January 7 2007

Grant Hill scores 21 and Dwight Howard 18 with 12

rebounds as Magic tops Celtics… Manu Ginobilli

nets 34 to lead Spurs over Grizzlies… Dwayne Wade

returns after injury and helps Miami win… Kevin

Garnett scores 26 with 13 rebounds

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* Orlando Magic defeats Boston Celtics 87-79 Grant Hill

tallied 21 points and Dwight Howard scored 18 and

pulled in 12 rebounds to help the Orlando Magic basketball

team to an 87-79 victory over the Boston Celtics. Grant

Hill made 4 of 6 field goals and hit 13 of 14 free throws,

Dwight Howard connected on 5 of 13 from the field and made

8 of 12 from the free throw line. The Magic made 32 of 45

free throws while the Celtics made 29 of 34. Orlando led the

Southeast Conf with a 21-14 mark, Boston fell to 12-21.

* San Antonio Spurs beat the Memphis Grizzlies 110-96 Manu

Ginobilli scored a season best 34 points to help San Antonio

break a three game losing streak. The redhot shooting Manu

Ginobilli made 10 of 15 field goals, including 6 of 8

three-pointers. Gasol led Memphis with 24 points, making

9 of 16 FG. San Antonio is 24-11 for the season, while the

Memphis Grizzles fell to 8-27, the worst record in the NBA.

Western Conference Standing as of January 8 2007

Dallas 27-7, San Antonio 24-11, Houston 21-13, New Orleans

12-21, Memphis 8-27

* Miami Heat tops Portland Trailblazers 93-90 Dwyane Wade

returned from a 4-game layoff due to an injured wrist and

led both teams with 33 points, including 25 in the first half.

The Heat rallied from 16 points down and broke a 5-game

losing streak. Dwyane Wade made 9 of 17 FGA and sank

15 of 17 free throws. Portland shot just 7 free throws, making

5 of them. Meanwhile Miami made 25 of 30 from the line. 

Attendance: Portland 19,980.

* Minnesota Timberwolves beats Houston Rockets 103-99

Kevin Garnett hit 11 of 24 from the field, made 4 of 4 FT

and posted 13 rebounds to help Minnesota win its 4^th in a

row. Houston’s Tracy McGrady led both teams with 31

points, making 12 of 29 field goals, and 5 of 10 free throws.

Blount scored 21 for Minnesota. Houston’s Battier had 20

points and Howard 19. Minnesota is 17-15 for 2006-07,

Houston is 21-13.

Attendance: Minnesota 17,059. Pro Basketball History compiled by Basketball Historian 

NBA News January 10 2007
Carmelo Anthony leads NBA with 31.6 points per game… Juwan Howard scores 23

NBA Highlights for January 10 2007

Carmelo Anthony leads NBA with 31.6 points per game…

Juwan Howard scores 23 to lead Rockets over Lakers…

Stephen Marbury nets 24 points as Knicks drop 76ers…

Chris Bosh makes 30 points to lead Raptors over Bucks

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* New York Knicks 106 Philadelphia 76ers 99 Guard Stephen

Marbury scored 24 points and center Eddy Curry had 20 points

and 10 rebounds to help the Knicks basketball team defeat the

76ers before 18,931 fans in NY Madison Square Garden. It

was the New Yorkers fifth straight home victory. Richardson

hit on 5 of 8 three-point field goals and had 19 points to help

the Knicks improve to 16-21, while the 76ers fell to 9-26.

* Houston Rockets 102 Los Angels Lakers 77 Juwan Howard

scored a season-best 23 points and Rafer Alston hit 20 to

propel the Houston Rockets basketball team to a 102-77

drubbing of the LA Lakers. Juwan Howard hit 10 of 20

field goals and Rafer Alston made 8 of 19 for Houston,

who have won 7 of 9 games since All Star center Yao Ming

went on the disabled list. 18,331 were in attendance in

Houston. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 20 points on

6 for 18 FGA.

