Still not clicking on all cylinders, the Phoenix Suns are still winning. Steve Nash scored 30 points and had 10 assists and the Suns — playing without Amare Stoudemire — rallied from a 12-point second-quarter deficit and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-92 on Sunday night. Stoudemire, the Suns’ All-Star center, was sidelined because of soreness in his right knee.
David West and the New Orleans Hornets made up for their slow starts, something the Denver Nuggets couldn’t do. West missed his first eight shots before settling in and leading the Hornets over the Nuggets 93-88 on Sunday night, sinking two crucial baskets in the fourth quarter to help quash Denver’s comeback as the Hornets improved to 3-0.
The Detroit Pistons expected Jason Maxiell to provide an undersized post presence off the bench. They didn’t know that Jarvis Hayes was going to do the same thing. Maxiell and Hayes combined for 23 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter, to help the Pistons rally for a 92-91 victory over the Atlanta Hawks Sunday night.
At last, something for Isiah Thomas and the Knicks to celebrate. Jamal Crawford scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, and New York won its home opener for the first time in six years, beating the Minnesota Timberwolves 97-93 on Sunday night. After an embarrassing offseason followed by a loss at Cleveland in their opener, the Knicks were finally winners again thanks to Crawford, who…
For a 10-minute stretch of the final quarter, the Charlotte Bobcats were downright awful, wasting every bit of a 16-point lead and giving the Miami Heat plenty of hope. Over the final minute, the Bobcats were just about perfect — and made some history in the process. Jason Richardson scored 29 points and the Bobcats forced two crucial turnovers in the final 37 seconds on the way to beating the…
On this day, at least, Ray Allen was the obvious choice among Boston’s Big Three to get the ball with the game on the line. Allen made the winning 3-pointer with less than 3 seconds to play, and finished with 33 points in the Celtics’ 98-95 overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday. “A lot has been said about this team, what’s going to happen at the end of games, who’s going to take that…
The Los Angeles Clippers got their first look at Seattle rookie Kevin Durant and were quite impressed. The Seattle SuperSonics got the full impact of the Clippers new running game and were bowled over. Corey Maggette scored 27 points and Tim Thomas made three 3-pointers during a one-minute span late in the fourth quarter, leading the Clippers to a 115-101 victory on Sunday.
Gilbert Arenas winced while he walked across the locker room with a bit of a hitch in his step. His surgically repaired left knee was just one of the many things bothering the All-Star guard after the Washington Wizards’ 94-82 to Orlando on Saturday night, a list that included Arenas’ own poor shooting and his team’s first 0-3 start since 1992.
Jason Kidd made it a nifty 50 with New Jersey. Kidd posted his 50th triple-double with the Nets, his box score stuffed again with 16 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in New Jersey’s 93-88 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. “Oh, he had a triple-double?” said teammate Richard Jefferson, with a smile.
Steve Nash scored 30 points and had 10 assists and the Phoenix Suns – playing without Amare Stoudemire – rallied from a 12-point second-quarter deficit and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-92 on Sunday night.
