Ballin': Warriors Beat the Heat, Bandwagon Begins to Fill Up
By Jason McIntyre
Golden State 97, Miami 95: Jarrett Jack to Draymond Green for the game-winner! Nice play drawn up by Mark Jackson. Clearly it was for Klay Thompson, but when Battier and Ray Allen both went to Thompson (27 points), Green rolled to the hoop and got a layup out of it. David Lee scored 22 points and took 13 rebounds, and Jack contributed 20 points off the bench for the 15-7 Warriors. Check out this elbow Wade caught in the kisser.
Boston 117, Dallas 115, 2 OT: Rajon Rondo narrowly missed a triple double (16 points, 15 assists, nine rebounds) and Paul Pierce added 34 points as the Celtics sent the lottery-bound Mavericks to defeat.
New Orleans 88, Oklahoma City 92: Is there a game where Russell Westbrook doesn’t pull off an athletic, jaw-dropping play? He only shot 4-of-14 but he can fly. Durant scored 35 for the Thunder, who have won nine straight. Austin Rivers watch: 12 points, but he’s only shooting 32 percent from the field.
Utah 99, San Antonio 96: Mo Williams, hero! Gordon Hayward (19 points, seven rebounds, six assists in 28 minutes), leaper!
Washington 93, Houston 99: James Harden showed the Wizards what might have been (31 points). Wizards rookie Bradley Beal did the same to Houston (20 points, six assists).
Phoenix 82, Memphis 80: The Grizzlies lost their third straight, and maybe now everyone will finally get off their jocks. Michael Beasley, because you care: 10 minutes, 11 shots, four points.
LA Clippers 100, Charlotte 94: Blake. Griffin.