NFL fans around the country took advantage of the opportunity to see Saturday night’s historic game. An average of 34.5 million viewers watched the New England Patriots become the first team to go 16-0 in the regular season, the largest audience for an NFL non-playoff game in more than 12 years. In most of the country, the Patriots’ finale against the Giants was originally scheduled to be shown…
Hoping to win, hop on a plane and get good news when they arrived back in New Orleans, the Saints instead headed home Sunday knowing their season was over. Kick returner extraordinaire Devin Hester raced for a pair of TDs — one on a 64-yard punt return, another on a 55-yard pass — and the Chicago Bears beat the Saints 33-25, erasing New Orleans’ slim chances for the playoffs.
Paul Pierce scored 33 points and Kevin Garnett had 22 points, 12 rebounds and six assists Sunday night to lead the Boston Celtics to a 110-91 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Boston took the lead in the first quarter and never relinquished it. Each time the Lakers threatened, the Celtics would pull away again.
Even with an abundance of road games in the first two months of the season, the Phoenix Suns are right where they expected, on top of the Pacific Division standings. Amare Stoudemire scored 31 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to help the Phoenix Suns beat the Sacramento Kings 117-102 on Sunday night. “We’ve had a tough schedule and after some of those losses it’s been emotional in our locker room…
The San Antonio Spurs were outrebounded and outplayed in the first quarter by the Memphis Grizzlies. And for a team that prides itself on defense, that was not a good thing. Down by as many as 12 points early, the Spurs turned things around when it counted, beating Memphis 111-87 on Sunday and handing the Grizzlies their fifth straight loss.
Amare Stoudemire scored 31 points and grabbed 17 rebounds to help the Suns beat the Kings 117-102 on Sunday night.
Tony Parker and Tim Duncan each scored 24 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat Memphis 111-87 on Sunday night, handing the Grizzlies their fifth straight loss.
Baron Davis scored 28 points to help Golden State beat the Nuggets 105-95 on Sunday night, ending a seven-game losing streak in Denver.
Brandon Roy scored 22 points and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 97-72 on Sunday for their league-leading 13th straight win.
Ben Gordon scored 25 points in his second consecutive strong performance since returning to a reserve role, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 100-83 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.
