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11-28-2013, 04:45 AM
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2 Teams from Texas earns their victory in the Lone Star State and they are trying to stay in the race to clinch the Southwest Division
The Rockets def. the Hawks while the Mavericks overcome the Warriors
Here are the stories:
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20131127_ATL@HOU
Rockets 113, Hawks 84
Nov. 27, 2013
HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets haven't had a drop-off offensively despite top scorer James Harden being sidelined with a sore foot for the last three games.
Houston's role players have stepped up in each game to make up for his lost points.
On Wednesday night it was Francisco Garcia and Aaron Brooks who came through, each scoring 21 points to help the Rockets cruise to their third straight win, 113-84 over the Atlanta Hawks. The 29-point win was their largest of the season.
"It's just the way it is," Brooks said. "We are a talented team. A lot of guys are working out and have a lot of energy that are ready to play."
Garcia's 21 points were a season-high and Brooks has been great in two of the three games with Harden out, scoring 26 points in the first before adding 21 on Wednesday.
"We've got good chemistry going right now," Garcia said.
Houston didn't trail for its fourth straight home game and again used a balanced scoring attack with Harden out.
"Their bench was the difference in the game," Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said after Houston's reserves outscored his 67-32. "They have some depth and they have a good team. All those guys came in and contributed."
The Rockets went up by 12 on John Jenkins' 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Then Brooks outscored the Hawks 8-4 over the next 1 minutes to extend Houston's lead to 90-74.
"The fourth quarter we made a strong effort to come out the first three minutes and kind of put it away a little bit and that's what we did," Brooks said.
Houston shot almost 52 percent from 3-point range with Brooks and Garcia combining to make seven of Houston's 14 3-pointers.
Paul Millsap had 16 points for Atlanta and Cartier Martin, who grew up in Houston, started in place of an injured Kyle Korver and had 14.
Chandler Parsons and Terrence Jones had 14 points each and Dwight Howard had 11 points and eight rebounds for Houston which improved to 11-5.
Al Horford scored 14 points and had eight rebounds as Atlanta dropped its third straight game.
The Rockets were up 77-67 entering the fourth quarter.
"I think for three quarters we put ourselves in some positions where we had some opportunities and battled," Budenholzer said. "In the fourth quarter we weren't able to find a way to sustain that effort and keep it close."
Harden was out with a sore left foot. Jeremy Lin started for Harden, who is averaging 24.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
But Lin sustained a right knee bruise and left the game with about eight minutes left in the first quarter and did not return. Coach Kevin McHale said X-rays were negative and he would know more about his status for Friday's game on Thursday.
Houston led by 11 points with about eight minutes left in the third quarter before Atlanta used an 8-2 run to get to 65-60. Millsap had four points in that span and Martin capped it with a jump shot.
The Rockets scored the next five points to push their lead to 70-60 with about four minutes remaining in the third.
Along with Korver (rib contusion), the Hawks were also without Shelvin Mack (sprained left ankle) and Lou Williams (right knee rehabilitation) who did not travel to Houston. Korver was injured on Tuesday night after extending his streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 88. He needs one more to break the NBA record set by Dana Barros from 1994-96.
Budenholzer didn't have any details on Korver's injury and said he isn't sure how long he'll be out.
Houston jumped out to a 20-9 lead thanks to nine early points from Jones and was up 56-45 at halftime.
Notes: Parsons has scored in double figures in 11 straight games. ... McHale said before the game that Harden was feeling better on Wednesday and that he doesn't expect him to be out for any extended time.
Meanwhile....
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Mavs hold off Warriors
Nov. 27, 2013
DALLAS -- Shane Larkin dribbled the length of the court in a full sprint and hit a running shot off one foot just before the third-quarter buzzer.
When the Dallas Mavericks needed to stop a Golden State rally in the fourth quarter, they looked for defensive help from the rookie point guard playing in just his sixth game.
The best game so far in Dallas for the son of Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin came on a night when Monta Ellis needed a little help.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, Larkin made several big plays in the second half and Ellis found a way to contribute with his passing to help the Mavericks hold off the Warriors 103-99 Wednesday night.
''It's not even about the points or the assists,'' said Larkin, who scored seven to go with six assists. ''I think I just gave my best energy effort off the bench and helped the team get going in that way.''
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle thinks Larkin helped the crowd, too - literally. After his shot from just inside the 3-point line put Dallas up 11, a fan made one from half court to win a 70-inch TV during the break between quarters.
''I mean, he went from end to end in less than four seconds to get that shot and that was a huge momentum shot,'' Carlisle said. ''I'm sure it helped that guy throw in that half-court shot at the break. It helped create a lot of positive energy in the building.''
Ellis finished with a season-low four points on 2-of-16 shooting, but he had 10 assists, including one to get Samuel Dalembert a dunk and push Dallas' dwindling lead to 101-95 with 1:21 remaining.
Stephen Curry led Golden State with 29 points and the Warriors stayed close a night after a tough one-point win in New Orleans.
Klay Thompson and David Lee had 20 points each, with Lee adding 12 rebounds and Thompson a career-high 10.
