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NBA Scores from Feb 11; Dwyane Wade, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, and Jermaine O’Neal lead their teams to wins.
The Miami Heat (25-26) overcame a halftime deficit and took control in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs (33-18) 100-85. Dwyane Wade finished with 26 points and 7 assists while Shaquille O’Neal added 16 points and 7 boards in the Heat victory. Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 26 points.
LaMarcus Aldridge scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Jarrett Jack finished with 18 points and 5 assists as the Portland Trail Blazers (22-30) beat the Washington Wizards (28-21) 94-73. Washington shot 38 percent from the floor and connected on just 1-15 three-point attempts.
The Indiana Pacers (27-24) jumped to a 20 point halftime lead and cruised past the Los Angeles Clippers (25-26) 94-80. Jermaine O’Neal finished with 21 points and 8 rebounds and Mike Dunleavy added 20 points in the Pacers win. Jamaal Tinsley finished with 15 assists for Indiana. LA committed 20 turnovers resulting in 21 points for the Pacers.
With LeBron James having a poor shooting night Sasha Pavlovic stepped up to score 21 points and lead the Cleveland Cavaliers (30-21) past the Los Angeles Lakers (30-22) 99-90. James finished with 18 points on 5-16 shooting but grabbed 8 boards to help the Cavs. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 36 points in the loss.
Ricky Davis hit the game winning shot at the buzzer to lift the Minnesota Timberwolves (24-27) past the Boston Celtics (12-38) 109-107. Davis finished with 28 points while Kevin Garnett had a triple-double, scoring 26 points, pulling down 11 boards, and handing out 10 assists. Paul Pierce had 29 points for the Celtics who dropped their 18th straight.
Dirk Nowitzki scored 24 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks (42-9) beat the Philadelphia 76ers (17-35) 106-89. The Mavericks built a 24 point lead by the break and never had a problem with the struggling Sixers. Jason Terry added 16 points and 11 assists in the Dallas win.
Luol Deng and Kirk Hinrich each scored 29 points and Ben Gordon added 27 points as the Chicago Bulls (29-23) beat the Phoenix Suns (39-12) 116-103. Deng finished with 12 rebounds while Ben Wallace had 10 boards in the win. Amare Stoudemire and Leandro Barbosa each had 26 points for the Suns.
The Atlanta Hawks (20-30) held off a second half comeback to beat the Golden State Warriors (24-28) 106-105. Josh Smith finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds while Joe Johnson had 21 points and 11 assists in the win. Monta Ellis led the Warriors with 21 points in the loss.
Ray Allen and Chris Wilcox each had 25 points and Rashard Lewis had 23 points and 10 rebounds as the Seattle Supersonics (19-32) beat the Sacramento Kings (22-27) 114-103. Kevin Martin led the Kings with 24 points and Ron Artest had 21 points and 12 rebounds in the loss.
