Durant, Thunder extend streaks at T'Wolves expense
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02/21/2010 -
Minneapolis, MN (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kevin Durant kept his amazing streak going
by pouring in 32 points to help the red-hot Oklahoma City Thunder take a
109-107 decision over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center.
Durant, the NBA's second-leading scorer, is the only active player to score at
least 25 points in 28 straight games. The third-year forward out of Texas
surpassed Allen Iverson, who reached the magic number in 27 consecutive
contests during his MVP season in 2000-2001. Durant now has his sights set on
legend Michael Jordan, who scored 25-plus points in 40 straight games during
the 1986-87 season.
Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double with 22 points, 14 assists, and 10
rebounds for the Thunder, who have won nine in a row for the first time since
the 2004-05 campaign. Jeff Green tallied 17 points and 14 rebounds for
Oklahoma City, which has also won five straight games on the road.
Kevin Love finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds off the bench for the
Timberwolves, who have lost six consecutive games since a four-game win
streak. Jonny Flynn chipped in 19 points and five assists. Damien Wilkins and
Corey Brewer each ended with 18 points for Minnesota, which fell to 9-20 at
home this season.
<< Collison, West help Hornets beat Rockets
New Orleans, LA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Darren Collison followed up his first
career triple-double with a 26-point, nine-assist performance and netted a
dozen in the final quarter to lead New Orleans in a 102-94 win over Houston.
David
<< Hamilton, Pistons take down Spurs in overtime
Auburn Hills, MI (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Richard Hamilton ended with 27 points,
helping Detroit topple San Antonio 109-101 in overtime after blowing a
double-digit lead with five minutes left in regulation.
Rodney Stuckey chipped in 2
<< Rockets-Hornets, Box
HOUSTON (94)Scola 6-11 0-0 12, Battier 3-9 0-0 8, Hayes 2-4 0-2 4, Brooks 6-15 2-4 15, Ariza 2-10 0-0 5, Martin 5-12 3-4 13, Budinger 7-11 1-2 18, Jeffries 5-11 1-2 11, Temple 1-4 0-0 2, Andersen 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 40-92 7-14 94.NEW ORLEANS (102)W
<< Grizzlies get back on track with win over Nets
East Rutherford, NJ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rudy Gay poured in 29 points and
grabbed eight rebounds, as the Memphis Grizzlies rallied in the second half to
defeat the woeful New Jersey Nets, 104-94, at the IZOD Center.
O.J. Mayo added 24
<< Grizzlies-Nets, Box
MEMPHIS (104)Gay 13-21 2-3 29, Randolph 7-14 4-5 18, Gasol 6-13 4-4 16, Conley 3-12 1-2 8, Mayo 8-14 5-5 24, Thabeet 0-0 0-0 0, Young 2-6 0-0 4, Arthur 0-1 0-0 0, Haddadi 1-4 0-0 2, M.Williams 1-5 1-1 3. Totals 41-90 17-20 104.NEW JERSEY (94)Hayes
Suns continue mastery of Kings >>
Phoenix, AZ (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Jason Richardson had 26 points to lead a
balanced scoring effort, as Phoenix continued its recent mastery of Sacramento
with a 104-88 home victory.
Amare Stoudemire posted 19 points and 14 rebounds, whil
Warriors rally to down Hawks >>
Oakland, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Stephen Curry poured in a game-best 32 points
and his technical free throw with 34.6 seconds remaining proved to be the
difference, as the Golden State Warriors rallied to defeat the Atlanta Hawks,
108-104
Singler, Duke hold off Virginia Tech >>
Durham, NC (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Kyle Singler scored 25 points and grabbed 10
rebounds to help sixth-ranked Duke beat Virginia Tech, 67-55, at Cameron
Indoor Stadium.
Nolan Smith had 23 points and Jon Scheyer added 15 with seven assi
Penn State coach's glasses net $9,000 for charity >>
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -Two Penn State graduates are paying $9,000 for a chance to see through Hall of Fame football coach Joe Paterno's trademark thick-rimmed glasses.The bid from Michelle and Kevin Coppola won an auction for a pair of spectacles
Jazz-Trail Blazers, Box >>
UTAH (93)Kirilenko 1-1 0-0 2, Millsap 6-13 0-0 12, Boozer 9-19 4-9 22, Williams 4-15 9-9 18, Matthews 4-9 4-5 12, Miles 1-8 1-2 4, Price 3-6 1-2 7, Korver 2-8 2-2 8, Fesenko 3-4 2-5 8. Totals 33-83 23-34 93.PORTLAND (89)Webster 1-3 0-0 2, Aldridge
Big East Conference odds
Work left to do: Villanova, Syracuse, DePaul, West Virginia, Providence
Notre Dame and Louisville appear to have done enough to make the move, so we'll make them locks. The Cardinals, despite a modest RPI, are trending way up and have clinched at least a tie for third in the Big East, which should be more than enough with their pair of big road wins. Villanova got back to .500 and gets back to more solid footing. Syracuse got a very important road win and crippled a fellow contender in the process. West Virginia's fate could be in its hands Tuesday at Pitt.
Work left to do:
Villanova [18-9 (7-7), RPI: 21, SOS: 5] Pounded Rutgers to get back to .500. If Cats can get their last two (at UConn, vs. Syracuse), that should be enough with strong computer numbers and a host of wins away from The Pavilion. The Cats have beaten Texas and swept the Big 5 (never easy in Philly), but have a couple of losses to bubble teams (Xavier, Drexel), too. I still think they'll be OK, possibly even at 8-8.
Syracuse [20-8 (9-5), RPI: 53, SOS: 62] History says 10 wins will be plenty, but it might be hard for the Orange to get that last one with a final two vs. G'town, which is trying to win the league title, and at Villanova, which will be desperate for a W. The relative lack of nonconference heft and the weak computer numbers are still concerns, but the Orange have won four in a row and got a very, very big win at Providence on Saturday.
DePaul [16-12 (8-7), RPI: 54, SOS: 18] Beat Cincy and should get past South Florida to get to 9-7, but then what? They have beaten Kansas and Cal (right after the DeVon Hardin injury) earlier this season, but also have lost to Bradley and Purdue, among others. They'll likely need a couple of BE tourney wins, too, but we'll see ...
West Virginia [19-7 (8-6), RPI: 58, SOS: 125] The game at Pitt on Tuesday night could decide the Mountaineers' fate (barring a deep tournament run). They can still get to 9-7 in the Big East without it by beating Cincinnati, but the nine wins would be against UConn, Villanova, St. John's, South Florida, DePaul, Rutgers, Seton Hall twice and the Bearcats. Beating bubble foes is fine, but where's the beef? Outside of beating PG-less UCLA in nonconference play (still a top quality win), there's not a lot to fall back on (besides maybe NC State). WVU vs. Syracuse would be an interesting debate, as the teams don't play in the Big East regular season. WVU has the best win, but Cuse has played the much better schedule.
Providence [17-10 (7-7), RPI: 70, SOS: 33] The Friars likely saw their at-large hopes die at home in the four-point loss to Syracuse, barring an unexpected run to the Big East semis or more. The RPI, bad already, won't be helped by playing St. John's and South Florida in the final two league games.
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