 NBA Games From 1/17/14
Detroit Pistons at Indiana Pacers. Pistons beat Pacers 98-96.
The Pistons were powered behind a big time Brandon Jennings performance with 37 points from the guard, but it was 2 of Andre Drummond’s 16 points and 1 of his 16 rebounds on the night that saved the day for the Pistons. Drummond tipped in a missed Jennings layup to defeat the Pacers in the final seconds. Greg Monroe dropped 11 points and grabbed 8 rebound. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope scored 10 points.
Pacers were led by Roy Hibbert who scored 14 points, David West dropped 13 and Damjan Rudez came off the bench for 13 of his own points. Ian Mahinmi came off the bench in his first double-digit playing time since coming back from his injury scoring 12 points and grabbing 9 rebounds.
Detroit Pistons are 15-25. Indiana Pacers are 15-26.
Memphis Grizzlies at Orlando Magic. Grizzlies beat Magic 106-96.
A Breakout game for the newly acquired Jeff Green powered the Grizzlies to a win over the Magic in Florida. Green scored 21 points to lead the Grizzlies in scoring, Zach Randolph put up 18 points with 12 rebounds, Tony Allen scored 17 points and Courtney Lee, fresh off his interesting new video, scored 16 points. Beno Udrih got the start for a resting Mike Conley and scored 15 points while Marc Gasol scored 12 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.
Elfrid Payton led the Magic with 22 points and 12 assists. Nikola Vucevic scored 18 points while grabbing 9 rebounds on the night, Channing Frye scored 17 points with 8 rebounds and Victor Oladipo scored 16 points.
Memphis Grizzlies are 28-11. Orlando Magic are 15-28.
New Orleans Pelicans at Philadelphia 76ers. Sixers beat Pelicans 96-81.
Michael Carter-Williams exploited the fact that the New Orleans Pelicans benched starting point guard Jrue Holiday and their star Anthony Davis while scoring 22 points, handing out 7 assists and grabbed 6 rebounds. Robert Covington scored 18 points with 6 rebounds while Nerlens Noel exploited the lack of interior defense scoring 17 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Luc Mbah a Moute scored 13 points.
Pelicans struggled to get anyone going on the night being led by Eric Gordon who scored 16 points, Alexis Ajinca dropped 16 points by grabbing 14 rebounds and Jimmer Fredette scored 13 points.
New Orleans Pelicans are 19-20. Philadelphia 76ers are 8-31.
Brooklyn Nets at Washington Wizards. Nets beat Wizards 102-80.
Jarret Jack led the Nets charge with the surprise of the night upsetting the Washington Wizards. Jack scored 26 points with 7 assists and 6 rebounds on the night. Brook Lopez, amid a number of trade rumors, came off the bench to score 26 points, Bojan Bogdanovic scored 12 points and Mason Plumlee scored 11 points along with 10 rebounds.
The Wizards as a whole struggled all night to get anything going. The only 2 Wizards to score in double figures with John Wall dropping 13 points and Kris Humphries scored 12 points.
Brooklyn Nets are 17-23. Washington Wizards are 27-13.
Chicago Bulls at Boston Celtics. Bulls beat Celtics 119-103.
Derrick Rose looks like the former MVP again after his explosion against the Wizards and against the Celtics when he scored 29 points while handing out 10 assists. Pau Gasol scored 20 points while grabbing 11 rebounds and Jimmy Butler scored 22 points, swiped 6 steals and grabbed 5 rebounds. Aaron Brooks came off the bench to score 15 points and Taj Gibson started for the injured Joakim Noah and scored 13 points.
Jared Sullinger scored 20 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead the Celtics on the night. Tyler Zeller scored 12 points, Evan Turner dropped 11, while Brandon Bass dropped 16 points and Kelly Olynyk scored 14 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Both Bass and Olynyk came off the bench.
Chicago Bulls are 27-14. Boston Celtics are 13-25.
Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors. Hawks beat Raptors 110-89.
All 5 Hawks starters scored in double figures with Al Horford leading the way with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists. Paul Millsap scored 16 points while pulling down 8 boards, DeMarre Carroll scored 13 and Jeff Teague dropped 13 as well. Kyle Korver scored 11 points while shooting 3-5 from three point range.
The Raptors only had 3 players drop double-digits with DeMar DeRozan leading the way with 25 points in his second game back from injury. James Johnson scored 17 points while grabbing 6 rebounds and Kyle Lowry scored 11 points and handed out 5 assists.
Atlanta Hawks are 32-8. Toronto Raptors are 26-13.
Golden State Warriors at Oklahoma City Thunder. Thunder beat Warriors 127-115.
After a horrible loss to the Houston Rockets, the Oklahoma City Thunder wanted to fire back and make a statement. They already have been talking about some trades to make a splash but they decided a big win over the Golden State Warriors would be better. Kevin Durant scored 36 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead the Thunder, Serge Ibaka dropped 27 points with 8 rebounds and Russell Westbrook had the stat line of the night with 17 points, 17 assists and 15 rebounds. Dion Waiters came off the bench to score 21 points and Anthony Morrow also came off the bench to score 12.
