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Show DAILY HERALD Monday, November 9, 2009 B3 NBA STANDINGS Suns start slow, then ease past Wizards EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC ASSOCIATED THE spurt shortly thereafter to push its lead to on Nick basket in the lane midway through the third period. PRESS 72-4- WASHINGTON -- The Phoenix Suns came out In the daytime for the first time this season, on a Sunday afternoon on the East Coast. J f r And they proceeded to commit 16 first-haturnovers. The Suns settled down, giving the ball away only five times in the second half, and beat the Washington Wizards 102-9- 0 to improve to matching the best seven-gam- e start in franchise history. "We just weren't really fresh today," point guard Steve Nash lf 's I At Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant scored 28 points, Shannon Brown added 15 and the Lakers thrived again without their top two big men, beating the Hornets. DJ Mbenga had 10 points and 12 rebounds for the defending Lakers 104, Hornets 88: " " Colli-son- L Pet Boston 7 1 .875 double-double- 9-- 0 - Philadelphia 3 3 .500 3 Toronto 3 3 .500 3 New York 1 6 .143 512 New Jersey 0 7 .000 612 won their fifth straight game and their second in a row without injured center Andrew and forward Pau Gasol. Bryant scored all but two of W 5 L Pet Miami 1 .833 Atlanta 5 2 .714 12 Orlando 5 2 .714 12 Charlotte 3 3 .500 2 Washington 2 5 .286 CENTRAL By-nu- said. "Maybe it was the first day game of the seasoa We really didn't have a great bounce to us, we didn't realty push the ball, we weren't really aggressive to start. That was the difference. "We had some chances to be up 15 or 20. We just didn't really have energy to us today, NICK WASSAssociated Press but mentally we were tough Phoenix forward Amare Stoudemire, top, pulls Washington and stuck with it at times and center Andray Blatche's jersey during the first half Sunday. got it done." Except for the 21 turnovers, the final score sheet looked fine. Four of the five starters had The Suns never trailed in the Villanueva added 16 points. The only one second half as they beat the who didn't, Jason Richardson, Thunder 102, Magic 74: At Wizards for the sixth straight led the scoring with 22 points. time. The Wizards, playing Oklahoma City, Okla., Kevin Channing Frye had 18 points and without injured starters Antawn Durant scored 28 points, Rus10 rebounds, Amare Stoudemire sell Westbrook added 17 points Jamison and Mike Miller, shot added 17 and 12, and Grant Hill and 10 assists and the Thunder only 39 percent from the field. had 13 and 13. Nash finished with ran away from the Magic. 11 points and 17 assists, and the Orlando played for the I Pistons 88, 76er$ 81: At AuSuns had twice as many assists fourth time this season withburn Hills, Mich., Ben Gordon (30-1as the Wizards. scored 23 points and Ben Wal- out Vince Carter and Rashard "We try to make very simple lace added 16 rebounds for the Lewis, and also added Ryan Anderson to the injured list. plays, and then we'll take what Pistons, who held Philadelphia The Magic seemed to run out without a field goal the final the defense gives us," Suns of gas after a strong start. six minutes. Wallace had coach Alvin Gentry said. "I Oklahoma City raced out of seven of Detroit's 21 offensive thought we started trying to halftime