Monday, Nov. 09, 2009

NBA Roundup

Phoenix 102 (at) Washington 90 | Jason Richardson scored 22 points, Steve Nash had 17 assists, and the Phoenix Suns maintained their dominance of the Washington Wizards with a 102-90 victory Sunday.

The Suns never trailed in the second half as they beat the Wizards for the sixth straight time, including five in a row at the Verizon Center. Washington last defeated Phoenix nearly three years ago - on Dec. 22. 2006.

PHOENIX: Hill 5-13 3-5 13, Stoudemire 8-13 1-4 17, Frye 7-17 0-1 18, Nash 4-9 2-2 11, Richardson 9-16 0-2 22, Barbosa 4-7 0-0 9, Dudley 1-4 0-0 3, Amundson 0-2 0-0 0, Dragic 4-6 0-0 9, Clark 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 42-88 6-14 102.

WASHINGTON: Butler 7-20 5-8 19, Oberto 0-1 1-2 1, Haywood 4-8 2-6 10, Arenas 7-22 4-5 20, Foye 5-14 5-5 16, Stevenson 2-5 0-0 4, Blatche 9-15 1-1 20, McGuire 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-87 18-27 90.

3-Point Goals-Phoenix 12-27 (Richardson 4-7, Frye 4-8, Dragic 1-2, Barbosa 1-3, Dudley 1-3, Nash 1-4), Washington 4-16 (Arenas 2-6, Blatche 1-2, Foye 1-5, Stevenson 0-1, Butler 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Phoenix 59 (Hill 13), Washington 57 (Haywood 10). Assists-Phoenix 30 (Nash 17), Washington 15 (Arenas 6). Total Fouls-Phoenix 22, Washington 18. Technicals-Phoenix defensive three second, Washington defensive three second 2. Att.-14,143 (20,173).

(At) Detroit 88, Philadelphia 81 | Ben Gordon scored 23 points and Ben Wallace added 16 rebounds for the Pistons, who held Philadelphia without a field goal the final six minutes.

Wallace had seven of Detroit's 21 offensive rebounds, and added three blocks and three steals. Charlie Villanueva added 16 points.

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 24 points.

PHILADELPHIA: Young 4-13 2-4 10, Brand 3-10 0-0 6, Dalembert 1-3 2-2 4, Williams 3-10 0-0 6, Iguodala 9-16 4-7 24, Speights 7-9 1-1 15, Green 6-10 1-2 13, Ivey 0-1 0-0 0, Kapono 0-3 0-0 0, Smith 1-2 0-0 3, Carney 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 34-78 10-16 81.

DETROIT: Jerebko 5-10 0-0 10, Villanueva 7-12 2-4 16, Wallace 0-2 2-4 2, Stuckey 5-15 3-4 13, Gordon 9-19 2-2 23, Bynum 3-8 2-4 8, Brown 3-5 1-1 7, Maxiell 1-2 0-0 2, Daye 3-8 1-2 7. Totals 36-81 13-21 88.

3-Point Goals-Philadelphia 3-18 (Iguodala 2-6, Smith 1-2, Carney 0-1, Young 0-1, Kapono 0-2, Green 0-3, Williams 0-3), Detroit 3-16 (Gordon 3-8, Bynum 0-1, Villanueva 0-1, Jerebko 0-2, Daye 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Philadelphia 46 (Brand 9), Detroit 57 (Wallace 16). Assists-Philadelphia 21 (Williams 5), Detroit 14 (Bynum 8). Total Fouls-Philadelphia 16, Detroit 17. Att.-17,187 (22,076).

(At) Oklahoma City 102, Orlando 74 | Kevin Durant scored 28 points, Russell Westbrook added 17 points and 10 assists and the Oklahoma City Thunder ran away from the Orlando Magic in the second half Sunday night for a 102-74 victory.

The Magic played for the fourth time this season without Vince Carter and Rashard Lewis, and also added Ryan Anderson to their injured list. They seemed to run out of gas after a strong start.

Dwight Howard led the Magic with 20 points.

ORLANDO: Barnes 3-7 2-2 8, Bass 3-10 2-2 8, Howard 5-10 10-17 20, Nelson 4-10 1-1 10, Redick 2-11 1-1 5, Pietrus 4-9 5-11 15, Williams 0-3 0-0 0, Gortat 4-8 0-0 8, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-68 21-34 74.

OKLAHOMA CITY: Durant 11-17 4-4 28, Green 4-7 0-0 9, Krstic 7-12 0-0 14, Westbrook 5-12 4-4 17, Sefolosha 4-6 2-2 13, Thomas 3-6 2-3 8, Harden 2-5 1-2 5, Ollie 2-2 0-0 4, Livingston 0-1 0-0 0, Collison 1-1 0-0 2, White 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 40-70 13-15 102.

3-Point Goals-Orlando 3-16 (Pietrus 2-2, Nelson 1-2, Williams 0-2, Barnes 0-4, Redick 0-6), Oklahoma City 9-16 (Sefolosha 3-3, Westbrook 3-4, Durant 2-6, Green 1-2, Harden 0-1). Fouled Out-Green. Rebounds-Orlando 39 (Howard 7), Oklahoma City 49 (Sefolosha 10). Assists-Orlando 14 (Williams 5), Oklahoma City 27 (Westbrook 10). Total Fouls-Orlando 17, Oklahoma City 29. Technicals-Orlando defensive three second, Oklahoma City defensive three second. Att.-18,203 (18,203).