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NBA: Bryant reaches milestone
By The Associated Press
Sunday, November 08, 2009 | No comments posted.
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant scored 41 points while becoming the youngest player to reach 24,000, leading the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers to a 114-98 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday night.
Ron Artest had 19 points and seven assists in the fourth straight win for the defending NBA champions, who played without injured big men Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol.
Cavaliers 100, Knicks 91: LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season.
He added nine assists and eight rebounds, but fell just shy of passing Kobe Bryant as the active scoring leader at the Garden. James improved his average to 30.4 points, with Bryant averaging 30.5 in 11 visits, according to STATS LLC.
Clippers 118, Warriors 90: Chris Kaman had 22 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes and Los Angeles ended a seven-game losing streak in the Oakland Arena.
Suns 110, Celtics 103: Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rebounded from their only defeat.
Kevin Garnett had a season-high 26 points for Boston.
Magic 110, Pistons 103: Dwight Howard had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic hold off Charlie Villanueva and Detroit.
Villanueva scored 22 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to get past the defending Eastern Conference champs.
Bucks 87, Timberwolves 72: Andrew Bogut bested Al Jefferson inside with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Luke Ridnour had 16 points off the bench and Milwaukee used a second-half surge to top Minnesota.
Heat 96, Nuggets 88: Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O’Neal added 18 and Miami dealt Denver its first loss of the season.
Pacers 102, Wizards 86: Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 points in his pro debut.
The first-round draft pick from North Carolina missed the preseason and the first four regular-season games with a right shin injury.
76ers 97, Nets 94: Andre Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give Philadelphia the lead.
Raptors 107, Hornets 90: Chris Bosh scored 27 points and Toronto used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control.
Bobcats 103, Hawks 83: Raja Bell scored 24 points and the Charlotte Bobcats looked nothing like the NBA’s lowest scoring team against road-weary Atlanta.
Rockets 105, Thunder 94: Trevor Ariza and Carl Landry scored 21 points apiece and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak over the Oklahoma City franchise to 11.
Luis Scola added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets.
Russell Westbrook scored 33 points and Kevin Durant added 27 for the Thunder, who’ve lost nine straight games in Houston.
Westbrook and Durant scored 16 of Oklahoma City’s first 19 points in the final quarter to keep the Thunder in it, but never had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead.
Ron Artest had 19 points and seven assists in the fourth straight win for the defending NBA champions, who played without injured big men Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol.
Cavaliers 100, Knicks 91: LeBron James scored 33 points in his only visit to Madison Square Garden this season.
He added nine assists and eight rebounds, but fell just shy of passing Kobe Bryant as the active scoring leader at the Garden. James improved his average to 30.4 points, with Bryant averaging 30.5 in 11 visits, according to STATS LLC.
Clippers 118, Warriors 90: Chris Kaman had 22 points and nine rebounds in 28 minutes and Los Angeles ended a seven-game losing streak in the Oakland Arena.
Suns 110, Celtics 103: Jason Richardson bounced back from his worst game of the season to score 34 points with 10 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns rebounded from their only defeat.
Kevin Garnett had a season-high 26 points for Boston.
Magic 110, Pistons 103: Dwight Howard had 22 points and 12 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic hold off Charlie Villanueva and Detroit.
Villanueva scored 22 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t enough to get past the defending Eastern Conference champs.
Bucks 87, Timberwolves 72: Andrew Bogut bested Al Jefferson inside with 17 points and 10 rebounds, Luke Ridnour had 16 points off the bench and Milwaukee used a second-half surge to top Minnesota.
Heat 96, Nuggets 88: Dwyane Wade scored 22 points, Jermaine O’Neal added 18 and Miami dealt Denver its first loss of the season.
Pacers 102, Wizards 86: Tyler Hansbrough scored 13 points in his pro debut.
The first-round draft pick from North Carolina missed the preseason and the first four regular-season games with a right shin injury.
76ers 97, Nets 94: Andre Iguodala scored 16 points, including a late 3-pointer to give Philadelphia the lead.
Raptors 107, Hornets 90: Chris Bosh scored 27 points and Toronto used a 27-4 run in the third quarter to take control.
Bobcats 103, Hawks 83: Raja Bell scored 24 points and the Charlotte Bobcats looked nothing like the NBA’s lowest scoring team against road-weary Atlanta.
Rockets 105, Thunder 94: Trevor Ariza and Carl Landry scored 21 points apiece and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak over the Oklahoma City franchise to 11.
Luis Scola added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Rockets.
Russell Westbrook scored 33 points and Kevin Durant added 27 for the Thunder, who’ve lost nine straight games in Houston.
Westbrook and Durant scored 16 of Oklahoma City’s first 19 points in the final quarter to keep the Thunder in it, but never had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead.
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