NBA Scoring Leaders: Points per Game or ppg

Carmelo Anthony, Denver 31.6 ppg… Gilbert Arenas,

Washington 30.5… Allen Iverson, Denver 29.3…

Kobe Bryant, LA 28.3… Dwyane Wade, Miami 27.7…

Michael Redd, Milwaukee 27.7

* Toronto Raptors 90 Milwaukee Bucks 77 Chris Bosh scored

30 points and blocked a career best 6 shots to help the

visiting Toronto Raptors sink the injury-riddle Milwaukee

Bucks 90-77. Parker scored 19 and Ford 15 for Raptors.

Andrew Bogut led Bucks with 17 points and pulled in

a robust 18 rebounds for the losing Milwaukee, 16-19

for 2007. Toronto improved record to 16-20.

Starting Lineups for New Jersey Nets and Chicago Bulls for

January 11 2007 game in Chicago Stadium.

2007 New Jersey Nets Starters:

Vince Carter, guard 25.2 ppg… Jason Kidd, guard 13.3 ppg…

Jason Collins, center 3.1 ppg… Mikki Moore, forward 6.5 ppg…

Richard Jefferson, forward 16.5 ppg

2007 Chicago Bulls Starters:

Kirk Hinrich, guard 14.4 ppg… Chris Duhon, guard 7.1 ppg…

Ben Wallace, center 6.8 ppg… Luol Deng, forward 18.4 ppg…

Andres Nocioni, forward 15.7 ppg

2007 NBA Games by Basketball Historian 

NBA Highlights - January 11 2007
Dwight Howard, Jason Kidd, Steve Nash

Upon Further Review Jan 11 2007 NBA Highlights

New Jersey Nets beats Chicago Bulls 86-83… Dwight

Howard scores 30 as Orlando Magic drops Golden State

Warriors 91-76… Jason Kidd is leading NBA in Triple-

Doubles… Steve Nash leading NBA in assists

* Orlando Magic drops Golden State Warriors 91-76 Magic

center Dwight Howard sunk 11 of 18 field goals, and hit

8 free throws to help the SE Conference Orlando Magic

improve its record to 22-14. Bogans scored 16 points and

Dooling 13 for the visiting winners. Ellis led the Warriors

with 14. Golden State fell to 18-19 for the season. At: 16,877

for January 9 2007 game.

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* New Jersey Nets beat Chicago Bulls 86-83. It looked like

an old fashioned defensive battle played between the Nets and

Bulls before 21,931 fans in the Chicago Stadium. Nets’ guard

Jason Kidd led both teams with 23 points, on 8 of 17 FG, plus

4 FT, and 11 assists. Teammate guard Vince Carter scored 18,

with 6 assists. Bulls center Ben Wallace played in the second

quarter with a wrapped up sore back, and played just 29 minutes

total for the game. With Bulls Malik Allen unable to play

because of stained left calf, coach Scott Skiles inserted Viktor

Khryapa, who 15 minutes and scored 2 points.

Triple Doubles means collecting as least 10 points, 10 rebounds

and 10 assists in a single game

* Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets is leading the NBA in

Triple Doubles. He is the only player this season as of this date,

1/10/07, to collect more than one Triple-Double and Jason

Kidd has SEVEN. Jason Kidd has posted an average of 13.5

points per game, an average of 8.4 rebounds per game,

and an average of 9.2 assists per game. 

Double Doubles means at least two of the 3 – at least 10

points and 10 rebounds or 10 assists in a single game

Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 29 games… Dwight Howard, Orlando

27… Carlos Boozer, Utah 26… Steve Nash, Phoenix 23…

Dick Nowitzki, Dallas 20… Tim Duncan, San Antonio 20…

Zach Randolph, Portland 20

Assists Per Game Leaders:

Steve Nash, Phoenix 11.0… Jason Kidd, New Jersey 9.2…

Chris Paul, New Orleans/Oakland 9.0… Andre Miller,

Philadelphia 8.8… Deron Williams, Utah 8.7

Pacific Conference Standings as of 1/11/2007

Phoenix Suns 26-8… LA Lakers 23-13… Golden St Warriors

18-19… LA Clippers 17-19… Sacramento Kings 14-18

The Phoenix Suns have a 14-1 record against Eastern

Conference Teams this season, 2006-07 

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