to score the first eight be a little bit too creative, and rebounds, and added three blocks and three steals. Charlie points, and then added a that's not really who we are." his points before halftime, repeatedly capitalizing down low with ease against Devin Brown's defense. Los Angeles opened a lead in the third quarter and coasted to a start. GB Detroit 14 (Bynum 8). Total Fouls Detroit 17. A 17,187 (22.076). WASHINGTON (90) 9, Oberto Butler 10, 4, Blatclw 0. Totals Phoenix Goals (Arenas Butler OKLAHOMA CITY (102) Durant 28, Green 14, Westbrook Thomas 8, Harden lf Livingston 2. Totals Orlando Oklahoma (81) 10. Brand Young 4. Williams ' 0, Kapono 0. Totals Williams (Sefotosha Harden 4 Daye GOLDEN STATE (107) Azubuike 3 2, Ellis 20, Randolph Moore 2 2, 6. Totals 22 24 "Brave-heart- ". Minnesota Portland 30 24 31 (Azubulke2-4- Ellis 107 120 , Watson R SnBlA" ApH LOUPE RK)iLI ABIES E W-- 1 1 0 1 312 5 4 2 3 4 GB L10 Str Home Away Conf W L Pet 4 2 .667 3 2 .600 12 Cleveland 4 3 .571 Detroit 3 4 .429 12 1 12 Indiana 2 3 .400 - 2 0 W-- 0 W-- 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 Away Conf W-- 12 1 W-- 3 3 W-- 2 W L Pet Dallas 4 2 .667 W-- 1 Houston 4 2 .667 W-- San Antonio 2 3 .400 1 New Orleans 2 5 .286 2 Memphis 1 6 .143 312 L10 GB 12 12 Str Home 1 1 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 L10 Str Home 2 2 0 2 0 2 5 5 W 5 L Pet Denver 2 .714 Portland 4 3 .571 - GB 1 Away Conf W-- 3 .500 1 12 3 2 1 3 4 .333 2 12 4 1 2 2 4 Minnesota 1 6 .143 4 6 6 3 3 I Kings 120, Warriors 107: At Sacramento, Calif., rookie Tyreke Evans scored 18 of his 23 points in the second quarter and Sacramento beat Golden State to win games f or the first time in nearly a year. PACIFIC DIVISION GB L10 Str Home Away L '6 Pet 1 .857 1 W-- 5 1 Phoenix 6 1 .857 1 W-- 2 0 4 W-- 3 W LA. Lakers back-to-bac- k S.Brown 11 L.A. Clippers 3 4 .429 3 Sacramento 3 4 .429 3 Golden State 1 4 .200 4 Houston 111, New York 79 Saturday's Games Atlanta 125, Denver 100 Boston 86, New Jersey 76 Chicago 93, Charlotte 90 . Milwaukee 102, New York 87; Dallas 129, Toronto 101 Sacramento 104, Utah 99 LA. Clippers 113, Memphis 110 5, Totals 15, Morrison 104. Orleans LA Lakers New 25 28 17 27 30 22 16 27 88 104 Goats New Orleans Tnomton Brown 6. Paul Skxakovic Posey Brown (D Collison SUNDAY'S RESULTS Lakers Walton (SBrown Momson Fisher Odom 4, Attest Farmar Fouled Out None. Rebounds Bryant New Orleans 51 (Okalor 14), Lakers 52 (Mbenga 12). New Orleans 23 (Paul 9), Lakers 27 (Aitest 7). Total Assists New Orleans 23. Lakers 22. Technicals Fouls Lakers 18.997 defensive three second. Flagrant Foils Vujacic. A W-- 1 Phoenix 102, Washington 90 Detroit 88, Philadelphia 81 Oklahoma City 102, Orlando 74 Sacramento 120, Golden State 107 Portland 116, Minnesota 93 ' Conf 1 2 2 2 2 4 W-- 4 L.A. Lakers 104, New Orleans 88 TODAY'S GAMES Phoenix at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Utah at New York, 5:30 p.m. Toronto at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m. TUESDAY'S GAMES Orlando at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Washington at Miami, 5:30 p.m. Denver at Chicago, 6 p.m. Portland at Memphis, 6 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 8 p.m. eIN 19 Gorillas and gibbons 20 Road sealer 22 Spring shape 23 Boxing poke 24 Sweet-talk- s 25 A ta 1. RO 26 Digs for travelers 27 Kicks out 28 Some turns 29 Colors 30 Opera's Callas 33 Lend a hand 35 Smoked salmon 36 Attempt Sen) S4 75 MMS Ortanlo. n- - 24 21 33 29 22 30 26 24 ;The 93 116 second. A NEW ORLEANS (88) 2, West Wright 10. Paul Fisher 6, Powell I 20,306(19,980). Okafor OBrown 6, Posey Songaila 6, Totals 10, 6, B Brown 10, Thornton 88. T every Monday for tips and tricks for spending quality time together as a family 28. 