Clippers post comeback victory
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The Associated Press - Published: November 30, 2009
LOS ANGELES — Eric Gordon scored 29 points and Los Angeles rallied from a 20-point deficit to give coach Mike Dunleavy his 600th regular-season victory with a 98-88 victory over the Grizzlies.
Al Thornton scored seven of his 18 points in the final 2:26 for the Clippers, who held the Grizzlies to just 2-for-18 shooting in the fourth quarter. Marcus Camby added 14 points and 14 rebounds for Los Angeles.
Marc Gasol led Memphis with 26 points.
Magic 114, Knicks 102
NEW YORK — Rashard Lewis scored 13 of his season-high 26 points in the third quarter and Orlando won its sixth straight on the road.
Dwight Howard had 24 points and 16 rebounds for the Eastern Conference leaders, who capped a perfect three-game trip over the holiday weekend that started with an impressive win at division rival Atlanta on Thanksgiving.
Spurs 97, 76ers 89
SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan scored 22 points, Tony Parker added 16 and San Antonio won its fifth straight.
The Spurs extended their longest winning streak since last December, when they climbed back up the standings after a similar slow start last season.
Andre Iguodala had 21 points for the Sixers, who dropped their sixth straight. But the skid is being overshadowed by speculation that Philadelphia may bring Allen Iverson back to the city where he became an NBA star.
Suns 113, Raptors 94
TORONTO — Steve Nash had 20 points and 16 assists, Jason Richardson scored 22 points and Phoenix won its fourth straight.
Amare Stoudemire had 18 points and Leandro Barbosa added 17 before leaving with a sore left ankle. Channing Frye scored 15 as Phoenix won its 12th straight over Toronto. The Suns have not lost to the Raptors since a 101-94 defeat on Feb. 10, 2004.
Chris Bosh had 30 points and 17 rebounds for Toronto, which has lost three straight.
Pistons 94, Hawks 88
DETROIT — Ben Wallace had 18 rebounds, including 11 offensive boards, to help undermanned Detroit end a seven-game losing streak.
Rodney Stuckey had 23 points and eight assists for the Pistons, who were again without starters Richard Hamilton (ankle), Tayshaun Prince (back) and Ben Gordon (ankle).
Josh Smith led Atlanta with 21 points, but the Hawks couldn't overcome Detroit's 30-10 advantage in second-chance points.
Rockets 100, Thunder 91
OKLAHOMA CITY — Aaron Brooks scored 18 of his 21 points in the second half and Carl Landry had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Houston. The Rockets found a way to rally back from an early 10-point deficit, and Brooks and Landry closed it out. Landry hit the go-ahead free throws with 5:12 remaining, and he and Brooks combined to score 15 of the Rockets' final 20 points.
Timberwolves 106, Nuggets 100
DENVER — Ryan Gomes scored 27 points, the most by a Timberwolves player this season, and Minnesota snapped a 15-game losing streak by beating the Denver Nuggets 106-100 Sunday.
Corey Brewer and Jonny Flynn each scored 16 points in helping Minnesota rally from 17 points down in the first half and register their first win since a season-opening victory against New Jersey.
It was also their first road victory of the season.
Carmelo Anthony matched a season-high with 19 points in the first quarter and finished with 32 but could not prevent Denver's first loss to Minnesota in the last 11 meetings. The defeat ended the Nuggets' regular season home winning streak at 17 games.
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