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Show Saturday, February 11, 2006 DAILY HERALD THE DAY IN BASKETBALL G | Star of the day Washington's Gilbert Arenas scored 32 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out 10 assists as the Wizards held off the Cleveland Cavaliers, 101-89. NBAplayers suddenly sporting tig l NBA STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION Chris Jenkins THE Denver Nuggets center Mar- cus CIATED PRESS bristled at the sug- gestion that a protective sleeve he was wearingon his leg in November looked anything like Bryant's tights. “I don’t wear pantyhose,” the Rocky Mountain News quoted Camby as saying. Andduring college basketSpandexis spreac throughout the ee several ball gamelast week, Alabama fans taunted LSUplayer Glen players havetaken to wearing Davis, who was wearing black full-length tights underneath tights underneathhis shorts, their shorts during games this with chantsof “ballerina.” season. Bogut, who woretights durJames, who recently gave up ing practices while in college his tights, suspects that some at Utah, said he doesn’t like the ofhis fellow stars are trying to wayhelooksin them either. makea fashion statement. “Definitely not,” Bogut said. “Of course they are,” James “I don't like howitlooks, butI said. don’t play basketball for looks.” Not James,of course. Like Redd said Smithsold the rest the other players who wear of the Bucks on the merits of them, Jamesinsists he wore the wearing tights. tights to help preventinjuries. “It all originated from Joe,” “Mine were work-related,” Reddsaid. “Joe wasthefirst Jamessaid. one to wear them and started Milwaukee Bucks forward MORRY GASH/Associated Press wearing them,then Mostarted Joe Smith saysheisn't trying to wearing them, now Toni Kukoc Milwaukee Bucks teammates Michael Redd (22), Joe Smith (8) and rack upstyle points,either. and now Andrew, so everyAndrew Bogut weartights during the third quarterof their Havingrecently returned to the court after knee surgery in NBAbasketball game against the Orlando Magicon Feb. 8. The body’s pretty much wearing them little bit now.” Milwaukee Bucksunofficially lead the league in what appears December,he’sjust trying to Smithsaidhis tights are to be anew NBAfashion trend — wearingfull-length tights _ keep his knees warm to stay aboutsurvival, notstyle. underneath their shorts during games. healthy. “It's ing to keep you “It’s definitely not a fashion warm,” Smith said.“It keeps my statementfor me,” Smith said. knee from swelling up, keeps about.” “Joe wearsit because he had “It's something that’s really sometightness arounditsoit Bucksplayers, who hadjust a sleeve on his one knee and helping meout.” lost two close road games, took won't blow up on me whenI'm just wanted to have the same These days, the Bucks show outthere. It's meanta lot to me.” the chidingin stride, up to gameslookinglike they're feel for both legs.| think it’s a So says James. “Wewereall surprised by personal (preference). I can see ready to perform SwanLake. “I wore them to keep my it, and weall had fun withit,” At Smith's urging, teammates why guys would wantto wear knee warm,” Jamessaid. them.” Reddsaid. Michael Redd, Andrew Bogut, Said Smith: “We came from a “WhenI wentto the bench,I But that didn't stop Stotts and MoWilliams and Toni Kukoc didn’t wantit to tighten up. I all have takento the court with his assistants from having some toughroadtrip, and| think it's didn’t wear them once! didn't just keeping guyslight around their legs wrappedin skin-tight fun at their players’ expense. need to keep the knee, warm beThe Bucks coachesall showed here. It was kindoffunny.” black spandex in recent weeks Stotts and his staff aren't the fore going back into the game.” upto oneoflast week’s practic— Smith wears white tights It must, therefore,just be a only ones who think the tights es wearingtights of their own. — giving Milwaukee the unofcoincidencethat James kept the looka little strange. Andit wasn't a pretty picficial leaguelead in Lycra. tights on during a recent winFashion has been a touchy ture, Stotts joked. Bucks coachTerry Stotts ning streak, then ditched them subject in the NBAthis season, “The good thing abouttights is willing to buythe idea that as commissioner David Stern's aftera loss. tights might have some medical is, it makes even 48-year-old newdress code didn't sit well legs look better,” Stotts said. benefit for his players. D AP Sports Writer Tom Withers with someplayers.Thetights“But I would sayof the five of “It's certainlya different in Cleveland contributed to wearing players havecritics, us, I don’t think any of them feel, and I think it does keep this report. too. wereanything to write home your legs warm,”Stotts said. MILWAUKEE It takes a pretty big man to wear tights in public. Kobe Bryant, Vince Carter and LeBronJamesbig enough for you? Nuggets stop Mavs’ win streak at13 also had 10 assists,eight rebounds and evena career-high three blocked shots. DENVER — Kenyon Martin scored a season-high 34 points, while Carmelo Anthony added 24 points and a career-high 10 assists in the Denver Nuggets’ 113-104 winoverDallas on Fridaynight, snapping the Mavericks' 13-game winningstreak. » Pistons 84, Magic 73: At Orlando,Fla., Rasheed Wallace