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12-16-2005, 09:35 AM
NBA Today
NBA Today
December 16, 2005
SCOREBOARD
Friday, Dec. 16
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Miami at Philadelphia (8 p.m. EST). The Heat, 2-0 under Pat Riley, continue their four-game, five-night road trip against the 76ers.
STARS
Thursday
-- Tracy McGrady, Rockets, scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and added eight assists and six rebounds to lead Houston to a 104-98 victory over Seattle.
-- Michael Finley, Spurs, scored 21 points, including the last six for San Antonio in a 90-88 win over Minnesota.
OFFENSIVE OFFENSE
Minnesota set a team record for fewest points in the second quarter after scoring eight in Thursday night's 90-88 loss to San Antonio. The Wolves' mark for fewest points in any session was seven during the third quarter of a 104-76 loss to Golden State on Dec. 11, 1999.
HEADS OF THE CLASS
Houston center Yao Ming leads all NBA players with 729,178 votes in the first All-Star balloting returns released on Thursday. Cleveland's LeBron James tops the Eastern Conference with 665,849 votes.
STREAK SNAPPED
Cleveland's LeBron James ended a stretch of six games with 30 or more points by scoring 26 in Thursday night's 94-85 win over Denver.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Kevin Garnett had 24 points, 21 rebounds, six assists and four blocks, but Minnesota lost 90-88 to San Antonio on Thursday night. ... Seattle's Ray Allen had 30 points and eight rebounds in the Supersonics' 104-98 loss to Houston.
SPEAKING
"I think it's worth it because you can give people hope in knowing that they still have a team that they can cheer for and a home team that they can depend on." -- New Orleans' guard J.R. Smith on the Hornets' first game in Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina forced the team to move to Oklahoma City. The Hornets will face Phoenix in Baton Rouge on Friday, the first of six "home" games scheduled on the campus of Louisiana State University.
NBA Today
December 16, 2005
SCOREBOARD
Friday, Dec. 16
ADVERTISEMENT
Miami at Philadelphia (8 p.m. EST). The Heat, 2-0 under Pat Riley, continue their four-game, five-night road trip against the 76ers.
STARS
Thursday
-- Tracy McGrady, Rockets, scored 14 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter and added eight assists and six rebounds to lead Houston to a 104-98 victory over Seattle.
-- Michael Finley, Spurs, scored 21 points, including the last six for San Antonio in a 90-88 win over Minnesota.
OFFENSIVE OFFENSE
Minnesota set a team record for fewest points in the second quarter after scoring eight in Thursday night's 90-88 loss to San Antonio. The Wolves' mark for fewest points in any session was seven during the third quarter of a 104-76 loss to Golden State on Dec. 11, 1999.
HEADS OF THE CLASS
Houston center Yao Ming leads all NBA players with 729,178 votes in the first All-Star balloting returns released on Thursday. Cleveland's LeBron James tops the Eastern Conference with 665,849 votes.
STREAK SNAPPED
Cleveland's LeBron James ended a stretch of six games with 30 or more points by scoring 26 in Thursday night's 94-85 win over Denver.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Kevin Garnett had 24 points, 21 rebounds, six assists and four blocks, but Minnesota lost 90-88 to San Antonio on Thursday night. ... Seattle's Ray Allen had 30 points and eight rebounds in the Supersonics' 104-98 loss to Houston.
SPEAKING
"I think it's worth it because you can give people hope in knowing that they still have a team that they can cheer for and a home team that they can depend on." -- New Orleans' guard J.R. Smith on the Hornets' first game in Louisiana since Hurricane Katrina forced the team to move to Oklahoma City. The Hornets will face Phoenix in Baton Rouge on Friday, the first of six "home" games scheduled on the campus of Louisiana State University.