Every morning, we’ll have a look at the big news from the previous night’s action in a round up of recaps and reactions from around the web.
The Big Headline
Kobe Bryant’s scoring binge continued last night as he dropped 40 points on the Utah Jazz in a three point OT win (recap). Dirk Nowitzki beat the Boston Celtics with a layup and a free throw (recap). And LeBron James missed three of six free throws down the stretch in an OT loss to the LA Clippers (recap)
The Big Performers
Kobe Bryant (LAL): 40 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk.
Chris Paul (LAC): 27 pts, 6 reb, 11 ast
DeMarcus Cousins (SAC): 21 pts, 19 reb
The Big Milestone
Tim Duncan’s 17 points (recap) pushed him past Larry Bird and into 27th on the NBA’s all time scoring list.
The Big Highlights
DeMarcus Cousins with the loud follow dunk
Dirk Nowitzki pushes the Mavericks past the Boston Celtics
The Big Games
Clippers 95 – Heat 89 GameTrax
LAC: Caron Butler, Blake Griffin – 20 pts each
MIA: LeBron James – 23 pts, 13 reb. Dwyane Wade 17 pts, 7 reb.
Hot Hot Hoops – A Miami Heat Blog via kwout
Mavericks 90 – Celtics 85 GameTrax
DAL: Dirk Nowitzki – 16 pts, 7 reb. Jason Terry – 18 pts
BOS: Rajon Rondo – 24 pts, 7 ast. Kevin Garnett 16 pts, 10 reb
RedsArmy.com – The Voice Of Boston Celtics Fans via kwout
Knicks 85 – Sixers 79 GameTrax
NYK: Carmelo Anthony – 27 pts, 9 reb. Amar’e Stoudemire – 20 pts, 10 reb
PHI: Andre Iguodala – 16 pts, 6 reb. Evan Turner – 16 pts, 7 reb
Knicks deliver on D …. again – Knicks Blog – ESPN New York via kwout
Sixers Comeback Falls Short in Loss to Knicks – Liberty Ballers via kwout
