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Johnson's OT buzzer-beater helps Nets win
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 21 - 02 - 2013

NEW YORK — Joe Johnson hit a tying 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the fourth quarter and then his buzzer-beating jumper at the end of overtime lifted the Brooklyn Nets to a 113-111 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks Tuesday.
Johnson finished with 24 points, and Brook Lopez and Deron Williams added 19 each as the Nets snapped a 13-game losing streak against the Bucks dating back to March 30, 2009.
Brandon Jennings scored 34 points to lead the Bucks. Ersan Ilyasova had 21 points, Monta Ellis added 18 and Larry Sanders 14.
Jennings saw his short jumper go in and out with 15 seconds left in overtime. After a Nets timeout, Johnson was intentionally fouled by Luc Mbah a Moute with 5 seconds left. The Nets inbounded again and Johnson won the game with his foul line jumper over Mbah a Moute.
Bulls 96, Hornets 87: Luol Deng scored 20 points and Chicago snapped a two-game skid.
The Bulls took the lead for good late in the first quarter, but didn't put the Hornets away until Deng's clutch jumper from the top of the key with 44.8 seconds left put Chicago up 94-87 after New Orleans had pulled within five points on Eric Gordon's 3-pointer.
Carlos Boozer added 17 points and 10 rebounds, and Joakim Noah had 15 points and 17 rebounds for Chicago, which outrebounded New Orleans 47-39 and had 15 second-chance points. Gordon finished with 20 and Anthony Davis had 15 points and 10 rebounds for New Orleans. Greivis Vasquez had 11 points and 10 assists.
Grizzlies 105, Pistons 91: Mike Conley scored 19 points, Zach Randolph had his 31st double-double and Memphis won its fourth straight game.
Randolph had 15 points and 10 rebounds and the Grizzlies rode a strong second half to win in both teams' first game since the All Star break. Brandon Knight and Jonas Jerebko each scored 13 points and Jose Calderon added 10 points and seven assists for the Pistons, who have lost two of their last three at home.
Raptors 96, Wizards 88: DeMar DeRozan and Rudy Gay scored 24 points apiece, and Toronto won a matchup between slow-starting, coming-on-lately teams.
Rookie Bradley Beal, back in the starting lineup for the first time since taking time off to heal a sprained right wrist, scored 25 points for the Wizards, who had won eight of nine at home.
Bobcats 105, Magic 92: Kemba Walker and Gerald Henderson each had 24 points, Byron Mullens added 20 points and 12 rebounds and Charlotte survived Orlando's second-half comeback.
Mullens has had at least 20 points and 10 rebounds in three of the Bobcats' last five games.
Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Arron Afflalo 18 points to lead the Magic, who have lost 25 of their last 28, including 13 of 15 at home.
Suns 102, Trail Blazers 98: Goran Dragic had 16 points and a career-high 18 assists as Phoenix snapped a four-game losing streak.
Wesley Johnson came off the bench to score a season-high 14 points for the Suns, who led by as many as 19 points and survived a late Portland rally.
J.J. Hickson had 25 points and 16 rebounds for his 28th double-double of the season for the Blazers, who lost their sixth straight to match their season-high
Spurs 108, Kings 102: Tony Parker had 30 points and 11 assists to give San Antonio its 15th win in their last 16 games.
Danny Green scored 21 points, including 5-for-8 shooting on 3-pointers. Kawhi Leonard added 15 points and Manu Ginobili 12.
Brois Diaw had 10 points and Tim Duncan added nine points and 14 rebounds for the Spurs.
Isaiah Thomas scored 22 points for the Kings.
In other matches it was: Nuggets 97, Celtics 90; Jazz 115, Warrios 101. — Agencies


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