Splash Brothers scored a combined 53 points but most of that was done by Klay Thompson who dropped 32 points. Stephen Curry scored 19 points while grabbing 7 rebounds and Marreese Speights dropped 20 points while Harrison Barnes dropped 18 points.
Golden State Warriors are 31-6. Oklahoma City Thunder are 19-20.
Denver Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks. Mavs beat Nuggets 97-89.
Dallas Mavericks were led by a man who doesn’t seem to like post game interviews too much in Dirk Nowitzki who scored 25 points and dropped 9 rebounds. Chandler Parsons scored 18 points while grabbing 7 rebounds, Monta Ellis scored 14 points and Tyson Chandler scored 11 points and grabbed 16 rebounds.
Denver Nuggets had 6 players score in double-figures but no one over 16 points as Arron Afflalo led the team with 16 points on the night. Jameer Nelson came off the bench in his first game since being traded while handing out 7 assists coming off the bench along with J.J. Hickson scoring 13 points with 14 rebounds. Ty Lawson scored 11 points with 12 assists and 6 rebounds, Kenneth Faried scored 11 points with 8 rebounds and Wilson Chandler scored 10 points.
Denver Nuggets are 18-21. Dallas Mavericks are 28-13.
Portland Trail Blazers at San Antonio Spurs. Spurs beat Blazers 110-96.
The return of ‘The Claw’ sparked the Spurs on the night with Kawhi Leonard scoring 20 points that lead the team to a win. Tony Parker scored 17 points with 7 assists, Danny Green dropped 19 points and Tim Duncan scored 11 points while grabbing 12 rebounds. Patty Mills came off the bench with 18 points and Manu Ginobili scored 13 points with 7 assists.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 24 points to lead the Blazers with 8 rebounds and Damian Lillard dropped 23 points. C.J. McCollum dropped 17 points and Meyers Leonard scored 12 points with both players coming off the bench.
Portland Trail Blazers are 30-10. San Antonio Spurs are 25-16.
Minnesota Timberwolves at Phoenix Suns. Suns beat T-Wolves 110-99.
The ever exciting Phoenix Suns came off a win over the Cavaliers and hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves. Goran Dragic led the Suns with 8 assists and 5 rebounds, Eric Bledsoe dropped 16 points and Markieff Morris scored 13 points. Gerald Green came off the bench to score 19 points and Brandan Wright joined him off the bench as well to score 11 points.
Mo Williams is coming off his season high 52 points and came into Phoenix scoring half of his NBA season-high total with 26 points on the night. Andrew Wiggins dropped 17 points, Thaddeus Young scored 13 points with 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Gorgui Dieng scored 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Minnesota Timberwolves are 6-32. Phoenix Suns are 24-18.
Los Angeles Lakers at Utah Jazz. Jazz beat Lakers 94-85.
Gordon Hayward scored a season high 31 points with 7 assists, Derrick Favors scored 18 points while grabbing 10 rebounds and Trey Burke dropped 20 points on the night.
The Lakers struggled on the night with Nick Young scoring 23 points to lead the Lakers and Jordan Hill scored 16 points while grabbing 11 rebounds.
Los Angeles Lakers are 12-29. Utah Jazz are 14-26.
Miami Heat at Sacramento Kings. Heat defeat Kings 95-83.
Chris Bosh led the Heat with 30 points and grabbed 7 rebounds without Dwyane Wade on the night, Luol Deng scored 25 points and Shabazz Napier scored 12 points getting the start for the hurt Wade grabbing 6 rebounds and handing out 5 assists. Hassan Whiteside struggled on the night scoring only 4 rebounds, grabbing 1 rebound.
DeMarcus Cousins scored 17 points while grabbing 11 rebounds on the night, Ben McLemore scored 15 points on the night and Darren Collison scored 13 points. Ray McCallum came off the bench to score 11 points.
Miami Heat are 18-22. Sacramento Kings are 16-23.
Cleveland Cavaliers at Los Angeles Clippers. Cavs beat Clippers, 126-121.
Cleveland Cavaliers completed a Staples Center sweep after their win over the Lakers by defeating the Clippers in Los Angeles. Kyrie Irving led the team in scoring with 37 points on the night, LeBron James scored 32 points with 11 rebounds and 7 assists and Tristan Thompson got the start for an injured Kevin Love, scoring 24 points along with 12 rebounds on the night. Timofey Mozgov scored 12 points on the night for the Cavs.
Blake Griffin led the Clippers in scoring once again with 34 points on the night while grabbing 10 rebounds. DeAndre Jordan dropped 19 points with 12 rebounds, Matt Barnes had an untypical 17 points on the night, J.J. Redick scored 14 points and Chris Paul dropped 15 points along with 14 assists. Jamal Crawford came off the bench for 13 points.
Cleveland Cavaliers are 21-20. Los Angeles Clippers are 26-14.
