The Denver Nuggets knocked off the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, allowing them to move into eighth place in the Western Conference, according to the Associated Press.
The Nuggets have a half-game lead over the Warriors for the eighth and final playoff spot in the conference.
Chris Webber has decided to retire from the NBA because of knee problems that have plagued the last five years of his career, according to a source close to ESPN.com.
Webber is expected to formally announce his decision on Wednesday.
The Philadelphia 76ers remained hot with an impressive win over the Celtics in Boston on Monday night. The Sixers have won ten of their last twelve contests and are just a game behind the Wizards for fifth place in the East. Read about the rise of the 76ers and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for March 24th?s games!
The Philadelphia 76ers used a strong fourth quarter to come-from-behind and knock off the Boston Celtics on Monday night. Andre Iguodala posted 28 points, and Andre Miller added 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists for the Sixers, who outrebounded Boston by eight and scored 21 points off turnovers. Leon Powe had 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Ray Allen added 14 points and 6 assists for the Celtics, who shot 45% from the field and committed twelve more fouls than the visiting 76ers. Philadelphia went on a 19-0 run in the final quarter en route to their tenth win in their last twelve games.
Game FIC Scores
Andre Iguodala, PHI ? 16.1
Thaddeus Young, PHI ? 14.4
Leon Powe, BOS ? 12.0
Paul Pierce, BOS ? 10.3
The Detroit Pistons held off the Phoenix Suns in overtime last night, earning their fiftieth win in the process. Chauncey Billups had 32 points and 6 assists, and Rasheed Wallace added 23 points and 9 rebounds for the Pistons, who outrebounded Phoenix by four and scored 20 points off turnovers. Amare Stoudemire shined with 33 points and 5 rebounds while Steve Nash added 23 points and 9 assists for the Suns, who shot 50% from the field and needed two free throws in the final minute from Stoudemire to force overtime. The Suns will battle the East?s best team on Wednesday in Boston.
Game FIC Scores
Steve Nash, PHX ? 21.5
Amare Stoudemire, PHX ? 20.5
Chauncey Billups, DET ? 18.3
Rasheed Wallace, DET ? 15.5
The Miami Heat used a big third quarter run to beat the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night. Chris Quinn had 24 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists, and Joel Anthony added 11 points and 7 boards off the bench for the Heat, who shot just 37% from the floor but capitalized on Milwaukee?s nineteen turnovers. Andrew Bogut had 16 points and 17 rebounds, and Michael Redd posted 24 points for the Bucks, who outrebounded Miami by eighteen but shot just 35% on the night. Even with this victory, the Heat still have a firm grasp on the worst record in the NBA.
Game FIC Scores
Chris Quinn, MIA ? 20.9
Andrew Bogut, MIL ? 14.8
Joel Anthony, MIA ? 11.5
Michael Redd, MIL ? 7.6
The New Jersey Nets thoroughly outplayed the New York Knicks on their way to a dominating win last night. Vince Carter had 27 points, 7 assists, and 6 rebounds, and Nenad Krstic added 22 points and 6 boards of his own for the Nets, who shot 53% from the field and outrebounded New York by six. Jamal Crawford led with 26 points and 8 assists, and David Lee added 12 points and 13 rebounds for the Knicks, who scored 24 points off New Jersey turnovers but struggled mightily from the field (39%). The Nets are just one game behind the Hawks for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Game FIC Scores
Vince Carter, NJN ? 21.9
David Lee, NYK ? 15.5
Richard Jefferson, NJN ? 15.0
Jamal Crawford, NYK ? 14.8
The Denver Nuggets used a huge third quarter run to earn an important victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. Allen Iverson posted 26 points and 7 assists, and Carmelo Anthony added 23 points and 9 rebounds for the Nuggets, who shot 50% from the floor and scored 23 points off Memphis turnovers. Rudy Gay led with 30 points, and Mike Miller added 19 points and 14 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who outrebounded Denver by five but hit just 43% of their shots. J.R. Smith added 27 points for the Nuggets off the bench, and Kenyon Martin posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 boards.
Game FIC Scores
Hakim Warrick, MEM ? 24.3
Marcus Camby, DEN ? 19.3
Carmelo Anthony, DEN ? 19.0
Allen Iverson, DEN ? 17.9
The Houston Rockets won a close game over the Sacramento Kings last night. Rafer Alston had 28 points and 5 assists, and Chuck Hayes added 10 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 dimes for the Rockets, who shot 50% on the night and outrebounded Sacramento by ten. Kevin Martin tallied 18 points, and Ron Artest added 17 points and 6 assists for the Kings, who hit 51% of their shots and sent Houston to the foul line forty-two times. The biggest lead of the night was held by the Rockets (eleven points), but the game was extremely close from the tip to the final buzzer. The victory was the 800th of Rick Adelman?s coaching career.