The Warriors rallied from 17 down midway through the fourth quarter, but never got closer than four. Thompson shot an air ball on a 3-point attempt in one trip, and Dalembert blocked a shot from long range by Draymond Green with 9.4 seconds left.
Golden State kept the ball after the block, but the Warriors missed twice in a mad scramble to the final buzzer.
''One or two possessions away from taking the lead, have a chance to get some stops and win the game,'' said Curry, who was 9 of 19 from the field, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range. ''You had that effort in the fourth quarter and you really didn't show anything in the first three quarters.''
Carlisle broke his rotation and replaced starter Jose Calderon with Larkin on defensive possessions in the final three minutes. It worked on consecutive Golden State trips, with the Mavericks forcing a pair of misses by Thompson, including the air ball from long range.
''He just told me to get a stop,'' said Larkin, who was pulled quickly in the first half of Monday's loss to Denver and didn't play much more. ''It showed me he has a lot of confidence in me, so that was good.''
The Mavericks were in control at 99-82 with about five minutes left when the Warriors ran off 13 straight points to make it close.
Thompson started the run with a 3-pointer, and it really got going when DeJuan Blair was called for a foul in the backcourt and Ellis was given a technical for an outburst after the whistle.
Curry hit the free throw, Thompson hit another from long range and Curry dribbled between two defenders coming off a screen and hit the jumper to get the Warriors within 99-95.
''The intensity that you played with in the fourth, you have to play with it for 48 minutes no matter if a back-to-back or what,'' said Thompson, who was 5 of 16 from the field as the Warriors shot 42 percent. ''I took some bad shots in the last few minutes, so I'll learn from it.''
Ellis missed a layup in Dallas' first chance to extend the 99-95 lead. The next time down, he drove the lane again, but found Dalembert for a dunk and his 10th assist.
''Just have to continue to play,'' Ellis said. ''Just one of those nights where they just wouldn't go in. Coach just told me to stay aggressive and I did.''
Blair had 11 points and led Dallas with nine rebounds. He had seven offensive boards, including several that helped keep the Mavericks in front in the fourth quarter.
Notes: Nowitzki went back in front of Brooklyn's Kevin Garnett for 14th place on the NBA scoring list. Garnett had moved in front on Tuesday, but fell behind after scoring just four points against the Lakers on Wednesday night. Nowitzki is at 25,383 points. Garnett has 25,368. ... Warriors C Andrew Bogut returned from a one-game suspension for his role in a scuffle with Portland and had eight points and 10 boards.
credit: cbssports.com
2 Teams from Texas earns their victory in the Lone Star State and they are trying to stay in the race to clinch the Southwest Division
The Rockets def. the Hawks while the Mavericks overcome the Warriors
Here are the stories:
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20131127_ATL@HOU
Rockets 113, Hawks 84
Nov. 27, 2013
HOUSTON -- The Houston Rockets haven't had a drop-off offensively despite top scorer James Harden being sidelined with a sore foot for the last three games.
Houston's role players have stepped up in each game to make up for his lost points.
On Wednesday night it was Francisco Garcia and Aaron Brooks who came through, each scoring 21 points to help the Rockets cruise to their third straight win, 113-84 over the Atlanta Hawks. The 29-point win was their largest of the season.
"It's just the way it is," Brooks said. "We are a talented team. A lot of guys are working out and have a lot of energy that are ready to play."
Garcia's 21 points were a season-high and Brooks has been great in two of the three games with Harden out, scoring 26 points in the first before adding 21 on Wednesday.
"We've got good chemistry going right now," Garcia said.
Houston didn't trail for its fourth straight home game and again used a balanced scoring attack with Harden out.
"Their bench was the difference in the game," Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said after Houston's reserves outscored his 67-32. "They have some depth and they have a good team. All those guys came in and contributed."
The Rockets went up by 12 on John Jenkins' 3-pointer early in the fourth quarter. Then Brooks outscored the Hawks 8-4 over the next 1 minutes to extend Houston's lead to 90-74.
"The fourth quarter we made a strong effort to come out the first three minutes and kind of put it away a little bit and that's what we did," Brooks said.
Houston shot almost 52 percent from 3-point range with Brooks and Garcia combining to make seven of Houston's 14 3-pointers.
Paul Millsap had 16 points for Atlanta and Cartier Martin, who grew up in Houston, started in place of an injured Kyle Korver and had 14.
Chandler Parsons and Terrence Jones had 14 points each and Dwight Howard had 11 points and eight rebounds for Houston which improved to 11-5.
Al Horford scored 14 points and had eight rebounds as Atlanta dropped its third straight game.
The Rockets were up 77-67 entering the fourth quarter.
"I think for three quarters we put ourselves in some positions where we had some opportunities and battled," Budenholzer said. "In the fourth quarter we weren't able to find a way to sustain that effort and keep it close."
Harden was out with a sore left foot. Jeremy Lin started for Harden, who is averaging 24.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists.
But Lin sustained a right knee bruise and left the game with about eight minutes left in the first quarter and did not return. Coach Kevin McHale said X-rays were negative and he would know more about his status for Friday's game on Thursday.
