Pistons 99, Wizards 90
The Detroit Pistons finally snapped their 13-game losing streak by beating the Washington Wizards at the Verizon Center.  Charlie Villanueva led the Pistons with 23 points (5-6 from three point range) and 9 rebounds off the bench in a game where the Pistons played without Ben Gordon and Tayshaun Prince.  Rip Hamilton and Rodney Stuckey both added 19 points in the winning effort.  Antawn Jamison led the Wizards once again with 31 points and 10 rebounds.  Randy Foye, who received the starting nod over Earl Boykins, had …

Pacers 97, Magic 90
When I saw that the fans voted for this game on NBAtv I thought to myself, “What a horrible game to pick.  Without Granger and Murphy the Pacers have no chance.”  Boy was I wrong!  This is the beauty of the NBA in the regular season.  Any team can be any other team despite their records.  The Indiana Pacers were able to limit Dwight Howard to six shots (2-6 from the field) and kept him in foul trouble all night.  Roy Hibbert provided the aggressiveness that this …

Cavs 106, Hawks 101
Going into this game, LeBron James was 0-3 when playing on his his birthday.  Today, he celebrated it in style.  James had 48 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals, and 2 blocks on the night he turned twenty-five.  The Cavaliers were down by as many as 9 points in the third quarter but fought back in the fourth outscoring the Hawks 29 to 16 to pull away with a five point win and a sweep of the home and home series.  With the score tied at …

Phoenix 118, LA Lakers 103
In a matchup of high-octane offenses, the Suns just proved to be too much tonight at home.
The Suns took the lead with a 12-0 run to take the lead 32-23 in the early second quarter. While the Lakers would get it as close as 3, the lead never changed hands from that point on.  Amare Stoudemire (26 points) and Jared Dudley (19) led the Suns in scoring. Steve Nash chipped in his usual 13 assists in the rout.
The Lakers, who were missing Ron Artest due to …

Lakers 111, Thunder 108
It’s a matchup that will be highlighted until the year Kobe retires: Kevin Durant vs. Kobe Bryant.
Each player has the potential to drop an immense amount of points on any opponent in the league on any given night. So would they do it against each other? Turns out they did!
The Lakers, back home from their east-coast roady, were led by Kobe’s 40 points (6th time this season with 40+) to overcome a 15-point first half deficit. The Thunder were led by Durant’s 30 points, but he fouled …

Cavs 99, Nets 89
In Cleveland, the Cavaliers (18-7) handled business against the New Jersey Nets (2-23).  LeBron led all scorers with 23 points.  He also had 7 assists and 8 rebounds.  The Shaqtus and Big Z combined for 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 blocks in the winning effort.
The Nets were led by Devin Harris, who was ejected for a flagrant two foul on Jamario Moon, and Brook Lopez.  Each dropped 22 points. Rafer Alston had 20 points off the bench for the Nets, who played without Keyon Dooling and …

Celtics 98, Bucks 89
The Celtics (17-4) come up clutch in the fourth quarter to outlast the Bucks (9-11) 98-89.  With the score tied at 71 going into the fourth, the Celtics were led by Rajon Rondo who scored all eleven of his points in the final period.  He also dished out 13 assists, was one rebound short of a triple-double, and recorded 5 steals.  Kevin Garnett led Boston with 25 points.  Kendrick Perkins had a solid game scoring 15 points on 7-8 shooting.
Perkin’s counterpart, Andrew Bogut, played well dropping 25 …