NBA Scores and Recaps for Deb 6, 2010

There were 8 games on the NBA schedule for Sunday December 6th


Boston Celtics 100 New Jersey Nets 75 FINAL SCORE

Nate Robinson scored 21 points for the Celtics. Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett also added 13 points each for Boston in the win.



New York Knicks 116 Toronto Raptors 99 FINAL SCORE

Amare Stoudemire scored 31 points and grabbed 16 rebounds for the Knicks.

Detroit Pistons 102 Cleveland Cavaliers 92 FINAL SCORE

Cleveland loses yet again, but this time it's not as dismal. Richard Hamilton tossed in 27 points for the Pistons.

San Antonio Spurs 109 New Orleans Hornets 84 FINAL SCORE

It was a team effort for the Spurs who had 7 players hit double digits in scoring. Tony Parker led in scoring for the Spurs with 19 points scored.

Oklahoma City Thunder 114 Golden State Warriors 109 FINAL SCORE

Kevin Durant scored 28 points for the Thunder win and Stephen Curry poured in 39 points for the Warriors in the losing effort.

Memphis Grizzlies @ Denver Nuggets 8 PM ET Tipoff

Washington Wizards @ Phoenix Suns 8 PM ET Tipoff

Los Angeles Clippers @ Portland Trail Blazers 9 PM ET Tipoff



Here are the scores and recaps from the Sat. Dec 4th games.

There were six games on the NBA schedule for Sat. Dec 4. After their dominating performance against Cleveland Thursday night, the Heat were back at home to take on Atlanta. The Cavs meanwhile headed on out to blustery Minnesota to try to pick up the pieces after Miami dismantled them. The 76ers are at home to take on Charlotte. Houston was in Chicago. Orlando, who had 15 wins on the season were in Milwaukee and suffered a loss to the Bucks. The Magic were playing without 4 players who were out with a stomach virus. Dwight Howard, J.J. Redick,Mickael Pietrus, and Jameer Nelson were are all back in Orlando recovering from the virus.

Miami Heat 89 Atlanta Hawks 77 FINAL SCORE

The Heat picked up right where they left off in Cleveland to start the first quarter by outpacing Atlanta. With the exception of a 3 pointer by Mario Chalmers, the rest of the points were scored by the big 3 for the Heat. Dwayne Wade had 6 points. LeBron James scored 9 and Chris Bosh added 8 points to give Miami a 26-15 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter pretty much played out just like the first quarter. The big 3 scoring the bulk of the points. Wade added another 6, James added 7, and Bosh added another 6 points in the second quarter to their scoring totals for the half. Atlanta was led in the half by Josh Smith, who scored 8 points. The Heat hit the locker room for halftime with a decisive 50-36 lead over the Hawks.

Atlanta came out gunning in the second quarter and made the game interesting. They fought back to pull within 2 points of the Heat at the end of the quarter. Miami still had the edge 63-61. It was looking like the Hawks were going to make it a close game...but after getting close a few times Atlanta watched as Miami extended the lead to run out the game.

Chris Bosh ended up leading the Heat in scoring with 27 points. Dwyane Wade scored 26 points and LeBron James ended up with 22 points scored. In total the Big 3 accounted for 75 of the Heat's 89 points. Al Horford led Atlanta with 22 points scored.

Philadelphia 76ers 109 Charlotte Bobcats 91 FINAL SCORE

Philadelphia got off to a fast start and had a huge first quarter fueled by guard Jodie Meeks, who tossed in 20 points. Meeks hit 6 3-point shots in the first quarter. The 76ers had the lead at the end of the first quarter by a 32-16 lead over the Bobcats.

Charlotte chipped away at the 76ers lead to finish the half trailing Philly 56-45. Stephen Jackson led the half in scoring for the Bobcats with 12 points. Jodie Meeks failed to score any points in the second quarter by still finished the half leading the 76ers in scoring with 20 points.

Philly extended their lead in the third quarter as they ended the quarter with an 85-67 lead. The game was never really close for Charlotte as the 4th quarter was no different from the rest of the game and the final score was 109 to 91 in favor of the 76ers.

Jodie Meeks cooled way off after the first quarter but still finished the game leading Philadelphia with 26 points scored. Boris Diaw led Charlotte with 19 points scored.

Chicago Bulls 119 Houston Rockets 116 FINAL SCORE

As expected the Houston and Chicago game was the best competitive game on the schedule - at least in the first quarter when the score was 25-23 in favor of the Bulls. In the second quarter Chicago pulled away from the Rockets and finished the half with a 56-44 lead. Houston fought back in the second half, but fell just short as the Bulls came away with a 3 point 119-116 win.

Minnesota Timberwolves 129 Cleveland Cavaliers 95 FINAL SCORE

The Cavs started this game just like they finished the Heat game - getting outscored nearly 2-1 early in the first quarter. Cleveland seemed to be lost and needed someone to step up to lead the team. They whittled back to finish the quarter trailing the Timberwolves by a score of 37-24. Antawn Jamison scored 10 points for the Cavs in the first quarter.

Things got worse for the Cavs in the second quarter as Minnesota went into halftime with a 73-54 lead over Cleveland. Their play is a carbon copy of their previous defeat to the Miami Heat. I don't know if that game deflated the emotional tires of the Cavs or what, but they just are playing terrible fundamental basketball right now. Chalk up 2 ugly games in a row for the Cavs. Kevin Love led the T-Wolves in scoring in the first half with 20 points through the net.

The Cavs just kept cumbling as the game progressed as Minnesota poured it on in the second half. The final score was a big 34 point victory for the TWolves. The final score was 129-95.

Milwaukee Bucks 96 Orlando Magic 85 FINAL SCORE

Dallas Mavericks 105 Sacramento Kings 103