NBA Roundup
Published 12:00 am Friday, January 23, 2009
Associated Press
The NBA roundup …
NEW YORK ó David Lee had 19 points and 14 rebounds, and New York won its third straight game to hand Memphis its eighth straight loss, a day after the Grizzlies fired coach Marc Iavaroni.
Rudy Gay led Memphis with 20 points. Johnny Davis directed the Grizzlies as an interim coach.
Mavericks 112, Pistons 91
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. ó Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points, Josh Howard added 22 and Dallas rebounded from its worst performance of the season.
Brandon Bass added a season-high 18 points, and Jason Kidd had 11 points and 10 assists for Dallas.
Spurs 94, Nets 91
SAN ANTONIO ó Tim Duncan had 30 points and 15 rebounds, and Michael Finley hit a pivotal 3-pointer for San Antonio with 22.6 seconds left.
Duncan led the Spurs to their fourth straight victory.
T’wolves 116, Hornets 108
MINNEAPOLIS ó Al Jefferson had 24 points and 14 rebounds, and Randy Foye had 24 points and eight assists to help Minnesota improve to 8-2 in January.
James Posey had 24 points and tied a career high with seven 3-pointers for New Orleans. Chris Paul added 23 points and 12 assists.
Hawks 117, Bucks 87
ATLANTA ó Flip Murray scored a season-high 25 points, Josh Smith had 24 and Atlanta Hawks raced away to its biggest victory of the season.
Mike Bibby had 15 assists for the Hawks, who shot 56 percent from the field while winning their third in a row. Charlie Villanueva led Milwaukee with 27 points.
Pacers 107, Rockets 102
INDIANAPOLIS ó Danny Granger scored 25 points, T.J. Ford added 21, and Troy Murphy had 14 points and 16 rebounds to help Indiana snap a two-game losing skid.
Raptors 114, Bulls 94
CHICAGO ó Jose Calderon had 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting and added 10 assists in his return to Toronto’s lineup, helping the Raptors snap a seven-game losing streak.