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Jazz stage another comeback
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 22 - 11 - 2010

PORTLAND, Oregon: C.J. Miles scored 25 points, hitting five 3-pointers during an electric fourth-quarter comeback, as the Utah Jazz stunned the Portland Trailblazers 103-94 in the NBA Saturday.
Al Jefferson had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Jazz, who have been the NBA's best comeback team this season, with six fourth-quarter comeback wins.
Miles, who finished with a career-high seven 3-pointers, had 17 points in the fourth.
LaMarcus Aldridge had 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Blazers, who have dropped five in a row to Utah.
Grizzlies 97, Heat 95: In Memphis, Rudy Gay hit a fadeaway jumper over LeBron James at the buzzer to give Memphis victory over Miami.
James tied it for the 12th time, dunking against Gay with 5.5 seconds left. Gay came back with the winning 13-foot jumper in front of the Heat bench.
Memphis was without Dwayne Wade (sprained wrist), while Udonis Haslem was carried off with a sprained foot in the third quarter.
James finished with 29 points and 11 assists.
The Grizzlies won despite starters Zach Randolph and O.J.
Mayo being benched for a quarter as punishment for being late to the pregame shootaround. Randolph led Memphis with 21 points and 13 rebounds.
Mavericks 98, Hawks 93: In Atlanta, Dirk Nowitzki scored 21 points, including the two free throws that sealed the result, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Atlanta Hawks.
Jason Terry added 15 for the Mavericks.
Atlanta guard Joe Johnson couldn't shake Tyson Chandler's tight defense and misfired on a 3-point attempt that would have tied it with 2.5 seconds remaining.
Al Horford finished with 20 points and 20 rebounds for the Hawks.
Spurs 116, Cavaliers 92: In San Antonio, the hosts made it ten straight wins by comfortably beating Cleveland.
Off to their best start in franchise history, the Spurs improved their NBA-best record to 11-1 while extending their longest winning streak in nearly three years.
Tony Parker scored 19 points while rookie Tiago Splitter had 18 on 7-of-10 shooting.
Mo Williams scored 21 points for the Cavaliers, who played a night after losing on the road to New Orleans _ the only team to beat San Antonio so far.
Thunder 82, Bucks 81: In Milwaukee, Russell Westbrook made two free throws with 7.3 seconds left to lift Oklahoma City over Milwaukee.
The Thunder again were without NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant, who missed his second consecutive game with a sprained ankle. Jeff Green was also on the sidelines for a fourth straight game – seventh overall – with a sprained left ankle.
James Harden had 23 points and nine rebounds for Oklahoma City, while Westbrook finished with 18.
Brandon Jennings led the Bucks with 25 points.
Magic 90, Pacers 86: In Indianapolis, Jameer Nelson converted a go-ahead three-point play with 33 second left, leading Orlando over Indiana.
The Magic trailed 86-85 when Nelson was fouled by T.J.
Ford on a 10-foot jumper and converted the resulting free throw.
Dwight Howard scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half, helping Orlando recover from a 52-49 halftime deficit.
Rashard Lewis made five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points.
Howard also had 12 rebounds and blocked three shots for Orlando, which limited Indiana to 34 points in the second half.
The Pacers had five players score in double figures but shot just 39 percent from the field. Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Bobcats 123, Suns 105: In Charlotte, Stephen Jackson had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the first triple-double in Bobcats franchise history as Charlotte beat Phoenix.
It was the second career triple-double for Jackson, whose first also came against the Suns when he was with Golden State. He hit 10 of 13 shots and led an efficient night for the Bobcats, who also got 26 points from Boris Diaw while shooting 58 percent from the field.
Nuggets 107, Nets 103: In Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 28 points and eight rebounds as Denver held off New Jersey.
Knicks 124, Clippers 115: In Los Angeles, New York completed an unprecedented three-game California sweep by beating hapless Los Angeles.


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