Game FIC Scores
Rafer Alston, HOU ? 21.8
Brad Miller, SAC ? 12.8
Chuck Hayes, HOU ? 11.6
John Salmons, SAC ? 11.5
The Seattle Supersonics used a 17-point second half advantage to comeback and beat the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. Kevin Durant posted 23 points and 9 rebounds, and Nick Collison added 13 points and 11 boards for the Sonics, who hit 50% of their shots and outrebounded Portland by six. Martell Webster had 22 points and 5 rebounds while Brandon Roy contributed 11 points and 5 boards for the Blazers, who struggled from the field (38%) and have now lost four of their last eight games. The Sonics snapped an eleven-game losing streak with the victory.
Game FIC Scores
Kevin Durant, SEA ? 19.4
Damien Wilkins, SEA ? 16.8
Nick Collison, SEA ? 15.3
Martell Webster, POR ? 11.9
The Los Angeles Lakers avenged a loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday with an overtime victory last night. Kobe Bryant had 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists, and Lamar Odom posted 23 points, 21 boards, and 5 dimes for the Lakers, who shot 45% from the field. Baron Davis had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists; additionally, Monta Ellis added 18 points, 9 boards, and 9 dimes for the Warriors, who outrebounded Los Angeles by two and shot 43% from the field. Golden State has just a half-game lead over Denver for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with twelve games left in the season.
Game FIC Scores
Lamar Odom, LAL ? 34.4
Baron Davis, GSW ? 20.5
Al Harrington, GSW ? 17.0
Kobe Bryant, LAL ? 16.6
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The Golden State Warriors outlasted the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night thanks to huge performances from Stephen Jackson and Monta Ellis. The Lakers outrebounded the Warriors drastically, but Golden State capitalized on L.A.?s eighteen miscues. Read about the Warriors? win and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for March 23rd?s games!
The San Antonio Spurs used a huge third quarter run to knock off the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon. Tim Duncan posted 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Manu Ginobili added 28 points, 8 boards, and 6 assists for the Spurs, who hit just 32% of their shots but outrebounded Dallas by eleven. Josh Howard had 13 points and 9 rebounds for the Mavericks, who shot 43% from the field and turned the ball over just ten times. Dirk Nowitzki hurt both his left knee and ankle after falling late in his team?s lost to San Antonio. He will be re-evaluated by the Mavericks on Monday.
Game FIC Scores
Manu Ginobili, SAS ? 24.6
Jason Terry, DAL ? 12.3
Dirk Nowitzki, DAL ? 11.4
Tim Duncan, DAL ? 10.5
The Denver Nuggets outscored the Toronto Raptors by eleven points in the fourth quarter en route to an important victory. Allen Iverson had 36 points and 6 assists, and Carmelo Anthony added 33 points and 7 rebounds for the Nuggets, who hit 48% of their shots and turned the ball over just seven times. Chris Bosh notched 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 9 assists while Jamario Moon added 15 points and 15 boards for the Raptors, who made half of their field goal attempts and led for a majority of the game. Denver put some serious pressure on the Golden State Warriors for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with the win, their second-straight.
Game FIC Scores
Allen Iverson, DEN ? 21.9
Chris Bosh, TOR ? 18.5
Jamario Moon, TOR ? 18.5
Carmelo Anthony, DEN ? 16.6
The Washington Wizards shot 53% from the field on their way to a key victory over the Detroit Pistons last night. Antawn Jamison posted 24 points and 11 rebounds, and Caron Butler added 17 points, 6 boards, and 6 assists for the Wizards, who outscored the Pistons by six points in the fourth quarter. Richard Hamilton notched 19 points, and Chauncey Billups added 11 points and 9 assists for the Pistons, who hit 43% of their shots and outrebounded Washington by five. The Wizards are now just three games behind Cleveland for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.
Game FIC Scores
Antawn Jamison, WSH ? 14.9
Brendan Haywood, WSH ? 14.0
Chauncey Billups, DET ? 13.8
Richard Hamilton, DET ? 13.5
The Golden State Warriors used a strong first half to knock off the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night. Stephen Jackson notched 31 points and 5 assists while Al Harrington added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors, who hit 42% of their shots and scored 31 points off turnovers. Kobe Bryant had 36 points, 14 rebounds, and 8 assists; Lamar Odom posted 19 points and 22 boards for the Lakers, who outrebounded Golden State by seventeen but turned the ball over eighteen times. The Lakers are now tied with the Hornets for first-place in the West while the Warriors hold a narrow lead over the Nuggets for the last playoff spot in the conference.
Game FIC Scores
Kobe Bryant, LAL ? 25.9
Lamar Odom, LAL ? 23.4
Stephen Jackson, GSW ? 20.6
Monta Ellis, GSW ? 18.9
? RealGM calculates the Floor Impact Counter using the following formula: (Points + .75 Defensive Rebounds + Offensive Rebounds + Steals + Assists + Blocks - .75 Field Goal Attempts - .375 Free Throw Attempts - Turnovers - .5 Personal Fouls)
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Warriors' guard Stephen Jackson and Grammy Award-winning artist John Legend will make a two-week trip to Africa this offseason to help right poverty in small African villages, according to Inside Bay Area.