Houston led by 11 points with about eight minutes left in the third quarter before Atlanta used an 8-2 run to get to 65-60. Millsap had four points in that span and Martin capped it with a jump shot.
The Rockets scored the next five points to push their lead to 70-60 with about four minutes remaining in the third.
Along with Korver (rib contusion), the Hawks were also without Shelvin Mack (sprained left ankle) and Lou Williams (right knee rehabilitation) who did not travel to Houston. Korver was injured on Tuesday night after extending his streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer to 88. He needs one more to break the NBA record set by Dana Barros from 1994-96.
Budenholzer didn't have any details on Korver's injury and said he isn't sure how long he'll be out.
Houston jumped out to a 20-9 lead thanks to nine early points from Jones and was up 56-45 at halftime.
Notes: Parsons has scored in double figures in 11 straight games. ... McHale said before the game that Harden was feeling better on Wednesday and that he doesn't expect him to be out for any extended time.
Meanwhile....
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/gametracker/recap/NBA_20131127_GS@DAL
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Mavs hold off Warriors
Nov. 27, 2013
DALLAS -- Shane Larkin dribbled the length of the court in a full sprint and hit a running shot off one foot just before the third-quarter buzzer.
When the Dallas Mavericks needed to stop a Golden State rally in the fourth quarter, they looked for defensive help from the rookie point guard playing in just his sixth game.
The best game so far in Dallas for the son of Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin came on a night when Monta Ellis needed a little help.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, Larkin made several big plays in the second half and Ellis found a way to contribute with his passing to help the Mavericks hold off the Warriors 103-99 Wednesday night.
''It's not even about the points or the assists,'' said Larkin, who scored seven to go with six assists. ''I think I just gave my best energy effort off the bench and helped the team get going in that way.''
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle thinks Larkin helped the crowd, too - literally. After his shot from just inside the 3-point line put Dallas up 11, a fan made one from half court to win a 70-inch TV during the break between quarters.
''I mean, he went from end to end in less than four seconds to get that shot and that was a huge momentum shot,'' Carlisle said. ''I'm sure it helped that guy throw in that half-court shot at the break. It helped create a lot of positive energy in the building.''
Ellis finished with a season-low four points on 2-of-16 shooting, but he had 10 assists, including one to get Samuel Dalembert a dunk and push Dallas' dwindling lead to 101-95 with 1:21 remaining.
Stephen Curry led Golden State with 29 points and the Warriors stayed close a night after a tough one-point win in New Orleans.
Klay Thompson and David Lee had 20 points each, with Lee adding 12 rebounds and Thompson a career-high 10.
The Warriors rallied from 17 down midway through the fourth quarter, but never got closer than four. Thompson shot an air ball on a 3-point attempt in one trip, and Dalembert blocked a shot from long range by Draymond Green with 9.4 seconds left.
Golden State kept the ball after the block, but the Warriors missed twice in a mad scramble to the final buzzer.
''One or two possessions away from taking the lead, have a chance to get some stops and win the game,'' said Curry, who was 9 of 19 from the field, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range. ''You had that effort in the fourth quarter and you really didn't show anything in the first three quarters.''
Carlisle broke his rotation and replaced starter Jose Calderon with Larkin on defensive possessions in the final three minutes. It worked on consecutive Golden State trips, with the Mavericks forcing a pair of misses by Thompson, including the air ball from long range.
''He just told me to get a stop,'' said Larkin, who was pulled quickly in the first half of Monday's loss to Denver and didn't play much more. ''It showed me he has a lot of confidence in me, so that was good.''
The Mavericks were in control at 99-82 with about five minutes left when the Warriors ran off 13 straight points to make it close.
Thompson started the run with a 3-pointer, and it really got going when DeJuan Blair was called for a foul in the backcourt and Ellis was given a technical for an outburst after the whistle.
Curry hit the free throw, Thompson hit another from long range and Curry dribbled between two defenders coming off a screen and hit the jumper to get the Warriors within 99-95.
''The intensity that you played with in the fourth, you have to play with it for 48 minutes no matter if a back-to-back or what,'' said Thompson, who was 5 of 16 from the field as the Warriors shot 42 percent. ''I took some bad shots in the last few minutes, so I'll learn from it.''
Ellis missed a layup in Dallas' first chance to extend the 99-95 lead. The next time down, he drove the lane again, but found Dalembert for a dunk and his 10th assist.
''Just have to continue to play,'' Ellis said. ''Just one of those nights where they just wouldn't go in. Coach just told me to stay aggressive and I did.''
Blair had 11 points and led Dallas with nine rebounds. He had seven offensive boards, including several that helped keep the Mavericks in front in the fourth quarter.
Notes: Nowitzki went back in front of Brooklyn's Kevin Garnett for 14th place on the NBA scoring list. Garnett had moved in front on Tuesday, but fell behind after scoring just four points against the Lakers on Wednesday night. Nowitzki is at 25,383 points. Garnett has 25,368. ... Warriors C Andrew Bogut returned from a one-game suspension for his role in a scuffle with Portland and had eight points and 10 boards.
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