Saturday, January 17, 2015
Lopez carries Nets over Wizards
Nets 102, Wizards 80
Center Brook Lopez overcame a day of trade rumors by scoring 25 of his 26 points in the second half as the Brooklyn Nets snapped a seven-game losing streak with a 102-80 road victory over the Washington Wizards.
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Grizzlies 106, Magic 96
Reserve forward Jeff Green, in his second game for Memphis since being traded from Boston, scored 21 points, including 12 in the decisive fourth quarter, to lead the Grizzlies to a 106-96 road victory over the Orlando Magic.
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76ers 96, Pelicans 81
Guard Michael Carter-Williams scored 22 points and center Nerlens Noel had 17 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 96-81 victory over the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans, who played without star forward Anthony Davis (sprained toe).
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Bulls 119, Celtics 103
Derrick Rose, Jimmy Butler and Pau Gasol led the Bulls to a 119-103 victory over Boston. The Celtics trailed by only two points entering the final quarter but faded for their 11th loss in 14 games.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com