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Jackson Assists category 14 Question to a brown cow 16 Light metal 17 Preceding 74 102 SACRAMENTO Philadelphia 16). 23 Nelson 2, (Pietrus Redick Oklahoma City Durant Green Westbrook 2, Fouled Out Green. Rebounds Orlando 39 5), 57 (Wallace 17 Orlando Barnes ' Smith (Iguodala Green 2. Carney Kapono Young Detroit Williams Bynum (Gordon Fouled Out Villanueva Jerebko Daye 46 (Brand 9), Detroit None Rebounds Philadelphia Goals 13 26 KINGS 120, WARRIORS 16, Wallace 10, Villanueva 13, Gordon 23, 2, Stuckey 7, Maxiell 8, Brown 2, 88. 7. Totals 19 23 L10 Utah Pavlovlc 6, Oalembert 81. Philadelphia Detroit 19 30 (Howard 7), Oklahoma City 49 (Sefotosha 10). Assists Orlando 14 (Williams 5). Oklahoma City 27 (Westbrook 10). Total Fouls Orlando 17, Oklahoma City 29. Technicals Orlando detensve three second, Oklahoma City defensive three second. A 18.203 (18.203). DETROIT (88) JerebKo 8ynum City Goals 0 6. Iguodala 24, 13. Ivey 15, Green 3, Carney 0, Smith Speights 25 23 Fouled Out PISTONS 88, SIXERS 81 PHILADELPHIA 102. Pecherov 4, Jefferson Brewer 12. 12, Flynn 4 2, Jawai 7, Hollins 2 5. Ellington 2 9, Wilkins 16. Sessions Totals 93.. 3 Oklahoma City 12 Vuiacic 13, 4, 7 1 Frye Foye None. Retjounds-Pho- erw 59 (H1 13), Washington 57 (Haywood Phoenix 30 (Nash 17), Washington 15 (Arenas 10), Assists Phoenix 22, Washington 18. Technicals 6). Total Fouls Phoenix defensive three second, Washington defensive three second 2. A 14,143 (20,173). Washington Stevenson 9, Krstic 17. Sefolosha 5, Ollie Collison 2, White M of his 19 points during the second half. law scored B BLAZERS 116, T'WOLVES 93 Conf 0 NORTHWEST DIVISION Golden MINNESOTA (93) Gomes Away 1 SOUTHWEST DIVISION a. 2 8. Howard 8, Bass 5. 10, Redick 20, Nelson 1 Pietrus 0, Gortat 15, Williams 4 74. 0. Totals 8, Johnson Nash Dudley BJatche Udoka Nocioni St. 44 (Azubuike 61 (Thompson, Casspi 10). Assists 7), Sacramento Golden St. 20 (Curry 6), Sacramento 21 (Udnri 61 Total Foute Golden 28, Sac. 22. Technicals Golden St. defensive three second, Sac. defensive three second 2. 74 MAGIC Evans Udrih Horn WESTERN CONFERENCE I Trail Blazers 116, Timberwolves 93: At Portland, Ore., Andre Miller scored 21 points, and LaMarcus Aldridge and Travis Outlaw each had 19 as Portland built a big first-halead and beat Minnesota. Miller, acquired last summer by Portland, scored 12 points during the third quarter. Aldridge, who had only 12 free throw attempts during the Trail Blazers' first six games, was and also grabbed 10 rebounds. Out- Barnes 102 90 (Fjchardson Bamosa urage 24 22 20 19 30 22 26 29 PIwotih Washington 102, Sacramento (Casspi Greene Rodnguez Fouled Out None. Rebounds 16. ORLANDO (74) 1, Haywood 16, 20, Foye 20, McGuire 90. Arenas Stevenson THUNDER 2 Philadelphia Str W-- 1 6-- 1 NBA BOX SCORES SUNS 102, WIZARDS 90 1 1 SATURDAY'S RESULTS PHOENIX (102) Hill 17. 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