NBA Scores and Recaps for Dec 10, 2010

Here are the complete final scores and recaps for the NBA games that were on the schedule for Fri. December 10.

Here is the NBA schedule for Sat. Dec. 11

Indiana Pacers 100 Charlotte Bobcats 92 FINAL SCORE

Indiana really spread the ball around in the first half with 6 players contributing at least 5 points. The Pacers were leading 57-50 at halftime and were able to hold off the Bobcats in the 2nd half. The team effort of spreading the ball around by the Pacers continued in the second half and 6 players hit double digits in scoring for the night. Danny Granger was the leading scorer for Indiana with 18 points scored.


New York Knicks 101 Washington Wizards 95 FINAL SCORE

The Wizards had a solid first half and had the lead going into half time even though Amare Stoudemire and Wilson Chandler were both having a good night for the Knicks. Stoudemire scored 15 and Chandler added 14 points for New York in the first half. Chandler was the only thing that cooled off for the Knicks in the second half as he only scored 2 points the rest of the game to finish with 16. New York turned on the heat and the Wizards couldn't hold them off in the second half. For the game, Stoudemire lit up the scoreboard with 36 points scored for the night to lead the Knicks in the win over Washington. It was his 7th game in a row with 30 or more points scored. In total, 5 players hit double digits in scoring for New York on the night. Even though the season is still youg Stoudemire keeps putting up big numbers and he might be an early candidate for MVP - especially if New York keeps winning and can catch Boston.


Denver Nuggets 123 Toronto Raptors 116 FINAL SCORE

Denver and Toronto both got off to fast starts offensively as both teams combined to score 72 points in the first quarter. They carried the high scoring into the second quarter and finished the half with a combined 139 points scored. The Raptors were down 6 points at the end of the first quarter. Toronto, while sometimes appearing to be winded, was able to hang with Denver throughout the second quarter but still ended the quarter being outscored by the Nuggets. Heading into halftime the score was Denver 74-65 over the Raptors.

The scoring settled down to a normal pace in the second half. Toronto outscored Denver in the 4th quarter but it wasn't enough to overcome the lead the Nuggets had built up through the first 3 quarters and the Raptors came out on the losing end. Al Harrington led the Nuggets in Scoring with 31 points. On the other side, the Wizards had 4 players reach the 20 point plateau and Linas Kleiza led those players with 26 points through the basket. The win was a milestone for Denver coach George Karl. The win marked his 1,000 victory as a head coach in the NBA and he becomes only the 7th coach in the history of the NBA to do so.


Oklahoma City Thunder 97 New Orleans Hornets 92 FINAL SCORE

Russell Westbrook scored 29 points and 10 assists to lead the Thunder to victory over the Hornets.


Chicago Bulls 88 LA Lakers 84 FINAL SCORE

Derrick Rose scored 29 points and 9 assists to lead the Chicago Bulls over the LA Lakers.


Minnesota 109 Detroit 99 FINAL SCORE

Detroit got off to a fast start in the first quater. At one point, the Pistons were up 13 points at 17-4 before the TWolves showed some signs of life and started dropping in some baskets. Minnesota kicked and clawed their way back to take the lead over the Pistons in the second quarter and went into halftime leading with a 50-48 lead.

The Timberwolves turned on the heat in the second quarter and pulled away from Detroit for a solid win. 6 players hit double digits in scoring for the TWolves and Kevin Love led the way for Minnesota with 27 points scored.


Milwaukee Bucks 97 Houston Rockets 91 FINAL SCORE


San Antonio Spurs 108 Atlanta Hawks 92 FINAL SCORE


Portland Trail Blazers 101 Phoenix Suns 94 FINAL SCORE

Brandon Roy scored 26 points and Marcus Camby added 16 points plus pulled down 18 rebounds to lead the Trail Blazers to a win over the Phoenix Suns.


Utah Jazz 117 Orlando Magic 105 FINAL SCORE

Deron Williams scored 32 points for Utah as the Jazz outplayed the Orlando Magic. This was the 4th loss in a row for Orlando, who could possibly lose first place pending the outcome of the Miami Heat and Golden State Warriors game.


Miami Heat 106 Golden State Warriors 84 FINAL SCORE

Dwayne Wade took an elbow to the right temple which left him sprawled out on the floor and forced him to leave the court just a minute into the game. He returned a few minutes later after being checked out on the sidelines. The Heat got off to a slow start but went on a run where they outscored the Warriors 16-5 to finish the first quarter leading by a score of 26-20. The Warriors battled hard and managed to hang with the Heat throughout the second quarter. With 30 secons left in the half Dorell Wright hit a 3 pointer, his 4th of the night up to that point, to tie the game at 45 a piece. However, the last score of the half belonged to Miami and James Jones responded with a 3 pointer of his own to put Miami up 48-45 over Golden State heading into halftime.

In the 3rd quarter, the Heat got busy and poured it on the Warriors to finish the quarter leading by a score of 84-65 over the Warriors. LeBron James capped off the scoring run by hitting three consecutive 3 pointers to end the 3rd quarter to put the Heat up by 19 points going into the 4th quarter.

The 4th quarter was more of the same - the Heat continued their assault on the net running up the score. The Golden State Warriors first round #6 draft pick of the 2010 draft - Ekpe Udoh made his 2010 NBA career debut late in the fourth quarter and scored his first basket just soon after entering the game.

It was a lopsided win for the Heat after the first half. It was their 7th consecutive win and they are looking like they are getting tougher with each game played. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade combined for 59 points. Wade, even after sitting out with the head injury for a few minutes earlier in the game, still logged 35 minutes on the hardwood and wound up leading Miami in scoring as he tossed in 34 points. He also added 7 assists to the winning cause. LeBron James scored 25 points and added 9 assists as well. LeBron sat out the 4th quarter. Chris Bosh quietly tossed in 16 points. The Heat play again tomorrow night against Sacremento as they will try to extend their current winning streak.