LOS ANGELES — Tony Parker poured in 42 points and passed out nine assists to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 107-96 home victory over Oklahoma City -- the team with the best record in the NBA.
Tim Duncan added a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Spurs, who improved to 13-1 at home but are now facing a nine-game road trip.
Parker at least ensured they head out buoyed by a victory. With 4,477 assists he has now surpassed Avery Johnson -- current coach of the New Jersey Nets -- for the Spurs club record.
JAZZ 96, LAKERS 87
Al Jefferson scored 18 points, Paul Millsap had 16, and Earl Watson keyed a game-clinching 14-0 fourth quarter run for Utah.
Watson scored eight points and had six assists in the fourth quarter as the Jazz beat the Lakers for the first time in three tries this season.’
BULLS 113, BUCKS 90
NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose scored 26 points with 13 assists, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 113-90 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Rose's performance helped ensure the Bulls celebrated the return of Britain's Luol Deng with a victory.
TRAIL BLAZERS 117, NUGGETS 97
Nicolas Batum returned from a two game injury absence to score a career-high 33 points for the Portland Trail Blazers in a 117-97 victory over Denver.
He connected on nine of his 15 three-point attempts, a club record for three-pointers in a game and the most by any player in the NBA in one game so far this season.
KINGS 114, WARRIORS 106, OT
Marcus Thornton scored 28 points and Tyreke Evans had 26 points and nine assists to help the Sacramento Kings beat the Golden State Warriors 114-106 in overtime Saturday night.
KNICKS 99, NETS 22
Jeremy Lin scored a career-high 25 points and New York salvaged the finale of a back-to-back-to-back set.
Lin came off the bench to control a struggling offense, adding seven assists while outplaying Nets All-Star point guard Deron Williams.
CLIPPERS 107, WIZARDS 81
Blake Griffin had 21 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and DeAndre Jordan had 18 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 107-81 victory against the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 17
By : People's Journal
Games Today: (Araneta Coliseum)5:15 p.m. – Barako Bull vs. Powerade7:30 p.m. – Rain or Shine vs. B-MegYENG Guiao was delighted at the way how his import, Jamelle Cornley, performed in Rain or Shine’s opening game in the Governors’ Cup. Now, he sounds comfortable taking on the Commissioner’s Cup champion, B-Meg,... Read more
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 15
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Games Tuesday (Ynares Sports Arena)2 p.m. – RnW Pacific Pipes vs Blackwsater Sports 4 p.m. – Café France vs Cebuana Lhuillier Big Chill weathered a fiery charge by RnW Pacific Pipes in the second half for a 78- 68 victory that earned the Super Chargers an outright passage in the... Read more
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 13
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GEN. TRIAS, CAVITE – Jay Bayron used a strong finish to shoot a second straight 69 and leave behind a field that continued to struggle in demanding condition at Eagle Ridge’s Faldo Course in the second round of the ICTSI Eagle Ridge Invitational here yesterday. Bayron turned what had seemed... Read more
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 13
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Young Mark Alcala validated his claim as the next badminton superstar when he clipped third seed Jose Kenneth Monterubio, 21-18, 21-19, to pocket the boys’ Under-19 title and complete a double victory in the P1 million MVP Sports Foundation-Philippine Badminton Ranking System (PBaRS) circuit at Metro Sports Center in Lahug,... Read more
Published : Friday May 25, 2012 | Category : Sports | Views : 13
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Philadelphia—The Philadelphia 76ers kept their season alive with an 82-75 victory over the Boston Celtics to force a seventh game in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Jrue Holiday finished with a team-high 20 points and six assists while Elton Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Sixers who... Read more
