 Milwaukee Bucks' John Salmons (15) and Dallas Mavericks' Brian Cardinal wrestle for a loose ball in the second half of an NBA game. AP photo |
The Milwaukee Bucks’ Turkish forward Ersan İlyasova had a double-double with 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds to lead his side to a 99-87 victory over the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night at the Bradley Center.
Earl Boykins returned from suspension to score a season-high 26 points to help Milwaukee hand injury-depleted Dallas its third straight loss.
Missing Dirk Nowitzki for the third consecutive game because of a sprained knee and Shawn Marion with a thigh injury, the Mavericks suffered another blow when Caron Butler injured a knee in the first quarter. Jose Barea scored a career-high 29 points for Dallas.
John Salmons scored 21 points for Milwaukee.
In San Antonio, the NBA-leading San Antonio Spurs inflicted Oklahoma City's heaviest loss of the season, winning 101-74 to notch a fourth straight win.
Coming off wins over the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas, the Spurs again beat one of the West's top teams to improve to 29-4 - one the 10 best starts in NBA history.
Tim Duncan scored 21 points and George Hill had 16 for San Antonio.
Kevin Durant had 16 points for the Thunder, who started the game 4 for 24 and shot a season-low 32.9 percent.
In Miami, the hosts Heat overcame a 20-point deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 144-107 for their 17th victory in 18 games.
LeBron James had 25 points and 10 assists and Dwyane Wade also scored 25 points to help Miami pull into a virtual tie with Boston atop the Eastern Conference. The Celtics lead by .031 percentage points, but the teams are tied in the games-back column.
Former Heat forward Dorell Wright scored 30 points for Golden State in his first trip back to Miami as an opponent.
Golden State had 36 points in each of the first two quarters, then only 35 in the entire second half.
In Chicago, the Chicago Bulss made it 13 wins from 15 games by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 100-91.
The Bulls trailed by 10 against a team that was missing three of its best players. But they outscored Cleveland 32-9 in the third quarter and hung on after nearly blowing a 15-point lead in the fourth, sending the Cavaliers to their 16th loss in 17 games. Derrick Rose had 28 points and 11 assists and Luol Deng had 23 points for Chicago.
The Cavaliers hung in even though they were without injured trio Anderson Varejao, Mo Williams and Daniel Gibson.
J.J. Hickson led Cleveland with 21 points.
Earl Boykins returned from suspension to score a season-high 26 points to help Milwaukee hand injury-depleted Dallas its third straight loss.
Missing Dirk Nowitzki for the third consecutive game because of a sprained knee and Shawn Marion with a thigh injury, the Mavericks suffered another blow when Caron Butler injured a knee in the first quarter. Jose Barea scored a career-high 29 points for Dallas.
John Salmons scored 21 points for Milwaukee.
In San Antonio, the NBA-leading San Antonio Spurs inflicted Oklahoma City's heaviest loss of the season, winning 101-74 to notch a fourth straight win.
Coming off wins over the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas, the Spurs again beat one of the West's top teams to improve to 29-4 - one the 10 best starts in NBA history.
Tim Duncan scored 21 points and George Hill had 16 for San Antonio.
Kevin Durant had 16 points for the Thunder, who started the game 4 for 24 and shot a season-low 32.9 percent.
In Miami, the hosts Heat overcame a 20-point deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 144-107 for their 17th victory in 18 games.
LeBron James had 25 points and 10 assists and Dwyane Wade also scored 25 points to help Miami pull into a virtual tie with Boston atop the Eastern Conference. The Celtics lead by .031 percentage points, but the teams are tied in the games-back column.
Former Heat forward Dorell Wright scored 30 points for Golden State in his first trip back to Miami as an opponent.
Golden State had 36 points in each of the first two quarters, then only 35 in the entire second half.
In Chicago, the Chicago Bulss made it 13 wins from 15 games by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 100-91.
The Bulls trailed by 10 against a team that was missing three of its best players. But they outscored Cleveland 32-9 in the third quarter and hung on after nearly blowing a 15-point lead in the fourth, sending the Cavaliers to their 16th loss in 17 games. Derrick Rose had 28 points and 11 assists and Luol Deng had 23 points for Chicago.
The Cavaliers hung in even though they were without injured trio Anderson Varejao, Mo Williams and Daniel Gibson.
J.J. Hickson led Cleveland with 21 points.
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