Recap Roundups
December 21, 2016
Cleveland 113, Milwaukee 102
LeBron James' reward for making three 3-pointers in 71 seconds was a seat on the bench. After playing 47 minutes in Tuesday's overtime win against these same Milwaukee Bucks, James was fortunate to be in the game at all.
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Minnesota 92, Atlanta 84
The Atlanta Hawks won at Oklahoma City without Dwight Howard, but they couldn't manage a repeat at home against the Minnesota Timberwolves two days later.
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Memphis 98, Detroit 86
Marc Gasol didn't know he had a chance to set a career high in points when he stepped to the free-throw line with 36.4 seconds remaining. He wasn't at all disappointed that he only tied his previous mark by missing one of the foul shots.
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Washington 107, Chicago 97
Scott Brooks knows when his Washington Wizards can play on the run, good things happen, especially down the stretch when the pace starts to wear down opposing teams.
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Oklahoma City 121, New Orleans 110
NBA scoring leader Russell Westbrook was looking for a little help from some friends, and he got everything he wanted and more in Oklahoma City's 121-110 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night at the Smoothie King Center.
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Sacramento 94, Utah 93
Coming back from large fourth-quarter deficits was not in the Sacramento Kings' DNA much this season. That all changed Wednesday against the Utah Jazz.
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Houston 125, Phoenix 111
James Harden was officially designated as Houston's point guard for the first time in his career this season, although the mindset has always come naturally. Wednesday was no different.
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Dallas 96, Portland 95
On the play that decided the Dallas Mavericks' 96-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night at Moda Center, Wesley Matthews defended Damian Lillard as if he knew him well.
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