scored 26 points, Richard Hamilton had 23, and Detroit rodeits four All-Stars to a victory over Orlando. The Nuggets had lost six of D Celtics 115, Trail Blazers 83: At Boston,PaulPierce scored 20of his 35 points in the third quarter as Boston snapped its seasonhigh, six-gamelosing streak. their last seven games before knocking the Mavericks out of first place in the Southwest Division. Keith Van Horn scored 21 points and Jerry Stackhouse added 20for the Mavericks, whofailed totie their franchise recordof 14 straight wins set during the 2002-03season. Dal- las neverled in the game, which appeared settled afterthe first quarter. After their horrible start in their loss Wednesday against Chicago,the Nuggets made coming out quickly and with intensitya priority during practice Thursday. Apparentlyit worked. Denver controlled the pace, making steals and creating turnovers, while Dallas — whichhadheld allits opponent below100points during its winning streak — looked flat DAVID ZALUBOWSKI/Associated Press Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, left, of Germany, works theball inside for a shot against Denver's Kenyon Martin on Frid footed. The Nuggets led by as many as19 in the first quarter before taking a 62-52 lead into halftime. ) Wizards 101, Cavaliers 89: At Washington,Gilbert Arenas, still feeling snubbed despite his day-late All-Star selection, turnedhis frustration into 32 points and outshone All-Star starter LeBron James, Arenas Jazz Game to game Continued from C1 Minnesota — whichhaslost 21 of its last 31 games and is just 34 since the seven-player trade that sent Wally Szczerbiak to Boston and brought Davis here. The Wolves shot only 37 percent and committed 18 turn- oversthat led to 21 Utah points. The worst part was that they were outworked and outmuscled bytheir opponent for most of the game “[ don't know, man,” Garnett said, “This whole thing is an adjustment, I'm just trying to figureit out as we go. Frustration was evident for Minnesota, which complained about foul calls that were or weren't made for much of the night. Anthony Carter drew a technical with 1:53 left, and Gar- nett got one 18 seconds later. Harpring made twofree throws after that, giving the Jazz their largest lead at 92-74 “Just crazy,” Garnett said, referring to the refs. Harpring had 14 points in look at Carlos Boozer's » last game played (on Feb. 14, 2005)vs.his performance on Friday night: Feb, 14, 2005 21 minutes, 14 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists Friday night 6 minutes,2 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assist ecues eight str: one stretch and s ths team on a 21-9 run to end the half. Davis struggled to guard him, and Okur Kirilenko gave the Wolves matchup problems, too, while the Jazz went 13-for-23 from the floor in that period and took a 50-39 lead into the locker room. Haséell's dunk brought Minnesota within 54.53 midway through the third quarter, Kanara gishness on defense let Utah — which shot » Raptors 88, Bobcats 73: At Charlotte, N.C., Charlie Villanueva scored 24 points, and All-Star Chris Bosh added 16 points and 10 reboundsto lead Toronto over undermanned Charlotte, season-high 11 assists in place of injured point guard Chris Paul, and David West added 21 points and 10 reboundsto lead NewOrleans. » Pacers 107, Warriors 95: At Indianapolis, Stephen Jackson scored 30 points, and Indiana beat GoldenStateforits fourth straight victory. » Suns 112, Kings 104: At Phoenix, Steve Nash scored 24 points, including a key basket anda pairoflate free throws, helping Phoenix withstand a furious fourth-quarter Sacramento comeback. SuperSonics 99, Hawks 91: At Seattle, Damien Wilkins came off the bench toscore a careerhigh 26points in place of the injured Rashard Lewis,leading » Spurs 83, Nets 73: At East the Seattle SuperSonics over D Hornets 111, Knicks 100: At Oklahoma City, Speedy Claxton scored 18 points and added a DLA.Clippers 91, Memphis 87: AtLos Angeles, Elton Brand tied a career high with 44 points in his first gamesince being named tothe All-Star game, and the Los Angeles Clippers celebrated Mike Dunleavy’s 1,000th regular-season gameas an NBAcoach with awin. Rutherford, N.J., Manu Ginobili scored 22 points, Tim Duncan returned after missing a game with flu-like symptoms to add 12, and =) Antonio snapped the Nets’ 12-game home winning streak. W oL. 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Tecaeal Fs: Nore 2004, strained his right foot last Feb. 14 and missed the final 31 games oflast season — still finishing ‘as Utah's leading scorer and rebounder, Boozer then strained his left hamstring in training ing camp and had several — before returning to the ot'm just glad that aoe happened so far,” Sloan sai “and fully anon forward. Get back to where we can use him out on the floor.” ) Notes: Utah rookie Deron Williams returned after missing the last game with a sprained left ankle, | New Jersey Philadelphia 2 wn 7.622(19.06) 1207 Berne Adams. Ei Ro HORNETS 111, KNICKS 100... NEW YORK (100) Open = U0 Cippers er) 2-PointGoals Rebounds \ ‘ Asuists a fovea Total Fouts NUGGETS 113 MAVERICKS 104 ALAS(104 DENVER (113) Oates Denver 2:Pet Goats ny ue 104 "3 » tevied Ovt otalFouts SUPERSONICS 99, HAWKS 91 ATLANTA (#1) SEATTUL (om) |