Josh Howard scored 19 points before leaving in the third quarter with a wrist injury, and the Dallas Mavericks completed their preseason schedule with a 96-88 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night.
Manu Ginobili scored 22 points on 6-for-7 shooting, and the San Antonio Spurs sealed a forgettable exhibition season for the Miami Heat with a 104-87 victory Tuesday night.
Danny Granger broke out of a preseason-long shooting slump, scoring 20 of his 25 points in the first half to help Indiana to a 106-95 victory over Minnesota on Tuesday night in the Timberwolves’ first home game since trading Kevin Garnett.
Bostjan Nachbar scored 15 points and Antoine Wright added 14 to pace a balanced scoring attack, leading the New Jersey Nets to an 82-71 victory over the Boston Celtics in a preseason game Tuesday night.
Josh Smith and Marvin Williams scored 24 points apiece, leading the Atlanta Hawks to another preseason win, 103-99 over the Washington Wizards on Monday night.
Zach Randolph scored 23 points, Nate Robinson added 20 and the New York Knicks shut out Boston’s Big Three in the fourth quarter of a 94-87 victory Monday night.
Steve Nash had 20 points, eight assists and six rebounds before sitting out the fourth quarter and Alando Tucker scored all of his 14 points in the final period in the Phoenix Suns’ 98-88 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday.
With Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett dressed in suits on the bench, the Boston Celtics lost for the first time in four preseason games, 96-78 to the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.<
Rookie Al Horford scored a career-high 22 points and the Atlanta Hawks held off a second-half rally to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 104-98 Thursday in an exhibition game.
The Magic defeated the China All-Stars 116-92 at the NBA China games on Thursday.
