вторник, 13 марта 2012 г.

MJ limited to 2 in Wizards' win

Michael Jordan matched his career-low with two points, but JerryStackhouse scored 28 to lead the visiting Washington Wizards to a 95-82 victory Sunday against the short-handed Toronto Raptors.

Jordan went 1-for-9 from the field, but he helped the Wizards'cause by handing out nine assists and grabbing eight rebounds in aseason-high 40 minutes. He scored two points in 12 minutes on April2, 2002, against the Los Angeles Lakers.

"The thing that I want everybody to understand on this team isthat you don't have to score to be an impact player," Jordan said. Mysole purpose was to rebound, assist and move the ball around. OnceJerry got started offensively, I wasn't really looking [to score].

"What this team needs is someone who can sacrifice their game forthe betterment of the team. I'm not afraid to step up and do that."

Kwame Brown and Larry Hughes each added 14 points for the Wizards,who used an 11-2 run at the start of the third quarter to overcome atwo-point halftime deficit. Lindsey Hunter scored 22 points for theRaptors, who played without Vince Carter (strained right quadriceps)and Antonio Davis (sore right knee) and lost for the sixth time intheir last seven games.

PACERS 107, 76ERS 97: Jermaine O'Neal led a balanced scoringattack with 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to power host Indianapast Philadelphia, which wasted a 32-point effort from Allen Iverson.Jamaal Tinsley added 20 points, Brad Miller 19 and Ron Artest andReggie Miller 18 each for the Pacers, who led by 20 points in thethird quarter en route to improving their Eastern Conference-leadingrecord to 18-5.

LAKERS 107, MAGIC 84: Shaquille O'Neal scored 30 points and pulleddown 14 rebounds, and Kobe Bryant added 21 points, eight rebounds andsix assists to power Los Angeles to a rout of visiting Orlando. Magicstar Tracy McGrady scored 21 points in the first half, then playedless than two minutes of the second because of a bruised lower back.

PISTONS 101, NETS 91: Zeljko Rebraca scored a season-high 21points to pace host Detroit past New Jersey, which had its season-high five-game winning streak broken. The Pistons are 15-1 in theirlast 16 home games against the Nets.

KINGS 107, HORNETS 92: Chris Webber had 28 points, eight reboundsand seven assists, and Sacramento stayed unbeaten in 12 home games bydrubbing New Orleans. The Hornets had their four-game road winningstreak snapped.

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