Monday, December 17, 2007 Philadelphia extends Cleveland's woes
CLEVELAND—Andre Miller and Andre Iguodala scored 20 points apiece to lead the Philadelphia 76ers over the slumping Cleveland Cavaliers 92-86 in the NBA on Saturday.
After Damon Jones’ 3-pointer gave the Cavaliers a 75-74 lead with 7:57 to play, four points by Iguodala, including a 3, and baskets by Miller and Samuel Dalembert provided an 8-0 run that gave Philadelphia the lead for good. Iguolada later added a key three-point play.
Dalembert scored 16 for the 76ers, who have won five of six.
LeBron James, the NBA’s leading scorer, and Drew Gooden led Cleveland with 21 points apiece. The Cavaliers have lost eight of nine.
Knicks 94, Nets 86
In New York, Eddy Curry scored 23 points, a night after hitting rock bottom during a scoring slump, and New York snapped a five-game losing streak.
Jamal Crawford led New York with 32 points, and Zach Randolph added 20 points and 13 rebounds.
Vince Carter scored 32 points for New Jersey, which lost for the fifth time in six games. The Nets are 0-2 against the Knicks this season and fell to 19-3 against New York in the regular season with Jason Kidd in the lineup.
Grizzlies 123, Magic 119
In Orlando, Rudy Gay scored a career-high 32 points and Juan Carlos Navarro added 25 to help Memphis snap a six-game losing streak.
Mike Miller scored 19 points for the Grizzlies, who hit 12 3-pointers, including two clutch ones from Navarro in the final 3 minutes.
Dwight Howard had 31 points and 20 rebounds for Orlando, which last at home for the third straight time. Hedo Turkoglu added 24 points and Jameer Nelson 18 for the Magic, who couldn’t protect a nine-point second half lead.
Wizards 92, Kings 79
In Washington, DeShawn Stevenson had 19 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead Washington.
Rookie Nick Young made his first NBA start, but he was pulled after 5 minutes in favor of Roger Mason, who scored 13 points—10 in the first half—to help the Wizards win their fourth straight.
Brendan Haywood had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Washington and Antawn Jamison had 16.
Brad Miller scored 21 points to lead Sacramento.
Hawks 93, Bobcats 84
In Atlanta, Joe Johnson scored 31 points, Marvin Williams had 20 and Atlanta handed Charlotte its eighth road loss in nine games.
Josh Smith had 17 points and 10 rebounds and Anthony Johnson added 11 for Atlanta, which ended a two-game losing streak.
Gerald Wallace led Charlotte with 24 points. Raymond Felton had 15. Emeka Okafor had 14 points and 14 rebounds and Jason Richardson had 11.
Pacers 106, Heat 103
In Miami, Jamaal Tinsley scored 26 points, Jermaine O’Neal started a crucial fourth-quarter run with three straight baskets and Indiana extended its dominance of Miami.
Jermaine O’Neal finished with 24 points and Danny Granger added 16 for Indiana, which started the final period on a 14-4 run to take control and has now won 18 of the past 22 regular-season meetings with Miami.
Dwyane Wade finished with 24 points, but his potentially game-tying 3-pointer bounced off the rim as time expired. Udonis Haslem also scored 24 for Miami, which fell to 2-8 at home and 6-17 overall —the fourth-worst record through 23 games in franchise history. (AP)