"I always wanted to go to Africa, but I didn't just want to go on vacation," Jackson said. "Here's my opportunity to go for a purpose and help somebody, so I'm happy I can do that."
The brother of Warriors guard Monta Ellis has been released from the hospital after being shot in the back twice over the weekend, as reported by the Associated Press.
Antwain Ellis, 27, was released Monday afternoon from University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Police Department spokesman Sgt. Jeffery Scott said.
The Grizzles have a decent amount of cap space heading into the offseason and there have been rumors that they might look to throw some of that money at Monta Ellis, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Memphis has $12 million in cap space, but the Warriors currently hold Monta's 'Bird Rights'. That means Golden State can re-sign Ellis, a restricted free-agent, without worrying about any salary cap penalties.
"The kind of player he is would definitely help our system," Rudy Gay said on Friday night. "Somebody who can score a lot and get up and down the court would help us a lot. There's not much he can't do. He's probably one of the fastest guys in the league with and without the ball. His jump shot is deadly and when he gets to the basket, he finishes. His ability is kind of crazy."
The Warriors have been clear that they will make every attempt to ink Ellis and Andris Biedrins to long term deals this summer.
After losing to the Suns on Thursday night, Warriors' Coach Don Nelson has determined that Phoenix runs the triangle offense, according to the Arizona Republic.
"They run the triangle offense now a little bit," Golden State Coach Don Nelson said. "They get into it a little bit different than the Lakers do. They get in through the flex cuts, but it's still the triangle. They're going to O'Neal as a passer. It looked good the last game. I'm sure they'll do more of it."
Don Nelson claims the Suns run a version of the triangle offense.
"They run the triangle offense now a little bit," said Nelson. "They get into it a little bit different than the Lakers do. They get in through the flex cuts, but it's still the triangle. They're going to O'Neal as a passer. It looked good the last game. I'm sure they'll do more of it."
Suns' Coach Mike D'Antoni said the Suns have one play that can be categorized as the triangle.
The Phoenix Suns used a huge third quarter to knock off the Golden State Warriors on Thursday night. The Suns have now won three-straight games, possibly indicating that the Shaquille O?Neal experiment is finally clicking. Read about the ?Western Shootout? and more in the RealGM Daily Rundown for March 13th?s games!
Caron Butler returned to help lead the Washington Wizards to an important victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. Butler had 19 points and 5 rebounds and Antawn Jamison added 17 points and 10 boards for the Wizards, who hit 48% of their shots and turned the ball over just nine times. LeBron James, who missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, posted 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for the Cavaliers, who outrebounded the Wizards by fifteen but allowed the home team to score 23 points off turnovers. Sasha Pavlovic, who returned to the court for Cleveland, scored 24 points.
Game FIC Scores
Delonte West, CLE ? 16.3
DeShawn Stevenson, WSH ? 14.3
Brendan Haywood, WSH ? 12.8
Sasha Pavlovic, CLE ? 11.8
The Sacramento Kings used a strong first half to knock off the Portland Trail Blazers last night. Ron Artest had 22 points and Beno Udrih added 14 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists for the Kings, who scored 27 points off Portland turnovers and went 24-for-28 from the foul line. Brandon Roy notched 21 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists and LaMarcus Aldridge added 20 points and 6 boards for the Blazers in the loss. Portland shot just 38% from the floor while slightly outrebounding the Kings on the road.
Game FIC Scores
Ron Artest, SAC ? 23.0
Brandon Roy, POR ? 17.3
Beno Udrih, SAC ? 11.8
LaMarcus Aldridge, POR ? 6.3
The Phoenix Suns outscored the Golden State Warriors 38-22 in the third quarter en route to a big win on Thursday night. Amare Stoudemire posted 36 points and 11 rebounds and Steve Nash added 21 points and 13 assists for the Suns, who hit 54% of their shots while committing sixteen turnovers. Baron Davis had 38 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists and Monta Ellis added 23 points and 8 boards for the Warriors, who attempted 105 shots in the fast-paced affair. Golden State scored 41 points on turnovers and second-chance efforts, but couldn?t recover from the Suns? huge third period.
Game FIC Scores
Amare Stoudemire, PHX ? 30.8
Baron Davis, GSW ? 30.3
Steve Nash, PHX ? 22.6
Monta Ellis, GSW ? 14.4
? RealGM calculates the Floor Impact Counter using the following formula: (Points + .75 Defensive Rebounds + Offensive Rebounds + Steals + Assists + Blocks - .75 Field Goal Attempts - .375 Free Throw Attempts - Turnovers - .5 Personal Fouls)
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It is also used to rank players and to determine their `Reina Value.'
Click here to view the player rankings with the Reina Value for the current season
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