Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets and Philadelphia 76ers win: NBA Wednesday Roundup – (Part 1)
Twelve National Basketball Association (NBA) franchises went head-to-head on Wednesday, 23 March, 2011.
The Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Sacramento Kings, Oklahoma City Thunders, Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers came out on top in their matches.
Here is an overview of the matchups:
Indiana Pacers thrash Charlotte Bobcats 111-88
The Indiana Pacers extended their winning streak to two games with a 111-88 victory over the woeful Charlotte Bobcats at Time Warner Cable Arena on Wednesday night.
Danny Granger scored a game-high 33 points and grabbed three assists and five rebounds for Indiana. On the other hand, Tyler Hansbrough added 24 points, while Roy Hibbert had 13 points and 14 rebounds for the Pacers.
D.J. Augustin scored a team-high 17 points, while Kwame Brown chipped in with 16 points and nine rebounds for the Bobcats, who lost their fourth straight game. Guard Shaun Livingston came off the bench with 15 points while Gerald Henderson added 12 points
in the defeat.
Jackson paced the Bobcats with nine points in the first quarter as Charlotte held a 28-23 lead going into the second.
The Bobcats extended their lead to as many as 12 points at 38-26 in the first two minutes of the second quarter. The Pacers then got their shooting touch back and went on a 13-2 run to make it a one-point game at 40-39 with six minutes remaining. Both teams
played the rest of the quarter at a crisp pace but Indiana managed to take a 54-53 lead into the locker room.
Hansbrough and Granger scored 10 points apiece in the third quarter, as the Pacers carried an 87-72 advantage into fourth quarter. Indiana maintained a double-digit lead throughout the final stanza to seal the victory.
New Jersey Nets edge past Cleveland Cavaliers 98-94
The New Jersey Nets snapped their four-game losing streak with a narrow 98-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Quicken Loans Arena on Wednesday night.
Power forward Kris Humphries played a stellar game as he scored 18 points and pulled down a career-high 23 rebounds for New Jersey. Guard Sasha Vujacic and center Brook Lopez also added 18 points for the Nets, who have won six of their last 10 games.
J.J. Hickson finished with 17 points and 17 boards while forward Alonzo Gee added 10 points for Cleveland in the defeat. Ramon Sessions also racked up 21 points for the Cavaliers, who have lost four consecutive games.
Both teams played sloppy basketball in the first quarter, shooting just 38 percent from the field. However, Cleveland managed to take a 22-17 lead into the second. The Cavs and Nets continued their poor shooting in the second quarter but Cleveland once again
managed to take a 42-39 lead at half time.
New Jersey came out strongly in the third quarter and tied the game at 62 heading into the final stanza. The two teams scored 20 points each in a closely contested fourth quarter to tie the scores at 82, pushing the game into overtime.
The teams remained close in the extra period but it was eventually the Nets, who survived a last-gasp push by the Cavaliers, and held on for a four-point victory.
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